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The UK government has blocked a new law intended to allow trans people in Scotland to change their legal gender without a medical diagnosis – a controversial move that has added fuel to the already ...

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Scotland’s lack of a final energy strategy is down to “incoherence” in energy policy from the UK Government, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has said. The SNP-led Scottish Government published ...

Ten government-funded mast upgrades have now been activated in Scotland as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) – a programme brokered by the UK government and joint-funded with mobile network ...