Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon wants to set up a Citizens' Assembly to discuss the big constitutional questions facing Scotland. Here's what we know so far about the assembly ahead of the Scottish government giving more details at Holyrood on Wednesday…
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Image caption Judges are currently discouraged from handing out custodial sentences of three months or lessAn extension of the presumption against short sentences handed out in Scottish courts is to be signed off by MSPs. Since 2011,…
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Image caption The DG One centre is set to reopen next month after closing for repairs nearly five years agoA flagship leisure centre which has cost more to repair than it did to build is on the brink of reopening. An inquiry into the scale…
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Image caption Emma O'Connor never found out exactly why her son refused to go to schoolAt first Emma O'Connor's nine-year-old son pretended to be ill to avoid going to school but his anxiety soon became so great he refused to go…
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Image copyright Getty ImagesA new Scottish benefit to tackle child poverty is expected to be fast-tracked. The Scottish government is expected to bring forward its "family income supplement" which was due to begin in 2022. Charities have…
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David Turnbull spoke to both Celtic and Norwich City about a move from Fir ParkCeltic and Motherwell have held talks as midfielder David Turnbull's move to the Scottish champions was delayed. Both parties are in contact over the £3.25m…
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Andy Murray teamed up with Marcelo Melo at Eastbourne after partnering Feliciano Lopez at Queen'sAndy Murray fell to a first defeat since starting his comeback in doubles in the first round of the Nature Valley International at Eastbourne.…
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Image caption Joanne Gallacher was killed in a flat in BiggarA man stabbed his girlfriend to death just hours after being released from hospital. Joanne Gallacher had been worried about James Kennedy being freed from hospital after he…
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Greg Leigh, centre, joined NAC Breda on a three-year deal in 2018Aberdeen have signed left-back Greg Leigh on a season-long loan from Dutch side NAC Breda. The former England under-19 international, 24, came through the Manchester City…
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Callum Skinner won a gold and silver medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016Callum Skinner says he retired from elite cycling because there was too much focus on performance and "not enough on getting better" when he told bosses of his mental…
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