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Twenty-nine people were killed in the incident on June 2, 1994 (PA)
Politics

Family angry at lack of official event to mark 30 years since RAF Chinook crash

Twenty-nine people were killed when the aircraft crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994.
17 May 2024
The incident occurred in a car park in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire (PA)
UK

One-year-old girl killed in car park crash

The incident occurred in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, on Wednesday evening.
16 May 2024
Research suggests aligning the time a patient takes their blood pressure medication with their body clock (Alamy/PA)
Science

Body clock could determine best time for blood pressure medication, study shows

Research has revealed a person’s chronotype – the time they wake up and go to sleep – can impact how they interact with their medication.
16 May 2024
Network Rail Scotland said it was working to get trains moving again following the disruption (PA)
UK

Trains running again after gas leak led to evacuation of shopping centre

Gas distribution company SGN said on social media its staff had stopped the leak at about 2.30pm.
14 May 2024
It is hoped the project will show how bespoke technologies can enable CCS to be a viable economic option for traditional industries wanting to decarbonise (PA)
Tech

Research team finds AI slashes carbon capture and storage design time

A team from Heriot-Watt University is developing specialist AI techniques for scientific computing, material discovery and financial forecasting.
14 May 2024
Police Scotland chief constable Jo Farrell made her comments about the investigation in a broadcast interview with Sky News (PA)
Politics

Police report on SNP finance probe expected ‘in a matter of weeks’

Police Scotland’s Chief Constable Jo Farrell said she had a team of ‘very skilled’ individuals working on the case.
13 May 2024
Local government workers are to be consulted on possible industrial action (PA)
Business News

Thousands of council workers expected to be consulted on strike action

Unison said pay rates offered were ‘nowhere near’ the expectations of its members.
10 May 2024
Glasgow School of Art was badly damaged by a fire in 2018 (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Celebrity News

Glasgow School of Art in arbitration proceedings over Mackintosh Building

The landmark building was damaged by fires in 2014 and 2018.
10 May 2024
Alloweigh Frame raised the alarm to save people from a burning building (family handout/PA)
UK

Two-year-old honoured for quick-thinking after neighbours saved from fire

Alloweigh Frame raised the alarm after spotting smoke billowing from a block of flats near her home in South Lanarkshire.
9 May 2024
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Environment

Prehistoric soil microbes studied in bid to climate-proof today’s crops

A four-year project aims to discover whether plants, soil and bacteria from the past can help current crops survive changing weather conditions.

6 May 2024
John Swinney MSP will make his statement at 10.30am (PA)
Politics

John Swinney to make statement on SNP leadership election

The Perthshire MSP served as Nicola Sturgeon’s deputy first minister for almost nine years.
2 May 2024
The very rare coin is believed to be one of the first ever struck in Scotland (Noonans/PA)
UK

Centuries-old Scots coin to be auctioned in London

The coin was made during the reign of David I between 1124 and 1153.
30 Apr 2024
Sheku Bayoh died in May 2015 after he was restrained by officers responding to a call in Kirkcaldy, Fife (Family handout/PA)
Crime

Bayoh inquiry: Concerns raised over sharing of post-mortem details with police

Sheku Bayoh died after being restrained by police officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in May 2015.
5 Mar 2024
Analysts reacting to the latest figures said retailers will likely continue to face downward pressures for some time to come (Ben Birchall/PA)
Business News

February’s sales in Scotland ‘underwhelming’, retail body warns

The Scottish Retail Consortium has analysed the latest retail figures for February.
5 Mar 2024
The High Court in Livingston, where Connor Gibson who was convicted of murdering his sister Amber Gibson, was sentenced to at least 22 years behind bars (Andrew Milligan/PA)
UK

Social workers could not have predicted Amber Gibson’s murder, review finds

The 16-year-old was killed by her brother, Connor, who was jailed for life at the High Court in Livingston in September.
29 Feb 2024
College lecturers on the picket line outside the Edinburgh College at the Granton campus (Jane Barlow/PA)
UK

Lecturers stage national day of strike action as dispute over pay continues

Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland – Further Education Lecturers’ Association also held a rally outside the Scottish Parliament.
29 Feb 2024
The NUS Scotland paper argues reform is needed to the current funding model, student finance, housing, transport and mental health (PA)
Politics

Student body declares Scotland’s university and college system ‘broken’

The National Union of Students Scotland has set out its own vision for a new, improved system in a paper called Broke Students, Broken System.
1 Feb 2024
Thirteen different companies have been awarded the new licences with more expected to be announced in the coming months (North Sea Transition Authority/PA)
Environment

New oil and gas exploration licences approved in the North Sea

The move has been welcomed by trade body OEUK but criticised by environmentalists who said the UK Government was bolstering the profits of polluters.
1 Feb 2024
Blustery showers are expected to continue across Scotland into the early hours of Thursday morning (Alamy/PA)
Environment

Rail and ferry services cancelled as Scotland is hit by strong winds

A widespread warning for wind was in place across Scotland and the north of England.
31 Jan 2024
The UK Government is set to launch an advertising campaign across social media, digital audio platforms and more to encourage maximum participation in the scheme (PA)
Science

Scots urged to apply for grants worth £450,000 on average to fund research

Ministers are keen for as many eligible organisations and individuals as possible to secure funding through the scheme.
29 Jan 2024