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Unite’s general secretary Sharon Graham said the latest steps from SNP ministers do not go far enough.

Sarah Snell takes over the role of HM chief inspector of prisons in Scotland from Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, who stepped down in August.

Russell Findlay said he was ‘disappointed’ that two of his councillors defected to Nigel Farage’s party but that he understood voters’ frustration.

He issued an apology on his Instagram stories.

There are now five Multibank charity centres across Britain, which have distributed five million products to half a million families.

The MasterChef presenter said the claims have come from ‘a handful of middle-class women of a certain age’ in an Instagram post.

The First Minister was asked about the recent critical incident declared at NHS Grampian.

ScottishPower is looking to recruit 1,000 people in 2025 as part of a ‘massive’ investment in Scotland’s electricity networks.

Scots are evenly split on whether they trust the Government, a study has found, with 45% saying they do and another 45% saying they do not.

The MasterChef presenter said the accusations have come from ‘a handful of middle-class women of a certain age’.

Glasgow City Council leaders have stepped in after a by-election winner failed to comply with laws requiring her to resign her job.

The incident occurred on Dundee Street in Edinburgh at about 5.30pm on Sunday.

Operation Silhouette has been going on for the past year and a half.

The charity has delivered enterprise education to schools and colleges for more than 30 years.

The plans will boost the number of people in training with the defence giant to 6.500 – 15% of its UK workforce.

Temperatures are expected to drop below freezing on Monday night before returning to seasonal averages on Tuesday.

Three wards have been closed to new admissions at Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin.

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray welcomed the announcement as ‘fantastic news’.

Unite members ‘overwhelmingly’ backed stoppages in a drive to secure a better pay offer, the union said.

The event will reunite the ex-first minister and her crime author friend.