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Inverness Castle faces £1.6 million first-year loss as workforce shrinks

Swinney raises alarm over summer of far-right activity in Glasgow

Naval officer who challenged UKIP in court and served Stirlingshire dies aged 76

Princes Street reopens after seven weeks, but businesses count the cost
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Political Correspondent
Moira Tennant
Scottish Parliament, devolution, elections

Business & Economy Correspondent
Callum Rennie
Scottish economy, energy, public finance

Social Affairs Correspondent
Isla Mackechnie
Housing, poverty, local government, public health

News Editor
Douglas Pate
Breaking news, national affairs

Arts & Culture Writer
Effie Sinclair
Edinburgh festivals, Gaelic language, arts policy

Columnist
Ranald Bain
Scottish public policy, commentary

Westminster Correspondent
Fiona Dunlop
Westminster, fiscal framework, constitutional affairs

Energy & Industry Correspondent
Gregor Naysmith
North Sea energy, manufacturing, shipbuilding

Health Correspondent
Priya Sandhu
NHS Scotland, public health, social care

Reporter
Struan Baird
Courts, transport, breaking news

Gaelic Affairs Correspondent
Mairi Nicolson
Gaelic language, island communities, arts funding

Scottish Government takes control of major data centre planning decisions

Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone secures £300m investment as Dell establishes Scottish base

Westminster refuses to release documents on alleged Israeli interference in Scottish election

Farage retakes Clacton seat as parliamentary standards probe remains active

Kenoteq secures £900,000 funding to expand recycled brick production in Scotland

DataVita secures £300m funding package to expand Lanarkshire AI facilities

Ferguson Marine to cut 70 jobs despite new Scottish Government ferry contracts

Clas-SiC Wafer Fab secures £1.9m government grant for semiconductor expansion

Scottish Government announces new child poverty funding and first-time buyer support

Ten Scottish youth groups receive £989,000 from dormant assets fund

Scotland bans disposable barbecues amid wildfire risk warnings

Half of England faces flash drought as wildfire risk reaches exceptional levels

Scottish Government unveils £1.5m Gaelic funding as Cnoc Soilleir cultural hub opens

Edinburgh Fringe breaks attendance records as festival enters final week

Edinburgh Fringe 2026 programme launches with 3,649 shows across 258 venues



