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Transport Secretary Stephen Flynn (right) with First Minister John Swinney at this month's SNP conference in Aberdeen (Picture: Paul Reid/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: New ferry delay makes Flynn's position untenable

On one day in August it was reported that only 36 staff turned up for work at 9am at Victoria Quay in Leith, one of the Scottish government’s biggest buildings (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Readers' Letters: What a shame civil servants must go back to office

Victoria Quay in Leith is the Scottish Government’s largest office space

Exclusive Civil servants told: if you don't like it then you are free to leave

Ferguson Marine to build tugboats amid row over new orders 'con'

The flowers massed at the gates of Dunblane Primary School following the shooting of teacher Gwen Mayor and sixteen young children in 1996

Rupert Lowe sparks outrage with comments on Dunblane atrocity

Alison Johnstone will shortly be making way for a new presiding officer

Call for hustings to elect presiding officer as names mooted for post

Refrom's Tomis Ker's social media video (check spelling - ed)

Election Diary: Scotland's answer to Frost/Nixon and AI horrors

Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness - the third most visited historic site in Scotland

Exclusive Scotland's heritage fights for future as funding crashes

Katerina Brown, the chief executive of Historic Environment Scotland, has been cleared of wrongdoing PIC: HES.

Staff call for new leadership after probe clears heritage quango boss

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain

New details emerge over Lord Advocate's Murrell memos to John Swinney

Martin Compston was invited to an event at Edinburgh Castle

Robertson: 'Early intervention would not have helped heritage quango'

Roz McCall has used walking to get fit and healthy

Exclusive Fit for office: MSPs slim down ahead of May election

Edinburgh Castle is managed by Historic Environment Scotland.

Whistleblowers warn HES quango is 'at risk of collapse'

A general view of Edinburgh Castle. which is managed by Historic Environment Scotland.

Exclusive Pressure mounts for government inquiry into HES 'internal civil war'

Scottish independence supporters on the march

Exclusive Angus Robertson: Everyone asks about independence when I'm overseas

Angus Robertson

Robertson accused of throwing civil servant under bus over HES scandal

Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for the care of Edinburgh Castle and the Crown Jewels.

Exclusive Angus Robertson denies misleading Parliament over HES scandal

Urquhart Castle, the ruin which sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands, is run by Historic Environment Scotland.

Culture secretary admits never meeting board at troubled HES

Edinburgh Castle, one of 300 properties managed on behalf of the nation by troubled quango Historic Environment Scotland.

'Mayday' issued at Historic Environment Scotland as inquiry launched

The Historic Environment Scotland headquarters at Salisbury Place, Edinburgh.

New HES chairman addresses staff at troubled quango

Martin Compston was invited to an event at Edinburgh Castle

Exclusive Heritage quango boss sanctioned for 'twerking on Martin Compston'

I went to the grand reopening of the Citz and got an unexpected treat Jane Bradley

The dinner took place in the Queen Anne room at Edinburgh Castle.

HES hits back at claims of 'irregular' use of castle dining room

Richard Leonard at the plaque commemorating John Swinney officially opening Haven Products in 2015

Political pressure mounts on First Minister to save jobs of 60 disabled workers

Richard Leonard MSP on a recent visit to Haven and the plaque unveiled by John Swinney in 2015 at the official opening. Pic: Contributed

Plea to First Minister over disabled jobs

Former minister Tom Tugendhat has been backed by a third of Scottish Tory MSPs.

Third of Scottish MSPs endorse Tom Tugendhat to be Conservative Leader

Central Scotland Scottish Conservative MSP Stephen Kerr

MSP Stephen Kerr's message to Tories 'pussyfooting around leftist consensus'

The A9 between Inverness and Perth has been dubbed the most dangerous road in Scotland.

New fatality figures show drivers on A9 'betrayed' over dualling delay

Some of the contenders to replace Douglas Ross as Scottish Tories leader (from left to right): Meghan Gallacher, Russell Findlay and Craig Hoy

Who might replace Douglas Ross as Scottish Conservative leader?

Dave Doogan is the SNP’s candidate for Angus and Perthshire Glens.

Exclusive SNP candidate Dave Doogan has crowdfunding page removed

Humza Yousaf attacked Douglas Ross at FMQs (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Sketch: Humza Yousaf tore into Douglas Ross in what will likely be his last FMQs

Stephen Kerr, right, has resigned over fears he is biased against Michael Matheson, left

Tory MSP resigns from Holyrood Standards Committee over Matheson bias

Yousaf’s vile attack on Tory MSP over Gaza donation questions was unjustified Murdo Fraser

The Open Arms vessel, carrying two-hundred tonnes of food aid to Gaza Strip, is seen docked in the Cypriot port of Larnaca on March 11

Britain must do more to help promote peace in Gaza - Angus Robertson

Humza Yousaf has dismissed as "ludicrous" and "completely untrue" suggestions of a conflict of interest. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Humza Yousaf says conflict of interest suggestions over Gaza aid are ‘ludicrous’

Green MSP Maggie Chapman defended the terrorist attacks by Hamas in Israel (Picture: John Devlin)

Humza Yousaf must restore credibily by getting Greens out of government - Stephe...

The stench of marijuana is everywhere and has become as commonplace as littering and vandalism (Picture: Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images)

Loutish behaviour is loosening the pillars society is built upon - Stephen Kerr

Scottish Conservative party leader Douglas Ross has reshuffled his top team.

Analysis: Douglas Ross reshuffles his way into problems but is safe, for now

Exclusive Soaring number of head teachers in charge of multiple Scottish schools

University Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Sally Mapstone leading the academic procession.

University chief warns against Tory plans to cut Scottish degrees to three years

The Scottish Parliament building

Undervalued colleges will need help to flourish amid spending squeeze

School girls walking to school. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire

Major study leads to demands for 'urgent' review of ASN pupil support funding
The National Discussion document calls for more staff and a resources review

Education secretary Jenny Gilruth, seen with Humza Yousaf. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA

Summit planned to tackle school violence as minister warned action must follow

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Scottish Parliament

'Shocked' SNP MSP raises job fears after funding U-turn

School violence: education minister says pupils are struggling post-lockdown

Education secretary Jenny Gilruth with First Minister Humza Yousaf. Picture: PA

Scotland school staffing ‘crisis’ amid ‘persistent underfunding’, union says

Graduates from Edinburgh University celebrate after a graduation ceremony at the McEwan Hall in the centre of Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Minister says £46m axed from universities and colleges to fund teacher pay deal

Jenny Gilruth speaking to Auchmuty High School pupils in 2017

'There’s a real potential crisis in the future'

First Bus vehicles. Picture: John Devlin

Pupil bus ban sparks fresh school violence concerns

Almost £5 million has been spent repairing vandalism in Scottish schools in the last five years

Cost of repairing vandalism in schools nears £5m in five years

New data revealed almost 2000 Scottish schools have issues with asbestos.

SNP criticised for 'savage' cuts after it emerges 1,745 schools contain asbestos

Tactical voting could be pivotal at the next General Election

SNP attack 'Better Together reunion' as Tories fail to deny tactical voting ploy

PABest Students (from left) Sophie Thwaites, Aaliyah McLaine, Michael Stewart, Aaron Boyack and Claire McNab at Auchmuty High School in Glenrothes, Fife, check their results as high school pupils across Scotland find out their exam results. Picture date: Tuesday August 9, 2022.

Landmark Scottish education review calls for 'significant reduction' in exams

Glasgow Clyde College

Glasgow college forced to make £2m in savings with redundancies likely

Members of the EIS and NASUWT unions, join the picket line at Craigmount High School in Edinburgh. Secondary schools around Scotland are shut as members of the EIS and SSTA unions take strike action in a dispute over pay. Picture date: Wednesday January 11, 2023.

Prelim exams affected as teachers take second day of strike action in pay row

The fantasy novel Peter Pan has been given a trigger warning by the University of Aberdeen

Scottish university ridiculed over trigger warning applied to Peter Pan

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

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