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Sturgeon education guru backs school mobile phone ban

ONE of Nicola Sturgeon's leading education gurus has called for mobile phones to be banned in schools.

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Revealed: Scottish Police Authority director made finance allegations as whistleblower

ONE of the most senior figures in the Scottish Police Authority can today be revealed as the whistleblower who has made allegations of...

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Catholic church savaged after it opposes smacking ban

THE Catholic church in Scotland has been savaged by children's rights campaigners for declaring its opposition to a ban on smacking.

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Iain Macwhirter: Spygate and the shaming of the right-wing press

QUESTION: how do you tell when a political smear story just isn't working? Answer: when your target starts repeating it.

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Leonard faces divisive vote on Brexit at Scottish Labour conference

RICHARD Leonard is facing a divisive vote on Brexit at his first Scottish Labour conference as party leader.

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Astronaut Tim Peake given freedom of home city Chichester

The first British astronaut to carry out a spacewalk will talk about his European Space Agency mission after the ceremony.

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Archaeologists find ancient necropolis in Egypt

AN ancient necropolis has been discovered in Egypt near the Nile Valley city of Minya, south of Cairo.

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Brexit start of bright new chapter in our national story, Theresa May says

The Prime Minister will hold a special Cabinet meeting on Thursday

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New helpline for troops with mental health problems launched

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said it was ‘simply unacceptable’ for soldiers to be left to suffer in silence.

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Allowing Ken Livingstone back into Labour ‘would bring party into disrepute’

The former London mayor’s suspension is due to expire in April.