scotland
Still no opening date set for UK's first drug consumption room
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Still no opening date set for UK's first drug consumption room
The facility was approved in September 2023, but work is ongoing despite hopes for an April start
Scotland's national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism
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Scotland's national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism
Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
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Inside the years-long pay row in Scotland risking the futures of working-class students
UK needs 120,000 new rental homes to cut record-high rents, Rightmove warns
UK needs 120,000 new rental homes to cut record-high rents, Rightmove warns
Walt Disco: 'Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone'
Walt Disco: 'Politicians would rather talk about trans people than things affecting everyone'
John Swinney on poverty, independence and wanting Scotland to be the best place in the world to grow up
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John Swinney on poverty, independence and wanting Scotland to be the best place in the world to grow up
Free bus travel could lift young people out of poverty and unpick cost of living crisis. Here's how
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Free bus travel could lift young people out of poverty and unpick cost of living crisis. Here's how
Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh's housing emergency really is
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Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh's housing emergency really is
Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives
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Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives
Scottish government is declaring a national housing emergency – but what does it actually mean?
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Scottish government is declaring a national housing emergency – but what does it actually mean?
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
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Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls 'can't be allowed to go with him', campaigners say
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Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls 'can't be allowed to go with him', campaigners say
Village of 'beautiful homes' for homeless people to be built in Lanarkshire by Social Bite
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Village of 'beautiful homes' for homeless people to be built in Lanarkshire by Social Bite
New play Capital! explores Edinburgh's financial history through eyes of Big Issue vendor
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New play Capital! explores Edinburgh's financial history through eyes of Big Issue vendor
More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can't afford it
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More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can't afford it
Renters in Scotland face 'tidal wave of evictions' as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end
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Renters in Scotland face 'tidal wave of evictions' as rent cap and eviction ban comes to an end
Homelessness set to soar by a third in Scotland in two years – but it 'doesn't need to be this way'
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Homelessness set to soar by a third in Scotland in two years – but it 'doesn't need to be this way'
Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns
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Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns
'You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza': Why Sneaky Pete's is vital to Scottish music
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'You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza': Why Sneaky Pete's is vital to Scottish music
Late Scottish artist's powerful sketches of homeless people discovered in attic after 30 years
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Late Scottish artist's powerful sketches of homeless people discovered in attic after 30 years
Here's when people in Scotland will get the winter heating payment in 2023 and 2024
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Here's when people in Scotland will get the winter heating payment in 2023 and 2024
Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister
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Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister
This Scottish music venue changed a disabled teen's life – but may run out of money in months
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This Scottish music venue changed a disabled teen's life – but may run out of money in months
Tributes paid to Perth Big Issue vendor Rab Lakie who died after heart attack: 'One in a million'
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Tributes paid to Perth Big Issue vendor Rab Lakie who died after heart attack: 'One in a million'
Rosebank: Emergency protests planned after new North Sea oil field given go-ahead
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