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27,000 apprenticeship starts planned this year

Scottish Labour joins calls for police and fire service to be exempt from VAT

Ruth Davidson says her party is 'ready to serve' at Holyrood

Tories pledge to push for free care extension to under-65s with dementia

Chancellor urged to use budget to support oil and gas sector

Scottish Tories to review school reforms after 'collapse in standards'

Slower economic growth forecast for coming year

Benefit recipients recruited to help develop new welfare system

Renewable companies fear one in six jobs to be lost in next 12 months

Police watchdog to probe force response to phone call before man found dead

Theresa May says "no economic case for breaking up UK" amid pledge on union

Scots' sweet tooth putting us at risk of cancer

Theresa May tells of "personal priority" to keep Scotland in the UK

Theresa May and Ruth Davidson bid to boost women candidate numbers for Tories

Proposed expansion of electronic tagging bids to reduce reoffending

New law planned to criminalise emotional abuse and neglect of children

Browns tell how death of baby daughter helped save John Smith's grandchild

Health staff fear consequences of whistle-blowing, NHS Scotland chief tells MSPs

Government accused of "stalling" after Education Bill delayed

Listen : Tributes pour in for Tommy Gemmell

Police bid to trace man over attack on Dundee shop worker

Eleven locations bid to become UK City of Culture 2021

Report: Rangers 3 – St Johnstone 2

Partick end Dundee’s four-month unbeaten home record

When did your child last read a book?

Lack of sleep could be causing us to gain weight - claims Glasgow study

WATCH: Tree placed on top of V&A Museum to mark construction milestone

Former addict 'live-streaming from grave' in east Belfast

Dundee FC plan to leave Dens Park

LISTEN: Big Bang Theory suggested as training tool to help pupil with Asperger syndrome

Alex Salmond to give evidence to Commission on Parliamentary Reform

Man arrested in probe into disappearance of RAF Serviceman Corrie McKeague

Irn Bru maker pledges to cut sugar

Rail campaigners hope reopening of more former routes on track ahead

Only 10% of people rate local air quality as poor, survey finds

Teenagers urged to register to vote ahead of council elections