MSPs have approved the Scottish government’s £30bn budget in a Holyrood vote which saw 70 members backing it and 52 members rejecting it.

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MSPs pass £30bn Scottish budget

The process of evicting anti-social tenants could be simplified under plans being put forward by the Scottish government.

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Anti-social tenant moves planned

A marathon-running GP is recruited by the Scottish government to promote the importance of physical activity.

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GP runner in sports education job

A Scottish nurse wins the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award for risking her life to treat patients from both sides of the Libyan conflict.

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Nurse secures Robert Burns award

A Scottish Parliament bill to organise an independence referendum without the approval of Westminster would not be legal, the advocate general warns.

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Referendum vote ‘needs approval’

Former Holyrood presiding officer Lord Steel urges David Cameron and senior English politicians to withdraw from the Scottish independence debate.

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Steel warns PM on independence

Former chancellor Alistair Darling urges Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems to work together to defeat those pushing for Scottish independence.

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Unite to win Scots vote – Darling

The cabinet is to discuss proposals to give the Scottish government the legal power to hold a binding referendum on independence.

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Cabinet to discuss Scottish vote

After Saturday’s 14 Scottish Cup ties failed to produce any shocks, could there be a giant-killing act at Arbroath, where Rangers are the visitors, or at Peterhead when Celtic come calling?

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Live – Arbroath v Rangers

David Cameron indicates he intends to seize the initiative over a referendum on Scottish independence.

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Cameron seeks referendum clarity

DERRY, N.H. — Voters here are not exactly witnessing the golden age of political oratory. The Republican candidates have been, at times, predictable, verbose, sullen and combative. They’ve quoted the Declaration of Independence a lot. Mitt Romney annotates “America the Beautiful,” Newt Gingrich lectures on the Scottish Enlightenment, and Rick Santorum gets so deep into the minutiae of the legislative process that he has all but declared himself a creature of Washington. Read full article > >

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Heading into N.H. primary, GOP finds itself stuck

The Commission on School Reform urges Scottish schools to abandon the “bog standard” model of comprehensive education.

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‘Bog standard’ schools criticised

Westminster could hand Holyrood the legal power to run a Scottish independence referendum, the BBC learns.

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Holyrood ‘could run’ referendum

MSP Johann Lamont is elected as the new Scottish Labour leader, pledging to “make Labour Scotland’s party once again”.

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Lamont is Scottish Labour leader

Gary Hooper’s strike gives Celtic victory over Dundee United as Rangers’ Scottish Premier League lead is cut to four points.

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Dundee United 0-1 Celtic