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Average UK house price dipped by 0.1% in May amid global uncertainty – Halifax

Property prices continue to reflect the uncertainty linked to developments in the Middle East, the bank said.

5 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Scotland

Badenoch: Study shows ‘utter madness’ of SNP and Labour on North Sea drilling

Research by the University of Aberdeen showed the large amount of oil and gas still remaining under the North Sea.

5 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

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Swinney to chair meeting on evacuated former mining village

Around 100 homes in Coalsnaughton were evacuated on May 18 after an investigation into ground movement took place.

5 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

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Rare Roman brooch found by metal detectorist to go on show for first time

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Scottish businesses braced for ‘another challenging year’, experts say

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Committee for the Future could rebuild trust in politics, Holyrood leaders told

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Average UK house price dipped by 0.1% in May amid global uncertainty – Halifax

Property prices continue to reflect the uncertainty linked to developments in the Middle East, the bank said.

By Vicky Shaw, Press Association Personal Finance Correspondent · 5 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

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Badenoch: Study shows ‘utter madness’ of SNP and Labour on North Sea drilling

5 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

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Swinney to chair meeting on evacuated former mining village

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Rare Roman brooch found by metal detectorist to go on show for first time

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Average UK house price dipped by 0.1% in May amid global uncertainty – Halifax

Property prices continue to reflect the uncertainty linked to developments in the Middle East, the bank said.

By Vicky Shaw, Press Association Personal Finance Correspondent · 5 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Scotland

Badenoch: Study shows ‘utter madness’ of SNP and Labour on North Sea drilling

5 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

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Swinney to chair meeting on evacuated former mining village

5 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Scotland

Committee for the Future could rebuild trust in politics, Holyrood leaders told

5 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

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Scottish businesses braced for ‘another challenging year’, experts say

Law firm MFMac said the business community is ‘realistic’ about the economic challenges it faces over the coming year.

By Nick Forbes, Press Association Scotland · 5 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Scotland

‘Reform doesn’t mean cuts’ says minister, despite £4bn funding gap

2 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

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Swinney steps up calls to end ‘Westminster rip-off’ over energy

30 May 2026 · 4 min read

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Scottish business confidence rose in May, figures show

29 May 2026 · 3 min read

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Women faced up to 190-hour delays when induced on maternity unit, report finds

Healthcare Improvement Scotland has published a report into maternity services at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

By Katrine Bussey, Press Association Scotland Political Editor · 4 Jun 2026 · 5 min read

Scotland

Swinney praises walk-in mental health services but cannot commit to funding them

3 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

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Time ‘to go further’ for Scotland’s NHS, new Health Secretary says

3 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Scotland

Swinney pledges to expand mental health support

3 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Entertainment

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Fringe programme launches featuring ‘notable increase’ in overseas performers

This year’s event features shows on topics including artificial intelligence, the manosphere, cults and social class.

By Neil Pooran, Press Association Scotland News Editor · 4 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

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Fringe-goers can feel the heat during performances in pop-up sauna

1 May 2026 · 3 min read

Scotland

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo will ‘bring people together’, organisers say

28 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

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SNP vows to give every Scot £200 when they turn 18 to spend on culture sector

23 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

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Average UK house price dipped by 0.1% in May amid global uncertainty – Halifax

Property prices continue to reflect the uncertainty linked to developments in the Middle East, the bank said.

By Vicky Shaw, Press Association Personal Finance Correspondent · 5 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

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Cooper invites Indian PM Modi to Commonwealth Games during talks in Delhi

The Foreign Secretary handed Narendra Modi a letter of invitation to the tournament in Glasgow on behalf of the event organisers.

By Nina Lloyd, Press Association Political Correspondent in Delhi · 4 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Briton jailed in India tells Foreign Secretary he is ‘stuck in broken country’
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Household energy prices to jump by 13% from July
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Rare Roman brooch found by metal detectorist to go on show for first time

The exhibition Roman Scotland: Life on the Edge of Empire opens in November.

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Denise Mina unveils line-up for ‘sensational’ crime writing festival

Bloody Scotland takes place in Stirling in September.

By Lucinda Cameron, Press Association Scotland · 4 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Scotland

Stonehenge altar stone may have travelled from Scotland via glacier – study

Scientists said the mystery of how the six-tonne, sandstone monolith travelled 435 miles to Salisbury Plain is ‘widely debated’.

By Nick Forbes, Press Association Scotland · 4 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Scotland

Fringe programme launches featuring ‘notable increase’ in overseas performers

This year’s event features shows on topics including artificial intelligence, the manosphere, cults and social class.

By Neil Pooran, Press Association Scotland News Editor · 4 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

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Scotland

Laura Whitmore announces ‘unexpectedly early’ birth of second child

The Irish TV presenter and former Love Island host, 41, has been married to Scottish comedian Iain Stirling since 2020.

By Pierra Willix, Press Association Senior Entertainment Reporter · 3 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

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Ovo to pay out more than £10m over prepayment meter rule breaches

Ofgem said Ovo’s poor oversight of prepayment meter customers included vulnerable households on the priority services register.

By Holly Williams, Press Association Business Editor · 3 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Scotland

‘Reform doesn’t mean cuts’ says minister, despite £4bn funding gap

There has been speculation over what new Secretary for Public Service Reform Ivan McKee’s job entails.

By Rachel Keenan, Press Association Scotland Politics Reporter · 2 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Scotland

Airports say flights returning to normal after jet fuel supply delays

Some passengers at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports reported delays to their flights.

By Neil Pooran, Press Association Scotland News Editor · 1 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Scotland

Former first minister calls for joint Murrell inquiry between both Parliaments

Lord McConnell said there should be an inquiry between Holyrood and Westminster on Peter Murrell’s embezzlement of funds.

By Rachel Keenan, Press Association Scotland Politics Reporter · 1 Jun 2026 · 3 min read