Scottish Government 'out of touch with reality' as MSPs debate independence while NHS struggles

Streamers such as Netflix, Prime Video and Paramount+ are “perplexed” by government threats to the UK’s Public Service Broadcasters (PSB), according to Sherwood scribe James Graham.

A rape crisis centre has closed its waiting list for victims amid a row over SNP/Green Government funding coming to an end. Edinburgh has a backlog of nearly 300 survivors and has stopped putting any more people on their books.

Plans for dramatic changes to one of Scotland’s first onshore windfarms have been lodged with the Scottish Government.

The Scottish Government has been accused of allowing millions of pounds to be wasted during the battle to bring down drug deaths.

The Business Secretary has demanded that energy suppliers stop forcing financially stretched households to switch to prepayment meters. Grant Shapps has also vowed to “name and shame” the worst offenders.

Private landlords are mounting a legal offensive against the Scottish Government over a rent rise cap.

The UK Government is to fund a new lifeline ferry service for a remote Scottish island.

A move by the Scottish Government to take charge of school placing requests has been rejected by councillors from all political parties in West Lothian.

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More than 100 key figures from the UK film and TV industry have signed a letter urging the UK government to take “immediate action” against Iranian authorities for “gross violations of human rights and women’s rights” in their response to the wave of public protests that erupted last year.

Senior SNP MSPs have raised doubts about Scottish Government housing policy during a session on tax rises for second homes.

The UK Government has announced it will block controversial gender recognition reforms in Scotland despite the legislation being backed by MSPs.

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack benefited from a Government-backed £2million Covid loan, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

The UK Government has yet to make a decision on whether it will block controversial gender recognition reforms passed by MSPs last month. A Downing Street spokesman said the issue was still being looked over fears the Holyrood legislation could impact on the UK-wide Equalities Act.

The Motion Picture Association has hired two executives for its U.S. government affairs team.

As the U.S. House returned on Monday following the dramatic 15-ballot vote for speaker, so too did the chamber return to its regular C-SPAN view: Stationary shots of the rostrum and whoever is speaking at the majority and minority lecterns.

Scotland faces a "stark choice" between independence or remaining part of the UK, an SNP minister has claimed.

Douglas Ross has branded a Holyrood debate on Scottish independence as "completely bonkers".

People are being encouraged to check they are not missing out on extra money and to find out if they could be eligible for any of the benefits administered by Social Security Scotland - some of which are only available in Scotland.

Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has praised the “smart and sensible” UK Culture Secretary for leading the charge against privatization and revealed plans to allow the network to produce shows in-house are the brainchild of the government.