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Scottish Parliament
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Old Firm clashes: how much do they really cost to police?
Ahead of the next Old Firm clash there are renewed calls for football clubs to pay for the true cost of policing their matches.
SNP promise to ditch Trident dissed by US diplomats
The US Embassy in London dismissed Scottish Government plans to get rid of Trident after independence, according to secret cables published by The Ferret.
Arms firm profiting from refugee crisis paid for exclusive access to MSPs
Arms firm condemned for fuelling wars and then profiting from refugee crisis paid for exclusive access to MSPs.
China accused of lying over organ harvesting
An Australian academic visiting Scotland has refuted claims by China that organ harvesting from prisoners has stopped.
Revealed: how Scotland’s wildlife is suffering
More than 1,700 of Scotland’s most precious wild animals, plants and places are in a poor state – and 600 of them are getting worse.
Named: MSPs forced to repay £12,000 claimed in expenses
Two former Conservative MSPs were forced to pay back £12,512.56 to the public purse after over-claiming on their office expenses.
MSP pensions put £3.2m into ‘unethical’ firms
MSP pensions invested £3.2 million in weapons, tobacco and dirty fuels despite the dangers they pose to life, health and the planet.
