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No compulsory redundancies from health board cuts - Swinney (opens the original)
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The first minister has promised his plans to reduce the number of health boards in Scotland will not result in compulsory redundancies. John Swinney would not be drawn on the scale of job losses likely following his proposals to cut the number of territorial boards from 14 to two. He told BBC's Radio Scotland Breakfast he would "work collaboratively" with trade unions on a reform programme that will mean a reduction in public sector jobs. Swinney said: "I will maintain the no compulsory redundan
Dealer jailed for exploiting 14-year-old boy into selling drugs for him (opens the original)
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A drug dealer has been jailed for six years and nine months after he admitted exploiting a schoolboy to sell drugs for him in one of the first convictions of its kind in Scotland. Matteullah Siddiqi, 20, preyed on the 14-year-old after having initially met him at a games arcade in Glasgow city centre last year. The teenager was forced to skip school and stay in drug dens, and was only rescued when teachers became concerned and he admitted what he had been doing. At the High Court in Glasgow the
Sarwar stands by call for Lords to be abolished despite accepting peerage (opens the original)
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Former Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has stood by his previous calls for the House of Lords to be abolished, despite being granted a peerage so he can become a minister in Andy Burnham's government. In 2022 Sarwar called for the Lords to be scrapped and replaced with a democratically elected chamber, external. But, despite stepping down last month to become Minister of State for Trade, he told BBC Scotland News: "I have always said that there should be a senate of the nations and regions. I
Scottish exam pass rates rise as students find out results (opens the original)
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Pass rates for Scottish exams have increased as students across the country received their results. More than 148,000 learners have been finding out the results of their Nationals, Highers, Advanced Highers and Skills for Work Awards. Qualifications Scotland - which replaced the Scottish Qualifications Authority last year after a number of controversies - said a record number of vocational and technical qualifications were awarded. Figures show that the poverty-related attainment gap has narrowe
Glasgow hailed for saving Commonwealth Games as baton passes to Amdavad (opens the original)
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The man responsible for delivering Glasgow 2026 said the city had "saved and reinvented" the Commonwealth Games, three years after its future was plunged into doubt. Ahead of Sunday's closing ceremony - which featured a dazzling fireworks display over the River Clyde - Phil Batty recalled how Glasgow stepped up when the original hosts pulled out. And he believes the legacy of the sustainable, scaled-back Games will shape the future of the multi-sports event. The Commonwealth flag has been handed
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