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Councils have agreed to ask the Scottish Government for a joint meeting with trade unions to stop bin strikes.

The Prime Minister warned it will “take time” to reap the benefits of clean power initiatives and stood by claims that the Government will "drive down" household costs.

The battle for the future of the Conservative Party officially began on Wednesday night with the opening of nominations

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All new NHS building projects were put on hold in February for up to two years because of budget constraints.

The former SNP MP said she will be stepping away from frontline politics to “reflect” on the future of her party.

Richard Lochhead hopes to be back at Holyrood when MSPs return in September after the summer recess.

Green MSP Mark Ruskell said the “writing is on the wall for greyhound racing” as he announced his member's bill had won the backing of enough colleagues.

All new NHS building projects were put on hold in February for up to two years because of budget constraints. The Scottish Government said then that a revised plan would be released in the spring.

The Chancellor is expected to unveil a black hole in the public finances of around £20 billion next week.