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The higher education sector in particular holds great economic potential.
This is the famous – and fake – photograph of the Loch Ness monster, taken near Inverness, Scotland, on April 19, 1934. The photograph was later revealed to be a hoax.
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The idea of a creature like the Loch Ness monster fascinates people. But does the scientific evidence say it’s a prehistoric beast or total fake?
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The first minister’s ‘ordinary and relatable’ image has been key to her years in power.
“Medieval football” is still played annually on Shrove Tuesday in some parts of the UK.
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Pancake Day isn’t just about pancakes.
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Support for independence doesn’t depend on the departing SNP leader, but her successor will need a new plan.
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Their departures are a stark contrast to some recent male leaders who held on until they were forced out.
Nicola Sturgeon’s surprise resignation press conference.
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What does the future hold for Scottish independence and the SNP after Nicola Sturgeon?
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon.
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A Scottish parliamentary committee is investigating whether the nation’s laws to protect journalistic freedoms need to be tightened.
Virgin Orbit is launching satellites using a rocket slung under the wing of an aircraft.
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Efforts to launch rockets into space from the UK need to demonstrate reliability.
Nicola Sturgeon.
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The fallout over the Scottish government’s gender recognition legislation has not happened in isolation.
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Free period products and being able to deal with your period without shame or restrictions should, however, be a basic human right.
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Is there a point to compulsory school uniform?
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The UK government has vetoed Scotland’s gender recognition reform (Scotland) bill, which aims to make it easier for people to change their legal gender.
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Children and their parents reported facing discriminatory attitudes from teachers.
Self-identification will relieve trans people of the (often distressing) medical scrutiny that has historically been required.
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Simplifying how people change their gender will be helpful to trans people, but the government’s latest move risks prolonging a toxic debate.
Scottish independence has its supporters – as did that of Slovakia.
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Despite hopes of a second referendum on independence being dashed, many Scottish nationalists look to Slovakia as an example of how a small nation can stand on its own.
Peter Krykant’s unsanctioned overdose prevention centre allowed users in Glasgow to take drugs in his medically equipped van.
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There are around 200 supervised injection facilities around the world but the UK government remains opposed to their introduction
Glasgow’s harbour on the River Clyde was an artery of the industrial revolution.
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Women in the textile factories of 19th-century Glasgow faced terrible working conditions. In fighting for their rights, they prepared the ground for feminists today.
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Does the law that created the Scottish parliament allow it to call indyref2?
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Scotland needs to facilitate referendum debate which doesn’t rely on misinformation, half-truths and personality-led rhetoric fed by a toxic social media environment.