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Journalist - Scottish politics and climate for | david.bol@newsquest.co.uk

Edinburgh, Scotland
heraldscotland.com
Joined October 2014
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  1. 48 minutes ago

    .: “Scotland should be a leader in tackling climate change but this report shows that the Scottish Government are falling short."

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  2. 3 hours ago

    .: “There has been a slight increase in the number of deaths among females and we are committed to tackling the barriers which prevent women from accessing treatment, support and recovery."

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  3. 3 hours ago

    Plans to adapt Scotland’s infrastructure to the impacts of the climate crisis have been labelled “insufficient” by who have warned that “ports, airports, telecoms, digital and ICT infrastructure all face substantial climate risks”

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    16 hours ago

    Tuesday's front More than 25,000 people have agreed to open their homes to Ukrainian refugees in the UK as hundreds managed to flee using the first official humanitarian corridor. & subscribe:

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  5. Mar 14

    The First Minister has been urged to follow through with removing all legal Covid restrictions despite a soaring number of cases and hospital admissions

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  6. Mar 14

    An SNP minister has admitted the Scottish Government is “exploring options for extending our powers to incorporate the UNCRC beyond those that are available under the current devolution settlement”.

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  7. Mar 12

    Opponents and unions have warned the Scottish Government that workers are “in danger of once again being left behind” by ministers being opposed to nuclear power and a refusal to speak to Rolls-Royce over small modular reactor proposals.

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    Mar 11

    EXC: Patrick Harvie says a bill to hold indyref2 is going through the final preparations before it is introduced in Holyrood. 'There will be an announcement on that before too long', he told me when I ask about the timing

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  9. Mar 11

    The FM has made a "proposition" to Michael Gove for the SNP Government to oversee the community sponsorship scheme for Ukrainian refugees in Scotland

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  10. Mar 10

    .: "It is ironic that having tried to get his boss removed from office, spineless Douglas Ross has ended up catastrophically undermining his own position – and is no doubt on borrowed time as the apparent leader of the Scottish Tories.”

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    Mar 10

    More people in hospital with Covid now in Scotland than at previous Omicron peak in January (1,636 vs 1,571 on January 19th)

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  12. Mar 10

    "Given the timescales and the practicalities involved, it’s not credible to suggest that the short-term solution to this lies in increasing North Sea production."

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  13. Mar 10

    . facing calls to support ramping up of North Sea oil and gas in response to bans on Russian imports. She says this would do nothing in the short-term to improve energy security due to timescales. She tells opponents to stop highlighting "false solutions".

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    Mar 9

    Boris Johnson has insisted that the number of Ukrainian refugees able to enter the UK will “rise very sharply”

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    Mar 9

    UK begins moves to wean itself off Russian oil and gas

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  16. Mar 9

    The First Minister has been accused of “advocating unilateral nuclear disarmament at the same time as hinting at action that could precipitate World War Three”.

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  17. Mar 9

    “We will be happy if all the barriers are dropped for some period of time when we can get maximum (numbers) of people, then we will deal with that.”

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    Mar 8

    The Uk Government said it would end imports 'by the end of the year'

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  19. Mar 8

    Audit Scotland has warned that amid Scotland’s spiralling drug deaths crisis, “progress addressing these challenges has been slow”, while there has been “a lack of drive and leadership" by the Scottish Government.

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    Mar 8

    NEW – the UK will phase out the import of Russian oil and oil products by the end of 2022. This transition will give the market, businesses and supply chains more than enough time to replace Russian imports – which make up 8% of UK demand. (1/4)

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