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    Mandelson, Starmer and Sarwar: what happens next?

    How the Mandelson saga could break bond between Labour's leaders.

  2. Autism: rising rates or overdiagnosis?

    What is neurodivergence? And how common is it really?

  3. Why the Prostitution Bill fell at the first hurdle

    SNP MSP Michelle Thomson on rebelling against the Scottish Government.

  4. Screen grab: should we take kids’ phones away?

    The growing campaign to keep children off smartphones and social media.

  5. Best of the Week

    The best bits from the past seven days of the BBC's Scottish news podcast.

  6. Could Scotland tap into the AI goldrush?

    An industry insider tells us how our green energy could power AI for Big Tech.

  7. Unpacking Deacon Blue’s row with Reform

    Malcolm Offord's political tangle over the meaning of Dignity.

  8. Could Gordon McQueen's death change football?

    An ex-pro on whether the game can protect players from brain injury.

  9. Will the Burnham saga sway the Holyrood election?

    Anas Sarwar’s election campaign and Sir Keir Starmer’s future.

  10. What would it take to trigger a World Cup boycott?

    A former footballer's take on at what point fans should protest.

  11. Super hospital ‘scandal’: the story so far

    What we’ve learned from the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry.

  12. How dangerous are our roads?

    And our attitude towards speeding.

  13. Is Swinney respecting the Supreme Court on gender?

    The looming court battle over where transgender prisoners are housed.

  14. Could Farage clash with his new Scottish leader?

    Malcolm Offord has been appointed Reform UK leader in Scotland by Nigel Farage.

  15. ‘She spent £16,000 a year on childcare’

    Pregnant Then Screwed on our 'hugely expensive' system.

  16. Is the Budget an election game-changer?

    Shona Robison has outlined tax and spending plans for the year ahead.

  17. Is the SNP about to hand high earners a tax cut?

    And why Labour’s Anas Sarwar won’t be blocking the Scottish Budget.

  18. What’s going wrong at our universities?

    Edinburgh principal Prof Sir Peter Mathieson on why Scotland’s universities are in danger.

  19. Should we bring back military service?

    UK troops will be in Ukraine if a peace deal is made with Russia.

  20. Gritter man: How we beat the ice

    And why we are obsessed with the names of the gritters.

  21. What we’ll be talking about in 2026

    Predicting the biggest news stories of the next 12 months.

  22. Two Doors Down's Christmas comeback

    Gregor Sharp on his return to writing without the show's co-creator Simon Carlyle.

  23. STV boss on costs, cuts and a backlash

    Chief executive Rufus Radcliffe on why he thinks STV must save money.

  24. Have Greens saved the justice secretary’s skin?

    Angela Constance has survived a vote of no confidence.

  25. Is the Sandie Peggie ruling discredited?

    JK Rowling claims errors in NHS Fife tribunal judgement are 'scandalous'.

  26. Malcolm Offord: I can be a Reform First Minister

    Reform’s latest recruit in Scotland.

  27. 'Tweakments' doc: Nothing is regulated

    And why the Tartan Army might want to check their social media history.

  28. What the Sandie Peggie ruling means

    Reaction to the findings of the NHS Fife transgender tribunal.

  29. ‘Ready to explode’: prisons and early release

    Inside HMP Barlinnie and emergency measures to tackle overcrowding.

  30. Are Starmer’s Scottish MPs sick of him?

    Are reports MPs are ready to try and oust the PM true?

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