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Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to scrap plans to create a National Care Service amid uncertainty over how much it will cost.

The SNP government has been slammed for "ploughing ahead" with P1 testing despite concerns about the policy from a senior figure in the party and opposition MSPs.

A heritage quango boss has jetted off to New Zealand for nine weeks while dozens of tourist attractions remain closed.

The leader of Scotland’s ­biggest council is spending more than £7000 going to Cop27 just days after the authority announced eye-watering budget cuts.

A top Tory MP has defended the controversial re-appointment of Suella Braverman as Home Secretary just days after she was sacked for breaching the ministerial code.

Talks are now to take place over a call for night trams for workers, lone women and revellers in Salford. A debate on whether to ask Transport for Greater Manchester to introduce trams until 2am on weekdays and 4am at weekends stalled at a Salford city council meeting because of lack of time.

A video of a young Liz Truss calling for the monarchy to be abolished has resurfaced on the day she is due to be appointed Prime Minister by the Queen.

Plans to build a block of flats behind a social club in South Manchester have been given the green light despite concerns it would cause parking 'chaos'.

Stockport’s long-term housing strategy has been delayed for a second time, with council bosses awaiting 'clarity' on planning policy once a new PM is in place. The only borough in Greater Manchester not involved in the joint ‘Places for Everyone’ masterplan, a public consultation on a draft ‘Local Plan’ was due to be launched later this month.

Households are being warned they could miss out on a £150 grant to help towards energy costs if they don’t claim it in time.

Many of Britain's struggling households are being encouraged to claim a £150 grant "as soon as possible" with millions potentially missing out.

The son of a Tory donor who hosted Boris Johnson’s wedding party was handed an £11.2million UK Government grant to build hydrogen buses. Jo Bamford’s Wrightbus was given the cash to pioneer the “green” fuel cell vehicles in March 2021.

Scots have waited more than 1,000 days for mental health treatment as the NHS struggles to meet demand, new figures show.

The days of Perth ’s multi-floored commercial buildings are past and using upper floors for flats is the way forward, reckons councillor Peter Barrett.

The Scottish Government has spent nearly £30,000 on legal advice on referring its draft indyref2 bill to the Supreme Court.

A senior Labour MP has insisted that Keir Starmer will not strike an election deal with SNP to defeat Boris Johnson.

Oliver Dowden has resigned as chairman of the Conservative Party after it suffered two by-election defeats.

Johnny Depp reportedly confided in an influencer who was covering his trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Jessica Reed Kraus, who goes by the username @houseinhabit on Instagram and has more than 900,000 followers, posted daily updates about the six-week defamation trial to her account.

The Lib Dems could boycott a second referendum on independence if the Scottish Government fails to secure approval for the vote from Westminster.

Anas Sarwar is now more popular than Nicola Sturgeon, according to a new opinion poll.

The NHS in Scotland is in a state of "perpetual crisis" as many of those attending A&E wards are still left waiting hours to be seen, Labour has warned.

Douglas Ross has called on Boris Johnson to “explain himself” for pictures showing him drinking at an illegal lockdown party in Downing Street.

Labour have been accused of breaking a 'long-standing' consensus at Manchester council by cutting allowances for opposition councillors. Councillors agreed to recommendations by an independent remuneration panel on Wednesday (May 18) including pay rises in line with town hall staff.

Tameside’s first female council leader – who resigned at the eleventh hour amid what she described as a ‘hostile’ leadership challenge – has said they must now put their differences aside.

Labour will bid to run Stockport council for another year despite falling further behind the Lib Dems at the local elections. Councillor Elise Wilson, Labour and town hall leader since 2018, has confirmed she will again stand for the top job at next week’s annual council meeting.

Labour have a tight grip on the socialist stronghold that is Salford council – but some close contests are expected in the city at the local elections this week.

Stockport is something of an anomaly when it comes to Greater Manchester councils. In no overall control since 2011, it has been run by Labour for the last six years despite the Lib Dems emerging as the largest group at last year’s local elections.

More flats are planned for the heart of a busy Stockport suburb - despite concerns the area is fast running out of parking space. A new apartment block boasting nine two-bed homes is to be built on part of the car park at Fabrick - an existing 184-apartment development in Warren Road, Cheadle Hulme.

Fly-tipping has reached farcical levels on the banks of the River Tay – one year on from a previous call for action.

Another £62.3m of taxpayer's money will be loaned to a city centre developer building skyscrapers with luxury flats, taking the total awarded above £130m. Renaker will receive the loan from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) for its Three60 scheme next to the Mancunian Way.

PKC's longest-serving councillor will step down after almost 42 years of service.

Boris Johnson should sack Priti Patel over her department's handling of the Ukrainian refugee crisis, the leader of the Liberal Democrats has said.

Alex Salmond has ignored the Ukraine crisis on a Russian state-backed broadcaster and instead focused on a book by a former Lib Dem leader.

Alex Salmond should stop being Vladimir Putin’s “useful idiot” and abandon his show on the Moscow-funded RT television channel, the Scottish Lib Dems have declared.

A 40mph speed limit trial is being introduced on the A911 east of Scotlandwell.

The Liberal Democrats have found cross-party support for a motion of no confidence in Boris Johnson and are calling for Tory MPs to back it.