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The SNP Government rollout of free school meals for poorer children is in “disarray” over a £14m funding black hole row.

An MSP is demanding the rollout of reusable nappy schemes across Scotland which could save new parents up to £500.

An MSP has warned rogue fish farmers that they could face prosecution under groundbreaking plans to outlaw “ecocide” in Scotland.

A quarter of councils don't have enough food safety officers as Scotland faces a massive nationwide shortage, worrying stats reveal. Data seen by the Record from 27 of Scotland’s 32 local authorities shows there is a 20 per cent shortfall overall in the number of food safety officers (FSOs).

A senior Labour MSP has accused Keir Starmer of failing to provide “climate leadership” over the Rosebank oil field.

Council chiefs have “raided” £7 million for child abuse victims to bump up their latest pay offer to striking workers.

The Greens have backed calls for a new “ecocide” law in Scotland to punish people guilty of mass environmental destruction. Labour MSP Monica Lennon is spearheading efforts to get the eco law on Holyrood’s statute books amid a global push for an international ecocide crime to hold planet killers to account.

Anas Sarwar will use a review of universal credit by an incoming Labour Government to push for the end of the two-child benefit cap.

Humza Yousaf has been accused of falling behind London, Wales and even one of Scotland’s own councils in delivering on promised free school meals.

Humza Yousaf has refused to guarantee the roll out of free school meals for all primary school children will take place within the next three years. The First Minister instead committed his Government to extending the policy without offering a timescale.

Top Scots politicians have opened up about the toxic levels of sexist abuse that women in public office face in the wake of Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation.

A taxpayer-funded firm set up by Nicola Sturgeon to help children in care splurged £100,000 on SNP-linked lobbyists.

Nicola Sturgeon has refused to guarantee every eligible Scot will receive a new Winter Heating Payment in Scotland this month.

A “globetrotting” college boss racked up over twenty foreign trips before backing a redundancy scheme for staff.

Scottish Labour have criticised the SNP for planning to cross the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union picket line outside the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday.

A rape crisis centre has closed its waiting list for victims amid a row over SNP/Green Government funding coming to an end. Edinburgh has a backlog of nearly 300 survivors and has stopped putting any more people on their books.

A senior Labour MSP has accused Keir Starmer of undermining the Scottish party after criticising gender recognition reforms passed by Holyrood.

A grieving family is begging the Scottish Government for a complete overhaul in the post mortem process to give dignity to the dead.

A charity for rape victims has warned of “catastrophic” job losses unless “critical” Scottish Government funding is extended. Rape Crisis Scotland sounded the alarm after a grant which had slashed waiting lists ended.

Scottish Labour support for the Government’s gender recognition bill is “very fragile” after robust discussions on the plans.

Plans to charge Twitter users for verified 'blue tick' accounts could cost the Scottish Government and local authorities thousands of pounds if implemented. The social media giant is reportedly considering changes to its Blue subscription service, which could see users charged $20 (£17.30) a month or $240 a year.

STV's entertainment reporter Laura Boyd has been crowned Influencer of The Year for 2022/2023.

Scotland’s new care watchdog boss has been accused of a “conflict of interest” over his ownership of a nursery. Doug Moodie’s Kidz World in Alloa was also hit with “weak” grades when it was inspected last year by the body he now chairs.

Shamed MP Margaret Ferrier has spent thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money on eye- wateringly expensive flights to London in just six months. She took 15 trips costing from £450 to £533 a time between June 2021 and January 2022, totalling £7074.22, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

tattoos in honour of his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham, and detailed what her sweet reaction to all that ink has been. During an interview withUSA Today while on the red carpet at Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood event last week, the 23-year-old noted that he has approximately 100 tattoos on his body, with more than half of them dedicated to Nicola.

Travis Barker has tested positive for Covid-19 just two months after he was hospitalised with pancreatitis. The Blink-182 member, who married reality star Kourtney Kardashian in a lavish Italian ceremony earlier this year (23 May), updated fans on his health today alongside a topless action-shot of himself playing the drums on a table.

.Today (Monday, August 15), it's officially come into force, meaning councils and education providers in Scotland must legally provide free period products to whoever needs them. Back in 2017, Labour Member of Scottish Parliament Monica Lennon proposed the Period Products Act, which the Scottish Parliament unanimously approved in 2020. Lennon described the legislation as “a big milestone for period dignity campaigners and grassroots movements which shows the difference that progressive and bold political choices can make,” adding that:“As the cost-of-living crisis takes hold, the Period Products Act is a beacon of hope which shows what can be achieved when politicians come together for the good of the people we serve.”In a press release, Scotland's Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison provided the following statement: “Providing access to free period products is fundamental to equality and dignity, and removes the financial barriers to accessing them.

Scotland's new law which makes access to free period products a right comes into place tomorrow.

The Scottish Greens have been accused of betraying children after voting against a rollout of free school meals.

Nicola Sturgeon is under pressure to fund universal free school meals for secondary school pupils to combat “horrifying” food price increases feared to be leaving children hungry.

MSPs and reproductive rights campaigners gathered in Edinburgh to show solidarity with their US peers protesting over the Roe vs Wade re-appeal.

Anti-abortion protestors have been accused of harassing women as they stood outside a health clinic, leaving patients distressed.

Tens of thousands of Scots parents have shunned a key item in the SNP/Green Government’s Baby Box.

The family of Louise Aitchison, who was murdered two years ago, have urged MSPs to support their call for an inquiry into her death to begin quickly.

Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon has slammed Health Minister Maree Todd for failing to introduce buffer zones around abortion clinics after protestors ramped up efforts to intimidate women.

Nicola Sturgeon and her senior ministers have admitted failing to visit a single care home since the start of the Covid pandemic.