extra funding for the devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland based on the Barnett formula.
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Shirley-Anne Somerville made the announcement today and insisted the decision was driven by "fairness for learners". It means pupils in S4, S5 and S6 can look forward to returning to assembly halls in April and May next year to sit National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher papers.They will be externally marked and kids won't find out their grades until August.
extra funding for the devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland based on the Barnett formula.
autumn is in the air.
Scottish Labour leader wants Nicola Sturgeon to use her Programme for Government - which the SNP leader will announce this week - to dramatically scale up the Scottish Child Payment.
Scottish Government has confirmed that no people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The latest figures for Scotland showed that 6,368 new cases had also been identified overnight.
Scots soup kitchen, leaving the organisers "heartbroken." The two children, thought to be aged between seven and eight, were served at the Glasgow city centre soup kitchen on Tuesday night.
Falkirk residents are being asked to donate bottled water to the centre in Fishcross, Clackmannanshire. Animals welfare bosses have issued an appeal on social media asking for urgent help.The post reads: "We are experiencing issues with our water supply.
The electric car maker’s Glasgow store is the latest to open, offering sales, service and delivery. Located on Kennedy Street, off junction 15 of the M8, the 14,000sq ft operation has space to service five cars at once.
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iOS - Android The Tories’ Central Scotland list MSP Meghan Gallacher said: “The amount of Community Payback Orders cut by the SNP in Lanarkshire is absolutely staggering.“They’ve let criminals off the hook by writing off these sentences.
True North OystersSeafood lovers can enjoy oysters sourced from a co-operative of small-scale shellfish farmers based on the west coast of Scotland, who belong to the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group.This is the first time that True North’s product will be stocked in Aldi’s Scottish stores.Grown in mesh bags that are laid on low trestles on the shore at the low tide mark, the oysters grow naturally by feeding from the nutrient-rich tidal flows of Scotland’s seas.
Molly-Mae Hague had Scottish Twitter in fits of laughter today after she attempted to do the accent. Whilst she was having a cosy day at home watching Shrek, the 22-year-old shared on her Instagram Story to her 6 million followers her attempt at the character's Scottish accent.
Scottish Government has confirmed that nine people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, The latest figures for Scotland showed that 6,170 new cases had also been identified overnight.It brings the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 8,127.There are currently 629 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with 59 being treated in intensive care.So far 4,108,804 people have received their first vaccination
iOS - Android In neighbouring South Lanarkshire, 6155 families had 21,275 payments totalling £1.05m.So far, across Scotland 108,000 children have benefitted from the payment which provides eligible families with £10 per week.