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Figures released via freeform of information legislation show that in 2022/23, Scotland’s housing maintenance backlog hit £5,741,501.

Social housing tenants left in "substandard housing" with £6m repair backlog

David Alexander is CEO of DJ Alexander Scotland Ltd (Picture: Laurence Winram)

Location is key as prices soar since the pandemic - David Alexander

Aberdeen parents scrambling to get their children into Lord Byron's old school

David Alexander is CEO of DJ Alexander Scotland Ltd (Picture: Laurence Winram Photography)

Inheritance tax punishes thrift. A review is long overdue - David Alexander

Staff will strike in schools in four council areas, including Glasgow, on November 1. Picture: John Devlin

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The rankings are based on the latest Higher exam results published by the Scottish Government.

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East Renfrewshire Council tops the list of local authorities when it comes to high-performing schools - 86 per cent of them are in the top 50. St Ninian's High School in Giffnock is their top performer.

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The former leader of the SNP at Westminster has appealed for the party to “come together” now it has selected Humza Yousaf.

Tactical voting comments show “Better Together is alive and well” - Blackford

Edinburgh rooftops looking over the Forth in to Fife on a clear day. Council taxes are rising by as much as 10 per cent in local authorities across Scotland

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Michele Lennox braved all weathers to complete the challenge

Scots ovarian cancer survivor becomes world’s first ‘turbine bagger’

Lawyers defending a former SNP MP jailed for embezzling thousands of pounds from two Scottish independence groups have appealed against her conviction, claiming “a tsunami of tweets” were prejudicial and prevented her from receiving a fair trial.

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Hundreds of homes in East Renfrewshire remain without water after “operational issues” cut off supplies on Christmas Day – but work has been carried out to resolve the problem with supplies set to return this afternoon.

Scottish Water investigating as homes without water in East Renfrewshire

Williamwood has been named as Scotland's secondary school of the year

Scotland's 'Secondary School of the Year' named

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Showhome of the year now up for sale

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Stone-built homes like this one in Giffnock saw values soar in February

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Teachers are seeing more violence and disruption in schools, a union chief has warned

Swearing at teachers has become accepted in some schools, union chief warns

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New build property: Showhomes launched at Thornliebank

Glasgow weather: city and surrounding area on flood alert amid heavy rainfall (Photo: John Devlin).

Flash flooding across Scottish city due to thunderstorms and lightning
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Hazel received both her covid vaccinations at an NHS primary care clinic in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, in January and March after being forced to live with her partner in Leeds due to lockdown restrictions.

Scots gran loses £400 holiday due to cross-border jabs glitch

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'Notes of cautious optimism’ says Sturgeon

A Covid-19 test centre sign at the entrance to the Glasgow Central Mosque in Glasgow. Glasgow remains in Level 3 restrictions despite the rest of mainland Scotland being in Level 2 picture: Andrew Milligan/PA

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Glasgow to remain in level three while Moray moves to level two

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will give an update at 12.15pm on Friday, May 21. (Photo by Andy Buchanan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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The First Minister has urged Scots to tune-in to the lunchtime briefing.

Nicola Sturgeon urges Scots to tune-in to country wide covid update

Cases are rising in Glasgow and East Renfrewshire

East Renfrewshire overtakes Glasgow as Covid hotspot

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People queuing in the car park for a vaccination at the Glasgow Central Mosque in Glasgow. Glasgow and Moray remain in level three restrictions despite the rest of mainland Scotland moving to level two on Monday. Picture: PA

Cases rise in Glasgow and East Renfrewshire, but continue to drop in Moray

Staff from the Scottish Ambulance Service carry boxes of test kits from a van at a Covid Mobile Testing Unit in a car park in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow. Glasgow and Moray remain in Level 3 restrictions despite the rest of mainland Scotland moving to Level 2 on Monday. Picture date: Tuesday May 18, 2021.

Covid restrictions to be reviewed in East Renfrewshire, Midlothian this week

The Scottish Government made a decision last week to keep Glasgow in Level 3 restrictions over concerns about the spread of the Indian variant in the city.

Prof Leitch calls on those who missed vaccine appointment

Cases are continuing to rise in Glasgow

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