Robert Black

The Bield research shows an uptick in tenant satisfaction

Tenant voices drive rise in housing satisfaction

Shahida Imani, CEO of Edinburgh-based Chromacity . Picture: Peter Dibdin

Edinburgh laser innovator Chromacity secures funds and names two new directors

Hector Clark at Portobello's Fun City amusement arcade in 1983 (Picture: Bill Newton)

Obituary: Hector Clark, detective who pioneered computers in criminal inquiries

The first air ambulance to land at the new Campbeltown helipad. Picture: Kenny Craig

Helipad named after paramedic who died from Covid opens in Campbeltown

Serial killer Robert Black. Picture: TSPL

No family traced for inquest into serial killer Robert Black

Catalan independence campaigner Clara Ponsati addresses the audience on the second day of the Scottish National Party annual conference in Aberdeen. Picture: Andy Buchanan/Getty Images

Clara Ponsati '˜could be jailed for 33 years' if extradited

No family members claim Scottish serial killer Robert Black

Peter Ritchie, a fisherman before joining the police in his 20s, strives to make his fiction as authentic as possible. Picture: Contributed

Former officer draws on experience after turning to crime fiction

An escape artist will attempt to break free from the old Peterhead Prison, part of which is now run as a museum. PIC: Robert Perry/TSPL.

Escape artist attempts Peterhead Prison jailbreak

The tenant management organisation chief has also stepped aside. Picture: David Mirzoeff/PA Wire

Grenfell Tower: Council leader stands down over blaze '˜failings'

Robert Black died earlier this year aged 68. Picture: TSPL

Serial killer Robert Black linked to child abduction in Germany

Robert Black died in prison in Northern Ireland in January

Robert Black: No '˜charges' against child serial killer over Genette Tate murder

Serial child killer Robert Black Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Prisoner quizzed over paedophile Robert Black's '˜confessions'

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Power struggle

Serial killer Robert Black was suspected of killing school girl Genette Tate. Picture: PA

Police planned to charge Robert Black with girl's murder

Child killer Robert Black. Picture: TSPL

Convicted child killer Robert Black dies in prison

Nicola Sturgeon has already pledged to up the Scottish Governments affordable housing target to 50,000 new homes if the SNP is re-elected to power at Holyrood next May. Picture: Contributed

12,000 new affordable homes a year needed, says Labour

The economic ride ahead could be a bit of a helter-skelter, but it is unlikely to be enjoyable. Picture: Neil Hanna

Bill Jamieson: The black hole in our accounts

One in five people aged 20 to 45 who havent bought a home say its virtually impossible for first-time buyers to secure a mortgage. Picture: Jane Barlow

House prices a nightmare for first-time buyers

The independent commission suggests that Scotland is facing a 'growing housing crisis'. Picture: PA

Scottish Govt urged to act on “housing crisis”

Robert Black is calling for action to prevent a housing crisis. Picture: Robert Perry

Poor housing in Scotland a health ‘time bomb’

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Former Auditor General calls for spending on housing

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Remember Lockerbie as crimes of intelligence services are exposed

Angus Sinclair

Killer Angus Sinclair hid car with ‘kidnap kit’

John McLaren is one of the think tank's executive directors. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

New think tank to scrutinise Scots public sector

Mrs Shelia Cook the remarried mother of Genette Tate, pictured with her missing daughters bicylcle. Picture: PA

Genette Tate murder: Black may yet face trial

Housing policy will be given 'fundamental' review before the next Holyrood and Westminster elections. Picture: Comp

Scottish housing policy set for review

A crowd gathers outside Craiginches Prison for the hanging of Henry Burnett. Picture: Press & Journal

Stephen McGinty: The death penalty debate

Caroline Hogg murder: City scarred 30 years on

Susan Dalgety: We can’t afford entitlement culture

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Call for body to monitor public spend

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Former Auditor General calls for public services watchdog

Jeremy Peat: Setting a course for recovery

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Tram figures

Leaders: Question of universal benefits needs real debate

Leaders: Question of universal benefits needs real debate

Robert Black: Facing up to fiscal challenge

How bonfire of the quangos will end up costing Scottish taxpayers millions

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City ‘failed to control’ costs of statutory repairs

Commonwealth Games 2014: Glasgow games face ‘real risk’ of overspend

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Free bus passes for over-60 workers ‘barking’

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Auditor General quits
The Scottish Government has announced that Robert Black, the Auditor General for Scotland, is to retire.

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Tavish Scott: An auditor general must be impartial

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Planner at centre of Donald Trump ‘sleaze’ row receives a CBE

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NHS Lothian spends £1m on redundancy

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NHS check-up reveals poor prognosis as pressures rise

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Road pricing ‘might be needed to hit green targets’

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Forgiveness? I’m willing to meet Black, says mother of 4th victim

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Genette Tate case may be probed after Black verdict

Robert Black: the ‘feeble coward’ is told to come clean

Lost records ‘could have helped stop child killer’

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Crusading QC who nailed Black

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Robert Black background: Full of self-loathing, unwilling to speak out

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The child murderer who looked upon his crimes as sickness

Child killer Robert Black guilty of fourth murder

EU cash blunders cost Scots £100m

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