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‘We can’t leave communities behind’: Edinburgh city chiefs on managing rapid growth

‘We can’t leave communities behind’: Edinburgh city chiefs on managing rapid growth

Edinburgh’s population is growing three times faster than any other Scottish city - but can the capital's crumbling infrastructure cope?

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Reform UK wants to make major change for every new home built in England

Reform UK wants to make major change for every new home built in England

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'Halal slaughter is hard to stomach for farmers - our animals deserve the best death'

'Halal slaughter is hard to stomach for farmers - our animals deserve the best death'

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Rachel Reeves facing three-way crash that will leave Labour a smoking wreckage

Rachel Reeves facing three-way crash that will leave Labour a smoking wreckage

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Fetterman calls out 'anarchy' in LA, noting that Dems forfeit 'moral high ground' by failing to decry violence

Fetterman calls out 'anarchy' in LA, noting that Dems forfeit 'moral high ground' by failing to decry violence

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Reeves says spending review will be about ‘making working people better off’

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Reeves says spending review will be about ‘making working people better off’

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John Swinney planning 'minimalist' reshuffle within days after by-election defeat

John Swinney planning 'minimalist' reshuffle within days after by-election defeat

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Was Labour right to U-turn on winter fuel payments? Take our poll and have your say

Was Labour right to U-turn on winter fuel payments? Take our poll and have your say

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Driverless Uber taxis coming to UK in MONTHS - all you need to know

Driverless Uber taxis coming to UK in MONTHS - all you need to know

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Calls for UK and Scottish Governments to push Israel to lift Gaza blockade

Calls for UK and Scottish Governments to push Israel to lift Gaza blockade

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Lee Anderson declares war on Wales in asylum seeker row - ‘pull up the drawbridge!’

Lee Anderson declares war on Wales in asylum seeker row - ‘pull up the drawbridge!’

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Rachel Reeves Spending Review: how much she’ll spend – and when YOU will pay

Rachel Reeves Spending Review: how much she’ll spend – and when YOU will pay

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Nigel Farage should look to these two countries to help Reform UK change Britain

Nigel Farage should look to these two countries to help Reform UK change Britain

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Visitors to US could be denied entry if they ignore these issues says lawyer

Visitors to US could be denied entry if they ignore these issues says lawyer

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Nigel Farage LIVE: Reform UK leader to unveil chairman in major speech

Nigel Farage LIVE: Reform UK leader to unveil chairman in major speech

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Trump not on ballot, but president front and center in New Jersey's primary for governor

Trump not on ballot, but president front and center in New Jersey's primary for governor

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Yvette Cooper not on 'resignation watch' after Spending Review row with Rachel Reeves, says minister

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Yvette Cooper not on 'resignation watch' after Spending Review row with Rachel Reeves, says minister

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Foreign Office staff told to consider resigning if they disagree on Gaza

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Foreign Office staff told to consider resigning if they disagree on Gaza

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Reeves says nuclear investment shows UK ‘back where it belongs’ after approving Sizewell C plant

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Reeves says nuclear investment shows UK ‘back where it belongs’ after approving Sizewell C plant

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Rachel Reeves won't apologise over winter fuel payment U-turn, says Cabinet colleague Ed Miliband

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Rachel Reeves won't apologise over winter fuel payment U-turn, says Cabinet colleague Ed Miliband

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Nicola Sturgeon and Irvine Welsh join Edinburgh Book Festival line-up

Nicola Sturgeon and Irvine Welsh join Edinburgh Book Festival line-up

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UK unemployment rises to highest level in almost four years

UK unemployment rises to highest level in almost four years

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Brazen Rachel Reeves insists she was 'right' to cut winter fuel despite u-turn

Brazen Rachel Reeves insists she was 'right' to cut winter fuel despite u-turn

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Rachel Reeves LIVE: Chancellor to give major speech just 24 hours after winter fuel fiasco

Rachel Reeves LIVE: Chancellor to give major speech just 24 hours after winter fuel fiasco

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‘We must stop this!’ Tories unveil bill to block Keir Starmer’s £30bn Chagos surrender

‘We must stop this!’ Tories unveil bill to block Keir Starmer’s £30bn Chagos surrender

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Ed Miliband says Labour will not apologise for winter fuel cut misery

Ed Miliband says Labour will not apologise for winter fuel cut misery

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Why Trump’s constant attacks and his sniping with Elon Musk helps him and keeps the media scrambling

Why Trump’s constant attacks and his sniping with Elon Musk helps him and keeps the media scrambling

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Hundreds of Foreign Office staff told to consider resigning if they disagree with UK's stance on Gaza

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Hundreds of Foreign Office staff told to consider resigning if they disagree with UK's stance on Gaza

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Pro-choice group opposes Stella Creasy’s abortion amendment

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Pro-choice group opposes Stella Creasy’s abortion amendment

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Meltdown? Labour goes nuclear

Meltdown? Labour goes nuclear

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UK firms hold off on hiring as job vacancies fall

UK firms hold off on hiring as job vacancies fall

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Hopes rise for assisted dying bill as Labour minister declares support

Hopes rise for assisted dying bill as Labour minister declares support

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Lib Dems demand extra Winter Fuel u-turn from Rachel Reeves for those who lost out

Lib Dems demand extra Winter Fuel u-turn from Rachel Reeves for those who lost out

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Londoners net Treasury £5,000 per head, new report reveals ahead of Rachel Reeves Spending Review

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Londoners net Treasury £5,000 per head, new report reveals ahead of Rachel Reeves Spending Review

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Rachel Reeves' Spending Review major predictions on what will and won't be in it

Rachel Reeves' Spending Review major predictions on what will and won't be in it

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Scottish solicitors to boycott new court scheme

Scottish solicitors to boycott new court scheme

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'More psychologists in Scottish prisons could prevent overcrowding'

'More psychologists in Scottish prisons could prevent overcrowding'

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Huge boost for UK as £14.2 billion announced to build major nuclear plant

Huge boost for UK as £14.2 billion announced to build major nuclear plant

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Key measure to slash migration could breach ECHR as shock new figure emerges

Key measure to slash migration could breach ECHR as shock new figure emerges

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Another council tax freeze could sound a death knell for local authorities

Another council tax freeze could sound a death knell for local authorities

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Labour candidate in Hamilton by-election lost one and a half stone during victorious campaign

Labour candidate in Hamilton by-election lost one and a half stone during victorious campaign

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John Swinney accused of planning council tax freeze 'bribe' ahead of Holyrood election

John Swinney accused of planning council tax freeze 'bribe' ahead of Holyrood election

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Foreign Office staff told to consider resigning if they disagree over Gaza

Foreign Office staff told to consider resigning if they disagree over Gaza

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RFK Jr. removes entire CDC vaccine advisory committee

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RFK Jr. removes entire CDC vaccine advisory committee

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RFK Jr. ousts CDC vaccine advisory committee

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RFK Jr. ousts CDC vaccine advisory committee

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Judge orders U.S. refugee office to reconsider some children's cases

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Judge orders U.S. refugee office to reconsider some children's cases

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Judge rules Trump's 'Alien Enemies' deportations illegal

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Judge rules Trump's 'Alien Enemies' deportations illegal

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Some visitors report extra scrutiny at U.S. airports as Trump's new travel ban begins

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Some visitors report extra scrutiny at U.S. airports as Trump's new travel ban begins

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Nigel Farage vows to bring coal mines back to Wales and 'reindustrialise' the country

Nigel Farage vows to bring coal mines back to Wales and 'reindustrialise' the country

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Cutting agricultural budget could be 'catastrophic' for nature, farmers and charities warn

Cutting agricultural budget could be 'catastrophic' for nature, farmers and charities warn

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Legal aid lawyers face chaos following cyber attack, says representative body

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Legal aid lawyers face chaos following cyber attack, says representative body

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Govt commits £14.2bn to new nuclear power station

Govt commits £14.2bn to new nuclear power station

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Teachers can use AI to save time on marking, new guidance says

Teachers can use AI to save time on marking, new guidance says

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Sizewell C nuclear plant gets £14bn go-ahead from government

Sizewell C nuclear plant gets £14bn go-ahead from government

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Paternity leave is outdated and unequal, MPs say

Paternity leave is outdated and unequal, MPs say

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Judge blocks administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders

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Judge blocks administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders

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Seven big items in Trump's huge tax cut bill

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Seven big items in Trump's huge tax cut bill

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Social media poster who fueled ICE threats deletes account after he gets threatened

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Social media poster who fueled ICE threats deletes account after he gets threatened

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House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green to exit mid-term for private sector job

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House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green to exit mid-term for private sector job

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Trump deploys Marines to Los Angeles, Gavin Newsom files lawsuit

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Trump deploys Marines to Los Angeles, Gavin Newsom files lawsuit

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Greta Thunberg locked up in Israeli jail cell after Gaza aid boat intercepted

Greta Thunberg locked up in Israeli jail cell after Gaza aid boat intercepted

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