Strikes

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Dundee University staff set to strike over five weeks

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One in 10 adults have never landed a strike when tenpin bowling

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Scotland to receive £4.6m from UK Government in heating oil support

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Prestwick Airport: Swinney seeks UK Government meeting over US use

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School strikes could be averted as draft deal struck

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Starmer and Trump in talks on 'collective' defence against Iran

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UK sending four more Typhoon jets to Middle East, says Keir Starmer

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'No information' on Scottish airports being used by US for Iran strike

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Keir Starmer hits back at Donald Trump in row over Iran strikes

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Scots teacher says she heard 'loud bangs' during Dubai missile attack

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Does the UK government back US strikes against Iranian regime or not? Scotsman comment

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Keir Starmer joins European allies in condemning Iranian attacks

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney said a diplomatic route must be found to end the “nuclear ambitions of the Iranian regime”.placeholder image

FM calls for work ‘at pace’ to find diplomatic solution in Iran

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Edinburgh flight to Doha diverts mid-air after attacks on Iran

Sir Keir Starmer has convened the Government’s emergency Cobra committee as missile strikes continue to rock the Middle East.placeholder image

PM convenes Cobra committee as missiles strike Middle East

U.S President Donald Trump said in a video posted on social media that the US had begun “major combat operations in Iran”.placeholder image

'Massive operation’ as US and Israel launch attack on Iran

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Resident doctors strike in Scotland called off after new pay offer

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It may be time to reassess funding model for Scotland's universities Scotsman comment

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Trump says Venezuela's President has been captured

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Operations could be cancelled unless progress on resident doctor talks

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Explainer Travel chaos looms as aviation strikes to hit 36,000 UK passengers

The Ukrainian air defence fires at Russian drones above Kyiv during night mass drone and missile strikes on September 10. Poland has reported an attack by similar drones. Picture: Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Imagesplaceholder image

Explainer Poland 'closest to open conflict' since WWII after drone strike

Resident doctors have voted to go on strike this July over a pay dispute.placeholder image

The dates that resident doctors will go on strike this summer

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Exclusive 600 workers at NHS board to be balloted for strike action

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Reeves: UK could 'potentially' support Israel, as more RAF jets sent

Sir Brian Souter and Dame Ann Gloag, the founders of Stagecoach Group, share a fortune of £815 million – up £35 million from last year – which sees them make the top ten of Scotland’s richest people. placeholder image

Hundreds of Stagecoach bus drivers strike for six weeks from today

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Subway workers vote to strike in row over pay and working conditions

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Breaking Strike action threat for airports this summer as pay offers rejected

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Edinburgh University staff vote for strikes as marking boycott looms

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Scottish university lecturers start strike over 'devastating' cuts

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The time has come to rethink how we fund Scotland's universities Scotsman comment

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White House texted war plans to group chat that included journalist

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Edinburgh University union ballot finds 75% ready for strike action

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Edinburgh University told strikes looming over £140m cuts

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Staff at troubled Scottish university embark on 3 weeks of strikes

Avanti said it was looking at how the strikes will affet services and will confirm its plans as soon as possibleplaceholder image

Train operator hit by 4 months of strikes starting from Hogmanay

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Strikes planned over 19 days at Edinburgh Airport called off

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Avanti West Coast suspends 3 days of planned strikes over Christmas

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Israel launches strikes across Syria as troops seize more territory

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Strikes at Edinburgh Airport set to ground flights over Christmas

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Festive period flights facing hit as strike looms at Scottish airport

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UK Government will not rule out military action in Middle East

Government minister says Britain ‘will do what it needs to do’ to support its international allies as tensions boil over in the Middle East

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Israel strikes Lebanon as pager attacks a 'declaration of war'

Unison, which includes the largest number of local authority workers in Scotland, announced on Tuesday that it may broaden a strike ballot to all council workers in the union, totalling 90,000 people. The decision means waste strikes may still go ahead. Picture: Lisa Fergusonplaceholder image

Pay deal plea as 90,000 council workers would strike under union plan

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Flight cancellations to hit airports in holiday hotspot

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College strikes suspended after 'significant progress' made in pay row

First Minister John Swinney during a visit to Forth Valley College while he was Education Secretary. Lecturers are due to strike at the college as the new term gets underway amid a long-running dispute over pay. PIC: Andrew Milligan/PA Wireplaceholder image

The stakes have never been higher as Scotland's colleges face disaster Mark Gillan

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Edinburgh Trams staff back strike action over lack of toilet breaks

Piles of rubbish lined the streets in Edinburgh during prolonged industrial action in 2022. Picture: Lisa Fergusonplaceholder image

Labour to scrap anti-strike legislation and what it means for Scotland

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7 days left to stop bin strikes - here is when they are taking place

Piles of rubbish lined the streets in Edinburgh during prolonged industrial action in 2022. Picture: Lisa Fergusonplaceholder image

SNP 'should be grown-ups' to avert bin strikes

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The 'awful' plea over bin strikes issued to Edinburgh tourists

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Scottish university faces staff strike amid 220 job cuts

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Why ScotRail dispute breakthrough could come from unexpected quarter Alastair Dalton

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'Rats will infest Edinburgh' during Fringe Festival bin strikes

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12 shocking pictures of rubbish during Edinburgh's bin strikes

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wireplaceholder image

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