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Scotland: Country within the United Kingdom
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. To the south-east, Scotland has its only land border, which is 96 miles (154 km) long and shared with England; the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the north-east and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. The population in 2022 was 5,436,600 and accounts for 8% of the population of the UK. Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow is the largest of the cities of Scotland.

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John Swinney sworn in as Scotland's new First Minister [Video]

John Swinney sworn in as Scotland's new First Minister

John Swinney has officially been sworn in as Scotland’s new First Minister at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. It comes after the Perthshire North MSP - who has previously served as finance..

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John Swinney elected as Scotland's new first minister [Video]

John Swinney elected as Scotland's new first minister

John Swinney has been elected as Scotland's seventh first minister after becoming the new SNP leader following the formal resignation of Humza Yousaf on Tuesday. He is expected to be sworn in at a..

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John Swinney selected as Scotland's First Minister [Video]

John Swinney selected as Scotland's First Minister

John Swinney signed a selection nominee form before being selected as Scotland's first minister today. MSPs voted on him becoming First Minister at Holyrood this afternoon. Report by Kennedyl. Like us..

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Humza Yousaf formally resigns as Scotland's first minister [Video]

Humza Yousaf formally resigns as Scotland's first minister

Humza Yousaf has signed a letter to the King tendering his resignation as Scotland's first minister. It comes as John Swinney was elected as the SNP's new leader. Mr Swinney, 60, is expected to become..

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Kate Forbes backs Swinney’s SNP leadership bid [Video]

Kate Forbes backs Swinney’s SNP leadership bid

Kate Forbes has backed John Swinney, the Deputy First Minister of Scotland, in his bid to succeed Humza Yousaf as SNP leader and Scotland’s next first minister. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on..

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John Swinney announces he will run for SNP leader [Video]

John Swinney announces he will run for SNP leader

The former deputy first minister of Scotland John Swinney has confirmed he is running to succeed Humza Yousaf as both SNP leader and Scotland's next first minister. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on..

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Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf quits in boost to Labour before UK vote [Video]

Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf quits in boost to Labour before UK vote

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The rise and fall of Humza Yousaf: Scotland's FM resigns [Video]

The rise and fall of Humza Yousaf: Scotland's FM resigns

Humza Yousaf has announced his resignation as Scotland's first minister ahead of forthcoming confidence votes. Mr Yousaf had been battling for his political survival after terminating the power-sharing..

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Scotland's first minister quits rather than face no confidence vote [Video]

Scotland's first minister quits rather than face no confidence vote

After torpedoing a relationship with the Greens and alienating his party, Scotland's first minister Humza Yousaf was due to face a vote of no-confidence later this week – but instead pre-emptively..

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Humza Yousaf annouces resignation over power-sharing deal [Video]

Humza Yousaf annouces resignation over power-sharing deal

Humza Yousaf has confirmed he will be stepping down as first minister of Scotland saying he 'underestimated' the level of hurt ending a power-sharing deal with the Greens would have. Report by..

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Yousaf faces no-confidence vote as he fights for survival [Video]

Yousaf faces no-confidence vote as he fights for survival

Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf is battling for his political survival after a chaotic 24 hours which saw him end the SNP’s governing partnership with the Greens on Thursday. This was..

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Humza Yousaf insists he will not resign as pressure builds [Video]

Humza Yousaf insists he will not resign as pressure builds

Humza Yousaf has insisted he will not resign as Scotland's first minister as pressure mounts on the SNP leader after his handling of a powersharing deal with the Scottish Greens has left him with the..

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Labour says it will back no-confidence motion in SNP [Video]

Labour says it will back no-confidence motion in SNP

Labour's Rachel Reeves has said voting to bring down the SNP government and forcing an election in Scotland is the right thing to do for the people of Scotland. “We will back the motion of..

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Sturgeon and Yousaf react after Murrell charged by police [Video]

Sturgeon and Yousaf react after Murrell charged by police

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been charged by police as part of a probe into the party's finances. The husband of Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon was charged on..

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Sons of Paul McCartney and John Lennon Release New Song ‘Primrose Hill’ [Video]

Sons of Paul McCartney and John Lennon Release New Song ‘Primrose Hill’

Sons of Paul McCartney and John Lennon , Release New Song ‘Primrose Hill’. James McCartney and Sean Ono Lennon co-wrote the song "Primrose Hill" which was released on April 12. . ‘Primrose..

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Scotland's First Minister pleads for de-escalation [Video]

Scotland's First Minister pleads for de-escalation

Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf has pleaded for de-escalation in the Middle East following Iran's attack on Israel. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and..

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Police take no action against JK Rowling over hate crime comments [Video]

Police take no action against JK Rowling over hate crime comments

Police Scotland says no action will be taken against JK Rowling, after the author criticised Scotland’s new hate crime law. The Harry Potter author lashed out at new measures which came into force on..

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First Minister defends Scotland’s new hate crime law [Video]

First Minister defends Scotland’s new hate crime law

First Minister Humza Yousaf has defended the Scottish Government's controversial new hate crime law which has come into effect today. Critics have expressed concern that it would limit free speech and..

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MSP lays out plans to introduce assisted dying in Scotland [Video]

MSP lays out plans to introduce assisted dying in Scotland

Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur lays out the legal safeguards, such as diagnosis by two separate doctors, ahead of presenting a new bill to allow assisted dying in Scotland to the Holyrood..

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