Scotland is 'worst small country'
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A report by business leaders says Scotland is the "worst performing" small country in Western Europe.
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Death rates in Scotland are falling faster in more affluent areas than in poorer places, a study says.
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More than 900,000 people in Scotland are living in poverty, including 240,000 children, a study warns.
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Scotland is hit by snow and blizzards, while snow showers also bring chaos to parts of Northern Ireland.
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A study claims Labour lost the last Scottish election because of its poor performance on domestic issues.
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A new Bank of Scotland survey finds Scotland is the cheapest place in the UK to buy a house.
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Britain is the worst country in the  industrialized world in which to be a child, closely followed  by the United States, the United Nations Children's Fund said  on Wednesday.
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Conditions at Scotland's only female prison, Cornton Vale, are heavily criticised in a new HMI report.
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The well-being of children in the UK is the worst among industrialised nations, a Unicef report says.
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The suicide cases in Scotlandâs poorest areas have increased drastically in the last two decades, the research shows. The study - which was based on the data collected from General Register Office for Scotland
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Scotland's classroom assistants receive 'scandalously low wages', a  report claims.
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Officials in Scotland's Outer Hebrides are considering a mass slaughter of rabbits to protect fragile sand pastures.  The rabbit infestation is bad and getting worse in many places, John MacKay, a local council member in Ness, told The Scotsman.
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WHEN Scots turn up the heat the rest of the world dies a little, a report by an international conservation charity claimed yesterday.
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Business leaders claim that there are "clear weaknesses" in Scotland's education system.
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The highest proportion of rejected constituency votes in the Scottish election came in its most deprived areas, a study has found.
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Up to a fifth of Scotland's schools and colleges are poorly led according to a report by inspectors.
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The outlook for small UK firms has worsened in recent months, a survey from Bank of Scotland suggests.