Liz Truss has lost control of her Cabinet, with her leadership under direct threat just one month into her new Government as ministers disagree over policy in public and U-turns threaten to overshadow Tory party conference.
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  Liz Truss loses control of Cabinet with clashes and U-turns ahead of her conference speech  
     
  Liz Truss has lost control of her Cabinet, with her leadership under direct threat just one month into her new Government as ministers disagree over policy in public and U-turns threaten to overshadow Tory party conference.  
     
Liz Truss loses control of Cabinet with clashes and U-turns ahead of her conference speech
     
   
     
 
Donald Trump’s bizarre praise for Scottish paramedics detailed in new book
Donald Trump’s bizarre praise for Scottish paramedics detailed in new book
 
Donald Trump extolled the virtues of Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) paramedics while arguing for the rollout of a nationalised health service during his time as US president, a new book claims.
 
     
 
Scottish study links rugby to increased risk of MND and dementia
Scottish study links rugby to increased risk of MND and dementia
 
International rugby union players are more than twice as likely to develop dementia and 15 times more likely to be diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), according to new research on Scottish players.
 
     
 
Highlights from Ian Rankin's literary archive to go on public display in Edinburgh
Highlights from Ian Rankin's literary archive to go on public display in Edinburgh
 
A treasure trove devoted to celebrated crime writer Ian Rankin is to be showcased for the first time since he donated his vast literary archive to the National Library of Scotland.
 
     
 
Glasgow Council has questions to answer over sale of the city's crown jewels – Martyn McLaughlin
Glasgow Council has questions to answer over sale of the city's crown jewels – Martyn McLaughlin
 
It is hard not to feel sympathy with the SNP administration at Glasgow City Council and its ongoing efforts to solve one of the most protracted and costly problems in the history of Scottish local government.
 
     
 
Vladimir Putin is a Nazi and Russians are starting to realise it – Struan Stevenson
Vladimir Putin is a Nazi and Russians are starting to realise it – Struan Stevenson
 
     
 
Can Liz Truss deliver a Conservative party conference speech that isn't unintentionally comical? – Scotsman comment
Can Liz Truss deliver a Conservative party conference speech that isn't unintentionally comical? – Scotsman comment
 
     
 
Something witchy this way comes to Glen Dye
Something witchy this way comes to Glen Dye
 
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
   
   
 
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