Six Scottish ministers, including health secretary Humza Yousaf, have used WhatsApp to conduct government business in the past year, raising fresh fears over transparency.
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  Six ministers used WhatsApp for government business last year, but no sign of messages  
     
  Six Scottish ministers, including health secretary Humza Yousaf, have used WhatsApp to conduct government business in the past year, raising fresh fears over transparency.  
     
Six ministers used WhatsApp for government business last year, but no sign of messages
     
   
     
 
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Avian flu: Wild bird death toll mounts as dead geese and gulls pile up at Findhorn Bay in Moray
 
     
     
 
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Repair work begins on Scottish SPCA’S Aberdeenshire Centre’s horse shelters
Repair work begins on Scottish SPCA’S Aberdeenshire Centre’s horse shelters
 
     
 
Alford Young Engineers re-group to repeat GreenPower success
Alford Young Engineers re-group to repeat GreenPower success
 
     
 
Banchory Scout treasurer retires after 34 years of service
Banchory Scout treasurer retires after 34 years of service
 
     
 
Medical innovation centre to bring 100 'high-value' jobs to Glasgow city region and generate £200m
Medical innovation centre to bring 100 'high-value' jobs to Glasgow city region and generate £200m
 
     
 
Heriot-Watt project aims to equip prisoners with entrepreneurial skills and address reconviction rate
Heriot-Watt project aims to equip prisoners with entrepreneurial skills and address reconviction rate
 
     
 
Cairngorms National Park could reach net zero well ahead of target
Cairngorms National Park could reach net zero well ahead of target
 
     
 
Santa arrives at Alford!
Santa arrives at Alford!
 
     
 
North and North-East farmers invited to new Monitor Farm meetings
North and North-East farmers invited to new Monitor Farm meetings
 
     
 
Aberdeenshire artists to feature at Celtic Connections 2023
Aberdeenshire artists to feature at Celtic Connections 2023
 
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
   
   
 
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