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Police Scotland have arrested five people amid an investigation into claims Lazio supporters made fascist gestures and chants in Glasgow ahead of last night's match against Celtic.

A six-year-old boy has forgotten nearly everything he has learned in his short life after being struck down with dementia.

Opposition parties have pledged to block Boris Johnson’s bid for a snap election after the Prime Minister called on MPs they could no longer “hold the country hostage” over Brexit.

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A former SNP depute leadership candidate - who was one of the driving forces behind the so-called independence 'Plan B' - is stepping down from his role as leader of the party's group on Inverclyde council.

A man who defecated in a takeaway box and threw it on a train carriage, with some of the faeces landing on a passenger, has been given a suspended jail sentence, police said.

There is a postcode lottery in Scotland on the uptake of free school meals prompting a warning that “universal provision does not have a universal reach.”

Boris Johnson has offered opposition MPs more time to scrutinise legislation that would implement his Brexit deal - provided that they vote for a general election.

Around 100 seal pups have been welcomed on a Scottish island as birthing season approaches its peak.