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A 25-year-old teacher who had sex with a secondary school student has been sentenced to three years in prison, with the final two suspended.

Nicola Sturgeon believes a second independence will happen within her 2020 timetable, as she insisted that Jeremy Corbyn will approve it if he becomes Prime Minister.

Richard Leonard has refused to rule out a second referendum on Scottish independence if Labour takes power at Westminster, but insisted such a vote would not be a priority if Jeremy Corbyn was to enter Downing Street.

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The first televised election debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn has been set for November 19.

A former Liberal Democrat councillor who became the first female provost of Fife has announced she will vote SNP in the UK’s most marginal constituency.

Scottish Conservatives have dismissed the possibility of an alliance with the Brexit Party.

Donald Trump has made a dramatic intervention in the general election campaign, questioning whether a UK-US trade deal is possible under Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal and warning against electing Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister.

Before Donald Trump moved into the White House, it would have been unthinkable for a US President to intervene in a British general election.