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The Scottish government has "no understanding" of the seriousness of the legal aid problem, a lawyer has said. The reaction follows a letter from from legal affairs minister Ash Regan to Ken Dalling, president of the Law Society of Scotland, and Julia McPartlin, president of the Scottish Solicitors

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A crowdfunder for a visa support service has been launched to bring people from the global south to Glasgow for the COP26. The COP26 Coalition, a civil society coalition supporting climate justice at the COP26 UN Climate Negotiations, aims to raise £20,000 to support 200 applicants.

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One hundred days ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, the Scottish government has set out how it will help meet the global goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change. The indicative Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) published today outlines Scotland’s contribution to preventing warming of mor

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Much of Scotland's "already strained" justice system will grind to a halt later this year because of the demand placed on resources by the COP26 in Glasgow – the biggest and most complex event ever held in Scotland. The conference, hosted by the UK government, will take place at the SEC i

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Police Scotland is preparing plans to deal with 300 arrests per day at the COP26 conference even though security costs have been slashed to £180 million, The Herald reports. Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins told MSPs at Holyrood that the singe force is in talks with the Crown Office o

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