Number of absent pupils in Scottish schools ‘sky-high’ since pandemic
Scottish pupils have also fallen behind their English counterparts in literacy, maths and science

Scottish pupils have also fallen behind their English counterparts in literacy, maths and science
Amy Fisken, 28, blamed the stress of her final-year studies for helping herself to money raised through ticket sales
Cammy Day quits as head of Edinburgh city council after allegations he made inappropriate contact over social media
Russell Findlay accuses former first minister of using Covid to ‘create division and further her own selfish political obsession’
Prof Iain Gillespie steps down amid outrage at ‘truly upsetting’ spending on visit abroad at a time of financial woe
Labour forced to fend off questions why it is not taking similar action across UK
Policy abandoned after unions complain and several officers take legal action against force
Prime Minister says move is ‘not a silver bullet’ to tackle child poverty
Philosophy lecturer Joseph Millum says maintaining myth around St Nick is ‘parenting by lying’
Nicola Sturgeon’s administration brought in measure that had opposite of desired effect, creating property shortage and rise in rents
Scottish Tory leader says the ‘thank you’ to workers for paying more tax than elsewhere in UK is worth ‘roughly £1 per month’
Scottish Tory leader continues to show Holyrood he is very different proposition to previous incumbents
Former boss of BBC Children in Need quit over grants awarded to controversial transgender charity
Scottish Tories claim SNP’s only vision for the NHS is ‘rehashing old promises they have already broken’
Party has ‘lost touch with reality’ by asking taxpayers to fund more handouts to large families, say Tories
Kathryn Hilton alleges she is the victim of sex discrimination after being ‘treated less favourably than her male colleagues’
Opposition parties urge common sense by ruling minority government ahead of spending plans announcement
Andrew Wilson calls for chief constable’s resignation over lack of progress in investigation of his father’s death in 2004
Other scams included promising cut-price Apple products
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