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Angus Cochrane

@_Anguscchrn

Senior political journalist @BBCScotlandNews @anguscchrn.bsky.social

 Glasgow, Scotland
Joined November 2010
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Smoking ban in Scotland's pubs was a 'PR war' - but has it saved lives? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gj…
Smoking ban in Scotland's pubs was a 'PR war' - but has it saved lives?

Smoking ban in Scotland's pubs was a 'PR war' - but has it saved lives?

Exactly 20 years ago, Scotland became the first part of the UK to outlaw smoking in bars, restaurants and offices.

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'I can't lift a bag into an overhead locker but I climbed K2' bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62n…
'I can't put a bag in an overhead locker but I climbed K2'

'I can't put a bag in an overhead locker but I climbed K2'

Fuelled by loss, injury and jelly beans, Kirsty Mack tells of how she conquered the world's second-highest peak.

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Overtourism: Does Edinburgh's Royal Mile need 72 gift shops?

Overtourism: Does Edinburgh's Royal Mile need 72 gift shops?

People living in the area say they are seeing the overtourism problems being experienced across Europe.

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How could the assisted dying law work in Scotland? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jg…
How could Holyrood's assisted dying law work in Scotland?

How could Holyrood's assisted dying law work in Scotland?

The Scottish Parliament will soon decide whether to allow terminally-ill adults to end their lives.

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Harvie to stand down as Scottish Green co-leader bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly1…
Patrick Harvie to stand down as Scottish Green co-leader

Patrick Harvie to stand down as Scottish Green co-leader

The MSP is the longest-serving party chief at Holyrood, having been in the role for almost 17 years.

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Ex-Tory leader Douglas Ross to stand down as MSP bbc.in/4iME9Z5
Douglas Ross: Former Scottish Tory leader to stand down as MSP

Douglas Ross: Former Scottish Tory leader to stand down as MSP

The former Scottish Conservative leader has signalled he will seek to return to Westminster as an MP.

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Ex-SNP chief Peter Murrell in court charged with embezzlement bbc.in/41yE57W

Nicola Sturgeon no longer a suspect in SNP finances investigation

The former first minister's husband Peter Murrell has appeared in court charged with embezzlement.

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Former Labour MSP quits party over welfare cuts bbc.in/41ZCd8h

Former Labour MSP Neil Findlay quits party over welfare cuts

A Scottish Labour frontbencher has also criticised UK government plans to cut £5bn a year from social security spending.

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'We can finally return to Syria, but this island is our home' @_Anguscchrn and I went to Bute last week to speak with Syrians settled on the island after fleeing civil war a decade ago. More ➡️ bbc.in/4kjD0cB

'We can finally return to Syria, but this island is our home'

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Bute has welcomed 125 Syrian refugees over the past decade. The fall of Assad's regime has given those who fled a glimmer of hope of returning. But it has also posed the question of where home truly lies. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ge…
'We can finally return to Syria, but this island is our home'

'We can finally return to Syria, but this island is our home'

For the first time, Syrians fleeing civil war have a chance of returning home. But do those settled on Bute want to?

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'We can finally return to Syria, but this island is our home' bbc.in/4h30Gz7

'We can finally return to Syria, but this island is our home'

For the first time, Syrians fleeing civil war have a chance of returning home. But do those settled on Bute want to?

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Swinney attacks Trump's Gaza 'take over' plans bbc.in/411809J
Swinney attacks Trump's Gaza 'take over' plans as 'ethnic cleansing'

Swinney attacks Trump's Gaza 'take over' plans as 'ethnic cleansing'

The first minister says the idea Palestinians should be removed from Gaza is "unacceptable and dangerous".

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BREAKING: Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell to end marriage bbc.in/3E29ebz
Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell to end marriage

Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell to end marriage

Sturgeon says she and the former SNP chief executive have been separated for "some time".

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Scottish Budget set to pass with Labour abstaining bbc.in/4a8g8Iv
Scottish Budget set to pass with Labour abstaining

Scottish Budget set to pass with Labour abstaining

SNP ministers will have the votes they need after Anas Sarwar says his party will not vote down the government's plans.

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London Review of Books@LRB18 Dec 2024
‘Large-scale change to the motorway is impossible without large-scale political reform. The council is too weak and too poor.’ Richard J. Williams on the problem of Glasgow’s M8: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n23/…
Richard J. Williams · Short Cuts: Motorway Cities

Richard J. Williams · Short Cuts: Motorway Cities

When the Glasgow section of the M8 opened on 4 February 1972 a handful of students from the nearby Glasgow School of Art...

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Scottish government to ban WhatsApp for official business bbc.in/3VHPsbF
Scottish government to ban WhatsApp for official business

Scottish government to ban WhatsApp for official business

The announcement comes after it was revealed ministers deleted messages exchanged during the pandemic.

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Labour council leader quits over alleged messages bbc.in/3Bgrf5b
Cammy Day: Edinburgh council leader quits over alleged messages

Cammy Day: Edinburgh council leader quits over alleged messages

Police are investigating Edinburgh councillor Cammy Day following an allegation of inappropriate behaviour.

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BREAKING: Scottish government vows to mitigate two-child benefit cap bbc.in/4eXiwT3
Two-child benefit: SNP government vows to scrap cap

Two-child benefit: SNP government vows to scrap cap

Finance Secretary Shona Robison also announced plans to change the income tax system in her Budget speech.

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'There is nowhere left to cut,' say charities facing the National Insurance hike. One charity boss describes it as the 'death knell' for social care, while hospices say they may have to turn patients away. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vl…
Charities facing National Insurance hike have 'nowhere left to cut'

Charities facing National Insurance hike have 'nowhere left to cut'

Hospices say they could have to turn patients away, while social care groups say they may have to let staff go.

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UK government not considering Scottish visa to attract migrants bbc.in/3Ub6yOq
UK government not considering Scottish visa to attract migrants

UK government not considering Scottish visa to attract migrants

Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to transfer powers to the Scottish government to help address labour shortages.

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