Two people have been arrested in connection with a number of robberies and attempted robberies in Edinburgh.

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It's a pioneering test that could be a game-changer for a quarter of stroke patients.



Scientists have found that around one in four people are resistant to the most commonly prescribed stroke medication - putting them at further risk.



Now they've come up with a simple way to identify them, and say lives could be saved simply by swapping them to another drug.



The test's being rolled out in two health board areas before it's launched across Scotland.

Lynne Rankin

The test is being rolled out in two health board areas before its launched across Scotland.

Scots scientists find way to test people for stroke medication resistance

The Scottish Government has accused UK ministers of being in complete disarray after the chancellor ruled out income tax rises for England and Wales.



Rachel Reeves had signalled she would break a manifesto promise and increase the tax in her budget.



However, she's abandoned the plan after the economic outlook appeared better than expected.

Political Correspondent

Ewan Petrie

The chancellor had signalled she would break a manifesto promise and increase the tax in her budget.

Holyrood accuses UK ministers of chaos after Reeves U-turn

From Taylor Swift to the cast of Still Game, the SEC Campus has brought some of the biggest entertainment to Scotland's largest city over the last 40 years.



As the site marks its anniversary, STV News takes a look back through the decades at the venues which have shaped Glasgow.

Journalist

Tara Fitzpatrick

STV News takes a look back through the decades at the venues which have shaped Glasgow.

SEC celebrating 40 years of entertaining the nation

The Christmas we know and enjoy is a time for family, food and presents, but for children living in Ukraine, almost four years since Russia's invasion, those comforts have never seemed so far away.



This year, a Tayside charity is sending a record number of festive boxes to the war-torn country, alongside its usual supplies of aid…



Volunteers hope to reach 2,000 children, with what they call "a hug from Scotland".

Fraser Nicoll

Volunteers hope to reach 2,000 children, with what they call 'a hug from Scotland'.

Tayside charity sending Christmas boxes to children in Ukraine

They're a forgotten part of the North East's musical heritage.



Instruments such as concertinas and button accordions were once commonly played in Scotland's bothies, but have since fallen out of favour.



However, a unique festival in Aberdeen this weekend is celebrating these long-lost musical traditions.

Anne Smith

Instruments such as concertinas and button accordions were once commonly played.

Unique festival celebrating Scotland’s forgotten instruments

People living in Caithness say it's vital a permanent operator is found for lifeline flights between Wick and Aberdeen after Eastern Airways went into administration.



Highland Council is seeking an operator to run the service until the Spring.



Those who rely on the airlink say a full time solution must be secured as soon as possible.

Nicola McAlley

Those who rely on the airlink say a full time solution must be secured as soon as possible.

‘Vital’ operator is found for lifeline flights, says Caithness residents

It’s been more than a week now since one of CalMac’s busiest ferry routes stopped taking cars.



A problem with the car-deck ventilation system on the Stornoway–Ullapool service has left many people, including those heading to medical appointments, stranded or forced onto long detours.

STV News

The Stornoway–Ullapool service is facing a problem with with the car-deck ventilation system.

One of CalMac’s busiest ferry routes still unable to take cars

A "paid assassin" has admitted the Hogmanay murder of a known gangland figure outside an Edinburgh pub.



Marc Webley was shot near the Anchor Inn, shortly before the bells two years ago.



His killer, Grant Hunter, had expected to be paid a "substantial sum" for carrying out the hit.



Two others have pled guilty to trying to help cover up the crime.

Lewis Michie

Marc Webley was shot near the Anchor Inn, shortly before the bells two years ago.

‘Paid assassin’ pleads guilty to Hogmanay gangland shooting

Scotland is bracing itself for a difficult flu season this winter, the health secretary is warning, as he laid out plans to prepare the NHS for the tough, colder months.



An extra £20m for social care will be provided, in a bid to reduce delayed discharges and hospital admissions.



But those working in the strained social care sector say they're already struggling to meet demand.

Political Reporter

Laura Alderman

Those working in the strained social care sector say they're already struggling to meet demand.

Scotland bracing for difficult flu season, warns health secretary

Around 1,000 electric bikes are being rolled out across Glasgow in a new cycle hire scheme.



Voi e-bikes are replacing the previous Next Bike service.



The company says they will be available 24/7 at more than 100 locations across the city.



The local council says the scheme will improve access to sustainable transport.

Rahim Cham

Voi e-bikes are replacing the previous Next Bike service.

Electric bikes roll out across Glasgow for new cycle hire scheme

Residents at a block of flats in Edinburgh are demanding answers after what they say is a case of serious neglect by the council to keep their homes safe.



People living in Westfield Court in Gorgie say they’ve suffered sewage leaks, falling masonry and increased fire risks.

Laura Piper

Residents say they’ve suffered sewage leaks, falling masonry and increased fire risks.

Council block residents demand answers over ‘serious neglect’

The interim principal of Dundee University is rejecting accusations that he misled staff about the threat of compulsory redundancies.



The University and College Union says employees were made to believe job losses would be limited to voluntary - after being granted millions of pounds in government funding.

Callum Clark

The University and College Union says employees were made to believe job losses would be limited to voluntary.

Dundee Uni boss denies misleading staff about redundancy threat

Inverness Women's Aid are urging Highland Council to provide more clarity on their future funding, amid fears their refuge could face closure.



The local authority is currently reviewing its spend on domestic abuse services.



The charity fears a change in funding could impact what is, for many, a lifeline service.

Highland Council is currently reviewing their spend on domestic abuse services.

Women’s aid charity calls on council for funding clarity

Tents set on fire and sleeping bags urinated on. That’s the reality for those sleeping rough on our streets.



As Scotland continues to grapple with a housing crisis, those without a place to call home say they’re facing violence and abuse every day.



One charity told STV News that in the past six months alone, eleven people they support have died on the streets of Edinburgh and they fear that as winter approaches, more lives will be lost.



STV News hears from those experiencing homelessness who wanted to tell their story.

Amie Flett

One charity told STV News, that in the past six months alone, eleven people they support have died.

Rough sleeping in Scotland’s capital laid bare by homeless community

The chief constable of Police Scotland has insisted that no cases of rape carried out by men who identified as women have been recorded as female crimes.



But Jo Farrell admitted the force had given out "mixed messages" on its policy of recording the gender of offenders.



Appearing before a Holyrood committee, she said offences of all types will now be logged with biological sex rather than self-identification.

Senior Reporter

Gordon Chree

Farrell said offences of all types will now be logged with biological sex rather than self-identification.

Police head insists all rape case perpetrators recorded as male

The Prime Minister insists he never authorised an attack on cabinet colleagues.



Sir Keir Starmer says late night briefings from Downing Street claiming there is a plot to oust him are unacceptable.



The First Minister believes the speculation around a leadership challenge shows the Labour Party is riven with internal dissent.

The First Minister believes the speculation shows the Labour Party is riven with internal dissent.

Starmer insists he did not authorise attack on cabinet

A project in Glasgow's East End is trying to prove that affordable childcare is one of Scotland’s most powerful tools for tackling child poverty.



The Calton Demonstration of Change is testing new, community-based ways to help families move out of poverty.



STV News went along to one of their sessions

Vidushi Tiwari

The Calton Demonstration of Change is testing new, community-based ways to help families move out of poverty.

Project hoping to show affordable childcare tool to tackle poverty

Edinburgh councillors will consider taking measures to force the owners of an Art Deco former cinema in Portobello into making repairs to the crumbling building.



Campaigners had asked the local authority to take action - they hope to eventually buy it themselves to turn it into a community venue.



The existing owners argue it is beyond repair.

Campaigners hope to eventually buy it themselves to turn it into a community venue.

Council considering forcing owners to repair crumbling cinema

A public meeting drew a crowd of more than 600 people last night, amid concern about a green energy project that could impact a 20 mile stretch of the Moray Firth.



Most gathered in Findhorn for the meeting, others watched on a video link.



The developer hopes to pioneer a so-called "flow-park", to help with the construction of offshore windfarms.

Iain Ramage

Most gathered in Findhorn for the meeting, others watched on a video link.

Hundreds attend public meeting over concern for green energy project

The widow of an Elgin bus driver who died after being attacked by a 15-year-old boy says the Scottish Government must change guidelines after being told he could be released early.



Keith Rollinson suffered a cardiac arrest after the attack. The youngster pleaded guilty to culpable homicide.



Now, Keith's widow has been told the teenager could be freed after being in custody for less than three years.

Keith Rollinson suffered a cardiac arrest after being attacked by a 15-year-old boy.

Widow of bus driver who died after attack calls for guidelines change

Is Scotland facing a cardiac crisis?



Charities say new figures released today show 20,000 people are waiting for a first appointment with a specialist, and demand is rising



As winter pressures begin to bite, the Health Secretary told STV News extra funding is helping to bring waiting lists down.



STV News has been speaking to one woman who suffered a major heart attack after spending months on a waiting list.

STV News spoke to one woman who suffered a major heart attack after spending months on a waiting list.

20,000 people on waiting list for cardiac treatment, new figures show

Scotland's justice secretary, Angela Constance, admits she is worried, after the latest round of early releases began in prisons this morning.



The emergency scheme is designed to ease pressure on prison staff, as the number of inmates hit another record high.



Almost 1,000 are due to walk free over the next six months.



Victims who are feeling anxious are being urged to sign up to a notification scheme.

The emergency scheme is designed to ease pressure on prison staff.

Almost 1,000 prisoners to be set free under early release scheme

Scotland fell silent today in honour of those who have lost their lives in conflicts across the world.



As members of the Armed forces joined the public for Armistice events around the country, STV News met with veterans as they remembered those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

STV News met with veterans as they remembered those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Remembrance services held across Scotland to mark Armistice Day

It's a devastating diagnosis - being told you have breast cancer, which has spread elsewhere in your body and can't be cured.



But we don't know how many women in Scotland are in that situation because official statistics for it are not recorded.



Now campaigners are calling for that data to be collected, which they say will help make patients feel they're no longer invisible.

Campaigners say it will help make patients feel they're no longer invisible.

Campaigners call for secondary breast cancer cases to be recorded

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