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UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne has been branded ‘brazen and dishonest’ after insisting that he was never an opponent of nuclear energy.

News that the coalition government is to lift the ban on local authorities selling surplus energy to the National Grid has prompted calls from the SNP for immediate reform of the discriminatory connection charging regime.

Following reports this morning that the Con/Dem Government were planning to snatch the milk from the mouths of Scotland’s children by scrapping the Nursery Milk Scheme, “Downing Street sources” then said that the coalition government have u-turned on the public health minister's plans – plunging the coalition government into “a milk shake” of disarray.

The NHS and SNP Government are suceeding in the fight against superbugs as new figures showed significant falls in deaths related to MRSA and c.difficile over the last year.

SNP MEP Alyn Smith has today called for a full inquiry into the genetics of agriculture following the row over a cloned cow.

The SNP today congratulated Scotland's students as passes for highers reached record levels and the first students received the new baccalaureate awards in science and languages.

Questions have been raised over why Scottish, Welsh and Irish firms have not benefited more from lucrative Olympic construction contracts after a parliamentary question revealed Scottish firms were missing out on millions.

Plans for a Green investment bank, to channel public and private sector investment into energy infrastructure should include basing the bank in Scotland.

The SNP have said Scottish Water should stay in public hands, a view shared by the Scottish people. The SNP confirmed it had no plans to change its status.

David Miliband’s admission that Labour could be out of power for a long time in line with historical precedent is a timely reminder that Labour would let down Scotland's voters like they did in the 1980s.