December has arrived and so has the Scottish Budget. This week the Scottish Government will set out their preliminary spending plans for the year ahead.
First Minister John Swinney has been challenged in the Scottish Parliament over the dramatic decision by health chiefs in Lothian to close an entire hospital for six months for urgent repairs.
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