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The singing star is behind a programme that gives looked-after children a book every month up to the age of five. Chris Small reports

South Ayrshire tops the league for completing the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme, writes Chris Small

Scots have a natural desire for poetry, says their newly appointed makar. Here, she talks about about the poems and poets she most admires, engaging young people and what she hopes to achieve during her tenure.

But the SNP has the better policies on education, according to TESS hustings

Oil and gas companies are keen to promote job opportunities in the north-east, reports Chris Small