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1. UK to enter talks on joining EU’s £78 billion loan for Ukraine

   Sir Keir Starmer will push for closer ties with the bloc at the European Political Community summit in Armenia.

2. Scottish Greens propose railcard for all

   The Scottish Greens have announced plans to introduce a new green commuter railcard.

3. Wooden platform found hidden under Neolithic artificial island in loch

   The island is situated in a loch on the Isle of Lewis.

4. Tens of thousands could benefit from one-minute cancer jab on the NHS

   Until now, patients have had to spend hours on a drip to get the drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to treat their cancer.

5. Put mental health on same footing as physical health, say psychiatrists

   The Royal College of Psychiatry in Scotland said the country is ‘failing some of its most unwell citizens’.

6. Cybercriminals struggling to adopt AI in their work, research suggests

   Researchers analysed discussions from the CrimeBB database.

7. Scottish Labour could drop to just 13 MSPs, poll suggests

   If the poll’s findings come to pass, Scottish Labour will not win a single constituency seat and rely only on the regional list for MSPs.

8. Majority of adults who are single ‘could not cope with an unexpected £850 bill’

   People who live alone are typically spending more than £1,200 a month on fixed costs alone, Aviva said.

9. Five suggestions to help households stretch their summer holiday budgets further

   Some new financial habits could help households to bolster their budgets for the costly summer months.

10. Candidates vying to replace PM like ‘auditions for Labour Celebrity Traitors’

    SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn hit out at the ‘squabbling’ and ‘political infighting’ in Sir Keir Starmer’s party.