41 minutes ago SNP to be biggest party at Holyrood election as Scottish Labour to lose seats

Analysis by polling expert John Curtice suggested the SNP would win 51 seats, will Labour would win 16.

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15 hours ago Janette Manrara enjoys family time after Wynne Evans booted off Strictly tour

Janette Manrara has been focusing on her family time in the wake of Strictly Come Dancing star Wynne Evans stepping down from the BBC show's live tour

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4 hours ago Renewables investment fears over Labour's energy price plan that would cut Scots' bills

The Labour government is weighing up cutting energy bills for Scots or keeping renewables investments on track.

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18 hours ago Princess Anne wraps up warm as she greets rugby players ahead of the Scotland v Italy Six Nations clash in Edinburgh

The Princess Royal, 74, who is patron of the Scottish Rugby Union, met those competing for the Cuttitta Cup in Edinburgh on Saturday.

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4 hours ago How late film director David Lynch is helping Scottish refugees and those dealing with trauma

Refugees and those dealing with trauma in Glasgow have opened up on how meditation - and a connection to the late film director David Lynch - is helping them to turn their lives around

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82 minutes ago How Keir Starmer used Shakespearean actress to help him get over 'stage fright' as she admits Labour leader would 'shut down' when out of his comfort zone

The premier first called in communications coach Leonie Mellinger in 2017 as he set his sights on becoming Labour's next leader.

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8 hours ago Care providers set to descend on Westminster next month to demand Government plug '£2billion funding shortfall' following Autumn Budget

Nearly 3,000 in the sector united for the first time to warn that Labour 's policies had left adult social care on the brink of collapse and in need of at least £2 billion in immediate aid.

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19 hours ago Livingston bosses launch probe after first team player racially targeted online

The club issued a statement expressing their anger after one of their players was the target of a racist post on social media.

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5 hours ago Euan McColm: Keir Starmer's refusal to address damage of Brexit is down to fear of Nigel Farage

While the public is now convinced leaving EU was a mistake, the Prime Minister won’t acknowledge it in case it opens the door to Reform in some Labour constituencies

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97 minutes ago Gen Z is in thrall to TikTok’s Pied Piper of populism. We must fight to break the spell | Alison Phillips

A survey found that young people admitted finding democracy dull against the toxic glamour of strongman politics‘DYOR.” That’s what they say. That’s Do Your Own Research, for those of us not quite meeting the 13- to 28-year-old gen Z age bracket. It’s a common refrain when one of them finds their truth challenged.So I set out on some DYOR regarding the report last week that most gen Zers were in favour of the UK becoming a dictatorship. The study, commissioned by Channel 4, has been described broadly as “shocking”, “worrying” and “bleak”. Yet for anyone with daily interaction with that generation, it would probably be better described as – “fairly predictable”. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago Covid chief attacks Labour after AstraZeneca axes its plan for £450million vaccine site

Former head of the Covid Vaccine Task Force Dr Clive Dix accused ministers of a 'fatuous argument', claiming the country is in a worse position to produce vaccines than 2020.

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23 hours ago The 10 most unbelievable transfers in Scottish football history as Jefte to Chelsea the latest eyebrow raiser

Some of them actually happened and some of them were links to some of the biggest names in the game we still talk about

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5 hours ago Craig Mallon private detectives to hand over info on 'new witnesses' to death of Scot in Spain

A team led by retired Strathclyde Police detective David Swindle have been probing the case of Craig Mallon, who was killed in Lloret de Mar in 2012.

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2 hours ago Airport expansion puts the government on the flight path to years of trouble and strife

On top of the added levels of noise and air pollution, there’s the non-trivial matter of demolishing hundreds of homes, diverting several waterways and rerouting a long stretch of the M25Ladies and gentlemen, the captain has illuminated the “fasten seat belts” sign. Not only have Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves run into severe turbulence over Heathrow, the flight deck deliberately steered the Labour plane into storm clouds. That’s an interesting choice for a government that was already buffeted by serious unpopularity and it’s a choice that a lot of their own party are struggling to explain to themselves. Anger about the chancellor’s new commitment to back the expansion of the London airport and others is mingled with bewilderment. A lot of Labour people are scratching their heads trying to work out why she wants to burn political capital on a hugely contentious project that couldn’t possibly be complete until long after she’s done at the Treasury and Sir Keir is gone from Number...

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17 hours ago Britain hands £67m Brexit contract to firm at centre of Post Office IT scandal

Exclusive: Lord Arbuthnot, who campaigned for wrongly convicted sub postmasters, said it sent the message the country ‘doesn’t care about the unethical behaviour shown by Fujitsu’

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26 hours ago ‘I don’t like corporate boxes’: Jeremy and Ben Corbyn on Arsenal, coaching and Starmer

The former Labour leader and his son reveal how football changed their family, and discuss the pleasure and pain that comes from loving such a voraciously capitalist sportLast Saturday morning, with the biting cold and bright sunshine providing a perfect day for football, Jeremy Corbyn climbed off his bicycle at Tufnell Park playing fields. I joked about a red bike being appropriate for his politics and his beloved Arsenal but Corbyn just smiled and gazed at the teeming pitches.His eldest son, Ben, is a scout for the Arsenal academy and runs the London Football School which coaches around a thousand young footballers. They range in age from three to 18 and there are 42 LFS teams. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Scots 'beastie House' paedos could take part in probe to stop sadistic abuse happening again

Members of the vile paedophile gang could be asked to take part in a learning review to identify how the crimes were missed by authorities.

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3 hours ago Does Labour really think Trump is a better bet than the EU? | William Keegan

Rachel Reeves is all for growth; her party and the country needs it. But still we hear nothing about the most obvious solution In 1935, Sinclair Lewis wrote a satirical book, It Can’t Happen Here, about a lying demagogue, Buzz Windrip, who rises to power and transforms the American scene for the worse within months.There were fears of parallels with the plot of the book when Trump first became president. This time, the fears are far more serious, as Trump’s barrage of executive orders challenges the constitutional checks and balances designed by the founding fathers to inhibit the autocratic desires of a future wrong’un becoming president. Continue reading...

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18 hours ago Kemi Badenoch's top team ran departments that gave £20k a minute to fraudsters

New analysis reveals that since 2019, over £44 billion of taxpayer money was lost to fraud in departments under the Tories - often while they were run by members of Ms Badenoch's Shadow Cabinet

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28 hours ago The transfer window champions are crowned as Jury sends Celtic back to the future

The Jury debate the big talking points in Scottish football

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5 hours ago Cammy Day victim 'invited to disgraced council chief's caravan' claims bosses ignored complaints

Cammy Day quit last month, hours after we revealed allegations that he sexually harassed vulnerable Ukrainians fleeing war.

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28 hours ago How slow tourism visitors have proven a £1m goldmine for Scottish Highland communities

The growing movement of ‘slow tourism’ offers a counterbalance to ‘overtourism’ in Scotland

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5 hours ago Sheku Bayoh probe must look at all factors as police chief takes court action

Mail Opinion says it is essential that by the conclusion everything possible is known so that every possible lesson can be learned.

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4 hours ago Reeves’s Heathrow expansion plans leave Labour’s green agenda grounded

The chancellor’s apparent volte-face in backing a third runway has left many in her party disillusioned and led them to label it as an act of desperationIn 2020, Rachel Reeves, the MP for Leeds West and Pudsey, was clear why she opposed expansion of nearby Leeds Bradford airport. It would, she said, “significantly increase air and noise pollution”, so on environmental grounds, it should not happen.By the autumn of 2021, as shadow chancellor, Reeves was the senior Labour figure chosen to lead her party’s hugely ambitious plans for a green industrial revolution. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Mexico and Canada hit back with counter tariff retaliation as Trump sparks new trade war

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau both announced their own levies on Saturday

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7 hours ago Mexico and Canada announce tariff retaliations as Trump sparks new trade war

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau both announced their own levies on Saturday

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10 hours ago 'Terrifying' rise in number of Scottish pupils using dangerous weapons in schools

Fresh tragedy feared unless action is taken to halt ‘collapse in discipline’ in nation’s schools

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7 hours ago Labour could lose more MPs to Nigel Farage's Reform Party than the Conservatives will, mega

Labour could lose several more seats to Nigel Farage's Reform UK than the Conservatives, a new poll found. 

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13 hours ago Mother, 29, beat son to death because he didn't do his chores, police say

The woman is being held in the King County Jail on a $3 million bail

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10 hours ago Starmer must ‘fire starting gun’ on customs union as he meets EU leaders – Davey

Sir Ed Davey said a deal with the EU could strengthen the UK against the risk of American trade tariffs.

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13 hours ago Ricky Gervais warns PM Starmer to get a move on over sick 'hunting trophies' ban

The comedian has urged the Labour Government to set a date to finally ban trophy hunting in Britain. Gervais has garnered widespread support from colleagues the likes of Dame Judi Dench, Ozzy Osborne and more

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10 hours ago Angela Rayner was 'ready to launch coup' against Keir Starmer over reshuffle spat

A book on the rise to power of Sir Keir Starmer has revealed more on the prime minister’s relationship with Angela Rayner after the party's loss in 2021 Hartlepool by-election

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14 hours ago Missing Aberdeen sisters search team captured in poignant pictures as second body recovered

Police have thanked "everyone who has assisted" with their investigation into the disappearance of Eliza and Henrietta Huszti.

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10 hours ago Trump signs order with retaliation clause imposing aggressive tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China: Live

Further tariffs being considered for European Union and for energy, metals, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductor sectors

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19 hours ago Nightlife expert issues grim pub warning as price change branded 'empty gesture'

A nightlife expert has slammed Labour's bid to reduce pint prices by an average of 1p as an 'empty gesture', fearing the nation's boozers face a barrage of other rising costs

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15 hours ago Tories urge Starmer not to accept more EU influence amid drive for closer ties

Kemi Badenoch challenged the Prime Minister to meet five ‘tests’ of maintaining UK sovereignty following Brexit.

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21 hours ago Trump won't visit Washington DC plane crash site because it's 'the water': 'You want me to go swimming?’

The president said on Thursday he would be meeting with some of the families of victims of the tragedy, but did not specify when

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16 hours ago People who backed remain ‘shouldn’t be allowed to vote’, Reform rally hears

John Elliott, a businessman who has given his support to the party, shared a stage with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage as he made the claim.

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21 hours ago Man arrested after car didn't stop amid police pursuit through Glasgow

The incident lead to a serious crash.

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16 hours ago PlayStation jibe from Rangers hero Kris Boyd before my Hearts stint is everything wrong with Scottish football

Ian Cathro's appointment at Tynecastle in 2016 was slammed by Boyd and other figures in Scottish football

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22 hours ago 8 deeply troubling things Donald Trump did on his 12th day back in the White House

Donald Trump yesterday oversaw some of the most chilling - and probably illegal - actions ever taken by a US President. Also, he emptied some reservoirs for no reason

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17 hours ago DAN HODGES: Our politicians fawn over King Donald. But he only respects those who take a stand

It had become a crowded and competitive field. But last week, Suella Braverman snatched the award for the most cringe-making attempt to ingratiate herself with Donald Trump.

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22 hours ago Aung San Suu Kyi’s son pleads with Myanmar's military dictatorship to free his mother

Kim Aris calls for release of ‘last flame of hope for democracy’ in the country

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17 hours ago 'It was one of our best skates' says Scottish ice dancer despite medal disappointment at Europeans

Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby also placed fifth in the pairs competition

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22 hours ago Celtic eye £8m UCL striker, Rangers star is Serie A target, Hearts not finished yet

Latest Scottish transfer rumours

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17 hours ago Pentagon removes New York Times, NPR and more from workspaces as part of ‘rotation program’

One America News, Breitbart and the New York Post will take desks from NBC, NPR and the New York TimesThe Trump administration’s program to shake up media representation at official briefings and press calls in Washington is set to affect the Pentagon, with credentialed media being rotated out of assigned workspaces for media newcomers.The conservative-leaning One America News Network is set to replace NBC News, Breitbart will be given space held by National Public Radio, the New York Post has been offered the New York Times’ workspace and HuffPost will replace Politico. Continue reading...

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23 hours ago I feared I would die in my sleep despite only being in my 20s: SARFRAZ MANZOOR reveals how the sudden death of his father left him obsessed that he'd go to bed and never wake up

Traumatised by the sudden loss of his father, Sarfraz Manzoor grew terrified of perishing alone while away from his family. His salvation? A professional wake-up call

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18 hours ago Trump's aggressive tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China begin today after president admits it may cause ‘disruption’: Live

Further tariffs being considered for European Union and for energy, metals, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductor sectors

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26 hours ago 'After the sudden loss of my father, I was terrified I would die in my sleep. Here's how I finally fixed my insomnia'

Traumatised by the sudden loss of his father, Sarfraz Manzoor grew terrified of perishing alone while away from his family. His salvation? A professional wake-up call

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18 hours ago Quarter of young people are making the same dangerous food storage change to save money

Official data from the Food Standards Agency show the number of young people taking dangerous measures to cope with rising energy costs - which campaigners say is "beyond messed up"

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27 hours ago Scotsman Obituaries: George Massie, chartered architect, town planner and booster of Scottish businesses

George Massie FRIA RIBA MRTPI, chartered architect and town planner. Born: March 1947. Died: 20 November 2024, aged 77

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