39 h. ago SNP opposition to new nuclear 'actively costing Scotland millions in investment'

Gregor Poynton has written to Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes asking her to stop "Scotland being left behind by outdated SNP dogma".

Economics

43 h. ago Grave fears for woman missing in SA outback for 16 days as search renewed

Police are expanding aerial searches near where the abandoned car of 41-year-old Trisha Graf was foundGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSouth Australian police hold grave fears for a woman missing in the outback for 16 days and have renewed search efforts near where her car was found abandoned.Trisha Graf was last seen in the early hours of Friday 12 December in the Roxby Downs area, 510km north of Adelaide. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago French union say 'non' to migrant crackdown as drive to impose new hardline tactics stalls over police safety fears

Unions representing the officers have blocked plans for police to stop dinghies by using tactics such as jamming the propellers, saying they could face prosecution if any migrants died as a result.

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7 d. ago Canada bill targeting refugees feared to signal new era of US

Bill C-12 includes many changes around border security along with new ineligibility rules for refugee claimantsCanada’s Liberal government is pushing through sweeping new legislation targeting refugees that observers fear will usher in a new era of US-style border policies, fueling xenophobia and the scapegoating of immigrants.Bill C-12, or Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, includes many changes around border security along with new ineligibility rules for refugee claimants. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Fears black cab rapist John Worboys will walk free after police drop rape probe

Detectives in Lancashire have dropped a probe into one of Britain's worst serial sex offenders over a historic allegation of rape, paving the way for him to walk free

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1 week ago Voices: ‘I don’t regret opting out’: Readers on why skipping family gatherings can be the best Christmas gift

Our community say the best Christmas is on your own terms – and advise those who don’t get on with their relatives to ditch stressful family gatherings and set clear boundaries

Politics

1 week ago Why Scotland's high streets are dying while their European counterparts thrive

Two decades of SNP inaction, for fear of doing anything radical, has left Scotland’s retail sector in a dismal state but it does not have to be like this

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1 week ago Rochdale grooming police whistleblower Maggie Oliver said she feared being jailed but decided 'speaking the truth was more important than my job'

The former Greater Manchester Police officer has told of the 'almost impossible' move she made over force failures to tackle widespread child grooming and sex abuse.

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1 week ago Spanish police search laboratory in African swine fever leak fears

African swine fever, while harmless to humans, is often fatal to pigs and wild boars

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1 week ago Police detain seven men in Sydney over fear of ‘violent act being planned’

Heavily armed tactical operation officers intercepted two cars on a busy street with images showing suspects cable-tied on the side of the roadPolice have detained seven men in connection with possible planned violence in Sydney’s south-west.Tactical operations police had responded to “information received that a violent act was possibly being planned” on Thursday evening, a NSW Police spokesperson said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'No pubs, no party': Warning business rates could leave no pubs left to show Scotland in the World Cup

The Scottish Government is being told business rates are making the difference between businesses keeping their heads above the water and drowning.

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1 week ago Voices: I’m dreading Christmas with my family – we’re so different

The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

Society

1 week ago Met Police to restrict knife images on its social media over fears they cause serious harm

Under the updated policy, images of seized knives will only be published when ‘absolutely necessary’ to inform the public

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1 week ago Emma Caldwell family lawyer says Police Scotland cannot be excluded from the inquiry into the police investigation

Aamer Anwar, who has urged Justice minister Angela Constance to review and clarify the scope of the inquiry, led by Lord Scott, to ensure the decisions of Police Scotland and the Crown Office after 2013 are examined.

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2 w. ago Ex Sunday Mail editor who named Emma Caldwell killer says actions of all police and prosecutors must be included in inquiry

The probe into Emma Caldwell's murder was only reopened after the Sunday Mail exposed Packer as the forgotten suspect in April 2015, on the 10th anniversary of her death.

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2 w. ago German police arrest a suspect amid fears of another Christmas market terror attack

Man held by German anti-terror police amid fears of another terror attack on a Christmas market

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2 w. ago Gang war firebomb thug flees to Morocco for luxury life after waging terror on capital

The man left Scotland earlier this year as Police Scotland started arresting people amid their probe into the gang war.

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2 w. ago Emma Caldwell’s mother says inquiry into daughter’s murder ‘set up to fail’

Lord Scott KC has been appointed to chair an inquiry into the 27-year-old’s death in 2005.

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2 w. ago At least 10 dead 'including minors' as two gunmen open fire at Bondi Beach Jewish festival

Police have confirmed there are "multiple fatalities" after the gun horror on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. It is feared at least 10 people, including children and police officer, are dead

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2 w. ago At least 12 dead 'including minors' as two gunmen open fire at Bondi Beach Jewish festival

Police have confirmed there are "multiple fatalities" after the gun horror on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. It is feared at least 10 people, including children and police officer, are dead

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