2 h. ago For Women Scotland snub key Scottish Parliament committee over Green MSP 'bigotry' comments

There have been several calls for Maggie Chapman MSP to be removed from Holyrood’s equalities, human rights and civil justice committee.

Politics

8 h. ago Green Scottish Government bonds could save £362m in replacing ScotRail's ageing trains

Green bonds from the Scottish Government could pay for new ScotRail trains, trade union leaders have claimed.

Politics

4 d. ago Brighton’s Carlos Baleba: ‘My dad said if I learn acrobatics it will help my timing’

Midfielder on overcoming Premier League nerves, adapting while grieving for his mum and what shaped his work ethicNot much fazes Carlos Baleba. The Brighton midfielder likes to spend his spare time watching horror films – “they don’t scare me; nothing has ever scared me” – or even dancing on his own to Mbolé music from his native Cameroon. “Sometimes I need to move my body,” Baleba says with a smirk.Thanks to a strict training regime that he began at the age of 10 under the watchful eye of his father, Eugene, Baleba has developed into one of the Premier League’s most imposing figures. The 21-year-old is tipped to become the latest big-money transfer to leave Brighton after Moisés Caicedo was sold to Chelsea for a British record £115m in the summer of 2023. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago New call for free train travel for every person over State Pension age to give them ‘true freedom’

An online petition argues that many older people can’t travel by train because fares are too high.

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7 d. ago Europe's race to rearm is pointless if its adversaries are waging war online | Johnny Ryan

Ireland holds the algorithm off-switch. Ursula von der Leyen must force Dublin to use itEurope is scrambling to remilitarise. The European Commission is raising a €150bn (£129bn) defence fund and is calling on EU countries to invest €650bn (£561bn) more. Germany has cast aside its government debt limit to invest hundreds of billions of euros in defence. Poland will train every male of fighting age for battle, and envisages an army 500,000 strong. Latvia’s president has urged the rest of Europe to conscript citizens, as Latvia does. Even neutral Ireland is buying combat jets. No wonder Europe’s defence industry is booming. In just a few months, the share prices of several big weapons manufacturers have nearly doubled and doubled again. But, despite this new martial pulse, the continent is still sleepwalking towards disaster.Europe can harden its shell and sharpen its claws, but it has done little to protect its soft underbelly against political manipulation. The US is capitulating to...

Events

1 week ago A quarter of Scottish kids don't play unsupervised in green spaces

A new survey reveals that a quarter of Scottish children aged 3–11 never play outside in green spaces unsupervised and neuroscientists say it could be damaging their development.

Politics

1 week ago The real reason why Trump had no option but to back down on tariffs

Business analysis: Government bonds ultimately appear to have forced the US president’s hand as confidence disintegrated

Politics

1 week ago Keir Starmer vows not to loosen Labour's fiscal rules despite UK borrowing costs soaring to their highest level since 1998 amid Donald Trump's tariffs carnage

The yield on a 30-year gilt, or a UK government bond, hit 5.518 per cent this morning, up 16 basis points and surpassing a previous 27-year high of 5.472 per cent set in January.

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1 week ago Trump tariffs threaten global growth and raise risk of ‘severe shocks’, says Bank of England

Levies have heaped pressure on government finances and increased chance of ‘further sharp correction’, report warnsTrump imposes new tariffs on dozens of partnersDramatic sell-off of US government bondsBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s sweeping tariffs have put global growth at risk, the Bank of England has warned, heaping pressure on government finances and increasing the likelihood of “severe shocks” to the financial system.The Bank’s financial policy committee (FPC) said its global risk environment had deteriorated and “uncertainty had intensified” since its last update in November, with US tariff announcements contributing to a “material increase in risks to global growth” and inflation levels. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago MSP flies flag for Scottish tourism and green holidays at Solway park

MSP Colin Smyth marked Scottish Tourism Month this spring with a visit to a family’s holiday park in his constituency which is pioneering green getaways.

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2 w. ago Netflix actor dies aged 44 after collapsing on treadmill while training at gym

Netflix star Vittorio Pirbazari, a body builder who has appeared in shows like Netflix's Dogs of Berlin, has sadly died after collapsing in a gym while running on a treadmill

Events

3 w. ago MSP makes Mother’s Day call urging UK Government to extend maternity pay

Scottish Green MSP Gillian Mackay said every new parent should have the chance to spend quality time with their baby.

Politics

3 w. ago Green light for £130m Scottish battery storage farm that can power 240,000 homes for two hours

“Battery storage sites such as Pond are going to have a huge role to play in achieving net zero” – Michael Newton, OnPath Energy

Economics