2 h. ago Democrats plead with Trump to reconsider ‘reckless’ proposed travel ban targeting 43 countries

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Nationality is simply not correlated with threats to our security,’ reads a letter by Arizona Rep. Yassamin Ansari to the president, signed by 33 House Democrats

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3 h. ago John Swinney 'not surprised' Neil Findlay chose to quit Scottish Labour over benefits cut

The First Minister spoke out today after the Record revealed how a former MSP had resigned his Labour membership after 35 years.

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3 h. ago Judge grudgingly extends deadline for Trump administration to give details on deportation flights – live

US government has until noon ET Friday to either provide details of the flights or to invoke a doctrine shielding information on national security groundsDemocratic congressman Glenn Ivey told constituents at a town hall meeting in his Maryland district that Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s Democratic minority leader, should step down from his position after a bitter intraparty fight over government funding last week, HuffPost reports.Ivey is the first member of Congress to say Schumer should leave his leadership position, after the leader supplied enough votes to pass a Republican-backed government funding bill through the Senate. House Democrats had near-unanimously rejected the measure, and many in the party believe Schumer, who argued the bill was better than allowing a shutdown that could be exploited by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, gave up leverage he could have used against the administration. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Grangemouth workers need action now to secure jobs not 'fig leaf' Project Willow report

John Swinney said he was "confident" public and private money could create new jobs and opportunities at Grangemouth.

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6 h. ago John Swinney refuses to comment on Colin Beattie selection row with MSP still under police investigation

Beattie, a former SNP treasurer, aims to stand again for the party at next year's Holyrood election.

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14 h. ago All the biggest bombshells in new JFK assassination files as Trump's own national security team is left stunned

The new trove of top secret files released on the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy left experts trawling for new clues and Donald Trump's own staff scrambling.

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23 h. ago JFK files being reviewed by Trump's national security team as he promises NO redactions: Live updates

DAILYMAIL.COM LIVE BLOG: President Donald Trump declared that he will be releasing over 80,000 pages of secret documents related to the assassination of JFK.

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30 h. ago SNP's top civil servant insists Government's 'inclusive' single

John Swinney’s most senior civil servant has hit back as suggestions the usage of single-sex spaces within the Scottish Government does not meet legal requirements.

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36 h. ago Countries must bolster climate efforts or risk war, Cop30 chief executive warns

Ana Toni also criticises the UK’s plans to slash overseas aid to fund defence spendingCountries looking to boost their national security through rearmament or increased defence spending must also bolster their climate efforts or face more wars in the future, one of the leaders of the next UN climate summit has warned.Some countries could decide to include climate spending in their defence budgets, suggested Ana Toni, Brazil’s chief executive of the Cop30 summit. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago John Swinney ‘not credible’ on Scotland’s national security, claims Anas Sarwar

The First Minister and his party have repeatedly called for the UK's nuclear deterrent to be removed from Scotland.

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53 h. ago Leonardo hires veterans for engineering roles to bolster national security

Global security company Leonardo, which has a site based at Crewe Toll, is hiring veterans for engineering roles so they can bring their existing awareness of security to programmes that are vital to the protection of UK air space.

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54 h. ago John Swinney denies SNP has 'women problem' as multiple female MSPs prepare to quit

Almost two dozen Nationalist MSPs have so far announced they will stand down next year.

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55 h. ago John Swinney urges UK Government to 'think again' on benefit cuts that will 'punish' most vulnerable

A Scottish Labour MSP has warned the prospect of members quitting the party over benefits cuts should be a "wake-up call".

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58 h. ago I was a lawyer for Ice. Mass deportations don’t make us safer | Veronica Cardenas

US immigration has become a machine of surveillance and fear. We’re already seeing the consequencesThis month marks 22 years since the creation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice).Created in the wake of 9/11 under the guise of national security, Ice was supposed to target real threats. Instead, it has become a machine of mass surveillance, indiscriminate arrests and fear-based enforcement that does little to keep us safer. Over the years, the harshest post-9/11 policies were rolled back after proving ineffective. But today, we are watching history repeat itself. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Russia and Ukraine are 'much closer' to agreeing a ceasefire as their differences have 'narrowed', US says

Former UK national security adviser Lord Ricketts has warned UK peacekeeping troops will be at 'considerable risk' in Ukraine unless Donald Trump agrees to back them.

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3 d. ago Watch top Trump official's reaction after Fox News claims president is being 'played' by Putin

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz fired back after being asked by Fox News if President Trump is being played by Russian President Vladimir Putin

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3 d. ago Farrell looks likely to overlook England coaches for his British Lions staff

Borthwick said backroom team not been approachedCoaches set to miss out for second straight Lions tourAndy Farrell looks likely to overlook England’s assistants when selecting his British & Irish Lions coaching staff, with Steve Borthwick revealing he has not been approached about members of the backroom team.After England rounded off their Six Nations campaign with a record win against Wales to secure second place, Borthwick said he wanted as many of his players selected for the Lions tour as possible when Farrell names his squad on 8 May. Borthwick also endorsed Maro Itoje for the captaincy. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Opportunity knocks for England’s next generation as Lions tour looms

Steve Borthwick’s side secured their first four-win Six Nations since 2020 and could provide plenty of tourists

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3 d. ago Trump's national security adviser issues urgent warning to Iran... as he reveals extent of damage done by Yemen airstrikes

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said 'all options are always on the table' after President Trump warned Iran to stop its support for Houthi rebels as the U.S. carried out airstrikes in Yemen.

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3 d. ago As cyberwarfare threat looms, cashless Nordic nations go back to banknotes | Miranda Bryant

Nordic countries were early adopters of digital payments. Now, electronic banking is seen as a potential threat to national securityIn 2018 a former deputy governor of Sweden’s central bank predicted that by 2025 the country would probably be cashless.Seven years on, that prediction has turned out to be pretty much true. Just one in 10 purchases are made with cash, and card is the most common form of payment, followed by the Swedish mobile payment system Swish, launched by six banks in 2012 and now ubiquitous. Other mobile phone payment services are also growing quickly. Continue reading...

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