13 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon brands English actor Rupert Everett 'deeply misogynistic' after 'witch' jibe

Nicola Sturgeon, the former first minister, had been accused of damaging the arts by English actor Rupert Everett.

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19 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon blasts 'deeply misogynistic' Hollywood star after 'witch' jibe

The former SNP First Minister hit out at comments by Rupert Everett.

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5 d. ago Edinburgh International Book Festival 2025: How to buy tickets

The Edinburgh International Book Festival is returning to the Scottish capital this August - and will run across a fortnight of events, including appearances from Nicola Sturgeon and Alice Oseman.

Culture

5 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon and Irvine Welsh join Edinburgh Book Festival line

The former first minister is preparing to launch a mammoth promotional tour ahead of the publication of her long-awaited political memoir.

Culture

5 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon and Irvine Welsh feature in Edinburgh book festival line

Maggie O’Farrell, Alexander McCall Smith, Julian Clary, Viggo Mortensen, Sam Heughan and Dame Vanessa Redgrave are also included.

Culture

1 week ago Ministers who bin WhatsApps face £5,000 fine after Nicola Sturgeon deletion scandal

EXCLUSIVE: A Labour MSP is behind plans to introduce a criminal sanction for the deliberate deletion of WhatsApp messages on government business.

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2 w. ago Farage as PM could push independence support close to 60%, poll suggests

Support for independence currently sits at 54%.

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3 w. ago Nicola Sturgeon: Supreme Court judgment on definition of woman 'massively overinterpreted'

Nicola Sturgeon has warned that politicians should update the law if the Supreme Court judgment harms the lives of transgender people.

Events

4 w. ago Nicola Sturgeon: Keir Starmer dumb for 'Enoch Powell' dogwhistle speech

The former First Minister said Starmer's comments were 'shameful'.

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4 w. ago 'Dumbest of dumb politics' Nicola Sturgeon blasts Prime Minister's immigration speech

The former First Minister waded in after Sir Keir Starmer said the UK risked becoming an 'island of strangers' if immigration curbs were not implemented.

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4 w. ago Nicola Sturgeon: Prime Minister's immigration comments 'dumbest of dumb politics' says former First Minister

"For goodness' sake, he is Prime Minister, he's not some political newbie with no experience.”

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4 w. ago Prime Minister’s immigration comments ‘dumbest of dumb politics’, says Sturgeon

The former first minister accused the Prime Minister of a ‘very deliberate dog whistle’.

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