37 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon was involved in 'political conspiracy' against Alex Salmond, claims ex

Kenny MacAskill renewed his calls for a public inquiry into the events surrounding an investigation into the late Alex Salmond.

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4 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon posts 'final' update on memoir 'Frankly' ahead of book's publication next month

Nicola Sturgeon has announced her book has gone to print after reading over a final draft.

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5 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell granted legal aid after he was charged with embezzlement

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Record can reveal the taxpayer is set to pay the former SNP CEO's legal bills.

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8 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon at book festival awarded £300k from taxpayers after hiring her ex

Ex-first minister Sturgeon is promoting her memoir at the Edinburgh International Book Festival which recently appointed her former top aide Liz Lloyd as a director.

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2 w. ago Los Angeles cops scramble to delete 'embarrassing and offensive' post about Iran strikes: 'How is this real?'

Social media users were quick to slam the post as disrespectful to the Jewish community, while many questioned why a local sheriff's department was getting involved in international politics.

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2 w. ago Scottish Government ending use of WhatsApp after Covid inquiry criticism

The new policy comes into effect on Friday, ahead of the previously agreed date of spring next year.

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2 w. ago WhatsApp removed from Scottish Government phones after Nicola Sturgeon deleted messages in Covid backlash

Ministers and officials were previously criticised for deleting messages during the Covid pandemic

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2 w. ago Ministers urged to publish legal advice on UK involvement in Israel

Calls follow news that attorney general advised government to limit its involvement to defending alliesUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesMinisters are facing calls to publish legal advice given to the government on Israel’s war against Iran after reports emerged that the attorney general had warned that any UK involvement beyond defensive support would be illegal.Richard Hermer, the government’s most senior legal officer, is said to have raised concerns internally about the legality of joining a bombing campaign against Iran. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Alex Jones accused of trying to hide assets from Sandy Hook families

New lawsuits allege that the Infowars host tried to shield over $5m through a series of fraudulent asset transfersThe trustee overseeing Infowars host Alex Jones’s personal bankruptcy case is accusing the far-right conspiracy theorist of trying to shield more than $5m from creditors, including relatives of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting in Connecticut.Three new lawsuits filed by the trustee on Friday alleging fraudulent asset transfers are the latest developments in Jones’s long-running bankruptcy case, which has been pending in federal court in Houston for more than two years. In financial statements filed in bankruptcy court last year, Jones listed his net worth at $8.4m. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Alex Jones accused of trying to shield assets as Sandy Hook families seek payment on $1B judgment

The trustee overseeing Alex Jones’ personal bankruptcy case is accusing the far-right conspiracy theorist of trying to shield more than $5 million from his creditors

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2 w. ago Kate Forbes on 'exhausting' online abuse and the 'unacceptable' Rupert Everett comments on Nicola Sturgeon

Kate Forbes, the Deputy First Minister, said the constant misogynistic abuse online is ‘exhausting’.

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2 w. ago Nick Cave says he declined Morrissey’s request to sing ‘silly anti

Responding to a fan question, the singer said he felt the words were ‘unnecessarily provocative’ but called Morrissey ‘probably the best lyricist of his generation’Nick Cave has said that he turned down Morrissey’s request to appear on a new song in 2024, claiming that the former Smiths frontman wanted him to sing “an unnecessarily provocative and slightly silly anti-woke screed he had written”.In response to a fan question on his Red Hand Files site about his relationship with the singer, Cave said that “although I suppose I agreed with the sentiment on some level, it just wasn’t my thing. I try to keep politics, cultural or otherwise, out of the music I am involved with. I find that it has a diminishing effect and is antithetical to whatever it is I am trying to achieve.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Edinburgh Festival 2025: Here are 15 politicians speaking or performing in August this year including Nicola Sturgeon and Jeremy Corbyn

Planning your trip to Edinburgh and wondering who to see? We have you covered.

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Fantasist who invented claims of a VIP paedophile ring at Westminster set to have jail term cut by three years in Labour's sentencing review

The serial liar (pictured) triggered an investigation in 2014 into allegations of child sexual abuse and murder involving politicians, generals and senior figures in the intelligence services.

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3 w. 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.

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3 w. 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.

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3 w. 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.

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4 w. ago Elon Musk’s father Errol praises Vladimir Putin as ‘pleasant man’ at Moscow conference

Event organised by Russian ultranationalist organisation also featured former MP George Galloway and American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

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