5 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon's WhatsApp messages expose bitter SNP rift over 'awful' NHS recovery plan

The former First Minister took aim at then-Health Minister Humza Yousaf's NHS Recovery Plan revealing an SNP civil war.

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48 h. ago Scottish ministers drop plans to outlaw misogyny and conversion practices

Government says the measures are too legally complex to deliver before the next Holyrood electionThe Scottish government has dropped plans to outlaw misogyny and conversion practices before the next Holyrood election, arguing they are too legally complex to deliver in time.Ministers had long promised a bill to criminalise misogyny after Nicola Sturgeon, the then first minister, accepted recommendations from a working group led by the lawyer and human rights expert Helena Kennedy in 2022. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'The untouchables' Directors behind £6m NHS corruption scandal 'thought they would walk free'

'Swaggering' telecoms chiefs Adam Sharoudi, 41, and Gavin Brown, 48, are behind bars and facing jail after a decade-long investigation into lucrative NHS contracts awarded to their Ayrshire-based firm Oricom.

Economics

4 d. ago Virgil van Dijk's WhatsApp message days after Liverpool title win speaks volumes

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk cut an emotional figure as the Reds won the Premier League title with victory over Tottenham at Anfield

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4 d. ago Disgruntled user has left the chat: Is it time to hang up on WhatsApp?

The messaging platform’s stranglehold on communication in the digital age has largely gone without challenge – until now. But the recent decision to force AI upon its users might just be the final straw, writes Helen Coffey

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4 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon to unveil memoir at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Nicola Sturgeon is to appear in a line up of speakers which also includes Yulia Navalnaya, wife of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny

Culture

4 d. ago Sturgeon to launch memoir at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Also on the line-up are authors Maggie O’Farrell and Ian McEwan, as well as Gavin And Stacey co-creator and writer, Ruth Jones.

Culture

4 d. ago Perplexity AI joins WhatsApp: how to use the new chatbot and what it can do

Hot on the heels of ChatGPT, which landed on WhatsApp late last year, Perplexity is now available to message directly on the platform

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer set for clash with unions as no extra cash for higher pay rises

Schools and hospitals could be forced to make cuts if higher pay awards for teachers and NHS staff need to be drawn from already stretched public sector budgets

Economics

6 d. ago NHS Lanarkshire backing Scots new national suicide prevention public awareness campaign

The initiative went live on the same day the Suicide Prevention Scotland's new website was launched.

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6 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney should apologise to trans people, says SNP MSP

Michelle Thomson said transgender people had been “led up the garden path” by those who supported gender self-ID.

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6 d. ago SNP MSP wants John Swinney and Nicola Sturgeon to say sorry to transgender people after Supreme Court ruling

Apologies have been demanded from First Minister John Swinney and former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon

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7 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon defiant as she is quizzed on Supreme Court trans ruling

The former first minister has been silent since the landmark court ruling

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7 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon confronted on SNP Government gender defeat in Supreme Court

The former First Minister was challenged by a reporter after maintaining a public silence on the court loss.

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7 d. ago Labour minister who was sacked after a Mail on Sunday investigation revealed he was part of a racist and sexist WhatsApp group is now facing calls for him to quit as an MP

Andrew Gwynne (pictured) was dismissed as Health Minister hours after the MoS showed Number 10 and the Labour officials vile messages he and others posted on a WhatsApp group.

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8 d. ago NHS says 'spread the word' over these three symptoms to look out for

NHS chiefs want more people to be aware of these key warning signs

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1 week ago WhatsApp now lets you block Meta AI from messages – here's how

You can’t remove Meta AI from WhatsApp but you can stop it entering the chat

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1 week ago How John Swinney is following Nicola Sturgeon on to the Scottish book festival circuit

John Swinney will be quizzed in an event at the popular Borders Book Festival later this year

Culture

1 week ago JK Rowling mocks Nicola Sturgeon as 'Pontius Pilates' over gender ruling silence

The Harry Potter author shared a post calling the former first minister "Pontius Pilates" after she posted a selfie of herself in the gym on Easter Monday.

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1 week ago Now JK Rowling mocks 'Pontius Pilates' Nicola Sturgeon for staying silent on trans court ruling and calls out 'shameless' Keir Starmer for failing to protect women

Rowling, who has become a figurehead for gender-critical campaigners, attacked Sir Keir Starmer for his embarrassing U-turn and mocked Nicola Sturgeon over her deafening silence.

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