7 h. ago Nigel Farage's Reform leapfrogs Tories in Scotland with new record high support that puts it on course to win 14 Holyrood seats in next year's election

A new poll by Survation has the hard right party leapfrogging the Tories in terms of support into third behind the SNP and Labour, after a four-point rise in the constituency vote since January.

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8 h. ago Reform UK support hits highest level in Scotland with Nigel Farage set for Holyrood breakthrough

The right-wing populists have been rocked by in-fighting in recent weeks but are still on course to become a new force in Scottish politics.

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9 h. ago Reform UK records highest level of support in Scotland in new poll

The Survation poll would see Nigel Farage’s party win 14 seats in Holyrood

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24 h. ago Best Stanley Quencher accessories: Transform your water bottle into a multitasker

Take your emotional support water bottle to the next level

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7 d. ago 67% of Scots support intestacy law reform, shows Will Aid poll

A Will Aid poll has revealed 67% of people in Scotland believe the law of intestacy should be changed to offer legal protections for unmarried couples without a Will - now public support for change could soon translate into action.

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1 week ago 'Richard Tice has nothing to offer Scotland', says Record View

Record View reflects on Reform UKs deputy leader appearing in Glasgow yesterday.

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3 w. ago Trump administration shuts down national database documenting police misconduct

Database, first proposed by Trump in 2020 and created by Biden administration in 2023, is now offlineDonald Trump’s second presidential administration shut down a national database that tracked misconduct by federal police, a resource that policing reform advocates hailed as essential to prevent officers with misconduct records from being able to move undetected between agencies.The National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD), which stored police records documenting misconduct, is now unavailable, the Washington Post first reported. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago US and Russia to explore closer relations after Ukraine talks in Riyadh

Marco Rubio says talks ‘first step of a long and difficult journey’ while Putin adviser says meeting ‘went well’Europe live: latest on Ukraine talksTop US and Russian officials have met in Saudi Arabia for the most extensive negotiations between the two countries in three years, agreeing to continue planning an end to the Ukraine war amid concerns in Kyiv and across Europe that Donald Trump could push for a settlement favouring Vladimir Putin.After the talks at Diriyah Palace in Riyadh, which lasted almost five hours, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said the two sides had agreed to create a high-level team to support Ukraine peace talks and to explore closer relations and economic cooperation. Continue reading...

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last month Labour Government's delivery 'will turn the polls around', claims Ian Murray

The Scottish Secretary was speaking after a poll predicted the party’s worst result in Scotland since devolution.

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