5 h. ago Scottish Labour figures believe Keir Starmer will quit if SNP wins Holyrood election

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has been urged to be bolder while another insider urged party MPs north of the border to "shut the f**k up".

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9 d. ago Madagascar's military coup leader tells AP he is "taking the position of president"

Madagascar’s military coup leader has said he is “taking the position of president” in an interview with The Associated Press at his barracks

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1 week ago Boots: the Netflix sleeper hit that’s a stunning indictment of military homophobia

This word-of-mouth sensation’s scenes about the US marines’ treatment of homosexuality are incredibly powerful. Until it throws in a weird food fight and starts trying to become an Orange Is the New Black-style comedy dramaOne of the pitfalls of the streaming era is that so many shows seem to go unheralded. Last week, Netflix’s Boots looked likely to be one of them, slipping into the submenus without making a noise. However, thanks to unbelievably positive reviews (“The best new TV show of the fall” said USA Today) and frothing word of mouth, the military drama is now the third most-watched show on the platform. With every passing hour, it seems as though Boots is destined to become the next Squid Game-style breakout. So, with all that said, is it actually any good?The answer: kind of. Boots is an adaptation of Greg Cope White’s 2015 memoir The Pink Marine, detailing his time in the US military in 1990, a few years before Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell became the service’s official position ...

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2 w. ago Hundreds of drug dealers 'walking free' across Scotland over claims of court delays

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar accused John Swinney of being unable to "run a court system that sends drug dealers to prison".

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2 w. ago Everyone wants answers for former rugby players like Lewis Moody but they are hard to come by | Andy Bull

Some studies find an increased MND risk for rugby players, others show the risk is equally high for others. The only way forward is more researchLewis Moody, 47, is the latest in a long line of players who has been diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease that may or may not be linked to his career in collision sport. Over the past decade I’ve interviewed more of these men, and their friends and families, than I ever wanted to. Many of them chose to first reveal their diagnoses in the Guardian. First there’s the shock, then the sorrow, then the expressions of sympathy and support. And after all that, a lot of hard questions that are left unaddressed.The one thing everyone involved wants is clear answers, and unfortunately, they are very hard to come by. The current science can only tell you so much. The Motor Neurone Disease Association’s position is that the latest research suggests a correlation between traumatic brain injuries and MND, but that the same research has not proven ...

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2 w. ago Anas Sarwar insists many households are £5000 better off since Labour came to power

The Scottish Labour leader has spoken out urging the Prime Minister to “make the case” as the Scottish election looms next year.

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3 w. ago SNP branded 'snooty and elitist' over 20% colleges funding cut as John Swinney makes private school remark

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar hit out at the Government’s record

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3 w. ago Readers' letters: Labour's funding pledges for Scotland are Trumpian fake news

Anas Sarwar’s call for a “new directionr “ for Scottish Labour fails to convince a reader

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage labelled a 'chameleon' with 'racist' Reform policies

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said Scotland would reject the ex banker, suggesting Nigel Farage had 'no heart' for dealing with the issues facing the country

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3 w. ago Streeting says Farage allowed ‘racist leaflet’ to go out in Scottish by

The Health Secretary raised the issue of an attack advert published by Reform UK against Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

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3 w. ago Now Wes Streeting suggests Nigel Farage is 'racist' as Labour tears itself apart over 'divisive' attacks on Reform

Wes Streeting pointed to Reform leaflets targeting Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, suggesting he would 'prioritise the interests of the Pakistani community'.

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3 w. ago Three years on from stadium disaster, Indonesian football has a positive story to tell

The World Cup is in reach for Patrick Kluivert’s side and, though problems persist, things are looking up in one of Asia’s most passionate football nationsThree years ago this Wednesday, 135 football fans died at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Indonesia after security forces deployed teargas and created a stampede for the exits. 1 October 2022 was the nadir of a curve that had been sliding downwards for decades. This is a country that, in this century alone, has seen its FA president run the federation from a prison cell while facing corruption charges, the creation of rebel national leagues, federations and national team Fifa bans and fans being killed by other fans.In March 2023 there were more negative headlines when the country was stripped of hosting the Under-20 World Cup just months before kick-off after the governor of Bali said that Israel would not be welcome on the island. Erick Thohir, former owner of Inter and DC United and current co-owner of Oxford United, had just become ...

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3 w. ago Sarwar: Labour needs to be better at telling its ‘positive story’

Anas Sarwar said he, rather than Sir Keir Starmer, would be at the forefront of the 2026 Scottish election campaign.

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3 w. ago I got into politics to create a better future for the country I love

In his column for the Record, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar wants to spread a message of hope.

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3 w. ago Labour conference doesn't care about Scotland how it used to

In the last two years Anas Sarwar has been treated like a superstar at Labour conference - but not this time.

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3 w. ago So much for uniting the country! Poll puts support for Scots independence at 53% amid fury at Labour

A new poll today put support for breaking up the UK at 53 per cent north of the border.

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3 w. ago Sarwar says he ‘absolutely’ has confidence in PM but will lead Holyrood campaign

The Scottish Labour leader dismissed polls which show his party struggling for support.

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3 w. ago Sarwar to slam ‘knackered, desperate and incompetent’ SNP at Labour conference

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar will make his keynote address to the UK party conference in Liverpool on Sunday.

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3 w. ago Anas Sarwar urged to ‘come clean’ after Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury suspended

Mr Choudhury, who was elected to Holyrood in 2021, has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation.

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4 w. ago Anas Sarwar's woes are about to get worse but Labour still has path to victory

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the UK Budget will compound Scottish Labour's electoral problems.

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