2 h. ago Wife of captain of oil tanker captured by US forces starts legal action to free him

Judicial review request made in Edinburgh says Avtandil Kalandadze of Russian-flagged Marinera is being detained unlawfullyLawyers acting for the wife of the captain of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker captured by US forces in UK waters are calling for a judicial review of his situation, claiming he is being detained unlawfully.The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella 1, has been in the Moray Firth in recent days. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Wife of oil tanker captain captured by US in North Sea starts legal action to free him

Judicial review request made in Edinburgh says Avtandil Kalandadze of Russian-flagged Marinera is being detained unlawfullyLawyers acting for the wife of the captain of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker captured by US forces in UK waters are calling for a judicial review of his situation, claiming he is being detained unlawfully.The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella 1, has been in the Moray Firth in recent days. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Rwanda sues British Government over abandoned asylum plan, potentially hitting UK taxpayer with £50million bill

The east African nation has launched legal action which could see the British taxpayer hit with a massive bill, potentially more than £50million.

Economics

9 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney 'avoiding' giving evidence on Queen Elizabeth University Hospital scandal

Scotland's largest health board caused a political storm after claiming it faced unspecified "pressure" to start admitting patients to the QEUH just days before the 2015 general election.

Politics

10 h. ago Sarwar urges hospitals inquiry to call Swinney and Sturgeon to give evidence

The inquiry ended its evidence sessions last week.

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11 h. ago Victims of metal jaw ops that left woman looking 'like alien' could take legal action

NHS Tayside said sorry to 44 patients who were given a new type of metal jaw between 2005 and 2016, saying they were not told of the risks before surgery.

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14 h. ago Business brisk as North Lanarkshire gears up for more growth in 2026

Figures published by the Scottish Government for the year to March 2025 show the number of businesses in North Lanarkshire increased by 130 to 8,515, the third highest increase recorded within local authority areas in Scotland.

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14 h. ago Starmer defends blocking Burnham from standing in byelection – UK politics live

PM says holding a mayoral election in Manchester would divert resources from local council, Scottish and Welsh campaigns for LabourKeir Starmer has defended the decision not to allow Andy Burnham to stand to be Labour’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Starmer was on the 10-strong panel that took the near-unanimous decision to block Burnham yesterday, and, speaking to broadcasters today, he set out the same argument used by Douglas Alexander earlier. (See 8.51am.) Starmer said:We have really important elections already across England for local councils, very important elections in Wales for the government there and very important elections in Scotland for the Scottish government that will affect millions of people. And we’re out campaigning on the cost of living and they’re very important elections.We need all of our focus on those elections.There’s also a political point here. What does our constitution say as a democratic socialist party? “By the strength of our comm...

Politics

24 h. ago Committee ‘not convinced’ FOI reform Bill will work in practice

The Bill was lodged by MSP Katy Clark in June 2025.

Economics

34 h. ago John Swinney to release the 'Salmond files' before the Holyrood election in May

John Swinney has also denied there is a culture of secrecy within the Scottish Government he runs.

Politics

36 h. ago Campaigners urge ‘simple but sigificant’ change for Scottish sea lochs

Sarah Boyack is bringing forward an amendment to the Scottish Government's Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill

Politics

37 h. ago Cultural problems at health board of infection scandal hospital – John Swinney

The First Minister said the situation at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital was ‘completely unacceptable’.

Science

50 h. ago Pressure to open flagship hospital ‘came from within’, health board says

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde sought to clarify comments made during its closing submissions to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry.

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3 d. ago Scots tsar takes SNP to court amid claims of ‘secrecy’ over Alex Salmond probe files

SCOTLAND’S information tsar is taking the SNP government to court amid claims of “secrecy” over Alex Salmond probe files. David Hamilton took the unprecedented step after ministers missed a series of freedom of information deadlines — the latest on Thursday. It relates to a request regarding an inquiry which led to Nicola Sturgeon being cleared...

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3 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon denies putting pressure on NHS chiefs to open scandal

Families have called for the former first minister to be “honest” with what she knew

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3 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon brands claims she pushed for early opening of QEUH as 'completely untrue'

The mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after contracting an infection at the hospital urged the former first minister to "come forward and be honest".

Politics

3 d. ago Findlay: Swinney is grasping at straws over documents detailing Sturgeon probe

The Scottish Tory leader accused the Scottish Government of being ‘addicted to secrecy’.

Politics

3 d. ago Suggestion I applied pressure to prematurely open hospital ‘untrue’ – Sturgeon

Milly Main’s mother Kimberly Darroch had urged the former first minister to ‘be honest’.

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3 d. ago Mum of schoolgirl who died after Glasgow hospital water infection demands honesty from Nicola Sturgeon

Kimberly Darroch rounded on the SNP Government over the deaths linked to contaminated water at a Glasgow super-hospital.

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3 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon urged to ‘be honest’ about opening of infections row hospital

The call came from Kimberly Darroch, whose daughter Milly Main died after contracting an infection at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

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