5 h. ago Keir Starmer warned disability benefit cuts 'impossible to support' by over 40 Labour MPs

In a letter the group of 42 MPs said the planned cuts to disability benefits represent the 'biggest attack on the welfare state since George Osborne ushered in the years of austerity'

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8 h. ago More than 40 Labour MPs say welfare cuts ‘impossible to support’

The backbenchers called for planned cuts to be delayed until at least the autumn.

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19 h. ago Scots should salute the steely determination of the WW2 generation who won victory 80 years ago

Writing for the Record, Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid pays tribute to the sacrifices made by the wartime generation.

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32 h. ago Reform UK to be Scotland’s second largest party at Holyrood, poll suggests

The Survation survey suggests Nigel Farage’s party will beat the Tories and Labour to become the main opposition at the Scottish Parliament.

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33 h. ago Scotland faces a simple choice in 2026: Swinney or me, says Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader accused the First Minister of wanting to ‘defraud’ the people of Scotland during a speech in Glasgow.

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34 h. ago Reform UK could overtake Scottish Labour at 2026 Holyrood election, poll suggests

Nigel Farage's party could return more than 20 MSPs according to a survey by True North Advisors

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39 h. ago Good Morning Britain halted for 'deeply concerning' breaking news as government issues urgent warning

Good Morning Britain viewers were given an urgent warning from the Foreign Office today.

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54 h. ago Starmer warned benefit cuts could be ‘as toxic’ as axing winter fuel allowance as 800,000 miss out

Exclusive: Sir Keir has already faced a fierce backlash over PIP cuts, with left-wingers vowing to vote against the changes when put before parliament

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55 h. ago SNP’s ‘flimsy’ programme for government offers ‘more of the same’, says Findlay

John Swinney’s plans were also criticised by Scottish Labour leader who asked the First Minister: ‘Is that it?’

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55 h. ago Dark tourists flock to 'alien island' you can only get to via WhatsApp

Socotra Island, part of Yemen, is a haven for tourists but with a travel advice warning from the UK Government, it's not a getaway for the faint-hearted and it's very hard to reach

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59 h. ago Welsh MP to rebel against his own party's plans to slash PIP support

Steve Witherden says people had been contacting him with 'deep, deep concerns' over the government's plans to cut welfare payments

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3 d. ago John Curtice: English local election results 'good news' for John Swinney and 'bad news' for Anas Sarwar

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK had a stellar time at the English polls, which could spell trouble ahead for Scottish Labour.

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6 d. ago Reform UK are set to hand the SNP a fifth term at Holyrood by damaging Scottish Labour

Daily Record Political Editor Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the ramifications for Holyrood of Reform UK's success are seismic.

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6 d. ago Key information issued for people going on holiday to Portugal and Spain after countries plunged into chaos

The European Union's cyber security wing ruled out that the power outage was the result of a hack

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6 d. ago Israel launches airstrikes near Syrian presidential palace in Damascus

Benjamin Netanyahu says strike intended to deter Syria’s new leadership from any hostile move against the DruzeIsrael’s air force launched airstrikes against unidentified targets near Syria’s presidential palace, in what Israeli officials said was a warning to the Syrian government after days of bloody clashes near Damascus between pro-government militia and fighters from the Druze minority sectBenjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, and the defence minister, Israel Katz, said in a joint statement that the strike early on Friday, the second this week in Syria, was intended to deter the country’s new leadership from any hostile move against the Druze. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Reeves’s benefits cuts will hit red wall communities hardest, research reveals

Chancellor’s welfare cuts set to plunge 250,000 people into poverty

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7 d. ago Lewis Hamilton leads call for F1 drivers to be given more say in talks with FIA

‘We are very unified. We want to be able to work with FIA’Drivers unhappy after Verstappen punished for swearingLewis Hamilton has led a call demanding changes that would give Formula One drivers a formal place in discussions with the sport’s governing body, the FIA, and warned that they could act collectively to facilitate such a change, potentially acting as other sports have with a strong union representation.Hamilton made the remarks after the president of the FIA, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, had intimated in a post on social media this week that he was considering adjusting the rules around the unpopular and controversial punishments for drivers for offences including political statements and swearing. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago SNP open up 14 point lead on Scottish Labour in latest Holyrood election poll

The Survation poll was on behalf of Edinburgh-based research agency Diffley Partnership.

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7 d. ago New call to ‘abandon’ DWP benefit reforms and create a National Disability Strategy

An online petition argues the welfare reforms will see ‘devastating cuts to disability benefits’.

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7 d. ago John Swinney pressed after Rod Stewart intervenes to help young Scot waiting for autism assessment

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar raised the Daily Record's exclusive front page story at First Minister's Questions today.

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