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Peter Murrell charged with embezzlement in SNP finance probe: The husband of Nicola Sturgeon had been re-arrested in connection with the SNP finances ...
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Quick Glance: Police Investigation into SNP Finances: Key Updates
- On Thursday, the re-arrest of Peter Murrell, the husband of Nicola Sturgeon, took place as part of the police investigation into the SNP’s finances.
- Murrell, aged 59, was apprehended and underwent interrogation by detectives.
- The arrest occurred slightly more than a year subsequent to the search conducted by Police Scotland officers at the couple’s residence, where a blue tent was set up outside the property, alongside searches at the SNP’s headquarters in Edinburgh.
- In April 2024, Peter Murrell was charged with 'embezzlement' of funds from the SNP.
Scotland to ditch key climate change target: The Scottish government is to scrap its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030.
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Scotland ditches 2030 climate target to cut emissions by 75%: Scotland on Thursday scrapped its target of cutting climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions by ...
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Quick Glance: Scottish Government Abandons 'World-Leading' Climate Target
- The Scottish Government has abandoned its “world-leading” target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030.
- Ministers will bring forward legislation to ensure the climate change target “better reflects the reality of long-term climate policymaking”.
- Scotland will move away from legally binding annual targets to a five-yearly carbon budget approach.
- A new package of climate action measures was announced, including tripling the number of charging points for electric vehicles and exploring a new integrated ticketing system for public transport in Scotland.
Aye Write saved after 'unexpected' donation from Euromillions winner: Aye Write will go ahead this year after an “unexpected” donation from the charitable ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24257816.aye-write-saved-unexpected-donation-euromillions-winner/
'Harry Potter Express' Jacobite steam train breaks down on first day of relaunch
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/6433792/harry-potter-jacobite-express-breaks-down/
Prescription of puberty blockers paused for children in Scotland following Cass Review
scotsman.com/news/politics/prescription-of-puberty-blockers-paused-for-children-in-scotland-following-cass-review-4595659
Minimum unit pricing: Here's how much beer, wine and spirits could cost in Scotland if cost increase agreed
scotsman.com/news/scotland/alcohol-prices-minimum-unit-pricing-scotland-4594809
Scotland to be hit by '42 hour snow blast' with spring freeze set next week: Temperatures will plummet to minus five degrees with snow on its way in Scotland.
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scotland-hit-42-hour-snow-32595370
Tories launch bid to repeal Scotland's controversial new hate crime law: The party said the legislation is ‘proving every bit as unworkable as many critics ...
scotsman.com/news/politics/tories-launch-bid-to-repeal-scotlands-controversial-new-hate-crime-law-4591024
Scottish police receive thousands of reports after new hate crime law
reuters.com/world/uk/scottish-police-receive-thousands-reports-after-new-hate-crime-law-2024-04-10/
NASA asked to assist in new hunt to find Loch Ness Monster in Highlands: The Loch Ness Centre, in the Highlands, has asked space explorers Nasa ...
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Man's body found at Glasgow recycling centre as forensic cops swarm scene: Glasgow City Council confirmed the closure of the site 'due to an ongoing police ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/mans-body-found-glasgow-recycling-32554096
Scottish education: Sharp declines in numbers of maths and physics teachers raise huge concerns for future – Scotsman comment
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/scottish-education-sharp-declines-in-numbers-of-maths-and-physics-teachers-raise-huge-concerns-for-future-scotsman-comment-4580049
Tories to lead debate calling for repeal of controversial hate crime laws at Holyrood
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Drug-dealing Fraserburgh mum jailed for causing baby son’s death: Drug-dealing Fraserburgh mum Amy Beck has been jailed for causing the death of her baby boy who ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/crime-courts/6428487/drug-dealing-fraserburgh-mum-amy-beck-jailed-for-baby-death/
Smoking ban: From world-leading Scottish reform to bid for smoke-free generation: In 2006, Scotland banned smoking in indoor public spaces - now the UK is poised ...
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Quick Glance: UK Lawmakers Support Groundbreaking 'Smoke-Free Generation' Bill
- The British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban to prevent young people from ever smoking passed its first hurdle in Parliament despite opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party.
- The bill, announced by Sunak, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009, creating one of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world to establish the 'first smoke-free generation' in modern Britain.
- The bill also includes measures to crack down on youth vaping, such as banning the sale of cheap disposable vapes and restricting their flavors to prevent children from becoming addicted to nicotine.
- The number of people who smoke in the U.K. has declined by two-thirds since the 1970s, but approximately 6.4 million people in the country still smoke, accounting for about 13% of the population. Smoking remains the number one preventable cause of death, disability, and poor health.
Man woke to mice 'scratching leg in bed' as Glasgow estate 'overrun' with vermin: Residents who stay in Copland Quadrant are running scared from the pests after ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/glasgow-man-woke-find-mouse-32591168
Cost of cheap alcohol to rise by 30% as MSPs vote on minimum pricing: The price per unit of alcohol is set to rise to 65p, up from 50p.
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Dundee train diverted after man dressed as a Stormtrooper reported for ‘firearm possession’ in Aberdeen
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Mhairi Black to perform comedy show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Mhairi Black will make her Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut this summer with a comedy show that ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24223975.mhairi-black-perform-comedy-show-edinburgh-festival-fringe/
'Sunshine on Keith': North and north-east spots named sunniest in the UK last winter
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/moray/6427989/north-sunniest-spots-winter-uk/
UK Election: Labour Shouldn’t Write Off Scotland's SNP Just Yet: Despite numerous internal crises and a recent revival of Scottish Labour ...
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-18/uk-election-labour-shouldn-t-write-off-scotland-s-snp-just-yet
GMB Union urge Glasgow City Council to declare a rat crisis in city amid sightings of ‘rodents size of cats’
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Stirling Studios given green light at Forthside site: Stirling is set to take centre stage in Scotland's film and TV industry with the creation of one of the ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24258975.stirling-studios-given-green-light-forthside-site/
How did Scotland go from COP26 trailblazers to abandoning key climate change targets?
news.stv.tv/scotland/how-did-scotland-go-from-cop26-trailblazers-to-abandoning-key-climate-change-targets
Glasgow Life: Sauchiehall Street regeneration gets £350,000 in lottery funding: The National Lottery Heritage Fund grant will help transform the street as part ...
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Police say JK Rowling committed no crime with tweets slamming Scotland's new hate speech law
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Ayr Station Hotel tower and north building to be demolished: South Ayrshire Council has confirmed the building's tower and half of the northern section at Ayr ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24249417.ayr-station-hotel-tower-north-building-demolished/
Scotland: Does the law against incitement to hatred threaten freedom of expression?
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Climate change: Scotland scraps 2030 legal climate target, but sets out policy proposals
scotsman.com/news/politics/climate-change-scotland-scraps-2030-legal-climate-target-but-sets-out-policy-proposals-4596522
UK's Labour ahead of SNP in Scotland for first time in a decade, YouGov poll shows
reuters.com/world/uk/uks-labour-ahead-snp-scotland-first-time-decade-yougov-poll-shows-2024-04-10/
Back on track! 'Harry Potter' train operator conjures up central locking on doors
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/6431396/harry-potter-train-jacobite-express-back-on-track/
Penny Mordaunt: Scots will not stand for SNP's block on their freedom of speech and debate
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/penny-mordaunt-scots-will-not-stand-for-snps-block-on-their-freedom-of-speech-and-debate-4581516
UK weather: Met Office warns of travel disruption as it issues snow warning for Friday
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Map reveals the Met Office UK weather warnings in place this weekend: The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for snow, rain and wind on Friday and ...
metro.co.uk/2024/04/04/map-reveals-met-office-uk-weather-warnings-place-this-weekend-20586293/
Liz Truss recalls ill-fated trip to Balmoral at start of disastrous reign as prime minister
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Quick Glance: Liz Truss: From Premiership to Resignation in 49 Days
- Liz Truss became Prime Minister and resigned after just 49 days, despite her husband's prediction that 'it would all end in tears'.
- Truss assumed office on September 6, 2022, succeeding Boris Johnson, but faced early challenges and personal struggles.
- Despite implementing economic measures and facing political turbulence, Truss resigned after a mini-budget led to a pensions crisis.
- She reflects on her failed tenure, attributing blame to structural issues and drawing parallels to the controversial football manager Brian Clough.
King Charles offers public a peek behind the scenes at Balmoral (for £100): Rooms in the royal residence, where the King and Queen holiday each summer ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/king-charles-offers-public-a-peek-behind-the-scenes-at-balmoral-for-100-6p9hks30m
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Glasgow City Council £1m project to install solar panels on its buildings: Eight Glasgow City Council buildings will receieve solar panels by October.
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Large cannabis farm found in Fraserburgh: A 39-year-old man has been charged after police uncovered a "large" cannabis farm in Fraserburgh yesterday.
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/6437577/cannabis-farm-found-fraserburgh/
Scots baby killer who murdered four-month-old daughter battered behind bars : Brute Craig Jamieson, who was caged for battering his four-month-old daughter to ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-baby-killer-who-murdered-32483218
Scottish universities lament ‘toughest funding settlement’ as £28m cut from teaching
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Muslims celebrating Eid mark the end of Ramadan in Scotland and across the world: Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf sent his best wishes to Muslims ...
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The Greens are embarrassing the SNP: For an image of the ‘progressive nationalism’ that has disfigured Scottish public life over the past decade ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-greens-are-embarrassing-the-snp/
NHS Scotland: Thousands of operations cancelled at the last minute due to hospital capacity and staffing issues
scotsman.com/health/nhs-scotland-thousands-of-operations-cancelled-at-the-last-minute-due-to-hospital-capacity-and-staffing-issues-4581534
Iain Maciver: New anti-stove rules chill teuchters to the core: New rules, without any consultation or due process, will inevitably make life very difficult for ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/columnists/6434752/ban-wood-burning-stoves-iain-maciver-opinion/
Number of public toilets in Scotland has collapsed since 2007: Figures uncovered by the Scottish Liberal Democrats show a drop of 21 per cent
scotsman.com/news/politics/number-of-public-toilets-in-scotland-has-collapsed-since-2007-4582865
Justice Minister admits Hate Crime information could have been better: Angela Constance said messaging around the new Hate Crime Act could have done more to ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24257553.justice-minister-admits-hate-crime-information-better/
SNP ditches public trust question from national survey: If you don’t want to know the answer, don’t ask the question. That seems to be the mantra by which the ...
spectator.co.uk/article/snp-ditches-public-trust-question-from-national-survey/
Scotland’s hate speech law ignites culture war far outside its borders: Scotland made it an imprisonable offense to “stir up hatred” against some groups ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/10/hate-crime-speech-scotland-jk-rowling/
David Knight: Don't let hate crime law debacle eclipse Scotland's urgent issues
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/columnists/6431330/scotland-hate-crime-act-david-knight-opinion/
Huge chunk of UK to be hit by winds up to 55mph for 15 hours: The Met Office said Monday will be the wettest day of the week.
metro.co.uk/2024/04/15/heavy-winds-rain-will-drench-uk-drier-weather-isnt-far-away-20646678/
JK Rowling's tweets on trans community felt gratuitously cruel: ON THE day the Hate Crime legislation came into force, I was on Ben A’an. It was Easter Monday ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24236313.jk-rowlings-tweets-trans-community-felt-gratuitously-cruel/
European Court of Human Rights' ruling on Switzerland's lack of action on climate change is extremely significant for Scotland ...
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/european-court-of-human-rights-ruling-on-switzerlands-lack-of-action-on-climate-change-is-extremely-significant-for-scotland-uk-and-europe-dr-richard-dixon-4592904
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says ‘the existence of the NHS is under threat from the SNP’
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Stirling reveals film and TV vision for former MoD base used for key scenes in Lockerbie disaster drama
scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/stirling-reveals-film-and-tv-vision-for-former-mod-base-used-for-key-scenes-in-lockerbie-disaster-drama-4593786
Police spammed with complaints by neo-Nazis under new Scottish hate crime law: First minister calls for end to vexatious reports after far-right agitators ...
theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/07/police-spammed-with-complaints-by-neo-nazis-under-new-scottish-hate-law
Robert Burns: Virtual museum allows worldwide audiences to get up close to Scotland’s national bard
scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/robert-burns-virtual-museum-allows-worldwide-audiences-to-get-up-close-to-scotlands-national-bard-4589827
Scottish government abandons flagship climate goal: Net Zero Secretary Màiri McAllan said that her government “accepts” that reductions targets for 2030 are now ...
politico.eu/article/scottish-government-abandons-flagship-climate-goal-mari-mcallan-says/
Rangers splutter again against dogged Dundee as title hopes go up in flames amid angry jeers at Dens Park
scotsman.com/sport/football/rangers/rangers-splutter-again-against-dogged-dundee-as-title-hopes-go-up-in-flames-amid-angry-jeers-at-dens-park-4595372
Coul Links: landowner plans affordable homes and crofts if golf course is approved
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/6424146/coul-links-golf-approval-key-to-affordable-homes-and-croft-plan/
Brian Cox spearheads fundraising drive to help American acts stage Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows
scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/brian-cox-spearheads-fundraising-drive-to-help-american-acts-stage-edinburgh-festival-fringe-shows-4578645
Glasgow LEZ restrictions should be lifted overnight to save city: Stuart Patrick, Glasgow’s diplomatic CEO of the city’s Chamber of Commerce ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24231150.glasgow-lez-restrictions-lifted-overnight-save-city/
Boss of council-owned firm given biggest bonus of any UK local authority: Marshall Dallas, chief executive of Edinburgh International Conference Centre ...
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Scots forced to foot the bill for Tory and SNP mismanagement, says Sarwar: Taxes will rise in Scotland on Saturday, with 49% of taxpayers paying more than ...
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E-7 facilities take shape at RAF Lossiemouth: More than 550 tonnes of steel have been supplied by a company local to RAF Lossiemouth as facilities for supporting ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/e-7-facilities-take-shape-at-raf-lossiemouth/
Migration minister Emma Roddick calls on UK Government to allow more Palestinians to join family in Scotland
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Politics latest: Sturgeon enjoys PM's confusion as fashion police go after his shoes
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Quick Glance: Tory Donor's Racist Comments on Diane Abbott
- Comments made by a Tory donor about Diane Abbott deemed racist
- Frank Hester apologizes for his remarks, Downing Street labels them unacceptable
- Cabinet Minister Kemi Badenoch described the comments as racist and called for space for forgiveness
- Labour and the Liberal Democrats call for the Conservatives to return donations from Hester
My electric car has had a serious effect on my mental health: With the benefit of hindsight, I would not have bought an EV. It has had a serious adverse effect ...
heraldscotland.com/opinion/24221329.electric-car-serious-effect-mental-health/
Greens to take over Braemar Co-op as staff wanted for latest branch: A new Greens convenience shop in Braemar is set to open this May after a post which revealed ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/6435461/greens-braemar/
JK Rowling says 'arrest me' in challenge to Scotland's controversial new hate crime laws
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Quick Glance: Rowling's Remarks on Scottish Hate Crime Law Not Criminal
- Harry Potter author JK Rowling has stated that her posts regarding Scotland's new hate crime law are not criminal, as confirmed by Police Scotland.
- Despite complaints about her posts, where she referred to trans women as men, Rowling argued that freedom of speech and belief would cease in Scotland if the accurate description of biological sex was deemed criminal.
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak emphasized that people should not be criminalized for stating simple biological facts.
- While the law consolidates existing hate crime legislation and introduces a new offense of stirring up hatred against protected characteristics, women have not been granted protection, raising concerns about freedom of speech in Scotland.
Glasgow must embrace plans to build new conference centre: Plans for a new conference centre at SEC on banks of River Clyde should be embraced
heraldscotland.com/news/24244559.glasgow-must-embrace-plans-build-new-conference-centre/
Glasgow council leader Susan Aitken was ‘hounded’ by political opponents while try to stay safe from stalker
news.stv.tv/politics/glasgow-council-leader-susan-aitken-was-hounded-by-political-opponents-while-try-to-stay-safe-from-stalker
Scotland to ditch 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target, says BBC report: Scotland's devolved government will abandon its target to cut greenhouse gas ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-04-18-scotland-to-ditch-2030-greenhouse-gas-reduction-target-says-bbc-report/
Why does petrol vary so much in price? is it profiteering?: I WAS in the Highlands last week enjoying a short break north of Inverness, a former home town of ...
heraldscotland.com/opinion/24239672.petrol-vary-much-price-profiteering/
Is my passport still valid? New rules and prices around soon-to-be expired ID: Since the UK has now left the EU, travelling to Europe and the Schengen area means ...
metro.co.uk/2024/04/15/passport-still-valid-new-rules-prices-around-soon-to-be-expired-id-20649567/
Transgender debate: Cass report means Scottish politicians can no longer scream 'bigot' at parents concerned about puberty blockers – Susan Dalgety
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/transgender-debate-cass-report-means-scottish-politicians-can-no-longer-scream-bigot-at-parents-concerned-about-puberty-blockers-susan-dalgety-4589002
NASA Urged To Help Search For Loch Ness Monster: As the 90th anniversary of Sir Edward Mountain's expedition approaches, a new search for the elusive Loch ...
greekcitytimes.com/2024/04/19/nasa-urged-to-help-search-for-loch-ness-monster/
'Sad': Final end to historic O2 ABC sparks new heritage row: A scheme that would mean a final end to a historic Scots music venue that was devastated by the ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24222425.sad-final-end-historic-o2-abc-sparks-new-heritage-row/
Leader of EncroChat crime gang that shipped heroin and cocaine to and from Scotland caught
news.stv.tv/west-central/leader-of-encrochat-crime-gang-that-shipped-heroin-and-cocaine-to-and-from-scotland-caught
Scottish government spent £400,000 on promoting new hate crime law: Back to Scotland and Humza Yousaf’s controversial new hate law. The First Minister’s Hate ...
spectator.co.uk/article/scottish-government-spent-400000-on-promoting-new-hate-crime-law/
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