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Starmer: SNP's de facto plans 'standing in the way of common sense': SIR Keir Starmer has accused Nicola Sturgeon of attempting to “stand in the way of common ...
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Scotland needs to quit the ‘Ruritanian’ UK: IT is deeply regrettable that Sir Keir Starmer has apparently reneged on his agreement, made in 2020 ...
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Keir Starmer hits out at Nicola Sturgeon's plan for 'indyref2 election'
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Starmer: SNP's de facto plans 'standing in the way of common sense': SIR Keir Starmer has accused Nicola Sturgeon of attempting to “stand in the way of common ...
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Scotland needs to quit the ‘Ruritanian’ UK: IT is deeply regrettable that Sir Keir Starmer has apparently reneged on his agreement, made in 2020 ...
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Scottish First Minister Yousaf vows to win no-confidence vote: Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf said on Friday he intended to fight a vote of no confidence ...
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Body found in search for Scots sailor missing from Faslane base: Joshua Gayton vanished in Helensburgh in the early hours of Tuesday, April 16.
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Scotland's Yousaf says end of coalition is in country's best interest: Scotland's first minister, Humza Yousaf, said on Thursday he had decided it was in his ...
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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.
Body of missing Faslane worker discovered in Helensburgh formally identified: The family of 21-year-old Josh Gayton has asked for privacy after his body was ...
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Why SNP’s Struggles in Scotland Could Shape Politics Across the UK: The disarray engulfing the Scottish National Party — for years one of Britain’s most ...
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Humza Yousaf says he won’t resign as Scotland’s First Minister amid threats of being ousted
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Humza Yousaf ‘considering his position’ as he faces being ousted as First Minister
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Liz Truss: The world was safer under Trump: Former PM Liz Truss says she hopes Donald Trump wins the next US election.
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Quick Glance: Liz Truss: The World Was Safer Under Trump
- Former PM Liz Truss expresses hope for Donald Trump to win the next US election, stating that the world is on the brink of a strong conflict and requires a strong America more than ever.
Dispute over climate policy: Scottish coalition government collapsed: The Scottish SNP is ending its collaboration with the Greens. First Minister Humza Yousaf ...
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Two million Britons suffer long COVID symptoms, survey shows: Two million people across England and Scotland are still suffering from long COVID symptoms ...
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Freezing nights forecast for parts of UK, with snow possible in some areas: Temperatures could hit -3C in northern England and Scotland, but Met Office says ...
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Freezing nights to come before Arctic air moves away from UK over weekend: The Met Office said temperatures in parts of northern England and Scotland could ...
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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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American nuclear submarine arrives in Scotland for visit: The U.S. Navy say that this port visit gives the USS Albany and her crew the opportunity to enjoy the ...
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Buckie Thistle win the Highland League on a dramatic final day: Buckie Thistle won the Breedon Highland League for the 12th time after beating Keith 1-0 as the ...
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Why Rishi Sunak is increasing defence spending with UK on 'war footing': News that the Prime Minister is boosting military spending means the UK will be spending ...
metro.co.uk/2024/04/24/rishi-sunak-increasing-defence-spending-uk-war-footing-20709251/
Quick Glance: Increase in UK defence spending by 2030
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak commits to raising spending to 2.5% of GDP, putting the defence industry on a 'war footing'.
- Sunak emphasized the need for deeper stockpiles of munitions and quicker replenishment due to the events in the Ukraine conflict.
- The planned increase in defence spending would require significant financial reshuffling, partly through announced measures to reduce the size of the civil service.
- Shortly after announcing the pledge to send weapons worth 500 million pounds to Ukraine, this commitment followed.
Now even GB News viewers prefer Starmer: Oh dear. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is no stranger to poor poll outcomes – but a new survey may cut a little closer to ...
spectator.co.uk/article/now-even-gb-news-viewers-prefer-starmer/
Scots airport scraps 100ml hand luggage liquid rule just in time for summer: Aberdeen is the the latest UK airport to remove the requirement for passengers to ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/scots-airport-scraps-100ml-hand-32674912
Why a Labour super-majority is unlikely: By current polls, Labour is set for a super-majority, and more than 400 seats. But will voters cool on Keir Starmer ...
spectator.co.uk/article/why-a-labour-super-majority-is-unlikely/
SNP 'Progressivism' is a dangerous, intolerant ideology that mirrors Donald Trump's contempt for political opponents – Nina Welsch
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Humza Yousaf boots Greens out of government as emergency cabinet meeting called: Humza Yousaf's power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens is over this ...
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Listen: Scottish Green MSP sobs on radio over coalition collapse: If the Scottish Greens are good at anything, it’s making every issue about themselves ...
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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 ...
reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/scotland-ditches-climate-pledge-cut-emissions-by-75-by-2030-2024-04-18/
More workers moving to Scotland from UK than leaving after SNP tax rises, HMRC finds
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Keir Starmer vows to sack aides behind ‘boys’ club’ briefings: Labour’s top team has a fairly even gender split — but critics in the party have used the press to ...
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Northern Lights will be visible in the UK tonight - best places to see aurora: The aurora borealis - or Northern Lights - are set to make an appearance on Friday ...
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Nicola Sturgeon pulls out of Commons committee appearance after Murrell charged: The former first minister was due to appear before MPs on the Scottish Affairs ...
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Scottish Greens to vote on power-sharing deal with SNP : Environmental party reconsiders its future in government after climate targets are ditched
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Humza Yousaf and his ridiculous, feigned outrage: On Tuesday, Humza Yousaf was angry at UK ministers for not including Scottish sub-postmasters in laws that will ...
spectator.co.uk/article/humza-yousaf-and-his-ridiculous-feigned-outrage/
100 MPs to stand down at the next general election: More than 60 are Conservatives and they include former prime minister Theresa May.
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Keir Starmer ‘would press the nuclear button’: Labour leader says he will increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP
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'Harry Potter Express' Jacobite steam train breaks down on first day of relaunch
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Pressure on Keir Starmer as police look into Angela Rayner: Labour’s deputy leader is under investigation over the sale of her former council house in Stockport ...
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Prescription of puberty blockers paused for children in Scotland following Cass Review
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Rayner outsmarts Dowden at PMQs battle of the deputies: Few politicians have looked more pleased with a joke than Oliver Dowden did with his first offering at ...
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Lorna Slater launches attack on Humza Yousaf as Green pact scrapped: Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater MSP has accused the SNP of selling out future ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24277524.lorna-slater-launches-attack-humza-yousaf-green-pact-scrapped/
Mum’s plea to find lost son amid Navy search in Helensburgh: A search has been launced for Josh Gayton after he did not attend work at Faslane Naval Base.
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Minimum unit pricing: Here's how much beer, wine and spirits could cost in Scotland if cost increase agreed
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Chris Mason: Parties squabble over policy pledges as elections loom: Political leaders fight for headlines ahead of local elections, leading to rumours of a ...
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Drying out of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House at ‘exciting’ stage: A giant steel box was built around the property in Helensburgh in 2019 to protect its ...
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Wars of Independence shaped the identities of Scotland and England: Two acclaimed medieval historians talk to our Writer at Large about their new book which ...
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Scottish National Investment Bank 'not broken', boss says: Al Denholm declares morale at institution is better than anything he has seen in career
heraldscotland.com/news/24270254.scottish-national-investment-bank-not-broken-boss-says/
After SNP-Green coalition drops 2030 climate target, can they be trusted to prepare Scotland for droughts, water shortages and wildfires? – Scotsman comment
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SNP's scrapping of climate change target is a failure as pathetic as their excuses – Scotsman comment
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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
'No confidence': Scottish coalition government collapses in battle over climate targets
euronews.com/green/2024/04/26/no-confidence-scottish-coalition-government-collapses-in-battle-over-climate-targets
Ailbhe Rea: Keir Starmer on the defensive: Hi there, I’m Ailbhe Rea, a Bloomberg UK Associate Editor inhabiting Westminster for a living ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-12/ailbhe-rea-keir-starmer-on-the-defensive
Labour’s rail plans show Keir Starmer’s cautious populism: Labour has announced plans to nationalise the railway operators by folding them into a publicly owned ...
newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2024/04/labours-rail-plans-show-keir-starmers-cautious-populism
Keir Starmer: I shouldn’t see Angela Rayner’s legal advice: Conservatives are turning up the heat on claims that the deputy Labour leader underpaid tax on a ...
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Caroline Glachan murderer Donna Brand jailed for 17 years after killing teen: Donna Marie Brand, alongside Robert O’Brien, and Andrew Kelly, were found guilty of ...
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Scotland’s coalition government collapses: Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf kills agreement between SNP and Scottish Greens amid bitter row over climate ...
politico.eu/article/scotland-coalition-government-collapse-snp-greens-humza-yousaf/
McAllan admits ‘taking cars off road tomorrow’ would have kept climate target intact
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Man on Scots easyJet flight from Glasgow to Tenerife charged after 'disturbance': The flight from Glasgow was forced to divert to Bristol Airport and two ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/man-scots-easyjet-flight-glasgow-32644989
Scotland's wobbling pro-independence party ditches coalition with Greens: Opponents said on Thursday they would seek to oust the leader of Scotland after the ...
reuters.com/world/uk/scotlands-snp-green-government-coalition-collapses-sky-news-2024-04-25/
Devastated mum who lost baby boy to heart disease thanks hero NHS team: Aimee Miller, 29, was never able to bring baby Cameron Miller home, who had to undergo ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/devastated-mum-who-lost-baby-32661276
Watch: Tetchy Starmer wriggles over Rayner’s tax affairs: Angela Rayner appears unable to shake off questions about her tax affairs — literally ...
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Scotland to see snow and -3C as Met Office explains why spring 2024 is so cold: The Met Office have explained why Scotland has experienced such a cold spring ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/scotland-see-snow-3c-today-32667005
PMQs scorecard: Sunak and Starmer fight over who dislikes Liz Truss more: Liz Truss bore the brunt at prime minister’s questions
politico.eu/article/rishi-sunak-and-keir-starmer-fight-over-who-dislikes-liz-truss-more/
Protesters target home of Sir Keir Starmer to demand arms embargo on Israel: A group of pro-Palestinian activists have held a protest outside the home of Sir ...
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It’s no surprise the SNP’s climate change law has failed: The SNP has binned its flagship goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland by 75 per cent by ...
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Permission granted for Rutherglen homeless village: Permission has been granted for a new homeless village to be opened in South Lanarkshire
heraldscotland.com/news/24277868.permission-granted-rutherglen-homeless-village/
Scottish Greens: How you can help kick Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater out of the coalition – John McLellan
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/scottish-greens-how-you-can-help-kick-patrick-harvie-and-lorna-slater-out-of-the-coalition-john-mclellan-4599842
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
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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
Ditching SNP-Green deal could smooth path for A96 dualling, says SNP councillor: A Moray SNP councillor has suggested the case for fully dualling the A96 is ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/6441415/ditching-snp-green-deal-could-smooth-path-for-a96-dualling-says-snp-councillor/
Angela Rayner is wounded but she’s still an asset for Labour: Insiders say Keir Starmer would not be too sad to see his deputy depart. But he should be wary of ...
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Bevan Fought for the NHS — and so Must We: A new play at the National Theatre celebrates Nye Bevan’s titanic struggle to create the NHS — a fight we must ...
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Aberdeenshire coast to have world's biggest floating offshore windfarm: The world’s biggest offshore floating wind farm is set to be built off the coast of ...
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Scottish Government set to ditch 2030 climate crisis target: Scotland's net-zero secretary Màiri McAllan will give an update to the Scottish Parliament on ...
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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.
Labour leaders set out new housebuilding rules to identify 'grey belt' land: Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner visited Europe's biggest brownfield site
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Starmer could win a record landslide despite over half the country not voting for him
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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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Scotland’s alcohol deaths worst in UK as rates hit record high: Scotland remains the worst performing nation as alcohol-specific deaths increased across the UK.
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Thousands of Glasgow roads set to have speed limit cut: A consultant has proposed reducing the limit on 3,868 streets across the city - to 'create safer ...
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Labour has a great plan for winning — but for governing?: While Keir Starmer’s cautious strategy may reassure voters, the party needs a programme for what it ...
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The Angela Rayner tax row spells real danger for Labour: What is the Angela Rayner story about? “Pure politics” – though there’s no such thing, it’s an oxymoron ...
newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2024/04/angela-rayner-tax-row-danger-labour-keir-starmer
Tories to lead debate calling for repeal of controversial hate crime laws at Holyrood
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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
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