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'You still sell Israel weapons': Humza Yousaf hits out at David Lammy over UN aid ban
FORMER first minister Humza Yousaf has hit out at the UK Foreign Secretary over his comments after Israel’s parliament voted to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from working in Israel and in occupied Palestinian territory.
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Israeli parliament approves bill to ban UN Gaza aid body
ISRAEL has passed two laws banning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from working in Israel and in occupied Palestinian territory. On Monday evening, Israel’s parliament voted on two Bills that would strip UNRWA of legal immunities
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Glasgow ‘firearm discharge’ was attempted murder, police say
A “FIREARM discharge” at a Glasgow shop that left a man in hospital is being treated by police as attempted murder. Police are looking for two men in connection with the incident, which occurred at a premises on Drumoyne Road in the Govan area
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The predictable truth about promises made by Labour? They are deceptive
THERE'S a drearily predictable truth about promises made by Labour. They start off as grandiose and epoch changing, and the initial announcement is accompanied by excited commentary and reports on BBC Scotland. Then come the U-turns, the watering
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Scottish community councillor accused of 'abhorrent racism'
A SCOTTISH community councillor and member of a far-right group which splintered from the “UK’s most dangerous” nationalist organisation has been accused of “abhorrent racism” after claiming black politicians and footballers are “clearly not” British
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Scottish Green values are shared by many outside 'political bubble'
BRIAN Lawson’s letter (How will Harvie judge the impact of Forbes on policy decisions?, Oct 28) heaps scorn on the Greens and their negotiations to ensure environmental justice is at the heart of the budget. READ MORE: Patrick Harvie: 'We've brought
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Calling Israel's Gaza assault 'genocide' undermines the term, David Lammy says
THE use of the word “genocide” to describe Israel’s siege of Gaza undermines the seriousness of the word, the Foreign Secretary has claimed. Speaking in the Commons, David Lammy said that he believed the use of the word “genocide” to describe the
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Israeli player withdraws from Scottish bowls tournament after backlash
AN Israeli player has withdrawn from competing at a World Bowls Tour contest in Scotland after thousands signed a petition calling for him to banned. Israeli national qualifier Shalom Ben Ami was set to compete at the Scottish International Open
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Marks and Spencer sell former Glasgow store to student flat developer
M&S has now officially sold its former store building on Sauchiehall Street to developers. The retailer which has a presence on the street for almost 90 years shut its doors in 2022 and embarked on getting permission to turn the site into student
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Lindsay Hoyle slams 'unacceptable' Rachel Reeves conduct in furious Commons speech
LINDSAY Hoyle has slammed Rachel Reeves for "totally unacceptable" conduct in a furious speech at Westminster. The Commons Speaker hit out at the Chancellor for not telling the Commons first about her intention to change the Government’s fiscal
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ScotRail trains 'severely' disrupted as police close line after incident
Train services are "severely" disrupted between Helensburgh and Dalmuir due to a police incident. ScotRail has warned that all lines are closed at Dalmuir and services running through this station are cancelled, revised, or delayed. As a result
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Move from England to Scotland for a better life, Telegraph article urges
TELEGRAPH Money – the right-wing newspaper’s financial advice section – says its aim is to “inform with the best money advice and fight for readers' rights”. Their latest advice? Move to Scotland. It comes just one month after a columnist
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SNP policies relating to whisky feel like political double-think
PAGES 12, 13 and 14 of Saturday’s National were devoted to Kate Forbes’s visit to Scotland’s newest whisky distillery at Cabrach. The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy attended a ceremony with more than 100 guests, including members
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Scots would be 'perfectly happy' to see end of free prescriptions, Tory leader says
SCOTS would be “perfectly happy” to see the end of universal free prescriptions from the NHS, the Scottish Tory leader has claimed. In a speech delivered on Monday, Russell Findlay argued that the free prescriptions policy – which was brought in
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Bomb squad called and residents evacuated as police attend Scottish flat block
RESIDENTS have been evacuated, the bomb squad called in, and the public told to avoid the area after a "suspect" item was found in a home in Clydebank. Officers are carrying out searches in Overtoun Court as part of an "ongoing investigation".
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John Swinney calls for end to 'unfair' strikes targeting schools in his constituency
SCOTLAND'S First Minister has called for an end to strike action targeting his constituency. Non-teaching staff who are members of Unison rejected the latest pay deal, which would have seen an increase of 67p per hour or 3.6%, whichever was higher
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Details released ahead of Alex Salmond's private family funeral
DETAILS of Alex Salmond's private family funeral have been released ahead of the service on Tuesday. Salmond, who led Scotland from 2007 until resigning after the independence referendum in 2014, died suddenly on Saturday, October 12 after suffering
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SNP hail Labour reforms to Scottish planning laws on energy
REFORMS to energy planning rules aimed at accelerating new clean power developments have been unveiled by the Scottish and UK governments. The Scottish Government has welcomed Labour’s announcement that they are “modernising outdated bureaucratic
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Flights take-off from Scottish airport to popular destination for first time years
SCOTTISH holidaymakers will be able to travel between Glasgow and Cork for the first time in almost five years, as new flights take-off. The flights between Glasgow Airport and Cork will be carried out by Aer Lingus Regional which operates Emerald
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Scottish Greens stress need for better trans healthcare amid 'weaponised' Cass Review
THE Scottish Greens have stressed the need for improved trans healthcare in Scotland after a motion passed at the party’s conference in Greenock. The motion passed on Sunday – led by the LGBTQ+ wing of the party, the Rainbow Greens – called for
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Fury as Scottish Parliament security 'ban Alex Salmond tribute T-shirt'
SCOTTISH Parliament security stepped in to have a woman’s t-shirt “removed” because it displayed a quote from the late Alex Salmond, Yes activists have said. A group of people with the Aye Aberdeen campaign group had travelled to Holyrood over
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Major update on future of Summerhall as Scottish developer chosen
THE long-term future for a top Edinburgh creative venue could be secured as a developer has been chosen, vowing the “arts will remain a priority” in the building's future. Edinburgh-based developer AMA has been confirmed as the preferred bidder
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Scottish river project creating 113 miles of walking routes receives £10m funding
AN AMBITIOUS project to create more than 100 miles of walking and cycling routes along the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders has been backed financially by the government. The Scottish Government has committed £10 million to the River Tweed Trail
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'Another part of the country': Anas Sarwar defends GB Energy chief's England base
SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar has defended the UK Government’s decision to base the chair of GB Energy in England – despite more than a year of pledges that the company would be headquartered in Scotland. On Sunday, news broke that the chair
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Keir Starmer denies fiscal fiddling will trigger Truss-style mortgage hikes
KEIR Starmer has said he does “not accept” that Labour efforts to fiddle borrowing rules will result in Liz Truss-style mortgage hikes. Following a speech on Monday, the Prime Minister was asked about reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves may rewrite
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The 'brilliant' Scottish spots named among the 20 best places for a roast dinner
TWO "brilliant" Scottish spots have been named among the 20 best places in the UK for a roast dinner by The Telegraph. Introducing the list, the newspaper said that Sunday roast dinners were once the "preserve of the home cook" but that in modern
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Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months for contempt of court
TOMMY Robinson has been jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court by repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, in breach of an injunction. The political activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, admitted 10 breaches
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Award-winning Scottish beer and music festival announces return
AN AWARD-WINNING beer and music festival has announced its return for next year. Organisers for the craft beer and music festival, FyneFest, have announced tickets will go on sale on November 1 as the event returns to the stunning Glen Fyne in
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How will Greens judge the impact of Kate Forbes on policy decisions?
I UNDERSTAND Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie is going to vote against the forthcoming Scottish budget if the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Kate Forbes, is involved in decisions about policy. I sincerely hope the
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Uber launches in third Scottish city amid opposition from local taxi firms
UBER has officially launched in Aberdeen amid fierce criticism from the city’s taxi firms. The ride-hailing service has been “soft launched” for private hire bookings in Aberdeen, according to the Press and Journal – with a full launch expected
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Labour-backing journalist makes stunning Keir Starmer admission
A LABOUR-BACKING journalist has made a stunning admission, saying Keir Starmer “essentially said whatever he felt he needed to get elected”. Veteran political journalist and associate editor at the Daily Mirror, Kevin Maguire, made the remarks
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'Duped': Anas Sarwar pledges end of austerity – despite Budget of cuts and tax rises
THE Labour Government Budget “will end the era of austerity”, Anas Sarwar has claimed – on the same day as the Prime Minister warned that the UK must “embrace the harsh light of fiscal reality”. In a column for the Daily Record, the Scottish Labour
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Tommy Robinson admits contempt of court at hearing in London
TOMMY Robinson has admitted committing contempt of court by repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, in breach of an injunction. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, admitted breaching the High Court order made in 2021
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Scottish council leader dies less than two months after taking office
THE leader of Stirling Council, Margaret Brisley, has died aged 79. Brisley’s family issued a statement on Sunday confirming the death of the Scottish Labour councillor, less than two months after she took over as head of Stirling Council.
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Keir Starmer appoints former Tony Blair aide as new No 10 political director
KEIR Starmer has appointed a former aide to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as his new political director. Claire Reynolds will be in charge of liaising with MPs across the Parliamentary Labour Party as the Prime Minister takes a series of unpopular
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'Sickening': Scottish council 'learns of job losses second hand' as firm quits area
A GLOBAL packaging manufacturer has been slammed for a "sickening" decision pull scores of jobs from a Scottish council area. The Greenock Telegraph reported that the long-established Berry BPI plastics firm has moved the last of its operations
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Bannockburn battlefield race track plans condemned as 'fatally flawed'
PLANS to build a controversial horse racing track on the Battle of Bannockburn field have been condemned as “fatally flawed” by Scotland’s largest conservation charity. The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) said it is seeking to overturn the approval
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Donald Trump's rally sparks anger over racist insults and dangerous threats
DONALD Trump and a cabal of campaigners have been criticised after they made racist comments, insults, and dangerous threats about immigrants at a rally in New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. With just over a week before election
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Campaigners call for ban on Scottish shipping firm helping to export Russian gas
MORE than 20 pro-Ukraine groups, including MSPs, are calling for tougher sanctions on Russia by banning companies in the UK which are helping the country export gas. Campaigners want stricter measures in place by banning Seapeak Maritime from exporting
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Chris McEleny: We must treat businesses better to help drive case for independence
AT the weekend, I was delighted that our Alba Party Holyrood leader Ash Regan MSP came to Gourock to support my campaign in the upcoming council by-election. We enjoyed a tour of many local businesses and it was good to hear firsthand of their
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What are the alternatives to council tax? These are the options ...
BACK in 2015, the Commission on Local Tax Reform set up by the Scottish Government argued that the current council tax system must end and a fairer and more progressive alternative brought in. But working out what should replace council tax or
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A Scottish Service Tax would be a good, solid start to getting rid of inequity
FOR many years, there has been a pledge from successive SNP Scottish governments – until recently also assisted by the Scottish Greens – to completely reform, if not always quite abolish, the system of local taxation on domestic or residential property
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Ministers must tax ‘planet-wrecking private jets’, campaigners urge
THE SCOTTISH Government is being urged to turbo-charge talks with UK ministers so it can introduce a tax on private jets – with environmental campaigners claiming the “reckless pollution” they produce is “fuelling the climate crisis”. Oxfam Scotland
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George Kerevan: How a Trump win would undermine Rachel Reeves’s Budget game plan
HANG on to your economic hats. On Wednesday, Rachel Reeves will present her long-awaited Budget. Keir Starmer’s Labour Party will have to put up or shut up, after four months of faffing about and tying itself in political knots. Alas, Wednesday
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New poetry collection is an antidote to despair for Gaza
INDIGENOUS Soul: Gaza And Me, by Nada Shawa, is an extraordinary book – a first-hand report of experiences none of us would wish to have or to compel upon another, and yet which we all share, as human beings capable of sympathy, understanding, common
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Tommy Sheppard: Israel’s new Gaza plan is for a full-scale massacre
‘THE smell of death is everywhere as bodies are left lying on the roads or under the rubble. Missions to clear the bodies or provide humanitarian assistance are denied.” Those were the words of Philippe Lazzarini, the head of UN aid agency UNRWA
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I'm an Israeli fighting for Palestinian rights. The UK's attitude is colonial
THE UK has a “special role” to play in the Israel-Palestine conflict – but instead of accepting responsibility its leaders are “continuing the colonial attitude they had in the 1930s and 40s”, a leading Israeli activist has told The National. Jeff
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Ministers ‘misled’ on environmental impact of new power plant, campaigners claim
Ministers have been “misled” over the environmental impact of a proposed new gas-fired power station in Aberdeenshire, environmentalists have claimed. Friends of the Earth (FoE) say that emissions from the Peterhead 2 facility, which would be built