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Lesley Riddoch: Covid inquiry is damning for Boris Johnson – so where is the fury?
WHERE’S the rage? Where’s the fury? Two Tory-led Commons Select Committees have concluded that the pandemic was “one of the most important public health failures the United Kingdom has ever experienced”. Their joint report roundly accused the
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Scotland is first country to offer free digital therapies to every adult
THE Scottish Government has announced that all Scottish adults will now have access to "digital therapeutics" for anxiety and insomnia as part of their NHS service. It means that Scotland has become the first country to implement fully digital
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The Scotland team deserves a new blue strip and a better national anthem
NOW that we are within a hurled pie’s distance of qualifying for the World Cup finals, it is time to get a grip on the fiasco of our anthem and strip. Flower of Scotland is a maudlin dirge but we have an abundance of talented composers who could
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Prevarication is not leadership – it’s time to set a date for indyref2
IN iterating his excuse for delaying the independence referendum, doesn’t Ronnie Cowan betray his and his party’s timidity about getting indy done (Why we can’t risk firing the indyref2 starting gun at the wrong time, Oct 13)? Doesn’t the inordinate
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Tony Blair's former aide says UK can't keep Scotland in the Union without consent
TONY Blair’s former chief of staff has said it would be “impossible” for the UK to keep Scotland in the Union if a majority wants to leave. Jonathan Powell, who was involved in negotiations that forged the Good Friday Agreement, also said the UK
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The REAL Scottish Politics: Professor misses mark on UK's global status
WRITING in the influential London School of Economics blog, Oxford Professor of Law Derrick Wyatt QC argues that it would be very much in the interests of the rUK to have the closest possible relationship with an independent Scotland. He says
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Labour MP Claudia Webbe guilty of harassment after acid threat to boyfriend’s friend
AN MP who threatened to throw acid at her boyfriend’s female friend because she was jealous of their relationship has been found guilty of harassment. Claudia Webbe, 56, who sits in the Commons as an independent after being suspended by the Labour
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EU puts forward plans for a 'different model' to address NI Protocol problems
THE EU proposals to address difficulties around the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol cover four specific areas, with a paper dedicated to each. They are agri-food goods, customs, movement of medicines and engagement with Northern
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Tommy Robinson given five-year stalking order after harassing journalist
ENGLISH Defence League founder Tommy Robinson has been given a five-year stalking protection order after he shouted abuse outside the home of a journalist and threatened to repeatedly return to her address. Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon
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Breakdown of trust in team that runs Crofting Commission, watchdog says
THE organisation responsible for overseeing Scotland’s 20,000 crofts has come under fire for the way it is being run, a report has found. The Crofting Commission has seen a breakdown of trust between its board members and senior management team
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Man in court charged with murder of 23-year-old man in Dalry
A MAN has appeared in court charged with murder. Gavin McVey made no plea during an appearance in private at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Wednesday. The 38-year-old faces one charge of murder after Sean McKay, 23, died on St Margaret Avenue
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William Shatner becomes the oldest man to travel to space at 90 years old
STAR Trek’s William Shatner, 90, has made history as the oldest person in space after blasting off from the Texas desert in a rocket built by Jeff Bezos’s company. Billionaire Amazon founder Bezos was behind Shatner’s trip to the stars through
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Family of pensioner missing for four weeks ‘frantically worried’
THE family of a man who has been missing for four weeks have said they are “frantically worried”. Paul Johnson, 74, was last seen at around 10.45pm on Wednesday September 15 in Hepburn Gardens in St Andrews, Fife. His family said he left for
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Secretary of State AGAINST Scotland would seem a more fitting job title
SO Alister Jack does not like the phrase “a four nations approach.” He prefers the United Kingdom one nation approach, as it makes this place, this island nation sound greater, bigger, more important on the world stage. We the people, the electorate
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Map predicts travel chaos hotspots around Glasgow for COP26 summit
THE COP26 climate summit is coming to Glasgow in a matter of weeks with tens of thousands of delegates from around the world set to descend on Scotland's biggest city. The site for the event will be the Scottish Event Campus, located on the banks
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Mosque attack suspect had videos of New Zealand massacre on phone
A PHONE recovered from a man on trial for terrorism offences contained three copies of a livestream of the 2019 mass shooting in New Zealand, a court has heard. The attack was carried out on a mosque in Christchurch by Brenton Tarrant, who killed
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'The outside is a lie': Former pupil describes reality of Gordonstoun boarding school
PUPILS at Gordonstoun boarding school were “feral” and regularly showed racist and sexist behaviour, an inquiry has been told. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry heard from a woman who attended the Moray school and its preparatory school Aberlour
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Scotland records 30 Covid deaths and more than 2500 new cases
ANOTHER 30 people have died in Scotland after contracting Covid-19. A further 2581 cases have also been recorded in the latest 24-hour period, with a positivity rate of 7.7%. The deaths, among people who tested positive in the previous 28 days
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Former MEP calls on Nicola Sturgeon to ban 'mass murderer' from COP26 summit
A FORMER MEP has called on Nicola Sturgeon and the UK Government to ban Iran’s president from attending COP26, accusing him of “mass murder” and “genocide”. Struan Stevenson, who served in the European Parliament for 15 years, also called on Foreign
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Boris Johnson orders warring Tory ministers to share access to country mansion
BORIS Johnson has sought to end a spat among senior Tory ministers over access to a grace and favour country mansion. Liz Truss and Dominic Raab have been locked in a battle for access to Chevening, a 115-room Kent country house, since the Cabinet
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Tory donor Scotland Office minister given official Lords title
A CONSERVATIVE donor who has been given a ministerial position in the Scotland Office will be introduced to the House of Lords tomorrow – and agreed on his official title ahead of the move. Malcolm Offord, who has given more than £147,500 to the
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Nicola Sturgeon promotes Scotland's 'extraordinary' green power in TED Talk
NICOLA Sturgeon has said that "the action from small countries matters" in the fight against climate change in her Ted Talk as Glasgow prepares to host world leaders at COP26. The First Minister's speech was part of Ted’s Countdown Summit series
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Scotland records fifth death linked to adverse Covid-19 vaccine effects
ANOTHER person has died in Scotland where the underlying cause was adverse effects of the Covid-19 vaccine, bringing the total number of such deaths to five, the National Records of Scotland (NRS) has announced. The statistics body said 4.2 million
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Channel 4 reveals first image of prison drama filmed in Glasgow
CHANNEL 4 has released a first look at prison drama Screw which was filmed in Glasgow. The six part show by Bafta-nominated writer Rob Williams (The Victim, Killing Eve) from STV studios centres on Leigh, a female prison officer who has devoted
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Scots passenger plane makes U-turn after declaring mid-air emergency
A SCOTTISH passenger plane has landed in Glasgow after declaring a mid-air emergency. The TUI Airways flight, travelling from Aberdeen to Tenerife, declared the emergency around half an hour into its four-hour journey. It declared a Squawk
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Scottish Government to provide more support for people close to suicide
THE Scottish Government has created a group to ensure people close to suicide receive the support they need. In 2020, 805 people in the country lost their lives to suicide, according to official statistics. The Suicidal Crisis Support Action
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Changes to Universal Credit payment dates for Christmas 2021 confirmed
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed when Universal Credit claimants will receive payments in December. With Christmas fast-approaching, people will be starting to budget for the most expensive period of the year. Due to the recent
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Rangers star unable to attend trial due to Covid isolation
A RANGERS star was unable to attend his trial as he is on a Covid isolation. Jermain Defoe was due to stand at Glasgow's Justice of the Peace court yesterday afternoon. The 39-year-old, of Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, was to face a single
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Tories failed 2020 fuel poverty targets and on course to miss 2025 aims too
THE UK Government missed its 2020 fuel poverty targets and is already at “high risk” of failing to meet its goals for 2025 as well, according to its own advisers. In a highly critical report published today, the Committee on Fuel Poverty said it
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Food bank donations are needed now more than ever as benefit cuts bite
I CHECKED my bank account direct debit to a local food bank this week, to confirm it was still active. It’s not a huge donation but, to quote a very large retail store, “every little helps” (other large retailers are available). Could other supporters
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WATCH: Furious drivers drag environmental activists off of road
FURIOUS drivers have dragged environmental protesters from major roads after they tried to stage a sit-in protest. Motorists blasted their horns and a female protester was nearly run over as campaign group Insulate Britain blocked roads for a 13th
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Tory minister under fire for 'admission of failure' about HGV driver visas
THE SNP have said the news that the UK Government has only approved visas of 20 additional overseas HGV drivers is "a staggering admission of failure". There is a shortage of around 100,000 HGV drivers in the UK, which is causing food, fuel and
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Tributes paid to Scots broadcaster Renton Laidlaw, a true voice of golf
TRIBUTES have been made to Renton Laidlaw, the hugely respected Scottish golf journalist and broadcaster, who has passed away at the age of 82. Edinburgh-born Laidlaw was a true voice of the game across the mediums and his tireless dedication and
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SNP MP 'humbled' to represent Scotland in international climate talks
REPRESENTING Scotland at key pre-COP26 talks with parliamentarians from around the world was a “humbling” experience, according to SNP MP Chris Law. Law, MP for Dundee West, travelled to Rome last week for the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and
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FM hails new Barclays financial hub as 'landmark moment' for Glasgow
NICOLA Sturgeon has hailed the opening of the new Barclays building in Glasgow as "a landmark moment" for the city. The 500,000sq ft Barclays campus on the south banks of the River Clyde represents a £330 million capital investment by the global
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All the Bafta Scotland nominations as Limbo is shortlisted for five awards
NOMINATIONS for this year’s Bafta Scotland have been announced, with Ben Sharrock’s drama Limbo leading the shortlist. The comedy-drama about a group of asylum seekers living on a Scottish island is up for five awards, including best feature film
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Legal moves under way to secure employment rights for Amazon delivery drivers
A LAW firm is launching moves against delivery giant Amazon over workers’ rights, which it says could result in compensation totalling millions of pounds. Leigh Day claims thousands of drivers could be entitled to an average of £10,500 compensation
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Driver arrested after M90 crash which ‘miraculously’ left no-one seriously injured
A DRIVER has been arrested after a road traffic collision which took place on the busy M90 on Tuesday afternoon. Officers from Fife’s road policing unit attended the crash on the busy motorway at around 2.30pm on Tuesday, October 12. The force
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UK Government never planned to stick to Brexit deal, Dominic Cummings claims
BORIS Johnson’s government always knew they’d “ditch bits” of the Brexit deal they didn’t like, the Prime Minister’s former chief adviser has claimed. In a series of tweets last night, Dominic Cummings told followers that while he believed the
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Nicola Sturgeon to give Ted Talk on climate crisis today
NICOLA Sturgeon is set to deliver a Ted Talk on the climate crisis as Glasgow prepares to host world leaders at COP26. The First Minister will take to the stage alongside experts and political chiefs at the special speaking event in Edinburgh today
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Anthony Salamone: Economic facts of Brexit don’t change with political weather
OVER the years, supporters of Brexit have sought to advance a range of different, if unconvincing, arguments for leaving the EU. Old favourites include: “The EU is not democratic enough” and “an EU army is about to be established.” In fact
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Disgraced former health secretary Matt Hancock lands top UN role
JUST hours after a scathing report condemning the UK Government’s disastrous handing of the Covid crisis was published, former health secretary Matt Hancock has landed a top pandemic role with the United Nations. The former Tory minister, who was
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Man arrested after young father killed 'for absolutely no reason'
A MAN has been arrested in connection with the death of an Ayrshire father who was killed “for absolutely no reason”, according to police. Officers say Sean McKay, 23, was the victim of an unprovoked attacked in Dalry on Sunday, sparking a murder
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British Red Cross calls for asylum seeker peer support from Scottish Government
THE Scottish Government has been urged to set up a peer support network for asylum seekers who are facing destitution. The British Red Cross, along with the Refugee Survival Trust, published a report today into preventing the most extreme poverty
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Male campaigners demand action to deter men from paying for sex
LEADING male campaigners against violence against women are to call on the Scottish Government to introduce legislation to deter men from paying for sex. The men calling for government action, including a former senior police detective and the
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Use of offshore wind in green hydrogen production to be studied
A CONSORTIUM of businesses has announced it is studying the use of offshore wind to power the production of green hydrogen on an industrial scale on the island of Flotta in Orkney. Offshore Wind Power Limited (OWPL) was formed by Macquarie’s Green
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Alyn Smith: European question set to dominate politics in UK
FOR last week’s column I wrote up some thoughts on the Labour Party conference and was thinking of trying to do the same for the Tory conference which happened last week. For the life of me I can’t get 800 words out of it, so completely vacuous
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How a Yes group’s summer could be a lesson to us all
WE recently asked for Yes groups to tell us of their experiences during the pandemic, and it was heartening to see how many groups had managed to keep going and how they were making progress after the lifting of most lockdown measures. Edinburgh
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Donald Trump could make a devastating return to US politics
ARNIE Schwarzenegger used his most famous line first in The Terminator. In the movie scene, his character – a cyborg assassin – is refused entry to the police station where his targets are being detained. He surveys the counter, then tells the police
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Plans submitted to develop Scotland’s first semi-closed fish farm
PLANS have been submitted to develop Scotland’s first semi-closed fish farm. Loch Long Salmon (LLS) wants to use the technology – a first for Scotland – to exclude sea lice, catch most of the organic waste and improve the health and welfare of
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Scotland must dissolve political bands to reach our potential
"When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature
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SNP urge Tories to accelerate public inquiry into Covid pandemic
THE SNP are calling on the UK Government to bring forward its public inquiry into the handling of the Covid pandemic. It follows the release of a devastating report by two committees of MPs which condemned the early stages of the pandemic as “one
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Firefighters urge Scots not to host private firework displays on Bonfire Night
FIREFIGHTERS have urged Scots not to host private firework displays or attack crews on Bonfire Night. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has issued a plea for the public to reconsider if they are planning to hold a firework display – or
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Kevin McKenna: Those who criticise politicians have every right to do so
THOSE of us who have an edgy relationship with Twitter are often eager to disparage it, even as we use it as a means of exhibiting our latest work. It is a platform for the quack theories of uninformed zealots and allows the sanctimonious and the pious
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Bid to increase homeless access to job opportunities
SOCIAL Bite has launched a new initiative to help revolutionise access to job opportunities for people who have experienced homelessness. Through its new Job First programme, the organisation will work directly with some of the UK’s biggest employers
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Leading Scottish firms join forces to speed up journey to net zero
A GROUP of Scotland’s leading businesses have joined forces to launch a new climate action initiative ahead of COP26. Participating businesses who have come together to create the Scottish Business Climate Collaboration (SBCC) are from a range
