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Don't miss it: Our special feature on the campaign trail with Humza Yousaf
DON'T miss Saturday's edition of The National as we take readers on an exclusive behind the scenes look at two days on the campaign trail with Humza Yousaf. Our political reporter Steph Brawn was on the move with the SNP chief over the last few
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Tory MP says he was victim of ‘cyber flashing’ in parliamentary sexting scam
A TORY MP has said he was the victim of “cyber flashing” and was the member who first alerted police to the parliamentary honeytrap sexting scam. Bosworth MP Dr Luke Evans said he had received unsolicited explicit images and messages over WhatsApp
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SNP in fresh bid to have Keir Starmer and Lindsay Hoyle investigated
THE SNP are set to join efforts to launch fresh action against Keir Starmer and Lindsay Hoyle after claims of intimidation in the Gaza ceasefire vote earlier this year. Speaker Hoyle caused outrage in February when he broke Commons precedent, allowing
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Capricious disregard for human life sparks growing calls for end to arms sales
A SENIOR Conservative MP has joined in calls for the UK to halt arms sales to Israel. Alicia Kearns, the Tory MP for Rutland and Melton and chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee at Westminster, told the BBC that the UK has "no choice
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Glenfinnan Viaduct set for major £3.4 million repairs amid erosion concerns
REPAIRS to a bridge will not disrupt rail services and will not change its distinctive appearance, Network Rail has said. Network Rail announced the Glenfinnan Viaduct, which operates between Fort William and Mallaig in the Scottish Highlands,
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Westminster is plagued by a saxophonist playing Despacito on a loop
UNLIKE Holyrood, Westminster is a noisy and boisterous place to work. The Scottish Parliament’s modern walls are thick enough to block mobile phone signal, never mind noise from the outside world. Westminster’s single-glazed windows mean
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Bomb disposal team called to harbour as police find 'suspicious object'
A HARBOUR in Moray is in lockdown for the second time in a month after the discovery of a suspicious object. Just a few weeks after Buckie Harbour was thrust into lockdown due to a suspicious item being found, police rushed to the area again on
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Lorna Slater: Media focus on JK Rowling hate crime comments ‘unhelpful’
THE media focus on JK Rowling’s tweets over the Hate Crime Act has been “unhelpful”, Lorna Slater has said. The Scottish Greens co-leader was speaking to The National in an exclusive interview with fellow co-leader Patrick Harvie. Both agreed that
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10 arrests at Palestine march to the Home Office
MULTIPLE arrests have been made after thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched through central London for the annual Al Quds Day demonstration. The protesters marched from the Home Office to Downing Street on Friday afternoon. Protesters
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'Disgraceful': Labour slammed for attacking progressive Scottish tax changes
SCOTTISH Labour have been slammed after launching a new General Election campaign aimed at the SNP’s progressive tax changes. Although group leader Anas Sarwar previously campaigned to have a Scottish income tax rate of 50% for earnings over £100,000
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'Milestone' for new Highland prison – but work will be £70m more than thought
THE newest addition to Scotland’s prison estate will cost around £70 million more than previously estimated. HMP Highland – which will be built in Inverness – will cost taxpayers £209m, with Justice Secretary Angela Constance blaming the cost-of-living
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Scottish land tax could raise £450m every year, new report finds
LAND is Scotland’s largest store of untaxed wealth and the country could raise more than £400 million every year if it taxed it in the same way as housing, according to a new report. Reform of the council tax system into separate property and land
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Patrick Harvie: It shouldn't have taken UK aid worker killings for action on Gaza
PATRICK Harvie has said that it “shouldn’t take the killing of a small number of UK aid workers” to “finally” get people talking about an Israel arms embargo. “It’s horrific as a single incident,” he told The National in an exclusive interview
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Scottish tax rises 'somewhat offset' by National Insurance cut
SCOTTISH tax increases will be offset by UK-wide cuts to National Insurance, experts have said ahead of the new tax year. The divergence means Scots earning up to £112,900 will pay less combined compared to the previous year. From Saturday,
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'Absolutely disgusting': Fury after motorhome seen 'dumping toilet waste' on NC500
LOCALS have reacted with fury after a motorhome on the NC500 route allegedly dumped their toilet waste down a public drain. In a post on the NC500 The Dirty Truth Facebook group, one person said they had reported the offenders to police and the
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The UK media failed the people of Gaza. Changes of heart now are too late
This week's Behind the Headlines comes from editor Laura Webster – to receive this newsletter direct to your inbox every week, click here to sign up. OVER the last several months, we at The National have taken a strong stance against Israel
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Shutting down of hate crime debate made test by JK Rowling necessary
TIM Hopkins, formerly of the Equality Network, appears to have a remarkably short memory. In his letter of April 4 he chastises JK Rowling for tweets which seemed “designed to offend” and “provoke anger and upset”, yet, were he to cast his mind back
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Scottish Labour students resign after liking far-right tweets aimed at Humza Yousaf
REPRESENTATIVES on a Scottish Labour student society board have resigned after they were called out on social media for liking tweets from far-fight political party Britain First. Aberdeen University Labour Student (AULS) told followers on Thursday
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Scottish council approves £5000 flood resilience grant scheme for residents
A SCOTTISH council has approved the long-anticipated property flood resilience grant for homeowners and businesses. Fife Council will award up to £5000 per applicant to help reduce the internal damage to properties as a result of flooding – which
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'Do you understand?': Humza Yousaf responds to crucial questions of islanders
FIRST Minister Humza Yousaf is on the campaign trail in the Highlands and islands – and The National is there with him. Our reporter Steph Brawn is shadowing the SNP leader to find out what people are really saying on the doorsteps, and to get
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Humza Yousaf defends green freeports after SNP members raise 'extreme' concerns
HUMZA Yousaf has defended Scotland’s green freeports amid criticism from within his own party. Speaking exclusively to The National on the last day of our exclusive series, the First Minister said the greenports are “more moulded” to Scotland’s
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Scottish Labour break silence on UK exports of weapons to Israel
SCOTTISH Labour’s Anas Sarwar has finally broken his silence on the UK’s sale of weapons to Israel. Earlier in the week, Sarwar’s Scottish group would only defer to the UK party’s position when asked whether they believed that exports of arms to
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Condolences from Netanyahu will not comfort aid workers' families
ARE there any depths of hypocrisy and inhumanity to which the Tories will not sink in their attitude to the current slaughter in Gaza? This week we hear news of the deaths of seven aid workers and I cannot imagine the impact on their families,
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Michael Gove: UK should 'never have a referendum on anything again'
MICHAEL Gove has said no UK prime minister should “ever have a referendum on anything” again. The Tory Intergovernmental Relations Minister insisted that political parties should instead put policies in their manifesto, and enact them if they win
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Israel dismisses army officers over drone strikes that killed seven aid workers
THE Israeli military has dismissed two officers over drone strikes that killed seven aid workers and reprimanded three others, citing rules of engagement violations and the mishandling of critical information. Officials claimed that an investigation
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UN Human Rights Council backs ending weapons exports to Israel
THE UN’s top human rights body has called on countries to stop selling or shipping weapons to Israel, in a resolution on Friday to help prevent human rights violations against Palestinians amid Israel’s blistering military campaign in Gaza. The
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'Major threat': Fears for Scotland's red squirrels as pox found north of central belt
ALARM bells have been rung for Scotland’s red squirrels after the first case of the deadly squirrelpox virus was identified north of the central belt. Experts with the University of Edinburgh warned the case could be a “major threat” and the “prelude
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UK has 'no choice' but to stop weapon exports to Israel, senior Tory MP says
THE UK has “no choice” but to stop sending arms to Israel and doing so is neither political nor antisemitic, a senior Tory MP has said. Alicia Kearns, the chair of Foreign Affairs Select Committee at Westminster, also told the BBC that she did
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Scottish Government to fund Gaelic community scheme jobs after major backlash
THE Scottish Government is to provide additional funding to secure the jobs of 27 staff working for a Gaelic community scheme after severe backlash. An initial payment of £175,000 will be provided to Gaelic development agency Bòrd na Gàidhlig to
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Police probe after man 'deliberately struck' by vehicle on residential street
A man has been deliberately hit by a motor on a residential street in Glasgow. The incident took place on Achamore Road in the city's Drumchapel area shortly after 11pm on Thursday, April 4. 999 crews rushed to the scene. Following that
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Storm Kathleen approaches with snow, rain and wind warnings
SCOTLAND is set to be hit by heavy rain and winds of up to 70mph as Storm Kathleen approaches. Wet and windy conditions are forecast to arrive on Friday, heading into Saturday, as the storm rolls in. Travel disruption is possible as heavy downpours
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Scotland’s defending champions secure play-off spot after tense victory over hosts
HARD fought wins over the Netherlands and, after an extra end, hosts Switzerland took Scotland’s defending champions into the knockout stages of the LGT World Men’s Curling Championships on the sixth day of action. “Those were two really big games
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New Euro tartan design unveiled ahead of charity walk to Germany
A NEW tartan has been unveiled as part Scotland's bid at the 2024 European Football Championship. Scottish vlogger Craig Ferguson, 20, will be wearing the tartan as he walks to Munich to coincide with the opening game of the competition. Ferguson
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Tory MP admits sharing numbers of colleagues on dating app amid sexting scandal
POLICE are investigating following reports that explicit images and flirtatious messages have been sent to MPs as part of an alleged sexting scam - after a Tory MP leaked his colleagues numbers. Earlier this week online news outlet Politico reported
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CEO: Why Scotland must value its green freeports, not talk them down
"SCOTLAND has extraordinary economic potential. Securing commitments to fair work and accelerating the journey to a net-zero economy as part of the agreement to introduce two new green freeports in Scotland will contribute to our aims for a wellbeing
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After countless 'wake-up calls', our climate warnings have been proven right
A SCOTTISH Greens conference always energises our movement. It’s a chance to meet with members and campaigners from all over Scotland, to reflect on all we’ve done and plan for the months and years ahead. It’s a place to hear from activists and discuss
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Joanna Cherry: Scotland may be independent now if not for focus on identity politics
I REALLY wish I did not have to write about the new Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act again this week. Instead, I wish the post-2014 leadership of the SNP had spent half as much time on advancing the cause of independence as they have on identity
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Five key points from The National's series on Scotland's green freeports
THE National’s series on Scotland’s green freeports comes to an end today. We hope you have enjoyed all the exclusive content this week – hearing from key players including trade minister Richard Lochhead, Highlands freeport CEO Calum Macpherson
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Humza Yousaf: Independent Scotland 'could broker new Oslo Accords for peace in Gaza'
AN independent Scotland could play a key role in brokering peace in Gaza – just as Norway did with the Oslo Accords, Humza Yousaf has said as he spoke about the “horrendous” ordeals his family in Palestine are going through. Speaking exclusively
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Scotland has taken a stand on Israel. How many will die before the UK does?
MANY of us were left scratching our heads after Rishi Sunak’s frankly baffling speech lionising British values. Whatever values are those, we asked. In recent days the answer to the question has become terrifyingly clear. It means, for example
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SNP MP: 'Our green freeports take different approach to English horror stories'
SCOTLAND’S green freeports take a “different approach” to freeports in England, an SNP MP has said. Douglas Chapman, who represents Dunfermline and West Fife – which includes Rosyth, one of the sites included within the Forth green freeport – told
