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Alex Salmond's family pay tribute to 'loving husband' and 'fiercely loyal brother'
ALEX Salmond's family have paid tribute to a “formidable politician” and “a devoted and loving husband”, following his death aged 69. Salmond, who led the SNP before later founding the Alba party, died on Saturday afternoon from a suspected heart
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Death of Alex Salmond is an immense loss for Scotland
I ACTUALLY couldn’t really believe how sad I felt. Like many, I have expressed my frustration, anger and dismay with some of Alex Salmond’s actions and utterances in recent years, but his untimely death brought focus to his importance in my life as
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Best tribute to Alex Salmond would be for us to put aside differences
BY far the best tribute to Alex Salmond would be for all of us to put aside any tiny differences and prejudices; to unite in our common aim; to now resolutely force a path to independence in Scotland; and to remember that the person who in 2014 brought
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Teenager fighting for his life after being hit by car
A TEENAGER is in a “critical” condition after he was struck by a car in Glasgow on Saturday evening. The 18-year-old was walking alone along the footpath on the A81 Maryhill Road, near to Dalsholm Road, at about 7.35pm when he was struck by a black
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'Bold and courageous': Yes Scotland leaders pay tribute to Alex Salmond
LEADING figures from the Yes Scotland campaign have paid tribute to former first minister Alex Salmond following his sudden death aged 69. Former MP and MSP Dennis Canavan, who was chair of the Yes Scotland advisory board, said Salmond was the
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Keir Starmer given damning verdict in recent poll on his first 100 days in office
PEOPLE across the UK have delivered a damning verdict in a recent poll on Keir Starmer and his government after being asked: “What is the single best thing Labour have done in their first 100 days in office”. The Labour Party leader has had a turbulent
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Royal family criticised for failing to declare gifts since 2019
THE royal family has been criticised for failing to declare gifts in line with rules followed by politicians. The Observer reported King Charles and his family have failed to reveal official gifts since 2019 despite previously promising to publish
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Plans to catch drivers using phones or no seat belts revealed
SCOTTISH drivers who use mobile phones or don’t wear seat belts while driving could be detected as plans to roll out new AI technology that analyses speed camera footage have been revealed. Police Scotland is expected to launch a pilot to crack
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John Curtice looks back on Alex Salmond's impact on Scottish independence
POLLING expert Professor John Curtice has said Alex Salmond “did more than anybody else” to make independence central to the debate about Scotland’s future. Curtice spoke to Sky News on Sunday after the sudden death of Salmond on Saturday afternoon
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Scottish potential shaped the past – so let’s shape the future as well
AI is already transforming our lives and it transpires that Scotland was and is today at the forefront of this crucial research. The history of Scottish AI stretches back more than 60 years, to the top-secret Bletchley Park of the Second World War
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As long as we’re useful to UK, we’ll never be independent
AN open letter to Karen Adam MSP. Your article in The National on Tuesday outlined the way that political attitudes and decisions taken in Westminster adversely affect Scotland and Scottish business interests. We have not “powered the UK for decades
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The Baddies comes to Edinburgh for a delightful, and not so frightful show
FRECKLE Productions are the masters when it comes to adapting the beloved children’s books of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler for the stage. The Brighton-based company’s back catalogue includes theatre shows based upon such acclaimed stories
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Exhibition highlights BAME soldiers experience in First World War
AN EXHIBITION set to open during Black History Month will reflect on the experience of soldiers from across the Commonwealth in the First World War. The display aims to highlight the significant contribution of more than six million African, Caribbean
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John Mason expelled from SNP after Gaza remarks
JOHN Mason has been expelled from the SNP following comments he made on Gaza, according to the MSP. The Glasgow Shettleston MSP says he is "very disappointed" to be kicked out of the party. On Twitter, Mason said: "Very disappointed to be expelled
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Artist explores own heritage through Pacha series – and takes us with her
SOMETIMES you need to get out of your comfort zone to experience true art. That was the lesson to take into Dundee Contemporary Arts’s latest exhibition, Every Seed Is Awakened by Claudia Martínez Garay. Helpfully, the DCA provides us with a glossary
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Singer urges Scots to get involved with World Gaelic Week
ACCLAIMED Scottish singer and broadcaster Joy Dunlop is calling on people across the country to take part in the first official nationwide language week of its kind. Inspired by the success of language initiatives in Ireland and Nova Scotia, Seachdain
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Conservation bosses plea for people to stop putting memorials up in Glencoe
CONSERVATION bosses have made a plea for people to stop putting memorials up in Glen Coe after revealing they have had to take down dozens of the markers despite their importance to grieving families. Visitors to the most dramatic of Highland glens
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Marine havens free from bottom-trawl fishing will rejuvenate our seas and communities
THE seas of Scotland are many things to many people. For some, they are daily livelihoods. For others, heritage, identity and belonging. They bring solace and wellbeing to many. And for all of us, they help create a safe and liveable climate. Regardless
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Alba depute leader reflects on what Alex Salmond's death means for party
THE deputy leader of the Alba Party has said it is too soon to consider what Alex Salmond’s death will mean for the organisation as he reflected on the ex-first minister's legacy. Kenny MacAskill, who was an MP until he lost his seat in July,
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Leader of North Macedonia event describes moment Alex Salmond died
A LEADER of the conference in North Macedonia where Alex Salmond spent his last few days said the forum is “in a state of shock” over his death. Salmond died aged 69 following a suspected heart attack after making a speech at the Cultural Diplomacy
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Israeli air strike hits refugee camp and kills family of eight in Gaza
AN ISRAELI strike on a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip has killed a family of eight, Palestinian medical officials said. The deaths of the family followed Israeli air strikes that killed at least one person and wounded four more and destroyed
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Scottish DJ dies aged 38 after suffering head injury in Ibiza
SCOTTISH DJ and producer Jack Revill, known as Jackmaster, has died aged 38 after suffering a head injury in Ibiza, his family said. Revill died on Saturday morning following “complications arising from an accidental head injury”. “It is with
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Readers invited to share their memories of Alex Salmond
READERS of The National are being invited to share their abiding memories of former first minister Alex Salmond. The ex-SNP leader died aged 69 on Saturday after appearing at a conference in North Macedonia. While he was at the event in Ohrid
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Scottish Government to send aid to drought-hit communities in Africa
THE Scottish Government is to provide £350,000 of support to thousands of households in southern Africa at “crisis point” after suffering the worst drought in a century. The charities Christian Aid and the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund
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Final pictures of ex-first minister Alex Salmond published
THE last pictures taken of former first minister Alex Salmond before his death in North Macedonia have been published. Salmond had taking part in the Cutural Diplomacy Forum in Ohrid before he died on Saturday afternoon from a suspected heart attack
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Founder of a pro-Scottish independence group steps down
THE founder of one of the largest pro-Scottish independence campaign groups has resigned from his leading role after “putting an incredible amount of energy” into the organisation. Campaigner Neil Mackay founded the All Under One Banner (AUOB)
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John Swinney shares 'deeply emotional' memory of Alex Salmond
JOHN Swinney has shared a “deeply emotional” memory of Alex Salmond following the death of the former first minister. Swinney was speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg when he was asked to look back on his abiding memory of Salmond following
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'Extraordinary man': Brian Cox pays tribute to Alex Salmond on Laura Kuenssberg show
ACTOR Brian Cox paid tribute to the former first minister Alex Salmond saying that he was “one of the greatest political thinkers that Scotland has ever produced”. Cox joined John Swinney as last-minute additions to the BBC’s flagship political
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David Pratt: Iran’s nuclear sites – a red line Israel won’t cross?
EVEN just a few weeks ago, the idea of crossing such a red line in the Middle East conflict would have been considered unlikely. But as the war in the region this past year has repeatedly shown, such boundaries and limits have become increasingly
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John Swinney to join Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday show
LAURA Kuenssberg will be joined by John Swinney, one of the Tory leadership candidates and along with the UK Government's Secretary of State for Business and Trade on Saturday morning. The BBC’s political show, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, will
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Andrew Tickell: If right-wing Tories make their mark Labour will surely follow
JAMES Cleverly represents the constituency of Braintree. Write your own punchline. As the last “one nation” candidate crashed out of the Tory leadership contest this week, kippered by his own MPs, we’re left contemplating the interesting prospect of
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Rhoda Meek: When mental health services fail it turns out it’s not 'OK to not be OK'
ONE in three people are estimated to be affected by mental health problems in Scotland in any given year. I am one of them. I was once ashamed of that. Today, my recovery journey is something I look at with pride. I live with bipolar disorder (
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Life and works of misunderstood poet Robert Fergusson
ON Edinburgh’s Royal Mile outside the historic Canongate Kirk, there stands a life-size statue of a young man dressed in 18th-century garb. The brilliant work of the Fife-based sculptor David Annand, the bronze statue shows the man striding down the
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Owen Jones: What 100 days of Keir Starmer has taught us
“It’s nice, isn’t it. The quiet.” These fateful words, tweeted by a Keir Starmer-supporting author just six days after Labour’s electoral triumph, did not, it must be said, age well. But they accurately reflected the hubris which defined the core
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Scottish food and drink exports 'at risk' as Labour consider enacting Tory laws
SCOTLAND’S world-class food and drink exports could be hit with a horse-meat-style scandal if Labour push through legislation left in limbo by the last Tory government, it has been warned. It comes after Food Minister Daniel Zeichner told a World
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I've wanted to visit Orkney's Sanday for a decade – it was well worth the wait
I’VE been trying to make a trip to Sanday happen for over a decade. As soon as I arrive, my efforts are worth it as beaming islander Dave Walker warmly welcomes me to a day wrapped up in as welcoming a community as I’ve found on any of Scotland’s Northern
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Labour see £100m added to energy bills to pay Scottish wind farms to shut off
MORE than £100 million has been added to UK customers’ energy bills since Labour came to power to pay Scottish wind farms to stop producing power, according to new analysis. Between Keir Starmer taking office on July 5 and October 8 (the most recent
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Chance for Scotland to lead with Alzheimer’s treatment
SCOTLAND has a “golden opportunity” to lead the way in dementia care if the NHS is given the go-ahead to use a new kind of treatment. That’s the prediction of Henry Simmons, chief executive of Alzheimer Scotland who is worried that the Scottish
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First Scottish 'Olympics' for people in care homes hailed huge success
IT was the first region in Scotland to run an “Olympics” for people in care homes and West Lothian is now set to pilot a Parkinson’s-friendly gymnastics programme. They are just two of the initiatives in the area that have been developed to help
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Labour's 'tokenistic' Gaza action won't avoid war crime complicity, experts say
LABOUR must do more than the “tokenistic actions” of their first 100 days in office if they want to avoid being complicit in war crimes committed in Gaza, experts have said. Speaking to the Sunday National in the week that marked one year since
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Ruth Wishart: All about the numbers as Keir Starmer takes 100 days to plummet to -33
SO, it’s the weekend of Labour’s first hundred days. A wholly artificial marker perhaps, and what the late, great Alistair Cooke described as “a foolish custom imported from America” in one of his legendary radio broadcasts. He may have been right
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How do we tackle the rise of online-fuelled misogyny?
ON the way to the activity wing of Polmont Young Offenders Institute – through locked doors and up and down stairs – there is a long corridor with full-length windows on which single words are etched onto the glass. Hope, says one. Believe. Inspire
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Alyn Smith: European Parliament bares its teeth as Viktor Orbán is given a going over
‘This debate’s rubbish telly, you’re all just sat there in a room talking about stuff!” The immortal words of a well-known Scottish journalist opining on a European Parliament Committee debate. The European Parliament, much as I love it, even
