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The newspaper that supports an independent Scotland.
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A fatal accident inquiry into the drownings of a boy, 12, and a man, 39, five years apart, has been announced
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A FATAL accident inquiry (FAI) into the drownings of a boy, 12, and a man, 39, five years apart, has been announced ...
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Private air travel is just one example of how the super-rich play by different rules to the rest of us, all whilst avoiding paying their fair share, writes Ross Greer ✍️
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LATEST: Alexander Dennis has reportedly put one of its two factory sites in Falkirk up for sale
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ALEXANDER Dennis has reportedly put one of its two factory sites in Falkirk up for sale ...
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NEW: Residents have been urged to stay out of the water at Dunbar East beach due to 'possible faecal contamination' 😬
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RESIDENTS have now been urged to stay out of the water at Dunbar East beach due to "possible faecal contamination" ...
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LATEST: Europe's first museum of contemporary Palestinian art will host a new exhibition about Gaza by renowned British artist Peter Kennard
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EUROPE'S first museum of contemporary Palestinian art will host a new exhibition about Gaza by renowned British artist Peter Kennard ...
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NEW: 40 ScotRail passengers were forced to evacuate a train near Gleneagles after smoke was detected in one of its carriages
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FORTY ScotRail passengers were forced to evacuate a train near Gleneagles after smoke was detected in one of its carriages ...
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A Tory MSP has paid a former party colleague over £40,000 through Holyrood expenses to rent out a flat in Edinburgh
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A FORMER Tory MSP has earned over £40,000 through the Holyrood expenses system by renting out his Edinburgh flat to a Conservative colleague.
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Sepa is hunting for the source of pollution that has killed around 150 fish in a Glasgow river
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EXCLUSIVE: St Andrews University has said it will 'robustly' defend a discrimination claim set to be made by the institution’s rector, who was removed from the governing body after calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
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ST ANDREWS University has said it will “robustly” defend a discrimination claim set to be made by the institution’s rector, who was removed…
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RT @LauraEWebsterr: NEW: We've obtained the full text of John Swinney's independence strategy, set to go to SNP conference later this year….
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THE National has obtained the full text of the SNP's conference motion on an independence strategy for 2026 ...
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NEW: The National has obtained the full text of the SNP's proposed independence strategy. It states an SNP majority 'is the only uncontested route to delivering a new referendum'
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THE National has obtained the full text of the SNP's conference motion on an independence strategy for 2026 ...
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NEW: Around 43 SNP branches have backed a challenge to John Swinney’s independence strategy ahead of the party’s annual conference
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AROUND 43 SNP branches have backed a challenge to John Swinney’s independence strategy ahead of the party’s annual conference
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For Women Scotland has been granted permission to intervene in the Sandie Peggie tribunal
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FOR Women Scotland has been granted permission to intervene in the Sandie Peggie tribunal.
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The 2025 Edinburgh Fringe festival opens on Friday, with the organisers calling on audiences to 'dare to discover' the thousands of shows on offer over the next four weeks 🤩
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The 2025 Edinburgh Fringe festival opens on Friday, with the organisers calling on audiences to 'dare to discover' the thousands of shows on…
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⚠️ A weather warning has been issued across the whole of Scotland ahead of a named storm's arrival
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THE entirety of Scotland has been issued with a weather warning ahead of Storm Floris's arrival
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John Swinney has called on the UK Government to immediately recognise that state of Palestine. 🗣️ 'There’s no ifs about it for me'
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JOHN Swinney has called on the UK Government to immediately recognise that state of Palestine.
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LATEST: A technology company with links to the UK technology secretary has won more than £10 million worth of government contracts since the election last summer
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A TECHNOLOGY company with links to the UK technology secretary has won more than £10 million worth of government contracts since the election last…
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Rachel Reeves is set to visit the North East on Friday, saying that the UK Government is investing billions to grow the economy and support jobs in Scotland
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Rachel Reeves is set to visit the North East on Friday, saying that the UK Government is investing billions to grow the economy and support jobs in…
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NEW: The SNP has said Rachel Reeves must change the fiscal regime that has cost thousands of Scottish energy jobs as the Chancellor visits the North East
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THE SNP have said Rachel Reeves must change the fiscal regime that has cost thousands of Scottish energy jobs as the Chancellor visits the north…
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