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EXC: Mhairi Black quits the SNP www.heraldscotland.com/news/2533985...
Former SNP MP Mhairi Black has left the party
Speaking to The Herald ahead of her upcoming show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Black admitted that she had ended her membership of the SNP in recent…
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July 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
EXC: Mhairi Black quits the SNP www.heraldscotland.com/news/2533985...
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"There’s still a part of you that can’t help feeling like a failure.” Former SNP MP @hannahbardell.bsky.social talks to @heraldscotland.bsky.social's Unspun Live about losing her seat at last year's election and what happened next. Full episode on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/7vbm...
July 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
"There’s still a part of you that can’t help feeling like a failure.” Former SNP MP @hannahbardell.bsky.social talks to @heraldscotland.bsky.social's Unspun Live about losing her seat at last year's election and what happened next. Full episode on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/7vbm...
UNICEF calls on Scotland to take medical evacuees from Gaza
'Children in Gaza are going to die if we don't approve medical evacuations'
UNICEF's global spokesperson has called on the Scottish and UK Governments to urgently approve medical evacuees from Gaza following a meeting with…
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July 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
UNICEF calls on Scotland to take medical evacuees from Gaza
Campaigners urge Scot Gov to reject new Peterhead gas plant
Campaigners urge Scot Gov to reject new Peterhead gas plant
17.1 million tonnes of carbon will be generated from the extraction, transportation, and burning of the gas used by the station.
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July 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Campaigners urge Scot Gov to reject new Peterhead gas plant
Scotland's largest trade unions back calls for rent controls
Tenants and Scotland's largest trade unions issue warning over rent controls
Major trade unions have joined with tenants to call on the Scottish Government not to consider proposed exemptions to rent controls
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July 9, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Scotland's largest trade unions back calls for rent controls
SNP accused of ‘hypocrisy’ after Ferguson wins warship deal
SNP urged to ditch 'confused' on defence spending after Ferguson's wins BAE contract
Taxpayer-owned Ferguson Marine wins Royal Navy contract as SNP faces questions over policy on defence and public money for munitions.
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July 9, 2025 at 6:20 AM
SNP accused of ‘hypocrisy’ after Ferguson wins warship deal
Why Scotland’s public service reform plan falls short
There’s one thing missing from Scotland’s reform strategy — and it’s crucial
Fifteen years after the Christie Commission laid out a clear vision for public service reform, Scotland is still stuck in a system that rewards…
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July 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Why Scotland’s public service reform plan falls short
Man 'sucked into plane engine' - 9 stories from around world
Man 'sucked into plane engine' in Italy - 9 stories from around the world today
The airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo briefly suspended flights on Tuesday after a person reportedly ran onto the tarmac and was…
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July 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Man 'sucked into plane engine' - 9 stories from around world
Post Office scandal report ‘shows full scale of horror on victims’
Post Office scandal report ‘shows full scale of horror unleashed on victims’
A report into the Post Office Horizon scandal “shows the full scale of the horror” unleashed on people just trying to do a day’s work, a…
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July 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Post Office scandal report ‘shows full scale of horror on victims’
Post Office scandal report ‘shows full scale of horror on victims’
Post Office scandal report ‘shows full scale of horror unleashed on victims’
A report into the Post Office Horizon scandal “shows the full scale of the horror” unleashed on people just trying to do a day’s work, a…
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July 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Post Office scandal report ‘shows full scale of horror on victims’
Scottish workplaces rife with sexual harassment, Unite says
Scottish workplaces rife with sexual harassment, Unite says
Union says one-in-ten women experienced sexual assault at work — while almost half reported unwanted flirting or sexual remarks from colleagues.
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July 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Scottish workplaces rife with sexual harassment, Unite says
Macron to arrive in UK with Starmer to press for help on small boats
Macron to arrive in UK with Starmer to press for help on small boats
French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in the UK on Tuesday as Sir Keir Starmer presses for more help stopping small boats crossing the…
www.heraldscotland.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Macron to arrive in UK with Starmer to press for help on small boats
Why Scotland’s public service reform plan falls short
There’s one thing missing from Scotland’s reform strategy — and it’s crucial
Fifteen years after the Christie Commission laid out a clear vision for public service reform, Scotland is still stuck in a system that rewards…
www.heraldscotland.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Why Scotland’s public service reform plan falls short
Ian Blackford: SNP must offer Scots a bold economic plan
Blackford: SNP must offer bold economic vision as UK suffers ‘financial hangover’
Ian Blackford warns of a looming UK "financial hangover" and urges the SNP to articulate a more ambitious economic vision ahead of the…
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July 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ian Blackford: SNP must offer Scots a bold economic plan
Tory grandee and Thatcher ally Norman Tebbit dies aged 94
Tory grandee Norman Tebbit dies aged 94
The Conservative grandee was one of Margaret Thatcher’s closest political allies
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July 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Tory grandee and Thatcher ally Norman Tebbit dies aged 94
Macron to arrive in UK with Starmer to press for help on small boats
Macron to arrive in UK with Starmer to press for help on small boats
French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in the UK on Tuesday as Sir Keir Starmer presses for more help stopping small boats crossing the…
www.heraldscotland.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Macron to arrive in UK with Starmer to press for help on small boats
Scottish workplaces rife with sexual harassment, Unite says
Scottish workplaces rife with sexual harassment, Unite says
Union says one-in-ten women experienced sexual assault at work — while almost half reported unwanted flirting or sexual remarks from colleagues.
www.heraldscotland.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Scottish workplaces rife with sexual harassment, Unite says
Ian Blackford: SNP must offer Scots a bold economic plan
Blackford: SNP must offer bold economic vision as UK suffers ‘financial hangover’
Ian Blackford warns of a looming UK "financial hangover" and urges the SNP to articulate a more ambitious economic vision ahead of the…
www.heraldscotland.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Ian Blackford: SNP must offer Scots a bold economic plan
Scottish workplaces rife with sexual harassment, Unite says
Scottish workplaces rife with sexual harassment, Unite says
Union says one-in-ten women experienced sexual assault at work — while almost half reported unwanted flirting or sexual remarks from colleagues.
www.heraldscotland.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Scottish workplaces rife with sexual harassment, Unite says
Macron to arrive in UK with Starmer to press for help on small boats
Macron to arrive in UK with Starmer to press for help on small boats
French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in the UK on Tuesday as Sir Keir Starmer presses for more help stopping small boats crossing the…
www.heraldscotland.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Macron to arrive in UK with Starmer to press for help on small boats
Ian Blackford: SNP must offer Scots a bold economic plan
Blackford: SNP must offer bold economic vision as UK suffers ‘financial hangover’
Ian Blackford warns of a looming UK "financial hangover" and urges the SNP to articulate a more ambitious economic vision ahead of the…
www.heraldscotland.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Ian Blackford: SNP must offer Scots a bold economic plan
Blackford: The markets are in charge now, not the Chancellor
Ian Blackford: ‘The party is over. Get set for the financial hangover’
The UK’s debt has reached record highs. With little fiscal headroom, Labour’s Rachel Reeves is preparing tax rises. Former SNP Westminster…
www.heraldscotland.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Blackford: The markets are in charge now, not the Chancellor
Macron to arrive in UK with Starmer to press for help on small boats
Macron to arrive in UK with Starmer to press for help on small boats
French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in the UK on Tuesday as Sir Keir Starmer presses for more help stopping small boats crossing the…
www.heraldscotland.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Macron to arrive in UK with Starmer to press for help on small boats
Blackford: The markets are in charge now, not the Chancellor
Ian Blackford: ‘The party is over. Get set for the financial hangover’
The UK’s debt has reached record highs. With little fiscal headroom, Labour’s Rachel Reeves is preparing tax rises. Former SNP Westminster…
www.heraldscotland.com
July 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Blackford: The markets are in charge now, not the Chancellor
Blackford: The markets are in charge now, not the Chancellor
Ian Blackford: ‘The party is over. Get set for the financial hangover’
The UK’s debt has reached record highs. With little fiscal headroom, Labour’s Rachel Reeves is preparing tax rises. Former SNP Westminster…
www.heraldscotland.com
July 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Blackford: The markets are in charge now, not the Chancellor