The Scottish Government has said it will take a series of actions against Israel in order to abide by its legal obligations to act in the face of genocide Here's everything you need to know 👇
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The Scottish Government has said it will take a series of actions against Israel in order to abide by its legal obligations to act in the face of genocide Here's everything you need to know 👇
Explained: The 5 key actions the Scottish Government is taking against Israel over the Gaza genocide This is what you need to know from today's statement www.thenational.scot/news/2543899...
Scottish anglers have been urged to catch and kill an invasive non-native species of salmon after numbers of the fish have 'concerningly' increased across the country 👇
Follow live as MSPs debate Scotland taking new measures against Israel Our live blog has all the updates this afternoon 👇
A Scotch whisky distillery is marking its 200th anniversary with the release of a rare £7500 bottle 👀
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BREAKING: The Scottish Government has announced a range of measures against Israel amid its genocide in Gaza It includes the news that Scotland will stop providing public funds to firms arming Israel
Keir Starmer claimed First Minister John Swinney said 'absolutely nothing' about a £10bn Scottish shipbuilding deal Here's the facts 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2543840...
A nurse involved in an employment tribunal over sharing a changing room with a transgender doctor has raised fresh legal proceedings against NHS Fife and senior medical staff
Follow along this afternoon as John Swinney makes a statement on Scotland's support for Palestine and MSPs debate a boycott of Israel. All the updates here 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2543754...
Labour's budget delay leaves Scotland as an 'afterthought' and makes it 'almost impossible' for the Scottish Government pass a budget before Christmas, Keir Starmer has been warned
LIVE: MSPs are considering an amendment from the Scottish Greens calling an immediate boycott of Israel and companies complicit in the genocide in Gaza and the illegal settlements 👇
The SNP and Scottish Labour are to be challenged to 'match words with actions' in a Holyrood vote on a Scottish state boycott of Israel
Part of a major train line in the Highlands is set to close to allow almost £15 million worth of upgrades to be carried out 👇
The full programme for the Aye Write book festival has been announced as it returns to Glasgow after it was cancelled last year
A teenager has been arrested after a man was found dead on an Edinburgh street in the middle of the night
NEW: The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain covering parts of Scotland 🌧️
NEW: Labour's approval rating has fallen to the lowest level since the party entered government, according to recent polling
A festive Christmas lights event forced to pull the plug over storm damage and surging insurance costs has sparked an angry confrontation between the local SNP and Labour councillor in the town 👇
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2543703...
BREAKING: Lush has closed all of its UK stores in protest at Israel’s genocide in Palestine The cosmetic giant has also closed down its factories and website for the day
LATEST: A community group which bid to buy the famous 'Burke and Hare church' has said they are 'disgusted' by the treatment they received from the Church of Scotland
Scottish councillors have been told they have 'no option' to challenge or refuse the removal of several gender neutral toilets in city schools 👇
Mobile phones are to be banned in primary schools across a Scottish city as a teacher described trying to teach with them around as like being in 'a casino full of cocaine'
Keir Starmer is far more comfortable contributing to the demonisation of marginalised minorities than he is challenging corporate greed, writes Paul Kavanaugh ✍️ www.thenational.scot/politi...
LATEST: A 59-year-old man in Oban has been arrested and charged as part of an 'investigation into those involved in encouraging support for Palestine Action'
NEW: John Swinney is set to call on the Scottish Parliament to unite and agree that the State of Palestine should be recognised
EXCLUSIVE: A Scottish activist has said he feels 'absolutely privileged' to be taking part in the largest civilian aid mission to Gaza Read more: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
The nominees for the National Fish and Chip Shop Awards have been announced, with five Scottish shops making the shortlist 👏
Labour are 'showing disregard' to Scottish industry by bailing out English steelworks while failing to provide promised funding for Grangemouth, the SNP have said
All students in Gaza with scholarships for UK universities will receive help in evacuating the occupied Palestinian region to take up their places, the Foreign Secretary has said
EXCLUSIVE: Pro-independence parties have reacted with outrage after a campaign organised by far-right agitators has led to the Saltire being co-opted as part of an anti-immigrant push 🗣️'Anyone using the Saltire to promote hate and prejudice does not represent Scottish interests or values.'
The global fashion industry is generating enough clothing to give every person in Scotland more than 2200 'new' outfits, a charity has said
Housing Secretary Mairi McAllan has pledged almost £5 billion over the next five years to build 36,000 affordable homes as part of an emergency action plan – but campaigners have warned that rent cap exemptions undermine the whole plan 👇
Tomorrow's front page 📰 Anti-terror swoop on activists a 'scandal'
EXCLUSIVE: Calls have been growing for more safe consumption rooms to be introduced in Scotland following the publication of the latest drug deaths figures
A nurse who complained about having to share a changing room with a transgender medic showed a 'surprising level' of dislike, mockery, and disgust, an inquiry has heard
The spin from the Government is that Starmer’s shake-up will result in a cannier political operation – counter to Treasury orthodoxy which generally involves bean-counting with scant regard to political consequences, writes Hamish Morrison ✍️
Around 70 people gathered in Dumfries town centre on Saturday afternoon to remember the tens of thousands of children killed by Israel in Gaza
NEW: Donald Trump has broken his silence after rumours that he had died spread like wildfire on social media over the weekend www.thenational.scot/news/2543645...
There is no legal barrier to Police Scotland explaining why it took weeks to confirm the arrest of an MSP. The public deserves better than that, writes Xander Elliards ✍️ Read more: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Official statistics published on Tuesday have shown a range of improvements made across NHS services in Scotland 👇
Rail passengers will soon have an alternative method of travel between Glasgow and London as budget firm Lumo seeks to expand its routes 🚂
The US president's announcement is due to start 👇
NEW: Meet the Scottish activist taking part in the largest civilian aid mission to Gaza, as part of the Global Sumid Flotilla James Hickey, a 52-year-old Glasgow removals driver and dad, says he's taking part for his future grandchildren www.thenational.scot/news/2543634...
Glasgow will get a new fleet of e-bikes for hire after councillors agreed to award a contract to Swedish firm Voi 🚲
Zack Polanski has been named the new leader of the Green Party of England and Wales after a fiercely fought contest
🚨 Trains from Glasgow Central face delays and a main road is closed to traffic as Police Scotland tackle an ongoing incident on the Broomielaw
The Home Office is targeting international students by texting them with threats they will be removed from the UK if they overstay their visas
An animal rescue centre in Gourock has announced it is temporarily closing due to financial pressures
A Tory MSP has complained about the Scottish Parliament discussing 'international affairs' ahead of a debate on Palestine in the chamber 👇
The Northern Lights were visible across the UK overnight on September 1, and may appear again on Tuesday following a powerful solar storm 🤩
A leading humanitarian organisation has hit back at the Home Secretary’s 'cruel, reckless and counterproductive' changes to asylum policy
EXCLUSIVE: A Labour MP has been found to have broken parliamentary rules with a 'solidarity' trip to Israel
NEW: The Scottish Parliament’s presiding officer has said there will be 'enhanced security checks' following allegations that suspended Labour representative Colin Smyth hid a camera in a Holyrood toilet
Five Defend Our Juries campaigners have reportedly been arrested under the Terrorism Act after having their homes raided by police 🚨
EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage has been cleared of wrongdoing after a parliamentary probe into his claim to 'own a commercial fishing boat'
NEW: Global superstar Sabrina Carpenter is set to become the new face of a major Scotch whisky brand 👀
Israel has engaged in 'widespread crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide' in Gaza, the world’s foremost experts have said
The Scottish Government has slammed Kemi Badenoch's vow to extract all North Sea oil as 'the worst of all worlds'
A Scottish Labour MSP has said announced their intention to resign from Holyrood in 2026
Get the full story: www.thenational.scot/news/2543484...
BREAKING: Nigel Farage has been cleared after a Westminster probe into his claim to 'own a commercial fishing boat' The 'mysterious' vessel had not been listed in his register of interests
Police have opened an investigation after a car was “deliberately” set on fire outside a Scottish prison
This loch with 'stunning views' is one of the best places in the whole of the UK for seeing the Northern Lights tonight 👀
The number of deaths caused by drug misuse fell by 13% to 1017 last year – the lowest level registered since 2017
NEW: Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has claimed he was arrested at Heathrow Airport over a series of gender-critical tweets
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2543432...
BREAKING: Zack Polanski has been named the new leader of the Green Party of England and Wales after a fiercely fought contest 👇
Donald Trump is set to make an announcement later today, with speculation surrounding his health and absence from the public eye rife 👀
A 44-year-old man has been charged after an eight-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted in his tent at a campsite on Loch Ness
Scottish Labour MSP Colin Smyth, facing charges linked to alleged hidden recording devices in Holyrood toilets, was allowed to visit the parliamentary estate with a group of Girl Guides after being arrested
NEW: Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has admitted to owning Union Jack and St George's flag 'bunting and tablecloths'
BREAKING: A Scottish Labour MSP has said she will not be standing for Holyrood again in 2026 The MSP said 'real change needs supporters in Holyrood'
A new Scottish folk musical following three generations of women will premier with an eight-week run in London, it has been announced 😲
Keir Starmer’s 'legitimising' of far-right protests outside of hotels housing asylum seekers has been described as 'shameful and beyond reckless'
The delivery date for the first Turkish-built ferry ordered by CalMac has been delayed
Yvette Cooper has been blasted for 'shameful' new rules which will make it harder for refugees to bring their families to the UK
A major women's shinty game is set to be broadcast by the BBC this weekend
NEW: Scottish independence supporters are set to gather at Holyrood this week to welcome MSPs on their return from their summer break
Earlier this week multiple news outlets reported that the First Minister, along with other government officials, stayed at Trump’s hotel in Balmedie We fact checked the claim 👇
Scotch distillers in one of the country’s most prominent whisky areas have been hit with water restrictions amid warnings that water levels are at 'critically low levels'
Keir Starmer has brought back a former communications chief of Tony Blair among a mini-reshuffle of his Cabinet
More than 100 fake Labubu soft toys have been seized from shops in one town centre amid fears they pose serious safety risks to children
Tomorrow's front page 📰 Starmer blasted for 'legitimising' hotel demos
The winners of the Scottish Women Awards 2025 have been announced 👇
Approval has been granted for a new glamping site on farmland in the Scottish Borders
A shuttered C-listed pub in a Scottish town is set to be 'brought back to life' after being bought by a pub chain
Police are investigating whether sea eagles are behind the disappearance of five Shetland pony foals 👇
NEW: John Swinney is set to outline actions the Scottish Government will take to 'support the people of Gaza'
NEW: Prosecutors at the Crown Office have rejected calls from former first minister Humza Yousaf not to pursue charges against people accused of supporting Palestine Action
This is Eilidh Gammons, a global superstar Highland dancer from Helensburgh, who has been crowned best in the world for the second year running! 👏 Congratulations Eilidh! 🥳
Anas Sarwar has denied there is a cultural issue in Scottish Labour despite a score of police probes and convictions against party figures – instead insisting there is a cultural issue in the SNP 🤔
The global fashion industry is generating enough clothing to give every person in Scotland more than 2200 'new' outfits, a charity has said
A former Scottish Tory council leader has appeared in court charged with fraud offences
A 17-year-old male has been arrested in connection with 15 stolen vehicles in Fife 🚨
A woman is accused of leaving threatening voicemails to MP Mhairi Black's constituency office
A Scottish airport has launched a new 'game-changing' route to export seafood to China 👀
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NEW: Keir Starmer has said he hangs the English flag in his home and 'always sits front of a Union Jack' He told the BBC: 'I'm very encouraging of flags. I think they're patriotic and a great symbol of our nation.'
