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Commissioner goes to court over Sturgeon files
THE information commissioner is taking the Scottish Government to court over its failure to publish files linked to the investigation into whether former first minister Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code. David Hamilton announced yesterday...
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Plans announced for agency to boost new homes supply
THE Scottish Government is to set up a housebuilding agency to increase the pace of supply, the First Minister announced yesterday. John Swinney said the new body, More Homes Scotland, will be designed by Housing Secretary Mairi McAllan, councils and...
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‘KICK OUT TRUMP’S TROOPS’
suggests he will not use force World would be ‘more secure’ after US takeover
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UK energy plan is ‘muddle-headed bureaucracy’
UK GOVERNMENT plans to offer cheap loans to allow homeowners to install heat pumps and solar panels have been branded a “missed opportunity” to bring down energy bills. The long-awaited “warm homes plan”, announced by the UK Government yesterday...
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Invites go out for Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
THE European Commission, Russia and Thailand have been asked to join Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace, which is intended to supervise the next phase of the Gaza peace plan. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian president Vladimir Putin...
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Firm’s £51m deposit return scheme legal claim thrown out
AWASTE management firm’s £51.4 million legal claim against the Scottish Government has been thrown out. The case centred on the aborted deposit return scheme, which was intended to come into force on August 16, 2023, and would have seen shoppers...
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Hunger strikers pause action after UK denies Israeli weapons firm £2bn contract
THREE activists have ended their hunger strike on the same day Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer was denied a major multi-billion-pound contract, a key demand of the group. Kamran Ahmed, Heba Muraisi and Lewie Chiaramello have collectively...
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FM hails response to visa scheme for social care workers
MORE than 130 people have applied to take the Scottish Government up on an offer aimed at recruiting international staff into the social care sector, John Swinney revealed, The First Minister hailed the initiative, aimed at social care workers who are...
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‘BAD NEWS FOR BBC SCOTLAND REPUTATION’
MORE error corrections have been issued for BBC Scotland over the past three years than for BBC Wales, BBC Northern Ireland, and all the regional English BBC offices combined. The Sunday National analysed the broadcaster’s official corrections and...
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Two-child cap money will be used to tackle child poverty
MILLIONS of pounds that had been earmarked to offset the two-child benefit cap in Scotland will now be spent on tackling child poverty, the Scottish Government has announced. A total of £10 million has become available following the UK Government’s...
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Council declares major incident due to snow
ASCOTTISH council declared a major incident yesterday as the area deals with ongoing heavy snow. Aberdeenshire Council warned of “further disruption”, including power cuts and a “good chance” some rural communities would be cut off. A Met Office amber...
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More disruption to travel and schools as snow continues
FRESH weather warnings were issued as hundreds of schools in northern Scotland shut yesterday and travel was disrupted because of heavy snow. A yellow warning of snow and ice which covered the country as far south as Perth has been extended until...
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Car collection is a movie buff’s dream
AMAN who exhibits cars from Hollywood blockbuster films has said his collection could be worth millions. Colin Anderson, 61, has owned the Bo’ness Motor Museum for 21 years and has a collection of about 40 cars. The museum is currently exhibiting a...
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FM says talks on ‘complex’ bid to buy harbour are well advanced
DISCUSSIONS on the Scottish Government purchasing Ardrossan Harbour are at a “well advanced stage”, First Minister John Swinney said. The harbour is owned by private operator Peel Ports, with reports suggesting a price had been agreed in October in...
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‘Raising our child In Gaza is hell
RAKAN turned two this month. His birthday party, though, was a muted affair. A few close family members gathered in a tent in a makeshift refugee camp which has sprung up in a school in central Gaza. Somehow, they managed to find a balloon and...
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All-clear for Hogmanay celebrations
EDINBURGH’S Hogmanay events are set to go ahead as planned after being cancelled last year due to a storm. The four-day festival began last night with a torchlight procession including Vikings, drummers and pipers, and will continue throughout the...
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Fire crews praised after hotel blaze
FIREFIGHTERS remained at the scene yesterday of a blaze that broke out in a hotel building in the centre of Glasgow on Saturday evening. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) sent seven fire engines and two high-reach appliances to Virginia...
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Baby Jesus statue taken from altar and smashed on Christmas Eve
A BABY Jesus statue was smashed during a disturbance at a Catholic church in Scotland’s capital on Christmas Eve. At a midnight Mass at St Patrick’s in Edinburgh’s Old Town, two in attendance are reported to have become distressed before becoming...
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Surfin’ Santa
INSTRUCTOR and lifeguard Finn Clark, from Gorebridge, dressed as Santa Claus for a surfing session at the Lost Shore Surf Resort in Newbridge, near Edinburgh yesterday.
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TRNSMT looking at screening World Cup game
SCOTLAND’S most popular music festival is considering how to give people the chance to watch the national team at the World Cup. TRNSMT, the three-day outdoor festival, will kick off on Friday, June 19, 2026, with 150,000 fans expected at Glasgow...
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Police seize £10m in drugs and arrest two
TWO men were arrested after drugs worth approximately £10 million were recovered in Glasgow. Officers executed a warrant at an address on Balintore Street in the Shettleston area of the city yesterday. They recovered a significant quantity of...
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Commonwealth Games to be shown on paid TV
THE Commonwealth Games are moving off free-to-air television for the first time after a deal for next year’s event in Glasgow was struck with TNT Sports. Minister Neil Gray said that he was “very disappointed” about the decision. The BBC has been the...
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Writers land archives
TWO new writers in residence for 2026 have been announced by the Alasdair Gray Archive (AGA) and the Agnes Owens Archive (AOA). Kirstin Innes and Heather Parry were selected from more than 120 applicants for the eight-month residency programme Writing...
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Majority believe Gaza remains ‘unsafe’ for children
THE majority of the British public don’t think Gaza is safe for children – despite a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, according to a new poll. YouGov polling released today by SOS Children’s Villages UK, a charity supporting children and...
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Ineos nets £120m to help keep chemical plant operating
BRITAIN’s biggest chemical plant is to remain open after owner Ineos secured a major Government support package, in a deal which will secure around 500 jobs. The deal will see the UK Government provide more than £120 million to help keep Ineos’...
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SFA ‘must convey the depth of fans’ anger’ over World Cup ticket prices
THE Scottish Football Association (SFA) must convey the “depth of anger” among fans about the skyhigh prices of World Cup tickets, the Scottish Football Supporters Association (SFSA) has said. The organisation has written to the SFA insisting silence...
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Tartan Army fans call For SFA to ‘stand up to Fifa’
TARTAN Army representatives have urged the Scottish Football Association to “stand up to Fifa” and back a halt to World Cup ticket sales. Scotland fans discovered on Thursday that they would receive less than 4000 tickets for group games against...
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‘A giant of Scottish entertainment’
TRIBUTES were paid to Stanley Baxter yesterday, after the death of the Scottish actor and comedian at the age of 99. His friend and biographer Brian Beacom said the Glasgow-born TV star died on Thursday in a north London care home for entertainment...
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Hopes for up to 460 new jobs at Grangemouth site
NEW projects on the site of the former Grangemouth oil refinery could create up to 460 new jobs in the coming years, with the help of cash from the UK and Scottish governments. Scottish Energy Secretary Gillian Martin said announcements by two firms...
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Edinburgh Castle issues key update on ‘deeply offensive’ Redcoat cafe name
THE review of a “deeply offensive” cafe name at Edinburgh Castle has been delayed for a “number of years”, The National can reveal. The Redcoat Cafe found itself at the centre of intense controversy earlier in February 2024, when it reopened after a...
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Clients ‘owed thousands’ after 100-year-old law business closes down
CLIENTS of a historic law firm which closed last month say they are owed thousands of pounds by the business. Brunton Miller Solicitors, which began operating shortly after the First World War after two firms established in the 1880s amalgamated,...
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Disruption warning after amber alert issued for storm
THE Scottish Government issued a warning for a “period of disruption” ahead of an amber and yellow weather alert for Scotland as the country braces itself for Storm Bram. Almost the whole of Scotland is set to be affected by strong winds and heavy...
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Santa fun on the run
THE Edinburgh Santa Fun Run & Walk celebrated 21 years of fundraising yesterday, as hundreds of people of all ages dressed up to run, jog or walk around a 2.5km circuit of West Princes Street Gardens. Despite the damp weather, the event participants...
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‘IT’S CASH FOR ACCESS’: ELITE DONORS FUND FARAGE
●Scottish Tory treasurer defects in Falkirk while protest outside condemns racism
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Reform charge people to attend rally in Falkirk
REFORM UK are charging supporters to watch Nigel Farage speak in Scotland. All attendees, including those seeking candidacy for next year’s election, have paid a £6 fee for a “Scotland Needs Reform” ticket. First reported by the Scottish Daily Mail,...
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‘A CEASEFIRE IN NAME ONLY’
10/10/25 The hostage-ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas comes into effect at noon local time. 11/10/25 The pause allows for the retrieval of bodies, with around 150 recovered from the remains of destroyed buildings and infrastructure across...
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Police ‘banning’ protest against King as arrest threatened
POLICE have been accused of “banning” protest against the King. Anti-monarchist activists said that they were threatened with arrests when they planned to protest a royal procession in Windsor yesterday. Charles is hosting German president...
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Andrew ‘is not likely’ to receive £500k payout
ANDREW MountbattenWindsor is set to miss out on £500,000 in compensation after being booted out of the Royal Lodge, it has emerged. The disgraced former prince will be entitled to the payout if property experts determine that there are no outstanding...
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Hampden named after ‘firm Profiting from genocide’
SCOTLAND’S national stadium should not be named after a company “profiting from genocide”, campaigners and local politicians have said. It came after the Scottish Football Association (SFA) announced that Hampden Park, in Glasgow’s southside, would be...
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Netanyahu asks president Herzog to grant pardon
ISRAELI prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the nation’s president to grant him a pardon in his long-running corruption trial which has bitterly divided the country. Netanyahu, who has been at war against the country’s legal system over the...
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Shell fined £560k after ‘potentially catastrophic’ North Sea rig gas leak
ENERGY giant Shell has been fined more than £500,000 after a “potentially catastrophic” gas leak occurred on a North Sea oil rig. Shell UK Limited was ordered to pay £560,000 after failing to properly maintain pipework on its Brent Charlie platform for...
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Swinney calls on businesses to kick on after victory
SCOTLAND’S national team heading to next year’s World Cup will provide a “special opportunity to raise Scotland’s profile on the global stage”, the First Minister said. Addressing an event hosted by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce yesterday, John...
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Parties and groups React to Budget
RACHEL Reeves has announced tax rises amounting to £26 billion as she battles a downgrade in forecast economic growth. More than 1.7 million people will face paying more income tax as she froze thresholds, meaning people will be dragged into paying the...
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Irn-Bru to be hit by tough new UK Government sugar tax rules
IRN-BRU will be subject to a new sugar tax, the UK Health Secretary has announced. Wes Streeting told MPs yesterday that the UK Government would reduce the maximum amount of sugar allowed in drinks to 4.5g of sugar per 100ml. This means that Irn-Bru...
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Labour slated as Gaza faces brutal winter
MPs accused the Labour Government of presiding over an “unnatural disaster” in Gaza, urging ministers to act as Palestinians face brutal winter conditions. A Westminster Hall debate yesterday afternoon heard from politicians including the SNP’s...
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‘Feckless’ Labour blamed for Port of Aberdeen job cuts
THE UK Government was branded “feckless and reckless” after job cuts were announced at the Port of Aberdeen. SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn said Labour have “turned their back” on Scotland’s energy sector, as port bosses said the cuts were the...
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IDF ‘killed civilians and used human shields’ in Gaza
ISRAELI soldiers admitted in a new documentary that Palestinian civilians were killed indiscriminately. Israel Defence Forces (IDF) troops lifted the lid on the army’s disregard for laws and norms during the genocide in Gaza in Breaking Ranks: Inside...
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University staff strike over ‘financial mess’
DUNDEE University staff will today begin five days of strikes over “financial mess created by management”. University and College Union (UCU) Scotland members are taking action over cuts, job losses and a threat of compulsory redundancies as the...
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HERITAGE CHIEF IS ON ‘STRESS LEAVE’ AFTER RACISM ROW
THE Scottish heritage boss at the centre of a racism row has taken paid time off due to “stress” linked to public scrutiny of his position. Craig Mearns, the director of operations at Historic Environment Scotland, oversees around 800 staff...
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Believe in Scotland sets sights on 2029 General Election as ‘day UK ends’
BELIEVE in Scotland has said the 2029 General Election can be “the day the UK ends” as the group sets out its road map to independence. Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp, the group’s founder, said that his main focus is now the next UK-wide election. He pointed...
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New Stone of Destiny fragments discovered
NEW research led by Stirling University has revealed the existence and fate of many fragments of the Stone of Destiny, including those secreted away after it was taken from Westminster Abbey by a group of students. The stone was split in two along a...
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SNP MP to seek legal advice after Musk AI bot Grok brands him ‘rape enabler’
ASCOTTISH MP has said he will seek legal advice after he was branded a “rape enabler” by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence bot. SNP deputy Westminster leader Pete Wishart has hit out after Twitter/X’s Grok feature – which is a large language model AI...
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MoD ‘unable to explain’ billions of nuclear spending
THE UK Government spending watchdog has raised serious concerns about the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) finances after auditors found it was “unable” to explain billions of pounds of expenditure listed as going towards nuclear weapons programmes. As a...
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2025FM announces extra £25m to cut NHS waiting times
FIRST Minister John Swinney yesterday announced further cash in a bid to cut waiting times in Scotland’s NHS, insisting that he is “determined” to do more to tackle the problem. The Scottish Government will provide health boards with an extra £25.5...
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Train stabbings ‘suspect’ released
ONE person arrested in connection with the mass stabbing attack on a train in England was released yesterday and “no further action will be taken”, police have said. British Transport Police (BTP) said one person – an LNER train staff member – remains...
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Swinney raises cutting Whisky tariffs in talks with US
JOHN Swinney has discussed cutting tariffs on Scotch whisky in a meeting with the US ambassador to the UK. The First Minister met with Warren Stephens for an hour at Bute House – his official Edinburgh residence – yesterday morning, ahead attending a...
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Pro-indy artists’ work on show
AN exhibition of work by artists who support Scottish independence has launched, with some of the artwork set to be sold to help raise money for charity. The Scottish Independent Artists Exhibition is a celebration of artists from across Scotland who...
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News anchor MacKay to quit STV after 32 years
STV news anchor John MacKay is to quit, the channel announced yesterday. The veteran journalist is set to leave his flagship role in March 2026 after 32 years with the station. An exact date for his final broadcast has not yet been confirmed. MacKay...
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Campaigners praise rewilding law as ‘big step’
ANEW law obliging large landowners to publish plans for increasing biodiversity represents a “big step” towards Scotland becoming the world’s first “Rewilding Nation”, campaigners have said. MSPs agreed this week to create the law as part of the new...
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SCOTS BARRACKS ASYLUM SEEKERS PLAN ‘ABHORRENT’
PLUS Scottish Government asked Home Office for urgent meeting A MONTH AGO and got no reply AND
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Gaelic music festival set to mark 10 years
FÈIS Phàislig, Renfrewshire’s celebrated traditional music and Gaelic arts charity, announced details of a major anniversary concert to mark 10 years of providing cultural opportunities for young people. The showcase event will take place at the...
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Children’s fight for rights spotlighted in provocative new exhibition
PROTEST placards made by children, a bold update to a renowned political artwork and a giant hopscotch grid are among the highlights at an exhibition shining a light on first-hand experiences of childhood. Opening tomorrow, the exhibition at the...
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Thousands attend Scotland Demands Better anti-poverty rally
THOUSANDS have marched through Edinburgh, pushing for improved social security, better jobs and more investment in areas such as housing and transport to benefit Scots. The Scotland Demands Better march – organised by the Poverty Alliance – started at...
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Paisley is named town of the year
PAISLEY was crowned Scotland’s Town of the Year yesterday. Judges in the Scotland Loves Local Awards awarded the title after being impressed by the town’s resurgence amid unprecedented investment in its future. New businesses are opening, new homes...
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Flynn: Let SNP act on Andrew if ministers too uncomfortable
STEPHEN Flynn has urged the Prime Minister to let the SNP act to strip Prince Andrew of his dukedom if the UK Government is too “uncomfortable” to do so. The SNP’s Westminster leader has urged Keir Starmer to act “swiftly” on the issue amid the...
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Nandy faces calls to quit over ‘misleading’ Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban comments
BIRMINGHAM’s independent MP Ayoub Khan has suggested Lisa Nandy should resign as Sport Secretary following false comments she made in the Commons around a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending a match in the city. Maccabi fans were banned from...
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Chinook families deliver No 10 letter
RELATIVES of those killed in the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash have delivered a handwritten letter to Downing Street, saying that they have endured decades of “grief, unanswered questions and institutional silence”. They are also seeking a meeting...
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SNP to lead debate opposing Labour’s digital ID plans
THE SNP will today lead the first Westminster debate on Labour’s plans to introduce compulsory digital ID across the UK. Pete Wishart, the party’s depute leader in the House of Commons, will lead the debate in Westminster Hall The Scottish Government...
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Israel halts aid into Gaza as tensions mount
AN ISRAELI security official said last night that the transfer of aid into the Gaza had been halted “until further notice”, a little over a week since the start of the US-brokered ceasefire aimed at ending two years of war. Israel’s military said...
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WHAT ARE YOU HIDING, LABOUR?
THE Labour UK Government has refused to publish any files relating to a secret meeting held with a top Israeli minister, saying that the documents could “be open to misinterpretation, which would damage our relationship with Israel”. Former foreign...
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Chef Singh gets new High-flying role
CHEF Tony Singh has become Loganair’s first brand ambassador. He will help promote the Scottish-based airline across the UK through campaigns, events and collaborations, spotlighting the diverse cultures, flavours and communities it serves. CEO Luke...
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Starmer left facing more questions in China spy case row
KEIR Starmer’s government is facing more questions over the China spying case after it published witness statements that called out Beijing’s espionage and branded the country a threat to the UK’s economic security. Three statements provided by deputy...
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