Scottish Daily Mail
SWINNEY’S DAY OF RECKONING
IT is a high-stakes election that will shape the future of Scotland – and a day of reckoning for the SNP. After 19 years of failure and incompetence, voters will today get the chance to unseat a government that is dedicated to breaking up Britain....
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FINDLAY’S ELECTION BATTLE CRY TO SECURE THE UNION
RUSSELL Findlay has urged voters not to end up with ‘serious buyer’s remorse’ by unintentionally letting in the SNP in tomorrow’s election. The Scottish Tory leader warned of the danger that John Swinney will cling on to power as a result of a surge in...
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VOTE TO STOP SNP PLANS FOR NEVERENDUM
SCOTLAND will immediately be plunged into ‘fresh constitutional chaos’ if the SNP wins a majority after John Swinney declared he would begin talks on another independence referendum on day one. The SNP leader said he would plan to start discussions...
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FOR GOODNESS’ SAKE, CHANGE THE RECORD!
JOHN Swinney has been blasted for vowing to prioritise independence from day one of a new SNP government – even if he fails to win a majority. Despite months of claiming only outright victory would give him a credible mandate, the First Minister will...
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KING KEEPS CALM AND CARRIES ON
KING Charles has vowed to persevere with his State Visit to the US today despite an apparent assassination attempt on the President. Sources told the Daily Mail the monarch is determined to ‘keep calm and carry on’ – and that if the Government wants...
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BACKLASH OVER SNP’S SHAMEFUL BID TO WOO SINN FEIN
JOHN Swinney is facing a growing backlash over his ‘beyond the pale’ bid to work with Sinn Fein on breaking up Britain. Former Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw, who was at his party’s conference when an IRA bomb went off at the Grand Hotel...
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IT’S,MY LIFE MY CHOICE
THE sky is a glorious blue. The cherry trees are in full bloom. It is the sort of day that makes you feel glad to be alive. Isn’t it, Wendy? Wendy Duffy gives a little half smile. ‘I won’t change my mind,’ she says. ‘I know it’s hard for you,...
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Starmer’s support starts to crack
CRACKS are appearing in Keir Starmer’s Cabinet as he comes under mounting pressure over the Peter Mandelson affair. In an extraordinary parliamentary hearing yesterday, a mandarin sacked by the Prime Minister revealed the ‘atmosphere of pressure’...
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REFORM’S ELECTION LEG-UP FOR SWINNEY
SUPPORT for Reform is handing the SNP a huge boost in what is the most ‘fragmented’ election since devolution, pollsters claim. Luke Tryl, UK director at More in Common, said there is still a ‘high degree of uncertainty’ about next month’s Holyrood...
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DAY STARMER HAS TO STAND UP AND TAKE THE BLAME
KEIR Starmer will today be told to finally take responsibility for the Mandelson scandal and stop blaming everyone else. The Prime Minister will begin a makeor-break week for his faltering premiership by facing angry MPs over his involvement in the...
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STARMER’S TWO TOP AIDES KNEW ABOUT MANDY WEEKS AGO
TWO of Keir Starmer’s top aides knew about the latest Peter Mandelson scandal for weeks, it emerged last night. Amid fresh accusations that Sir Keir has lost control of his Government, it was revealed the country’s top civil servant, Dame Antonia...
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STARMER ON BRINK AS HIS MANDELSON ‘LIES’ ARE EXPOSED
KEIR Starmer was facing mounting calls to quit last night as it emerged Peter Mandelson was made US ambassador despite failing security vetting. Foreign Office officials pushed the controversial appointment through regardless, it was revealed, and the...
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KEMI: WE MUST ACT NOW TO STOP SNP
SCOTS Unionist voters are being urged by Kemi Badenoch to unite to help stop the SNP ‘tearing our country apart’. The Conservative leader launched an appeal to back her party on the regional list ballot paper to prevent John Swinney securing a...
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As beaming Kate reads our scoop on her new chap, we’ve got the FULL inside story!
WHEN Kate Garraway arrives at ITV’s studios for her early morning presenting role on Good Morning Britain, she’s usually flustered and frazzled. Occasionally late, she is described as ‘chaotic’ by the co-stars who adore her. Her punctuality is a...
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Southport killer’s parents ‘should have stopped him’
THE Southport attack would not have happened if the killer’s parents had done their ‘moral’ duty and reported him to police, a damning report revealed yesterday. Axel Rudakubana’s parents knew their son was hoarding an arsenal of weapons, including...
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SWINNEY SAVAGED OVER NHS WAITING TIMES SHAMBLES
A RATTLED John Swinney was savaged over the SNP’s dismal record on the NHS on live TV last night. In the first leaders’ debate of the election, the First Minister was hammered by audience members over the state of the health service after 19 years of...
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WE’RE SITTING ON A GOLDMINE!
NORTH Sea oil prices have surged to a record high – piling pressure on Labour to abandon Ed Miliband’s ‘mad ideology’ and allow lucrative drilling. The jump in prices caused by the Iran conflict means the UK is sitting on increasingly valuable...
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FINDLAY’S WARNING OVER THE GREEN PARTY EXTREMISTS
THE Scottish Greens were yesterday branded extremists who want to abolish prisons and legalise class-A drugs. Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay warned that rapists and murderers would be free to roam the streets while drug deaths would soar further...
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A BIZARRE KIND OF VICTORY
DONALD Trump’s peace deal with Iran was hanging by a thread last night as Tehran halted tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. It warned that unauthorised ships would be ‘targeted and destroyed’. As the White House declared a dramatic and decisive...
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NIGHT THE WORLD HELD ITS BREATH AND PRAYED
DONALD Trump threatened to wipe out the ‘whole civilisation’ of Iran as peace talks went down to the wire last night. The US bombed Kharg Island and Israel pounded bridges, railways and roads across the Islamic republic as the two allies appeared to...
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TORY BLUEPRINT TO GET SCOTLAND WORKING AGAIN
TAX cuts and curbs on the soaring benefits bill will be included in a new Tory blueprint to ‘get Scotland working’. The Scottish Conservative manifesto which will be unveiled today is set to focus on policies aimed at boosting jobs and the economy...
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TRUMP DROPS F-BOMB ON IRAN
DONALD Trump ordered Tehran to re-open the Strait of Hormuz in an expletive-laden ultimatum yesterday. Emboldened after the rescue of a second downed US airman, the President posted: ‘Open the f***in’ Strait, you crazy b ***** ds, or you’ll be living...
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RACE TO FIND PILOT SHOT DOWN BY IRAN
AMERICA and Iran were last night locked in a tense race to find a US pilot downed by Tehran. The war in the Middle East took a dramatic turn yesterday when an F-15E jet on operations over southern Iran was shot out of the sky. One of the two-person...
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DRIVERS FACE EASTER FUEL PUMP MISERY
MOTORISTS filling up for their Easter getaways face breaking the bank after the war in the Middle East sent prices through the roof. Drivers are paying more than £2 a litre for both petrol and diesel in some areas of Scotland as the cost of a tank of...
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NOW TRUMP GOES TO WAR ON NATO
DONALD Trump threatened to ditch Nato last night after European allies turned their backs on his war in the Middle East. The US President was expected to use an overnight address to the United States to register his ‘disgust’ for the historic alliance...
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TRUMP’S TAUNT EXPOSES A PM WITHOUT A PLAN
DONALD Trump told Britain to ‘go get your own oil’ yesterday, sparking questions about how the Government plans to deal with the global fuel crisis. MPs accused Keir Starmer of being a ‘rabbit caught in the headlights’ with no clear blueprint for the...
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BBC CRISIS AS ANOTHER SCANDAL-HIT PRESENTER IS SACKED
THE BBC was plunged into fresh scandal yesterday as one of its most high-profile radio stars was sensationally axed. Radio 2 Breakfast Show host Scott Mills was hauled off air last Tuesday and his contract has now been terminated over his ‘personal...
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BETRAYAL OF THE STRIVERS
MPS and benefit claimants are to receive bumper payments this week to help cushion them from the cost-of-living crisis. Chancellor Rachel Reeves last week ruled out blanket measures to help families cope with the energy crisis triggered by the war in...
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PRESSURE GROWS ON SWINNEY OVER SNP SEX PREDATOR
JOHN Swinney has been told to apologise to victims of an SNP sex predator. The First Minister is also under pressure to explain why complaints about Jordan Linden were ignored as he was accused of a ‘reprehensible silence’ over how the SNP high-flier...
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SHAME OF THE SNP SEX PREDATOR
FORMER SNP council boss Jordan Linden has been found guilty of sexually assaulting five young men. One of his victims was just 17 years old, while he also sexually harassed a 14-yearold boy. Once a rising star in the SNP, the 30-year-old was found...
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£1.5BN PLANS AXED AMID CHINESE SECURITY FEARS
A CHINESE energy company has been blocked from opening a major wind turbine plant in Scotland over concerns about ‘economic coercion’ and ‘national security’. Ming Yang had proposed a £1.5billion facility at Ardersier Port near Nairn, claiming 1,500...
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MIDDLE CLASS ‘TO FOOT BILL’ FOR REEVES’ BENEFITS ST FUEL BAILOUT
MIDDLE-CLASS families were last night warned they face subsidising an energy bailout for those on benefits. Rachel Reeves has pledged support for ‘those who need it most’, amid fears the Iran conflict will trigger a crippling hike in energy bills this...
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TRUMP BLINKS FIRST
DONALD Trump yesterday dramati- cally pulled back from the brink on his threat to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants. As the hours ticked down to a deadline for the mullahs to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the US President suddenly claimed Tehran was on...
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WHY DID PM KEEP PUBLIC IN DARK FOR 3O HOURS AFTER CHAGOS STRIKE?
KEIR Starmer was last night accused of a cover-up after failing to tell the public about an Iranian missile attack on a British overseas territory. The Government finally admitted that missiles had been fired at Diego Garcia more than 30 hours after...
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IRANIAN ARRESTED AT SCOTS NUCLEAR SUB BASE
AN Iranian trying to enter Britain’s nuclear submarine base has been arrested just hours before the Islamic Republic accused the UK of ‘participation’ in the war. The 34-year-old approached the gate at HM Naval Base Clyde with a 31-year-old woman of...
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Anya wears Beckham in the Big Apple
THE Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy nailed her colours firmly to Team Posh as she stepped out in New York wearing a dress from Victoria Beckham’s eponymous line. In a chic show of support for Victoria and David Beckham amid their very public feud...
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IRAN WAGES ‘FULL SCALE ECONOMIC WAR’ ON THE WEST
IRAN last night threatened to cripple the global energy market in a ‘full-scale economic war’ by ramping up missile attacks on oil and gas plants. In a major escalation of the Middle East crisis, facilities in neighbouring Gulf countries were...
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MSPS STEP BACK FROM THE BRINK ON RIGHT TO DIE
PROPOSALS to legalise assisted dying in Scotland were last night rejected by MSPs in a crunch vote. A Bill that would allow terminally ill adults to ask for assistance to end their life was defeated after MSPs voted by 69 to 57 against it in the...
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How Oscars stars said goodbye to the little black dress
A ‘SUBDUED’ Timothee Chalamet made the rounds of the post Oscars parties on Sunday night, steering clear of the Governors Ball where all the winners were having their statuettes engraved. Perhaps it would have been too painful to watch everyone else...
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THOUSANDS HIT BY NEW COUNCIL TAX NIGHTMARE
THOUSANDS of families are facing ‘eye-watering’ council tax bills of more than £4,000 for the first time under the SNP. Despite John Swinney urging Scotland’s 32 local authorities to peg rises to inflation, the average increase next month will be...
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STARMER’S DERELICTION OF DUTY
KEIR Starmer was accused of a ‘dereliction of duty’ last night after No10 admitted he did not speak to Peter Mandelson before making him US ambassador. Downing Street said there was ‘no requirement’ for the PM to interview the disgraced peer before...
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HOLYROOD ROCKED BY NEW SEX SCANDAL
MORE than 80 cases of sexual harassment, bullying and harassment have been revealed in a survey of workers at the Scottish parliament. The cases are said to include ‘serious allegations of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment affecting women and men’...
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BLITZED BY A VAPE SHOP FIRE
JOHN Swinney has signalled a crackdown on vape shops after the devastating fire in Glasgow. A vape store was yesterday confirmed as the source of Sunday’s huge blaze as daylight revealed the true scale of the damage wrought by the flames. Visiting...
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INFERNO
A MAJOR fire last night sparked chaos for rail passengers and drivers after bringing the centre of Scotland’s biggest city to a standstill. The ferocious blaze broke out in a building near Glasgow Central Station, forcing its evacuation and...
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TERROR FEARS OVER ‘IRANIAN SPY CELL’ IN UK
AN ALLEGED Iranian spy ring was smashed by British police yesterday. Amid warnings that many more cells may be preparing ‘potentially violent operations’ in Britain, counter-terrorism officers arrested four men with Iranian and dual British-Iranian...
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DESPERATE AND DELUDED
KEIR Starmer was branded delusional last night after insisting he has a grip on the Middle East crisis. At an emergency press conference, the Prime Minister claimed he was delivering ‘calm, level-headed leadership’. But his relationship with Britain’s...
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LABOUR ENSNARED IN CHINA SPY PROBE
LABOUR was plunged into a fresh China spying crisis yesterday after a Scottish MP’s husband was arrested. Lobbyist David Taylor, married to Lanarkshire Labour MP Joani Reid, was held by Scotland Yard on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence...
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A prime minister who Trump mocks as ‘no Churchill’ and a Navy fleet stranded in port
DONALD Trump last night launched another withering attack on Keir Starmer, dismissing him as ‘no Churchill’. In a major blow to the Special Relationship, the US President said he was ‘not happy with the UK’ and branded it ‘very, very uncooperative’
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U.S. lambasts ‘hand-wringing, pearl-clutching’ Starmer as Kemi says he’s ‘scared’ of his own voters
THE Pentagon yesterday vented its fury at Keir Starmer for his ‘pearl-clutching’ over the US attacks on Iran. The Prime Minister was accused of undermining the Special Relationship by banning American bombers from using British bases to launch...
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UK draws up rescue plan for Britons trapped in Gulf states
OFFICIALS are planning to evacuate hundreds of thousands of Britons as fires raged across the Gulf last night. After the US air strikes on Tehran, and Iran’s suicidedrone revenge attacks on tourist hot-spots including Dubai, 94,000 British citizens...
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Police urged to probe ‘family voting fraud’ in sectarian by-election
POLICE were last night urged to investigate ‘clear evidence’ of voter fraud in the Manchester by-election. Amid warnings that Britain is ‘sleepwalking into sectarian politics’, plumber Hannah Spencer cruised to victory for the Greens in the previously...
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Soham killer close to death after being battered with metal pole
SOHAM murderer Ian Huntley was clinging to life last night after a vicious ambush by an inmate in a prison workshop. The monster, who killed ten-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002, is believed to have been bludgeoned around the head...
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GUILTY OF A BRAZEN AND BRUTAL EXECUTION
AN ex-gamekeeper has been found guilty of the brazen execution of a man against whom he harboured a festering grudge for years. David Campbell, 77, gunned down his former colleague Brian Low as he walked his dog Millie along a secluded farm track...
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‘SLEEKIT SWINNEY’ TOLD 0F MURRELL CHARGE LAST YEAR
SCOTLAND’S most senior law officer ‘tipped off’ John Swinney about the case against former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell nearly a year ago, ‘bombshell’ documents reveal. Detailed allegations against Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband only became...
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NOW MANDELSON FACES THE MUSIC
PETER Mandelson was in a police cell last night after being arrested at his London home. The disgraced former minister was led away by detectives over allegations that he leaked sensitive information to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein during his...
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William says he’s ‘not in calm state’ amid Andrew arrest drama
PRINCE William last night admitted he was ‘not in a calm state’ as the extraordinary Andrew drama engulfs the Royal Family. Making his first public appearance since the sensational arrest of his uncle, William accompanied wife Kate to the Bafta awards...
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POLICE TELL ANDREW’S BODYGUARDS: REVEAL WHAT YOU KNOW
ANDREW Mountbatten-Windsor’s police protection officers have been ordered to tell detectives everything they know. Scotland Yard last night told staff closest to the disgraced former prince to ‘consider carefully anything they saw or heard’ while...
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DOWNFALL
A HAGGARD Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was driven away from a police station last night following his arrest that shocked the world. After being held for 11 hours on suspicion of misconduct in public office, the stunnedlooking former prince was released...
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SCOTS LAW CHIEF: I’M NOT CORRUPT
SCOTLAND’S top prosecutor was last night forced to deny being ‘corrupt’ after she tipped off John Swinney about criminal charges against Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband. Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain, KC, was summoned to Holyrood to explain why she...
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Pressure piles on Andrew as FOURTH police force probes Epstein claims
PRESSURE mounted on Andrew Mountbatten- Windsor last night as another police probe was launched into claims linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s activities in the UK. Essex Police became the fourth force in recent days to confirm that it was examining...
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A SURRENDER TO CRIMINALS
POLICE in Scotland have ‘written off’ more than 22,000 crimes including cases of shoplifting, theft and vandalism. Top brass ordered officers not to launch full inquiries into offences deemed to be ‘minor’, where there is no lead such as CCTV...
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SO WHAT ARE THE POLICE WAITING FOR?
POLICE were last night facing mounting calls to launch a full investigation into Andrew MountbattenWindsor’s role as the UK’S trade envoy. Senior political figures called for a criminal probe into fresh allegations that the disgraced royal abused his...
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MANDELSON’S ‘GHOST FLIGHTS’ ON OLIGARCH JET
PETER Mandelson took ‘ghost flights’ on a Russian oligarch’s private jet to a summit with Vladimir Putin when he was EU trade commissioner, the Daily Mail reveals today. The now-disgraced peer accepted luxury flights aboard a Gulfstream jet controlled...
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CLAIM FOR POTHOLE DAMAGE? TAKE A LIE DETECTOR!
A WOMAN whose car was damaged by a pot- hole was subjected to a ‘lie detector’ test after claiming compensation from her council. Carolyn Hornblow said the automated phone call asked her a series of questions using voice-analysing software. The...
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LABOUR WOMEN’S FURY OVER SECOND PAEDOPHILE CRISIS
KEIR Starmer was accused of packing his government with ‘paedophile apologists’ yesterday as he struggled to defend a second controversial appointment. The Prime Minister was skewered in the Commons over his decision to hand a peerage to his former...
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SARWAR’S NO 10 COUP BACKFIRES
ANAS Sarwar has been ‘left out on a limb’ after his bid to oust Sir Keir Starmer came off the rails and stoked further divisions in his party. The Scottish Labour leader failed to secure any significant support for a Downing Street coup, with...
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