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Man arrested after CalMac ‘bomb threat’
AMAN has been arrested after a “bomb threat” was made on a CalMac ferry as a passenger was rescued from the water on Friday evening. Emergency services were called to Ardrossan harbour at around 5.45pm on Friday following a report of a “bomb threat”...
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Flour power with New £170k mill
A NEW flour mill capable of processing up to 500 tonnes of wheat a year is to open in East Lothian, bringing Scottish farmers and the country’s growing community of independent bakers closer together. Tantallon Mill is being developed by Company...
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£1.5BN FACTORY BLOCKED SO LABOUR ‘DIDN’T ALIGN WITH SNP’
Former UK minister Cable makes claim as he insists Miliband has questions to answer after refusing development on grounds of national security Scottish Government demand U-turn on Chinese investment which would have created 1500 jobs at site SNP MP...
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Double murder probe launched after men found dead in flat
ADOUBLE murder investigation was under way after two men were found dead in a Glasgow flat. Paul Lafferty, 50, and Gary Beaton, 54, were found with serious injuries within a property in Chancellor Street, Partick, at about 4.40pm on Sunday. They were...
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DOCUMENTARY HAD ‘GLARING FLAWS’
Workers at refugee charity question ‘framing’ of BBC’s Glasgow programme EXCLUSIVE Broadcaster insists it was ‘fair and balanced’ – as it is accused of viewing city as ‘backwater of drunks’
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Government steps in on AI data centres
PLANNED AI data centres in Fife and Edinburgh will have to publish Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), the Scottish Government said. Planning authorities will also have to notify Scottish ministers of any new AI data centre applications. Public...
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YES TO ROSEBANK ‘INDEFENSIBLE’
Greens tell Burnham go-ahead would be ‘reckless’ as consultation closes lGillespie among 200 musicians urging PM to ‘drop project for good’
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RALLY STANDS AGAINST RACISM
ANTI-RACISTS gathered in Falkirk to stand “in unity, solidarity and hope with the local community”. They marched against an anti-immigration rally aiming to “Unite the Right”, with counter-protesters describing that as a “Beacon for...
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Reservoir visitors leave behind human waste and burning campfires
VISITORS to Scotland’s reservoirs are being urged to “think carefully” about their behaviour, with rangers finding abandoned campfires that are still alight, as well as human waste. Scottish Water said visitor numbers have increased at many of its 300...
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Plea for Sturgeon and Cherry to end ‘tedious’ feud
NICOLA Sturgeon, Joanna Cherry and JK Rowling must drop their “tedious” feud and observe “a period of dignified silence over the remainder of the summer”, according to the former first minister’s one-time aide. Kate Higgins, who served as a senior...
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Will solar eclipse be visible over Scotland? Here’s what expert says
PEOPLE in Scotland may be able to get a glimpse of tonight’s partial solar eclipse – where the moon will partially cover the sun – despite cloud being forecast, an expert said. Between 6.17pm and 8.06pm, more than 90% of the sun will be obscured by...
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MSP apologises for comments they made about rape
ASCOTTISH Green MSP issued an apology after criticism of comments they made regarding rape, but has insisted that their words were “shared out of context”. Q Manivannan said that the language they used was “abstract” and “for that I take full...
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Settlers and Israeli chokehold on West Bank healthcare ‘an existential threat’ COMMENT
Palestinian BABY DIED because Israeli soldiers wouldn’t open gate to let family take him to hospital
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Games put down roots in charity’s garden
THE Scottish Nature Garden from the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony is putting down roots on the banks of Clyde as part of the event’s legacy. Designed by creative director Amalie White and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Jamie Butterworth, it was...
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Far-right ‘spoiler party’ spent £25 on ‘campaign’
THE Scottish Greens have hit out against a decision to allow a far-right “spoiler party” to stand in the Scottish Election after it emerged they spent just £25 on their campaign – which was used to pay their sign-up fee. It came after analysis by The...
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Court appearance for man accused of killing Scot in Athens
AMAN accused of killing a Scottish woman and disposing of her body in a suitcase appeared in court in Athens yesterday. The 26-year-old is accused of killing Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, who was discovered by a homeless man in a derelict building in the...
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DATA CENTRES ARE A ‘HUGE MISTAKE’
while thinking nothing of effects on people and environment . THEY CANNOT BE ALLOWED’
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BBC’s coverage of Games defended
BBC Radio Scotland breakfast presenters Martin Geissler and Laura Maciver have defended the broadcaster’s coverage of the Commonwealth Games after listeners accused journalists of “manufacturing discontent” and criticised the corporation for failing to...
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‘Historic and inspiring’ Games For Scotland
TEAM Scotland’s performance at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was “truly historic and inspiring”, John Swinney said. The First Minister attended the closing event of athletics and paraathletics at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and presented runner Josh Kerr...
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Infantino in trouble
UEFA has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino over the Fifa president’s failed plan to sell World Cup stakes to private investors. Infantino backtracked overnight on his investment plan, which was rejected by three continental confederations, with Uefa...
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Funding for Princes Street fire support ‘on the table’
POTENTIAL financial support will be on the table as the Deputy First Minister meets the leader of Edinburgh City Council next week on the recovery from the Princes Street fire. The Scottish Government announced yesterday that Jenny Gilruth will meet...
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New ScotRail app launch falls flat as customers fume
SCOTRAIL issued a statement after the launch of the operator’s new app, released yesterday, was slammed by customers for the prevalence of problems. Users complained about difficulties logging in, an inability to purchase tickets, and the app failing...
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Baby boom
FOUR fallow deer have been born at Perthshire Zoo in a summer baby boom. Families can visit the zoo’s newest arrivals after they joined a now 40-strong herd. Born weighing around 4.5kg, the fawns learned to stand within minutes of birth. Featuring...
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£90m NHS boost
THE First Minister said he is “determined” for ending long waits in the NHS to be his Government’s “lasting legacy”. John Swinney spoke as he announced a £90 million boost for the health service, provided to individual boards in a bid to increase...
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Residents say blaze appears ‘apocalyptic’
RESIDENTS in the Highlands village of Nethy Bridge are “upset, angry and frustrated” amid fire evacuation orders and “apocalyptic” palls of smoke from a nearby wildfire. More than 500 firefighters have been tackling the blaze which has raged in the...
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‘OUT OF TOUCH’
Commonwealth Games opening ceremony criticised for focus on royals and shortbread tin Scotland
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Officer raped and tried to kill women over 14 years, Police Scotland admits
APOLICE Scotland officer carried out numerous rapes and attempted murders of women over 14 years, the force admitted. Alan Greer, who took his own life in May aged 47, had been arrested and released without charge in April following a complaint from a...
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Millionaire group urges Burnham to tax wealthy more
MORE than 100 UK-based millionaires have signed a letter urging Andy Burnham to tax their wealth. The “Proud to Pay” letter to the new Prime Minister was organised by Patriotic Millionaires UK and has been signed by celebrities including former...
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FAILINGUPWARDS: SARWARTOQUIT AND TAKE UP SEAT IN LORDS
Labour’s Scottish leader set for UK ministerial post Move comes despite previously ruling out ruling out accepting a peerage Labour ‘literally lording it over people of Scotland’, says SNP deputy leader Returning Lennon, Baillie and Marra among...
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EXCLUSIVE
Campaigners warn we’re ‘sleepwalking’ as wildfires fuelled by global warming rage in Scotland – and new PM eyes up North Sea
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NORTH SEA SET FOR ‘A CHANGE IN EMPHASIS’
lTrump claims Aberdeen will be ‘dancing in street’
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FM sends message
THE First Minister has issued a stark warning to the incoming prime minister, urging Andy Burnham not to “repeat the mistakes of his predecessors” and accept that the people of Scotland’s want for selfdetermination “cannot simply be wished away”. John...
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Major rail station fully re-opens in time for Games
THE area around Glasgow Central station is looking “fantastic” as it fully re-opened in time for the Commonwealth Games, months after a devastating fire, the Deputy First Minister said. The remaining section of Union Street and two station entrances...
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BBC bosses dismiss twin complaints of ‘bias against Scottish independence’
BBC executives have rejected two complaints alleging bias against Scottish independence. The first complaint argued that pro-independence viewpoints had not been “sufficiently represented” in a broadcast of BBC Scotland’s Debate Night on May 13, the...
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Unionists fume as SNP ‘raise glass to Argentina’
UNIONISTS were left fuming after the SNP said they were “raising a glass to Argentina” ahead of the South American side’s World Cup semi-final against England last night. The SNP issued a press release yesterday morning marking the first anniversary...
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Starmer urges Scots to back England
KEIR Starmer has said he would “very much encourage” Scotland and Wales fans to get behind England in their World Cup semi-final clash against Argentina tonight. The Prime Minister’s comments came ahead of Thomas Tuchel’s England side’s crunch match...
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Rally against anti-immigration disorder in city
ANTI-RACISM campaigners will hold a rally in Glasgow on July 25 to counter a meeting of the far-right group “Unite the Clans” and to protest growing anti-immigration disorder that has spread across Glasgow in recent weeks. Organised by a coalition of...
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POET CRAFTS ‘DECLARATION W FOR INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND’
Divers in Lewis are up against it as they attempt to record marine species before a gigantic salmon farm applies for planning permission. HAT is the most seemingly unlikely location for a salmon farm in Scotland? I am two hours’ walk from the nearest...
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Poll: A third want Count Binface to beat Farage
THE UK public want Count Binface to beat Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election, a new poll has suggested. It came as it was announced the byelection will be held on August 13. The Ipsos survey suggested that one in three adults (33%) in the UK would...
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Huge response as major fire engulfs historic building
EMERGENCY services still “cannot enter” a historic building on Princes Street in Edinburgh due to safety fears after it was engulfed by fire in the early hours of the morning. Firefighters will remain at a building on Edinburgh’s Princes Street for...
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Painting pays homage to city for 2026 Games
AFLAGSHIP expressionist painting by artist Ben Mosley was revealed at Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow yesterday to commemorate the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Mosley was commissioned by Trivandi, the official event delivery partner for Glasgow 2026, as...
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Fears for Gaza doctor left ‘unrecognisable’ following torture
AN urgent human rights briefing has been circulated to MPs, MEPs, and members of diplomatic missions accredited to the United Nations, warning of the escalating threat to the life of detained Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya. The briefing lists...
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Firm on a growing mission to put Scottish cider on the map
ACIDER company is aiming to prove Scotland can produce some of the best cider in the world as it expands production from orchards near Dundee. Lost Orchards Cider, which operates in partnership with major fruit growers in Scotland, is replanting...
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Mela-drama: Celebration of diversity
A SPECIAL edition of Glasgow’s Mela festival took place in Kelvingrove Park yesterday, as a flagship event of the Commonwealth Games festival Glasgow 2026. The Mela is Scotland’s largest South Asian festival, celebrating the vibrant diversity of the...
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UK Government axes aid programme to educate young women
THE UK Government has axed an aid programme intended to keep one million girls in education – just two years after it was announced. The scheme, called Strengthening Higher Education for Female Empowerment (SHEFE), was designed to support girls and...
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BBC Scotland sends ‘freeloader’ executive to the World Cup
BBC Scotland sent a “freeloader” executive to the US for the World Cup despite apparently trying to reduce costs amid budget cuts, The National has been told. Questions were raised after Tom Connor, an executive sport editor at BBC Scotland, was...
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Streaming platform to launch as ‘home for Scottish stories’
ANEW streaming platform dedicated to showcasing Scottish stories in a “curated home” in a bid to rival the likes of Netflix and Disney+ is set to launch. The new independent streaming platform Scotflix is set to launch in September at the Scottish...
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‘No confirmed cases’: Patient tests negative for Ebola at Glasgow hospital
APATIENT who was tested for the suspected Ebola virus at a Glasgow hospital tested negative. It is understood the patient was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday. Public Health Scotland (PHS) said it was...
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Highest level of hate crime charges in more than 20 years
HATE crime charges reached their highest level in more than two decades in Scotland, according to the latest statistics. Figures released by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) showed an increase in charges reported compared to...
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Energy firm is fined £500k for Russia sanctions breaches
ASCOTTISH energy firm was fined more than £500,000 for breaching Russia sanctions regulations. Petrofac Facilities Management Limited (PFML), based in Aberdeen, has paid a £569,157 compound settlement for the breaches, which occurred in 2022 and 2023...
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‘Worst parliament for living standards’ warning to new PM
ANEW price shock driven by conflict in the Middle East threatens to make this the worst UK parliament on record for living standards, a new report has warned. Research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) shows that the poorest households in the...
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Unionist MSPs fume Over ‘anti-monarchy’ poem
UNIONIST MSPs have fumed over “nationalist nonsense” after an “antimonarchist” poem was read out in front of King Charles at the opening of the Scottish Parliament session. Charles gave a speech yesterday to mark the beginning of Holyrood’s seventh...
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Athletics line-up named
TEAM Scotland has announced the 39 members of its athletics squad for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. It said it brings together some of “Scotland’s biggest track and field stars and a host of exciting debutants”. A further 28 athletes have been...
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Backing for ‘reclaim our streets’ rally after capital attacks
COMEDIAN Frankie Boyle, writer Paul Laverty, and former first minister Humza Yousaf are among the famous faces calling on Scots to join a “reclaim our streets” rally in Edinburgh in response to allegedly terror-linked anti-Muslim attacks in the...
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Transparency call over ‘secrecy’ on grants
ECONOMY Secretary Stephen Flynn was urged to intervene amid concerns that a Scottish Government agency may still be funding weapons companies linked to Israel’s violations of international law despite a supposed ban. Amnesty International called for...
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Scotland fans on march – to the other ball game
THOUSANDS of Tartan Army members took over a baseball game in Florida, where their celebrations inadvertently held up play after a traffic cone briefly stole the spotlight. Florida’s Miami Marlins hosted Scotland’s supporters at their game against the...
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Emotional Starmer Goes
KEIR Starmer announced his resignation as the UK’s Prime Minister yesterday morning. He made the announcement after reportedly spending the weekend considering his future following Andy Burnham’s win in the Makerfield by-election. Starmer faced...
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Love letters penned to Tartan Army as they leave Boston
SCOTLAND’S Tartan Army captured the hearts of people across Boston, receiving thanks from an award-winning newspaper and baseball team. The Boston Globe penned a heartfelt letter to Scottish football fans visiting Massachusetts for the Fifa World...
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England fans expect to fall short of Scots
ENGLAND fans in Boston have said Three Lions supporters will struggle to match the atmosphere created by the Tartan Army as thousands descend on the Massachusetts city for their second World Cup game. Scotland fans have been a hit with the locals...
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Oldest football off to US in World Cup first
THE world’s oldest football – one of Scotland’s most remarkable historical objects – is heading to the United States for the World Cup match between Brazil and Scotland on Wednesday. It is the first time in its near 500-year history that the ball will...
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‘Reinforcements incoming’ for the Tartan Army
EDINBURGH Airport has revealed that around 12,000 Scots have passed through its gates travelling to Boston to cheer on Scotland at the World Cup – with more Tartan Army reinforcements on their way. An estimated 50,000 Scots have travelled to Boston to...
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Voters hit the polls in three Westminster by-elections which could prove pivotal
VOTERS in constituencies across the UK go to the polls today to decide the outcomes of three Westminster by-elections. In Aberdeen South, the SNP are standing former MP Richard Thomson against the Tories’ Douglas Lumsden, currently an MSP for the North...
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$20k boost for US charities after ‘open arms’ World Cup welcome
THE Tartan Army is set to donate more than $20,000 to charities in the US region of Providence, Rhode Island, after being welcomed with “open arms” after struggling to find accommodation in nearby Boston. Providence is closer to the Boston Stadium...
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PALESTINE ACTION BAN FIGHT ‘WILL GO TO HIGHEST COURT’
EXCLUSIVE Scots activist: ‘Tipping point towards authoritarian British state’
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Now let’s make History!
JOHN Swinney called Scotland’s 1-0 World Cup victory over Haiti early yesterday as “seismic”, adding that he was “ecstatic”. The First Minister was at the game in Boston, where midfielder John McGinn scored the only goal, Swinney said: “This is a...
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Thousands of anti-racism protesters drown out the far right
THOUSANDS of antiracism protesters gathered in a show of solidarity against far-right disorder. Organised by Stand Up To Racism (SUTR), the rally was set up to “send a clear message to the racist far-right that they are not welcome in our diverse city”...
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Fever pitch
Don’t miss our great World Cup stories: l£1m Tartan Trek reaches Boston lFans go wild over McTominay advert lCouncil changes name in honour of skipper Robertson
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A celebration ... and a clear message
FOR this year’s Refugee Festival Scotland, we have created a front page for The National to launch the festival and mark the beginning of this year’s programme, which runs from today until June 21. We wanted the cover to feel like a celebration, while...
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‘SHOCKING AND UNACCEPTABLE’
First Minister joins politicians and campaigners to condemn violence Three people attacked for their skin colour, two officers injured, say police Worshippers ‘locked in mosque’ as people attacked Reform UK and Farage ‘fanned flames’ of race riots...
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A KALEIDO-SCOT ...
ROSIE Corbett poses in a Scotlandthemed kit inside the giant kaleidoscope at Edinburgh’s Camera Obscura and World of Illusions, for the launch of its World Cup-themed installations
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