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Historic Scottish church to transform into huge entertainment venue
AN historic gothic church in the heart of Paisley is set to be transformed into a huge entertainment venue. The management of the Coats building announced on Friday that the venue will transform into an events and music space for up to 1000 people
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Chris Brookmyre named as winner of major crime writing festival prize
Chris Brookmyre has been declared this year’s winner of the McIlvanney Prize for his latest crime thriller, The Cracked Mirror. It is the second time the former journalist has scooped the international crime writing festival Bloody Scotland’s annual
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Officials prepared emergency response in case of Israeli meeting leak, emails show
THE Scottish Government prepared an emergency response in case efforts to keep secret a meeting between a minister and an Israeli diplomat should fail, The National can reveal. Officials were worried that details of the hushed-up meeting between
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Are Labour planning to block SNP from key Westminster committee?
IT shouldn’t be a hard thing to find out. It’s a fairly straightforward yes or no question. Are the SNP going to be given a seat on the Scottish Affairs Committee in Westminster? The party were handed a bruising at the General Election
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UK users' Facebook and Instagram posts to be used to train AI, Meta announces
FACEBOOK and Instagram parent firm Meta has said it will soon begin training its AI models using public posts to the social media sites from UK adults. The US tech giant said it would begin the process in the coming months after positive discussions
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Anas Sarwar challenged on rent control bill as Labour 'move away from tenant rights'
ANAS Sarwar has been challenged to back the Scottish Government’s plans for rent controls amid concerns that Labour are moving “away from tenants' rights”. Green MSP Maggie Chapman has penned a letter to the Scottish Labour leader, seen by The
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BBC presenter charged with engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour
BBC presenter Jay Blades has been charged with engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour towards his wife. Blades, 54, appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday after being charged by West Mercia Police with one count of engaging
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Glasgow Labour councillor resigns from seat 'with immediate effect'
A GLASGOW Labour councillor has resigned "with immediate effect". Keiran O’Neill has announced he is stepping down from his post as councillor for the Maryhill ward. O’Neill has written to the council chief executive, Susanne Millar, to notify
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Alan Cumming announced as new artistic director of 'hidden gem' Scottish theatre
SCOTTISH actor and Yes campaigner Alan Cumming has been announced as the artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre (PFT). Following an "intensive", three-month recruitment and selection process, PFT has chosen the Emmy-award winning star
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Independence group to match donations as crowdfunder for Yes campaign grows
A SCOTTISH independence campaign group has hit one-third of its fundraising target in just 24 hours – and has pledged to match any donations made. Believe in Scotland, an umbrella organisation representing some 142 Yes groups across the country
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Labour give former Better Together chief new 'mission champion for Scotland' job
LABOUR have appointed former Better Together chief Blair McDougall as one of their “mission champions” for Scotland. The East Renfrewshire MP’s new appointment comes just in time for the 10th anniversary of the independence referendum, where
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Nigel Farage pledges to campaign in Scotland for Holyrood elections
NIGEL Farage has pledged to campaign in Scotland ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election – despite not coming north of the Border during the General Election because it’s too “dangerous”. The Reform UK leader, who was elected to represent Clacton as
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John Swinney responds to latest Glen Sannox ferry delay
THE latest in a long series of delays to a late and over-budget ferry is “a matter of great regret," John Swinney has said. The Glen Sannox and its sister ship the Glen Rosa are being built at the publicly owned Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port
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Police investigating after Porsche set on fire in Scottish town
POLICE are investigating after a Porsche Cayenne was deliberately set on fire in a “reckless act” in Airdrie. Emergency services were called to the scene on Broomfield Street, near the junction with South Biggar Road, at around 9.10pm on Wednesday
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Scottish Government intervenes in council's 15-year planning dispute with Lidl
THE Scottish Government has issued a ruling amid a council’s 15-year planning dispute with the supermarket chain Lidl. Over a decade and a half, Midlothian Council had repeatedly refused to give the chain permission to replace the standard sign
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'Touched': Major Scots actor awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
SCOTS star Ewan McGregor has said he is “very touched” after being awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 53-year-old, who has stared in classics like Trainspotting and as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, was inducted into the famous street
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David Lammy 'cancels planned trip to Scotland' as Foreign Office staff to strike
FOREIGN Secretary David Lammy has cancelled a planned visit to Scotland, a trade union has said. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) said that the Labour Cabinet Secretary had been due to visit the Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office
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Fury as Labour threaten to claw back millions from promised Scottish funding
LABOUR have threatened to claw back millions from Scottish communities promised “levelling up” money. Scottish Secretary Ian Murray has warned the UK Government could cancel funding promises made by the last Government to communities across Scotland
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SNP government refuses to publish minutes of Angus Robertson's Israel meeting
THE SNP government has refused to publish the minutes or agenda from Angus Robertson’s controversial meeting with the Israeli deputy ambassador. On Friday, The Ferret reported that a freedom of information request seeking the minutes and agenda
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John Swinney meets with Grangemouth workers as refinery to cease operations
JOHN Swinney has met with representatives of the Grangemouth oil refinery following confirmation by Petroineos that the site will cease operations in 2025. It was confirmed on Thursday that the site will shut by next summer, with around four-fifths
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Glasgow 'pro-UK' rally organiser breaks silence on funding raised
THE organiser of the right-wing “pro-UK” rally in Glasgow has broken his silence after he failed to show up at his own event. Stef Shaw, who is known on Facebook as the “Glasgow Cabbie”, had been facing questions after going quiet online despite
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Popular Loch Lomond attraction to close doors after nine years
A popular attraction on the shores of Loch Lomond has announced it will close at the end of the month. TreeZone Loch Lomond has decided to close its doors after nine years. In a statement on social media, the attraction says it is with "regret
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Blatant hypocrisy from Labour and the Tories over free school meals
I WAS amused to see Labour and the Tories combining to defeat the SNP government on their demand to introduce free school meals in Scotland. I thought back to the early days of the Scottish Parliament when I was Tommy Sheridan’s press officer.
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Changes to who owns the land are absolutely essential
REALLY interesting to see a “rural business organisation” lobbying to halt further spending on land reform in our small local newspaper, and now a full two-page double spread on land reform in The National in the wake of government cuts. This “
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All to know on Scotland's Alpine Coaster ride including how to get tickets
SCOTLAND'S first-ever alpine coaster ride is set to open this weekend and people might be wondering how they can get tickets for it. Located at the Midlothian Snowsports Centre in Hillend, it is the longest of its kind in the UK, at 980 metres
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'Community pub' dating back 150 years put up for sale
A “COMMUNITY pub” in a Scottish town has been put up for sale as the owners have made the “difficult decision” to retire. The Black Horse Inn, located in Montrose, is run by Keith Lawrence, his wife Carol and friends Gordon Allan and Jane Carpenter
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Labour take seat from Conservatives after Scottish council by-election victory
SCOTTISH Labour have a new councillor after winning a by-election. Charles Currie was elected to represent the party in Arran, on North Ayrshire Council, after Tory councillor Timothy Billings resigned. The Scottish Greens’ candidate Neil Wilkinson
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Labour failed to assess impact of pensioner fuel payment cut, Keir Starmer says
KEIR Starmer has said the Government failed to assess the impact of cutting fuel payments for millions of pensioners before rushing the change through Parliament. The Prime Minister argued it was not legally necessary for the Government to prepare
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Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre CEO resigns after report into 'failings'
THE chief executive of the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) has stood down after a review found it had failed to protect women-only spaces. Trans woman Mridul Wadhwa resigned following a Rape Crisis Scotland report which found she failed to
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First Bus set to increase ticket prices in Scottish city
ABERDEEN’S largest bus operator is to increase the price of a number of its tickets due to cost pressures. First Bus is set to adjust the cost of selected fares for its Aberdeen services, including return tickets, flexi single tickets and weekly
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Scottish family firm secures major supermarket deal for chilli sauce recipe
A SCOTTISH family firm has secured a major supermarket deal for its secret chilli sauce recipe. The Dundee-based Baba’s sauce has announced it will supply its Sweet and Spicy Chilli sauce to all 61 Asda Scotland stores. The business was founded
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Alex Salmond claims David Cameron was 's******g' himself over independence vote
FORMER first minister Alex Salmond has claimed David Cameron was “s******g” himself towards the end of the 2014 independence referendum. The former SNP leader led the Yes campaign and told the Daily Record that Cameron was phoning world leaders
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Stephen Flynn reveals when he'll make decision on standing in Holyrood election
STEPHEN Flynn has revealed when he will make a decision on standing in the 2026 Holyrood election. The SNP’s Westminster leader is mulling over whether to make the switch from the House of Commons to Holyrood, saying he will make a decision well
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Body found in search for missing 82-year-old woman
A BODY has been found in the search for an 82-year-old woman who had been reported missing from Aberdeen. Around 4.25pm on Thursday, police said they were made aware the body of a woman had been found in a field near to Kintore, Inverurie.
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Grangemouth should be brought into public hands – I'll tell you why
NATIONALISE Grangemouth! That’s what the Labour Government should be hammered into doing by the unions, in response to the announced closure next spring by the Petroineos capitalists. Nationalisation under democratic workers’ control would allow
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Lorna Slater: The 2014 indy referendum was a sliding doors moment for our country
I CAN still remember the sense of anticipation I felt going to vote 10 years ago. It was by far the most enthusiastic vote I had ever cast and in many respects it was my entry point to political activism. It’s a day I’ve been thinking about a lot
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Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves' popularity plummets, according to new poll
PUBLIC favourability for both Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves has fallen sharply, according to a poll. As the Government faces criticism for withdrawing winter fuel payments from all but the poorest pensioners, research this month found 32% of people
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It’s the last push ahead of the big New York Changemaker Summit
THE thought of this experience coming to an end in just a matter of a couple of days is so emotional. I feel like I’ve both been here for months and been here for no time at all, and it has truly been one of the best experiences I have ever had
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Keir Starmer took little time to show he is unworthy of voters’ trust
IF there is one sure way of telling that a political party is up to no good it is when they start moaning about how much it hurts them to impose whatever dreadful policy is necessary to save the economy. So when Keir Starmer tries to convince us
