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First look at Gavin and Stacey Christmas finale with fan-favourite mystery solved
STORYLINES for the finale of Gavin and Stacey will see the BBC comedy series return as the Christmas special takes place five years on from the previous instalment. The hit TV series aired between 2007 and 2010 and returned in 2019 with a one-off
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'I've got this one wrong': Stephen Flynn to no longer pursue dual mandate
STEPHEN Flynn has said he will no longer pursue a dual mandate, saying he had "got this one wrong". The SNP Westminster leader caused division within the SNP after he announced his intention to stand for Holyrood in the 2026 elections without resigning
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Media's ferry obsession is stark against Royal Navy aircraft carrier delays
THERE'S weeping wailing and a deep sense of bereavement and loss in anti-independence newsrooms across the land as the new CalMac ferry the Glen Sannox has been delivered to the publicly owned ferry company. The ferry will now undergo six
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Folk singer Iona Fyfe named new University of Aberdeen rector
SCOTTISH folk singer Iona Fyfe has been named the new rector of the University of Aberdeen. Born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, the musician, who is 26 years old, is to become one of the youngest rectors in the history of the university. Fyfe said
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Mediocrity in Scottish politics gives us little cause for optimism
IT increasingly seems like a race to the bottom of mediocrity in Scottish politics. Let’s start with the next would-be leader of the SNP, Stephen Flynn. Did he really not manage to think it through when he concluded that it would be a good idea
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Somerville is right to warn against negative briefing to the press
I COULD not agree more with the call by SNP Social Justice Minister Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP in the article “SNP minister in warning to party amidst infighting” (Nov 18). Ms Somerville warned in this article about negative briefing to the press
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Vladimir Putin threatens UK with new ballistic missile as Ukraine war escalates
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin threatened to strike the UK with a new ballistic missile after using the weapon to hit a target in Ukraine. Downing Street condemned Putin for further escalating the conflict by using a ballistic missile with a
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Scotland's been powering Britain for decades. Time to get something back
Tackling climate change is largely about reducing CO2 emissions and a significant target is decarbonising electricity. Scottish electricity is largely produced carbon free and some of the surplus is exported to England. Often too much electricity
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Labour predictably drag heels with non-statement on ICC arrest warrant
Get access to The National for just £10 for a whole year with our special 10-year anniversary offer. THE LABOUR Government have given a pretty limp non-response to the International Criminal Court (ICC) issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin
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Trains cancelled after lorry collides with bridge near Edinburgh
SOME trains have been cancelled between Edinburgh and East Lothian this evening after a lorry struck a rail bridge at Newcraighall, on the edge of Musselburgh. Police Scotland were seen at Newcraighall Road, close to the Newcraighall Park & Ride
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Council to underwrite £50k for Scottish Crannog Centre amid 'cashflow problems'
A LOCAL council has agreed to underwrite the Scottish Crannog Centre with up to £50,000 due to the centre’s potential “cashflow challenges” outwith its control. Perth and Kinross council’s finance and resources committee agreed to the last-minute
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Major corruption probe launched into Israel-linked arms firm with Scottish factory
AN arms firm which supplies Israel and has a factory in Scotland is the focus of a probe by the Serious Fraud Office. The investigation into French defence giant Thales was announced on Thursday amid allegations of bribery and corruption. Authorities
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Pair of 'iconic' Edinburgh pubs put on market for £1 million each
AN “iconic” Edinburgh pub has gone up for sale – with offers of around £1 million expected. The Cloisters Bar, near to the city’s Meadows in Tollcross, has been put on the market with Christie and Co, which is inviting offers of over £950,000.
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Is Reddit down? Users report problems with app and website
REDDIT users complained of issues with the social media platform on Thursday afternoon (November 21). Some users said they were unable to read posts in subreddits they had already been looking at. According to Downdetector, issues started at
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Fury as University of Glasgow refuses to divest from Israel-linked arms firms
THE University of Glasgow is facing fury from staff and students after its ruling body opted to continue investing in arms firms supplying Israel. The National has seen an email sent by the institution’s management to staff and students outlining
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UK Government gives statement after ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu
THE UK Government has put out a statement after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ICC’s ruling that there are reasonable grounds on which to arrest the Israeli leader
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Richard Murphy: GB Energy is just a private equity fund. Don't be fooled
WHY are politicians so obsessed with private equity finance? It is a question that I would love to answer, but for which I can find no rational explanation. After more than 40 years as a charted accountant and as someone who has created and managed
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Drysdale's lust for golfing life endures as he eyes his senior service
When you get to a certain vintage, everything can become a bit of a hassle. The rigmarole, for instance, of catching a flight and muddling through the associated palavers, plooters, faffs and footers can often generate the kind of turbulent groan that
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Skye shooting accused stabbed wife in 'moment of madness', court told
A MAN accused of murdering his brother-in-law and attempting to murder his wife and two other people said he stabbed her in a “moment of madness” after reading text messages she sent her boss saying she was going to leave him, a court has heard.
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The ‘growth’ Reeves is promoting is growing inequality and poverty
RACHEL Reeves is honouring her pre-election pledge to the City of London oligarchs – to protect and enhance their wealth at the expense of ordinary people. The City of London doesn’t generate economic growth nor does it want to. But Reeves wants
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David Pratt: What the ICC arrest warrants mean for Israel and the UK
IT'S probably the only thing that the Israeli government and Hamas have had in common these past months. I’m speaking, of course, about that fact that both were quick to condemn the International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan's request
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ScotRail announces more Boxing Day trains across the country
MORE trains than ever will run on Boxing Day but services will finish earlier than normal on Christmas Eve and Hogmanay, ScotRail has announced. The December 26 timetable will see services continue to operate to and from Perth, Alloa, Dunblane,
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Death toll in Gaza rises above 44,000 as international court issues arrest warrants
THE official death toll in the Gaza Strip since Israel launched a "complete siege" in October 2023 has risen above 44,000. The Gaza Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count but it has said that more than
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Labour pressed to 'immediately end Israeli arms deals' after ICC arrest warrants
THE Labour Government is facing pressure to immediately end all arms exports to Israel or see “another day of UK complicity in some of the worst war crimes of this century”. It comes after the International Criminal Court took the exceptional decision
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Israel invokes Nazis and Second World War in response to ICC arrest warrants
ISRAEL has invoked the Second World War as it said the International Criminal Court had chosen “the side of terror and evil” by issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. The pair are accused of " the war crime of starvation
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Why are politicians wearing red ribbons at FMQs?
A NUMBER of MSPs were spotted wearing red ribbons in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday. Many, including Anas Sarwar, Lorna Slater and Jim Fairlie, were among those who could be seen wearing the ribbons. But what do they represent and why
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John Swinney slams Russell Findlay over ‘£950m gaping hole’ in tax cut proposals
JOHN Swinney has slammed Russell Findlay over a “£950m gaping hole” in his party’s tax cut proposals. Speaking at First Minister’s Questions (FMQs), the FM was challenged on an Audit Scotland report which urged ministers to “set out a clearer vision
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PM told to apologise for 'condoning Israeli war crimes' as ICC issues arrest warrants
KEIR Starmer must apologise for “having condoned the Israeli government’s war crimes in Gaza”, the SNP have said. It comes after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence secretary
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Full list of alleged crimes Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant are wanted for
THE International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant. They are accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the war in Gaza. The
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Trio arrested after 'bomb threat' in Glasgow released without charge
THE trio arrested after a bomb scare at Glasgow's Buchanan Bus Station have been released. Police raced to a report of a "potentially suspicious item" at the city centre travel hub shortly after 1pm on Wednesday, November 20. After the alarm
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John Swinney responds to ICC issuing arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu
JOHN Swinney has responded to the International Criminal Court issuing an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli president, alongside his former defence minister Yoav Gallan and former Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif, are accused
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Can UK legally continue Israel arms exports after Benjamin Netanyahu arrest warrant?
THE UK Government is facing pressure to finally end all arms exports to Israel after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli prime minister now faces arrest if he sets foot in any of the
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Tories outraged by 'provocative' Benjamin Netanyahu ICC arrest warrant
KEIR Starmer’s Government has been urged by the Tories to condemn the arrest warrants issued for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister. Shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel said the warrants issued by the International Criminal Court
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Does the UK have to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu – and what has Keir Starmer said?
THE International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a statement released on Thursday, the ICC “unanimously” rejected objections brought by Israel and said it had found sufficient evidence
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Explained: What does the ICC's arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu mean?
THE International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence secretary Yoav Gallant. The court has said the alleged crimes have been committed from at least October 8, 2023 until
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The full list of countries that must arrest Benjamin Netanyahu 'on sight'
ANY state which is signed up to the International Criminal Court (ICC) must arrest the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under international law. Arrest warrants for Netanyahu and several others have been issued for alleged war crimes and
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Arrest warrants issued for Benjamin Netanyahu and ex-Israel defence secretary
THE International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence secretary Yoav Gallant. The warrants are for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. The court says
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Met Office issues amber alert for snow and ice in Scotland amid Storm Bert
THE Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for snow and ice across parts of Scotland this week. The alert will be in place between 7am and 5pm on Saturday, November 23 with this affecting places like Fife, Strathclyde, Grampian and the
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Scottish Labour have some brass neck to U-turn on Winter Fuel Payments
ONE has to admire Labour in Scotland’s brass neck. Their pledge to bring back Winter Fuel Payments should they win the next Scottish Parliament elections is beyond the bizarre. Only last month, Labour MSPs voted against a Holyrood motion calling
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Risk Scottish hospices 'may have to turn people away' amid funding crisis
SCOTTISH hospices have said there is a risk they may have to start turning patients away amid an “insurmountable funding gap”. Fourteen hospice charities across the country have said they are in a grip of a financial crisis due to historical underfunding
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Scottish Government calls for visa scheme for Palestinians fleeing Gaza
A SCOTTISH Government minister has written to the Home Office calling for the creation of a Gaza family visa scheme similar to the arrangements which allowed Ukrainians fleeing war to come to the UK. Equalities minister Kaukab Stewart said she
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Weather warnings issued for all of Scotland as 'Storm Bert' named
WEATHER warnings have been issued for the whole of Scotland as the named Storm Bert heads towards the country. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for snow and ice for all of Scotland on Thursday, and all but the very northern tip of the
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Glasgow City Council endorses global treaty calling for end to fossil fuels
GLASGOW City Council has voted to endorse a global treaty calling for a just transition away from fossil fuels. The city has joined 120 others across the world backing the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. It means the council has formally
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Nicola Sturgeon 'caused all sorts of difficulties' in pandemic, Matt Hancock claims
NICOLA Sturgeon “was causing all sorts of difficulties” during the Covid pandemic, former UK health secretary Matt Hancock has claimed. While giving evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry on Thursday, Hancock made the claim after it was revealed that
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Former Labour and SNP MEPs to debate Scotland's return to EU
TWO former MEPs are set to debate Scotland’s best route back into the European Union. The event, titled Common Ground, is being hosted by the European Movement in Scotland (EMIS) and will see former Labour MEP David Martin and former SNP MEP Alyn
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Junior doctors in Scotland accept 11 per cent pay rise
JUNIOR doctors in Scotland have accepted an 11% pay rise, totalling £64.1 million, the Scottish Government has said. Resident doctors – the new preferred moniker for junior medics – and dentists in training will see an 8.5% increase backdated to
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MV Glen Sannox ferry finally delivered to CalMac ahead of winter debut
THE MV Glen Sannox ferry has been formally delivered to operator CalMac, seven years after it was officially launched. The much-delayed ferry will now undergo more than six weeks of checks ahead of it entering service. CalMac said it anticipated
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Universities ask for Scottish Government for more money amid UK tax hikes
UNIVERSITY bosses have asked the Scottish Government for more money following the UK Government’s National Insurance hike. Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen alongside Edinburgh and Dundee have warned staff of potential job losses and other cuts
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Scottish venue rejects Reform UK conference booking
A SCOTTISH venue rejected a booking inquiry for the Reform UK conference. The National understands that the Perthshire venue, which we will not name, was informed by Police Scotland of a risk of protests and rejected Nigel Farage's party's inquiry
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'Double-jobbing' as MP and MSP is not sustainable, SNP minister says
BEING an MP and MSP at the same time is “not sustainable”, an SNP minister has said. Appearing on BBC Radio Scotland on Thursday morning, Public Finance Minister Ivan McKee said he did not believe that it was possible to give both parliaments “
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Police probe 'unexplained' death of student on Scottish university campus
A STUDENT was found dead at a Scottish university campus on Wednesday morning. Robert Gordon University has said that a student’s body was discovered at the campus on Garthdee Road in Aberdeen on November 20. The university said it is cooperating
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Westminster committee launches inquiry into Scottish Government funding
MPs at Westminster have launched an inquiry into the Scottish Government’s funding. On Thursday, the Scottish Affairs Committee said it would be investigating the Barnett formula, which sees Scotland allocated funding according to spending decisions
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Failed Scottish archaeological visitor centre on market for £150k
A FORMER archaeological visitor centre in Scotland which failed to attract visitors is on the market as "a unique development opportunity". The Archaeolink Prehistory Park opened in 1997 with an aim to give visitors fun lessons in local history
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Most Scots believe UK Budget will leave them worse off, poll says
THE majority of Scots believe the UK Budget will leave them worse off, a fresh poll has suggested. Polling by Survation on behalf of pro-independence think tank Progress Scotland shows three times as many Scots think the Budget will leave them
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David Pratt: Ukraine and its allies must keep an eye on Washington as well as Putin
THE race is on, and it’s a dangerous one too. Along the roughly 650-mile frontline of the Russia-Ukraine war the fighting has picked up noticeably. So too has activity on the bigger strategic and geopolitical level. This week alone has seen Russia
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Updates after Glasgow bomb threat leads to widespread travel disruption
GLASGOW was met with chaos and widespread travel disruption yesterday after the bomb squad was called to Buchanan Bus Station. Police received a report of a “potential suspicious item” at the city centre travel hub at around 1.10pm on Wednesday
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Disruption on Scotland's roads and schools closed amid wintry conditions
A NUMBER of schools remain closed while roads are also facing disruption across Scotland due to wintry conditions. Snow and ice are set to cause further problems for commuters across the country with weather warnings in place. A yellow warning
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Glasgow Queen Street train services disrupted due to issue
GLASGOW Queen Street train services have been disrupted due to an issue this morning. ScotRail has said trains running to and from the city centre station are having to run at a reduced speed due to a signalling fault. Due to the problem, the
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Former deputy prime minister John Prescott dies aged 86 after Alzheimer's battle
FORMER deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer’s. Lord Prescott’s family, who announced his death, said he had “spent his life trying to improve the lives of others, fighting for social justice and
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Captain Tom Moore's family gained 'significant' financial benefit from charity links
THE family of renowned pandemic fundraiser Captain Tom Moore gained “significant” financial benefit from links to a charity set up in his name, a watchdog report has found. The Charity Commission concluded there had been repeated instances of misconduct
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Scottish independence support rises two points amid Labour Budget fallout
NEW Scottish independence polling has shown support for Yes rising by two points amid the fallout from Labour Budget. However, the Survation survey, commissioned by the pro-independence think tank Progress Scotland, found that the Union retained
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SNP Government given rent control warning amid focus on pets
THE SNP Government is facing pressure not to “water down” rent controls in its Housing Bill after it put heavy focus on provisions which would increase flexibility for tenants to keep pets. In a release issued for Thursday morning, the Scottish
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Kelly Given: Stephen Flynn's boys club will elbow women aside for their ambition
I HAVE purposefully taken my time in commenting on this, because I loathe to give rise to the right-wing media and the glee they exert at the slightest hint of internal trouble in the SNP. But as a woman in the party, I think we owe what is happening
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Lesley Riddoch: What Scottish Labour's U-turn tells us about the Union
FMQs will be worth a listen today as Anas Sarwar attempts to explain the inexplicable. After urging Scottish Labour MPs to back means testing Winter Fuel Payments (WFP) at Westminster and instructing his own MSPs to vote against a Holyrood motion
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'It felt big': How a university Palestine group has shaken up an 'apolitical' campus
“It felt big, it felt like a moment in time.” During their time at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), Beth Meadows and Laura Yapp – who are both members of the university’s newly-formed Palestine Solidarity Society – had both found campus life
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Who is Captain Tom Moore’s daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore?
WHEN her fundraising father Captain Tom Moore hit the headlines for his pandemic efforts, his daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore was never far from the spotlight. But before that, she was “one of Britain’s leading business women”, according to her official
