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Keir Starmer’s party can’t be trusted to implement all the promises they have made on the doorsteps in Rutherglen

Here’s why no-one should be voting Labour to teach the SNP a lesson

Katy Loudon spoke of Ewing's 1967 win sending shockwaves through the country

Letters Insensitive timing for reference to Winnie Ewing's election victory

Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland, speaks during the Conservative Party annual conference at Manchester Central.

Alister Jack claims 'devolve and forget' era in Scotland is dead

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Rishi Sunak's funding announcement was branded 'transparent'

'Insulting': Tories accused of 'pre-election bribery' with Holyrood funding snub

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Douglas Ross was speaking at a fringe event at the Tory party conference

Humza Yousaf's independence plan 'rash and irresponsible', says Douglas Ross

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Protesters can be seen attempting to open the door of the High Commissioner's car

High-ranking Indian diplomat condemns Sikh activists who blocked Glasgow visit

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Rangers have launched an investigation after photographs of the flag went viral

Rangers launch investigation after flag with Nazi SS hate symbol seen in Ibrox crowd

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) leaves Media City in Salford, Manchester, after appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

'You're not welcome!': Rishi Sunak heckled as he enters Conservative Party conference

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More than 200 women have travelled to England from Scotland for abortion care since 2019

THE FERRET Hundreds of women travelling from Scotland to England for abortion care

Fergus Ewing has said he will appeal his suspension from the SNP MSP group

Fergus Ewing says he won't be 'hounded out' of SNP as he vows to appeal suspension

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A word cloud showing what people think Rishi Sunak stands for

THE JOUKER 'Rich, greed, wealthy': BBC survey shows what people think Rishi Sunak stands for

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The funding for towns will bypass Holyrood and go directly to councils

UK Government to bypass Holyrood with towns funding in latest devolution snub

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Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross will accuse the SNP of having the wrong priorities

Douglas Ross accuses SNP of 'forgetting' parts of Scotland

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Rishi Sunak on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Rishi Sunak repeatedly dodges questions on the future of HS2 Manchester link up

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Tenants rights organisations hope the short-term let licencing scheme will improve housing stock in Edinburgh

Licensing scheme for short-term lets comes into force in Scotland

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The Government said the scheme has already helped more than 35,000 households across Scotland

Scottish Government announces funding to tackle fuel poverty

It's up to ordinary Scots to help keep the tongue of our ancestors alive

SPECIAL REPORT The responsibility to revitalise the Scots language lies with all of us

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The use of 'remote' to describe places where people live does a disservice to islanders

COMMENT Rhoda Meek: Where and what should be defined as ‘remote’ is key for rural Scots

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The role of trade unions is crucial to what the independence movement is looking to achieve

COMMENT Trade unions are central to the case for Scottish independence

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The UK's secret polling on the Union deserves to see the light of day, writes Tommy Sheppard

COMMENT Tommy Sheppard: The big questions around our fight to see UK’s polling on the Union

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The justice reforms begun stage 1 scrutiny by MSPs this week

ANALYSIS Long road ahead for Scotland's justice reforms with some changes to be contested

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File photograph of a Yes Scotland rally

EXPLAINED How does Common Weal's new independence strategy work?

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Alister Jack has been accused of a having a 'brass neck' for claiming it is the Scottish Government - and not the UK - that is undermining devolution

'Brass neck': Alister Jack says Scottish Government trying to 'undermine devolution'

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The benefits of independence could reach beyond Scotland's borders

LETTERS Independence done right won’t only reform Scotland but England too

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Toni Giugliano currently works as the SNP's policy convener

EXCLUSIVE Senior SNP figure bids to become MP with pledge to walk out of Westminster

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Professor John Curtice stressed that the seat was already marginal even before the SNP's recent difficulties

EXCLUSIVE Rutherglen by-election will reveal Labour's chances in Scotland, says John Curtice

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Our reporter has been out on the by-election campaign trail in Rutherglen and Hamilton West

I've been in Rutherglen reporting on the by-election - here's what I've learned

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San Diego Paramedics try to save a woman in her 30s outside her apartment after she overdosed on fentanyl in San Diego, California

SPECIAL REPORT David Pratt: America’s growing battle with fentanyl puts strain on foreign relations

Sovereignty can be Scotland's way forward in tackling a myriad of complex problems, writes Stuart Nicolson

COMMENT Stuart Nicolson: Securing independence can help Scotland tackle global problems

Rishi Sunak's credibility in Scotland is falling by the day, writes Stuart Cosgrove

COMMENT Stuart Cosgrove: The HS2 fiasco blows a hole in the idea that Westminster knows best

Katy Loudon urged voters to 'send a message to Westminster'

EXCLUSIVE SNP Rutherglen by-election candidate urges voters to 'send a message to Westminster'

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Figures showed spending on the fronline NHS services is higher in Scotland than England and Wales

Scotland spending more on frontline public services than England and Wales

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Rupert Murdoch speaks to the media outside a hotel in London

LETTERS Rupert Murdoch’s legacy sadly isn’t going away any time soon

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Robin McAlpine has spent three years crafting a new strategy to win independence

EXCLUSIVE Robin McAlpine: I have a plan that WILL win independence in the next 10 years

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There is a moral gulf between Holyrood and Westminster, writes Ruth Wishart

COMMENT Ruth Wishart: The language of Westminster is increasingly incomprehensible to Scots

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People take part during a protest in central London after the controversial Equinor Rosebank North Sea oil field was given the go-ahead.

Hundreds gather in London to protest Rosebank oilfield approval

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Humza Yousaf joins SNP candidate Katy Loudon (centre) and suporters in Rutherglen

Humza Yousaf remains 'hopeful' for SNP victory in by-election

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Alba will back Angus MacNeil as an independent candidate at the next General Election

Alba to back Angus MacNeil as independent candidate at next General Election

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Carol Vorderman said GB News was falling on rocky times

Tory MP attacks Carol Vorderman's appearance following GB News criticism

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Home Secretary Suella Braverman talks to Drug Enforcement Agents during a visit to the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) in Baltimore, Maryland

LETTERS Braverman was laying down a challenge to Sunak on US visit

Our piecemeal attempts to tackle energy efficiency have resulted in only limited improvement

LETTERS We need credible alternatives for heating our homes

SNP's Fergus Ewing during First Minster's Questions (FMQ's) at the Scottish Parliament

LETTERS Ewing’s positions come as no surprise

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King Canute by Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville

LETTERS Hiding The National is like Canute trying to hold back the tide

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Rishi Sunak said 20mph zones were part of a war against motorists

Rishi Sunak claims 15-minute cities wage 'war against motorists'

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Ayeshah Khan has said council leader Jim Logue's decision to support the closure of facilities must be looked at again

'My voice went unheard': Labour councillor speaks out over North Lanarkshire closures

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Lee Anderson has failed to condemn Laurence Fox's comments about the journalist Ava Evans

'It showed contempt': Ava Evans criticises Tory MP's appearance on GB News

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A few years ago, I did consciously dial-down my overall news consumption

COMMENT ‘News avoiders’ get the blame but there is a bigger story we must try to uncover

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Could it be that Levelling Up is nothing but blatant cronyism?

COMMENT Levelling Up reveals UK’s funding model as entirely botched

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Fergus Ewing during First Minster's Questions at the Scottish Parliament

COMMENT Fergus Ewing is a formidable politician but here’s what he needs to remember

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Botswana has prospered after independence

INDEPENDENCE IS NORMAL Botswana became world’s fastest growing economy after independence from Britain

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Hundreds of thousands of British children are sleeping on the floor amid rising bills, according to a new poll

One in 20 British kids 'forced to sleep on floor' due to 'bed poverty', poll finds

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The deputy leader of the Conservative Party dubbed his interview with colleague Suella Braverman an 'exclusive scoop'

The broadcasting rules around Lee Anderson’s ‘exclusive scoop’ with colleague

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Iona Fyfe, photographed for The National by Colin Mearns

COMMENT Iona Fyfe: Don't call me a traitor for criticising Scottish art funding cuts

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GB News hosts (from left) Dan Wootton, Calvin Robinson, and Laurence Fox have all been suspended from the channel

GB News 'afraid money will run out' as third presenter is suspended

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