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Pop star Dua Lipa has fired her agent amid a split over Palestine
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Dua Lipa fires agent who tried to get Kneecap banned from Glastonbury
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Charities are rushing to cut ties with Sarah Ferguson after emails showed she called the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein a 'supreme friend' - despite disowning him in public ⬇️
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Charities queue up to cut ties with Sarah Ferguson over Jeffrey Epstein emails
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An 'African tribe' camping out in Scottish woodlands has ignored the deadline to leave
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‘African tribe’ camping in Scottish woods stays put despite council’s deadline
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about 1 hour ago
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BREAKING: SNP council leader Grant Laing quit after being charged with embezzlement, it has emerged Earlier on Monday, the local authority said he had resigned for 'personal reasons' Read more here:
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A Tory MSP is accused of wasting taxpayer cash after asking officials if any Holyrood staff have 'more than one gender' 👉
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The Trump visit showed the reality of post-Brexit Britain, exposed for all the world, Kenny MacAskill writes ✍️ Read the full article:
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NEW: High street giant Bodycare to close all UK stores after collapsing into administration
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High street giant to close all UK stores after collapsing into administration
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NEW: The SNP leader of Perth and Kinross Council quits both the top job and the party in 'shock' move
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SNP council leader quits both party and top job in 'shock' move
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A Scottish island cinema has won a top award – the first winner north of the Border in three decades 👏
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Island's community cinema named first Scottish winner of renowned award in 30 years
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NEW: US rockers My Chemical Romance have added a a huge Scottish show to the world tour to mark 20 years of seminal album The Black Parade ⬇️
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Emo giants My Chemical Romance add massive Scottish show to world tour
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NEW: Police Scotland have retracted a claim that an officer was assaulted at a Glasgow anti-immigration rally
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Police Scotland retract claim 'officer assaulted at Glasgow anti-immigration rally'
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NEW: The US government is linking paracetamol to autism. Experts say they're wrong ⬇️
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Experts debunk Donald Trump's claim 'paracetamol causes autism'
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NEW: SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has called for changes to Westminster’s oil and gas regime
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Stephen Flynn calls on Ed Miliband to change Westminster oil and gas regime
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NEW: John Swinney has renewed calls for an end to arms sales to Israel as he attended a ceremony celebrating the UK’s recognition of the state of Palestine
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John Swinney renews call for end of UK arms exports to Israel at recognition event
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NEW: The secrets of a Bronze Age hoard buried over three thousand years ago in a village in the Highlands have been revealed 👇
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Secrets of three thousand year old Bronze Age hoard found in Highlands revealed
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EXC: Nigel Farage has been blasted over his 'grotesque' plan to axe indefinite leave to remain for migrants. 🗣️"It would rip families and communities apart, with people forced to leave loved ones, jobs, and so much more"
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Nigel Farage blasted over 'grotesque' plan to axe indefinite leave to remain
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NEW: Scotland's most eminent environmentalist has launched a scathing attack on the Scottish Government’s efforts to protect marine habitats
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'Waste of space': Leading environmentalist pans Scottish Government’s marine plan
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EXC: The Scottish Tories have been branded 'ridiculous' after they criticised a Holyrood committee agreeing to undertake an inquiry into legal mechanisms to trigger an independence referendum
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Scottish Tories branded 'ridiculous' after attack on Holyrood referendum inquiry
THE Scottish Tories have been branded “ridiculous” after they criticised a Holyrood committee agreeing to undertake an inquiry into legal…
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NEW: Libdem leader Ed Davey has called for “criminal” Elon Musk to be arrested👇
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Ed Davey calls for Elon Musk to be 'arrested after inciting violence' at London rally
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NEW: A speech at Charlie Kirk's memorial has drawn comparisons with an infamous address given by the Nazis’ chief propagandist Joseph Goebbels
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'We are the storm': Charlie Kirk memorial speech draws Nazi rally comparisons
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NEW: Highland locals are rebelling against a huge 80-mile diversion in an area which covers parts of the North Coast 500 route 👇
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Locals rebel against 80-mile diversion on North Coast 500 route
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EXC: A Scottish trad concert hopes to combat the rise of anti-immigration rhetoric by raising money for a refugee charity
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Scottish trad fundraiser concert hopes to combat rise of anti-immigration rhetoric
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NEW: Nigel Farage has said Reform UK would end the right of migrants to apply for permanent residency in the UK after five years
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Nigel Farage vows to axe indefinite leave to remain and ban migrants’ benefits access
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NEW: A protest was held at Glasgow Green on Sunday in memory of the children killed by Israel in Gaza
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Protest held at Glasgow Green in memory of children killed by Israel in Gaza
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NEW: A man has been found dead near an Edinburgh football stadium as police launch probe
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Man found dead near Edinburgh football stadium as police launch probe
A MAN has been found dead near a football stadium in Edinburgh ...
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NEW: Zarah Sultana said she will call off legal action and try to 'reconcile' with Jeremy Corbyn after a bitter Your Party feud
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Zarah Sultana cancels legal action to 'reconcile' with Jeremy Corbyn after party row
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EXC: Environmental campaigners have branded the Scottish Government’s incinerator ban as “worthless” and urged the Climate Action Secretary to intervene
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Climate Action Secretary urged to intervene and block Ayrshire incinerator permit
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John Swinney has appointed a new Parliamentary Business Minister following the resignation of Jamie Hepburn
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John Swinney appoints Parliamentary Business Minister after Jamie Hepburn resignation
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Here's your first look at tomorrow's front page 🗞️ A historic moment as UK recognises the Palestinian state – but Swinney says Starmer must go further
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The Scottish Tories have been branded 'ridiculous' after they criticised a Holyrood committee agreeing to undertake an inquiry into legal mechanisms to trigger an independence referendum
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Scottish Tories branded 'ridiculous' after attack on Holyrood referendum inquiry
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EXCLUSIVE: The SNP have hit back at claims from Douglas Alexander that Scotland has 'nothing to show' for two decades of discussions on independence
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SNP hit back at Scottish Secretary call to 'put independence on the backburner'
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Scottish companies are roping NHS and council workers into veiled tax avoidance schemes that could see them hit with big unexpected tax bills, The Ferret reveals 👇
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How Scottish public sector workers are being put at risk from tax avoidance schemes
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It can’t be right that victims of crime are the last to know what’s happening in what they might reasonably think of as 'their case', writes Andrew Tickell ✍️ Read here:
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The water between our islands is wide, but the gap in understanding at a government level about the importance of inter-island connections is substantially wider, writes Rhoda Meek ✍️ Read here:
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The UK Government has formally recognised the state of Palestine
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UK Government formally recognises state of Palestine
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BREAKING: The Scottish Government has appointed a new Minister for Parliamentary Business after the resignation of Jamie Hepburn
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The rise of the far right is not just a political issue – it is now a constitutional one, writes Pete Wishart ✍️ Read here:
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The Jimmy Kimmel controversy is about so much more than politics and comedy colliding on America’s famed late shows, writes David Pratt ✍️ Read here:
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Israel has approved Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, who was investigated by police for allegedly tampering with official documents, as the new ambassador to the UK
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Israel approves Benjamin Netanyahu chief of staff as new ambassador to UK
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Telling the UK where it’s going wrong is a bit of a hobby with the Trump administration, writes Ruth Wishart ✍️ Read here:
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BREAKING: The UK Government has formally recognised the state of Palestine More to follow
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Keir Starmer is a desperately compromised man without a plan, fighting for his political life, writes Mike Small ✍️ Read here:
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John Swinney has written to the Palestinians who have arrived in Scotland to receive medical treatment
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'We stand in solidarity': First Minister writes to Palestinians arriving in Scotland
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Israeli strikes killed at least 34 people in Gaza City overnight, including children
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Israel kills 34 people in Gaza ahead of UN summit to recognise Palestine
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An SNP MP has appealed to the Home Office to allow Gazan students to bring young children with them to the UK
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'Outrageous': SNP MP appeals to Home Office as Gaza student told to leave kids behind
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The Duchess of York, the former wife of Prince Andrew, allegedly called the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein a 'supreme friend' in a leaked email
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Duchess of York called Jeffrey Epstein 'supreme friend' in leaked email
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NEW: The SNP have announced the appointment of a new chief executive
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SNP announce appointment of former MP as new chief executive
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A man has been arrested after a police officer was assaulted at an anti-immigration rally in Glasgow 🚨
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Man arrested after police officer assaulted at Glasgow 'unity rally'
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