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Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman have bought a £10 million home on America’s 'billionaire island'

A Highland castle owner who offered Prince Andrew a place to stay has suggested this 'may not be workable' amid public outcry

One of the co-founders of Wikipedia has warned of a 'political showdown' with the Labour Government over the Online Safety Act

A former British ambassador turned Scottish independence campaigner has defected to Your Party

A plan has been launched to maximise the £100 billion that Scotland’s Highlands and Islands has been predicted to receive in the next 15 years

The Scottish Government has called on a UK-wide review into the state pension age to take into account Scotland's lower average life expectancy

MSPs are set to vote on the final stage of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill this week – with more than 350 amendments on the agenda. Here's what you need to know 👇

Labour has fallen to its lowest rating in a YouGov poll, with Green support at an all-time high, it has emerged

Actress Prunella Scales, best known for her role as Sybil in the memorable TV series Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 93

MV Hebridean Isles departed Scotland on her final voyage as the vessel made her way to a recycling yard in Denmark

Tory MSP Craig Hoy was warned by the Presiding Officer after accusing John Swinney of pretending to be the president of an independent state

A Labour councillor in Edinburgh has been suspended by the party after refusing to resign

Is rising popularity of Welsh language driving Plaid's poll lead for 2026 - what can Scotland learn from Cymru? Starmer makes another bad call letting Andrew keep title as Prince. And Burntislanders need a law change to access their own harbour - why? Listen lesleyriddoch.com/podcast

Why didnt stunning Caerphilly victory clinch prime 8.10am slot for Plaid_Cymru on BBCr4today prog this am? Instead it's all about Labour & Reform losing. Wakey wakey chaps. This is why Welsh folk feel so ignored. Special free podcast with Yescymru folk I met last weekend. lesleyriddoch.com/podcast

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Keir Starmer’s promise to support thousands of jobs in Scotland following the signing of a £10 billion defence deal was 'overstated', new research has found 👇

Labour ministers in London have ordered GB Energy to assess Scottish sites which could host new nuclear projects – despite the SNP Government’s opposition to such developments

Axed KPMG staff in Glasgow say they're 'emotional' and 'hurt' after being made redundant as the firm 'shipped work overseas'

The discovery of 'significant' levels of decades-old nuclear waste in the Highlands highlights why Scotland must reject Labour's 'dangerous' new nuclear power plant plans, the SNP has said

Keir Starmer has snubbed Ian Murray after giving another Government department the responsibility for handling digital ID

A Chinese minister has hit out at Keir Starmer for interfering with the proposed construction of a major £1.5 billion wind turbine factory in Scotland

Tomorrow's front page 📰 Labour giving 'pocket change' to Scotland

A13th century Highland castle has been named the SECOND most magical in Europe

Big news from Wales: Plaid Cymru have defeated Reform UK in a fiercely-fought Welsh Parliament by-election, with defending party Labour trailing in third www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Polling expert Sir John Curtice said the result of the Caerphilly by-election showed Labour are in 'severe trouble' in Wales after Plaid Cymru won the Senedd seat 👇 Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

NEW: Police are investigating a report of 'irregularities' in the finances of the Alba Party

Scotland’s energy industry is 'haemorrhaging jobs' under an 'absurd' Labour system, the SNP have said 👇

Ker Starmer has sent out multiple tweets about digital ID while ignoring his Labour Party's seismic defeat in Wales 👀

SNP MP Pete Wishart has said Plaid Cymru's staggering victory in the Caerphilly by-election represents an opportunity for Scotland to help break through a 'broken Westminster system' 🗣️ 'Westminster doesn’t work for Scotland, it doesn’t work for Wales, and Brexit Britain is broken'

INDY LIVE RADIO - a new voice for a new Scotland Today's schedule, Mon 20 Oct 2025 View the full schedule How to listen Get the iOS app Get the Android app or say 'ALEXA, play Independence Live Radio Scotland'

IndyScotNews - Catchup on the latest Salvo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Video Podcast - Going International - Taking Scotland’s Case for Decolonisation to the World 🌍 hostsd by Sarah Salyers, guests: Craig Murray & Christopher Darigne-Thomson youtube.com/watch?v=2tfZ...

Listen to Scots lawyer Ailsa Gray set out the historical / legal details of why Scotland is NOT in the voluntary partnership that Westminster PMs have repeatedly cited since 1954. In fact Scotland was annexed in 1707 and has remained a dependency (colony) since. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPdv...

Prof. Alf Baird's powerful statement at Geneva describing Scotland's current colonial condition and the numerous 'colonial markers' Scots share with other colonised peoples. Based on modern post-colonial theory applied to Scotland set out in his book 'Doon Hauden'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFZt...

It is time that the world implemented practical, restorative remedies for the harms done to colonised peoples and the wider humanity through the violent erasure of nations & histories. Recognition of Scotland's status & rights is one step towards restorative justice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQZ8...

Former British Ambassador and human rights activist Craig Murray talking in Geneva about why Scotland is a colony, the positive implications of Scottish independence for the world and its implications for the UK's Permanent Member status on the UN Security Council. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FVL...

Liberation Scotland's Craig Murray, Prof. Alf Baird, Sharof Azizov & Matilde Pacheco addressing the UN General Assembly 4th Committee 3rd plenary meeting in New York this week as petitioners in support of Non-Self-Governing Territories being considered for decolonization webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u...

If a former Portuguese colony of just more than half a million people scattered across an archipelago of Atlantic islands, can be independent, why not Scotland?

John Swinney's indy strategy. Will it work or devalue more likely election outcome - a combined indy party win? Are walk-in clinics game changing? Trump's Gaza ceasefire deal & the Nobel Peace Prize award to a supporter of Gaza coming - must we applaud? Listen lesleyriddoch.com/podcast

Impressive ⁦‪⁦‪@YesCymru‬⁩ turnout in Rhyl on overcast day. No Saltires ⁦‪@YesBikers‬⁩ or ⁦‪@SaorAlbaPD‬⁩ pipers but Welsh dragon flags everywhere, brass band leading off & organisers using Welsh quite naturally. I’m on around 2pm. Hope I’m as perky #awfyearlystart

Labour have been accused of being 'all over the place' on digital ID by the SNP following a 'car-crash interview' on BBC Radio Scotland 👇

NEW: Douglas Ross missed the final vote on the Housing Bill for a £250 football referee fee, The National can reveal.

With a digital subscription to The National, you will unlock unlimited ad-free website and app access to Scotland's only pro-independence newspaper- all for only £1 for 3 months. Subscribe to enjoy and support The National’s journalism here thenational.scot/subscribe

Pro-independence group Believe in Scotland has launched its annual independence campaign fundraiser, with thousands already raised within its first few hours

Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer have delivered their first conference speeches as co-leaders of the Scottish Greens 👇

EXCLUSIVE: MSPs have responded to Prince Andrew revoking his royal titles, stating that it was 'long overdue' and that they are 'pleased' his link to Inverness is gone

NEW: Scottish presenter Kaye Adams has been pulled from her BBC radio show after allegations emerged that she bullied her co-workers 👇

LIVE: Latest updates as the Scottish Greens conference continues in Edinburgh

Millions expected across all 50 US states to march in No Kings protests against Trump

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