Peter Murrell used false invoices and expense claims to hide £400,000 embezzlement Ex-SNP chief used party account and charge card to buy goods from vehicles to watches for personal use, court told

Nicola Sturgeon under scrutiny over embezzled SNP funds Former husband of Scotland’s ex-first minister has pleaded guilty to taking £400,000 from party coffers

How the SNP survived scandal to keep ruling Scotland Pro-independence party, now in its 20th year in power, is struggling to boost public services amid fiscal challenges

Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzling £400,000 from SNP Former party chief executive and ex-husband of Nicola Sturgeon will be detained until sentencing on June 23

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UK private schools see jump in interest from pupils leaving Gulf Families look for safer options for their children’s education since the outbreak of war in the Middle East

Wild Scottish salmon catch drops by 40% in one year New data highlights ‘extremely concerning’ decline in fish population

Pro-independence parties bank on rethink of UK ‘status quo’ after May 7 Forecast gains for Scotland and Wales nationalists come even as no grouping has immediate roadmap for breaking away

Ex-RBS banker sentenced over bribery linked to GRG scandal Stuart Holloway formerly worked as a relationship manager at bank’s infamous SME unit

Scottish National Party pledges ‘1970s-style’ food price cap Conservatives accuse Scotland’s main pro-independence party of trying to provoke constitutional row with Westminster

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One in eight British residents has left UAE since Iran war, data shows Departures from Gulf state raise concerns among school operators banking on growth in student numbers

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UAE curbs entry by Iranian nationals Gulf state imposes restrictions after facing attacks from Islamic republic

Iranian strike on Kuwaiti power and water plant stokes infrastructure fears Attack at electricity and desalination facility marks latest escalation in Gulf war launched by US and Israel

UAE pushes for international force to reopen Hormuz Abu Dhabi is hardening its stance as it suffers from Iran’s retaliation to US-Israeli war

UK says Chinese wind turbine maker poses national security threat Ming Yang’s plans to build Scottish factory thwarted

War empties Dubai’s malls and rattles struggling luxury industry Footfall and sales drop sharply in emirate’s shopping centres as companies battle supply chain chaos

Dubai tourism reels from Iranian missiles Hotels in the UAE are placing staff on unpaid leave and shuttering buildings as occupancy levels plummet

Iranian hospital in Dubai closed as UAE suffers third week of attacks Move part of wider crackdown on Tehran-linked institutions as conflict intensifies

Dubai flights delayed or cancelled after latest drone and missile attacks Regional travel hubs Doha and Abu Dhabi also severely constrained by fallout from conflict

Dubai’s financial district rattled by Iranian drone attacks Towers in Dubai International Financial Centre suffer damage but most drones and missiles are intercepted

Gulf food supplies rerouted as Iran threats hit Hormuz shipping Disruption risks causing shortages in region which imports 90 per cent of its food

Iran warns it will hit US bases across region hours after president’s apology Masoud Pezeshkian had said Tehran would stop attacks on Gulf neighbours

In the centre of the storm: what does the Iran war mean for Dubai? Test comes for city that sold itself as metropolis of peace and stability as UAE’s ambitions threatened

Pressure on the Gulf states’ budgets could cause them to review their overseas investments and future commitments as they consider options to ease the financial strain caused by the US-Israeli war against Iran

Air travel heavily disrupted following Iranian strikes Tens of thousands of travellers left stranded while businesses ask staff to work from home

Panic in the Gulf as Iran lashes out at US allies Tehran targets regional countries housing American bases despite their refusal to allow attacks from their territory

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Data leak at Abu Dhabi finance summit exposes politicians and business leaders Personal documents including passports belonging to hundreds of attendees of ADFW found online

‘It was a cry for help’: the desperate attempt to save Labour in Scotland Party’s Scottish leader Anas Sarwar has taken biggest gamble of his political career in calling for Keir Starmer to resign

UAE treated poorly over failed Telegraph bid, says Nigel Farage Reform UK leader visits Abu Dhabi to generate funds and boost ties with Gulf petrostate

Businesses fear blowback from Saudi-UAE rift Emirates workers have had visas to the kingdom rejected since tensions erupted between the Gulf powerhouses

Abu Dhabi folds assets worth $263bn into new wealth fund controlled by crown prince Combining ADQ with L’imad marks generational shift of investment influence to heir apparent

Arab and Muslim powers mount last-ditch effort to avert US-Iran conflict Diplomats fear that Tehran will see Washington’s demands as tantamount to surrender and resist them

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Nigel Farage seeks meeting with UAE president to boost profile and build ties A meeting with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan would deepen Reform UK leader’s links to the oil-rich Gulf state

How Iran’s regime retook the streets Details emerge of unprecedented crackdown, raising questions over future of protest movement

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Arab governments believe US-Iran tension ‘de-escalated’ Moves of US military personnel and aircraft carrier keep region on edge

US evacuates personnel from Qatar military base as Donald Trump threatens Iran Move comes amid growing concern American action against Tehran could destabilise region

Tiny satellites take Glasgow to the stars Scotland’s space industry has become a leader in manufacturing the small modular units

UAE cuts funds for citizens keen to study in UK over Muslim Brotherhood tensions Emirates’ fear of Islamist radicalisation weighs on exclusion of British universities from scholarships

Power grid jobs boom as UK energy shifts away from fossil fuels Electricity network owners are hiring at fastest pace since 1950s

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Whisky galore: Donald Trump’s tariffs and cost of living pressures create glut of undrunk Scotch Concern over rural economies as distilleries left with a surplus that has forced some to pause or scale back production

UK backs £150mn package for Ineos’s Grangemouth chemical plant Government says investment will protect 500 jobs at a time when facilities across Europe are being shut down

North Sea executives tell Reeves windfall tax is weighing on investment Warning comes as Harbour Energy says it will axe 100 of its offshore workforce after chancellor kept headline 78% levy

How protesters are turning to AI in the fight against rural infrastructure Campaigners develop tool that can draft planning objection documents far more sophisticated than templates previously used

North Sea oil and gas groups given go-ahead for new drilling Fields connected to existing rigs and pipelines will be explored following consultation on future of industry