EHRC updates guidance on how to apply supreme court ruling on gender www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Delighted to be joining the Guardian’s newsletters team as lead writer for First Edition…happening after May 7 so stick with me here til then for Holyrood election updates www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-of...

I’ve travelled hundreds of miles around Scotland in the last week or so, urban & rural, east & west, for work & for fun. And I’ve counted four campaign signs in windows, gardens etc FOUR No wonder strategists are as worried about turnout as they are about voters going to another party

How Kimberley Milne’s death resulted in a prosecution that made British legal history - thoughtful reporting from Geraldine McKelvie & @hannahalothman.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

Scottish Labour pledges £30m to top up artists’ income to a living wage

Reform UK talk energy policy in Aberdeen while new polling puts them neck and neck again with Labour, despite their leader Malcolm Offord’s falling approval ratings - UK politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

"The status quo is not sustainable" - what happens if nationalists win next month across the Celtic nations? by @severincarrell.bsky.social and Bethan McKernan www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

NEW Children in UK report online sextortion attempts in record numbers www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I spoke to James McAvoy about his directing debut California Schemin’, Scottish accents and scones www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

With the future of Trongate 103 tenants on a knife edge, concern grows about the conduct and accountability of City Property, the arm’s-length organisation that manages hundreds of buildings on behalf of Glasgow city council #T103 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Hope or change or somewhere in between? My analysis of the Holyrood election campaign day one www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Busy morning at Scottish parties launch their campaigns for May’s Holyrood elections - SNP leader John Swinney told supporters that the country needs “a fresh start with independence”

A homophobic joke made by the leader of Reform in Scotland is a “warning to this country of what is coming”, says John Swinney - politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Final FMQs before the Scottish parliament elections and one third of MSPs leave Holyrood for the last time - politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Some fascinating and pleasingly granular opinion polling from @moreincommonuk.bsky.social finds Scottish voters more likely to have noticed SNP scandals than the policies they like - politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

This is magnificent. As someone who regularly walks her dog (on a lead) around Overtoun House, I've always wondered about the stories, and now I know....

“It basically gives children the life they deserve” - Scotland to pilot newborn test for spinal muscular atrophy www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

"The line that resonated most was her plea to keep a sense of perspective. 'If everything is a scandal or an outrage, then nothing is, and those who deserve to be held to account get off scot-free'." A thoughtful assessment from @danigaravelli.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

I spoke to fire chiefs and experts about the growing hazard of lithium-ion batteries www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

“He only has a problem with Muslims praying. There is a word for that, bigotry” @humzayousaf.bsky.social and other Muslim leaders respond to Nigel Farage www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Scottish parliament votes against legalising assisted dying reports @severincarrell.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Glasgow Central main concourse to partly reopen after fire disruption www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Can’t emphasise enough how great and important Calabash is to Glasgow. Do go when they open again, or just chuck some money down the stairs but support it. It’s brilliant. www.glasgowbell.co.uk/outsider-liv...

John Swinney at SNP campaign conference… * ‘seismic moment’ if nationalists win in May across UK * subsidised childcare for every Scottish kid from 9 months to end of primary, 52 weeks a year * up to £10k deposit support for first time buyers www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

SNP candidates gather at the party’s campaign conference ahead of May’s Scottish parliament elections - the Holyrood group is losing some of its most distinguished performers this year, many of them women

More brilliant reporting on the Union Street fire from @glasgowbell.bsky.social

"We need an immediate investigation into any potential impact cuts to high reach fire engines may have had on the response so that lessons can be urgently learned.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Peak interest: Toronto’s snow mountains that refuse to melt are a toxic hazard - fascinating footage and reporting from our @leylandcecco.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Glasgow Central station’s upper level to remain closed for rest of week after fire next door www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

"Until Glasgow treats its built fabric as part of its social fabric, these crises will keep happening". What the Central station fire tells us about how the city manages its built heritage by myself and @severincarrell.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Terrific report from my colleague @aishadown.bsky.social on the UK's "phantom" AI drive, including the proposed data centre in Lanarkshire www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Glasgow railway station fire again shows vulnerability of city’s older buildings www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

““Glasgow is slowly becoming a hollow shadow of the thriving, radical and creatively edgy place it once was. At a certain point you have to ask what kind of city we are choosing to become” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

“It is easy in poor visibility to unwittingly walk the plank out on to the cornice and fall through into the void below, triggering an avalanche as you hit the steep slope below.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The story of how Maggie’s Centres came into being is so inspiring, and celebrated at the @vadundee.bsky.social in a new exhibition www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Heartbroken punk www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Your daily order of JOY www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I went to Lanark to witness Whuppity Scoorie, the children’s rite of spring kept alive for centuries and reflecting a new attention to calendar customs across the UK www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

"The influx of content from the Gulf has brought into focus the strange interplay between state repression and the uninhibited lifestyle that influencers show on their socials" Fascinating report from Alaina Demopoulos on Dubai influencers' response to conflict www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Nearly 500 immediate job losses and legions of Brewdog’s early-stage crowdfunders left empty-handed. Totally punk www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The queen of children’s edutainment is back after four very long months, with her most extraordinary, envelope-pushing and moving special yet. Cue absolute relief for parents the world over

“We’re all aware of the environmental impact we have in our lives, and spend a lot of time choosing what we recycle and so on, so it’s only right that people should be able to consider that for their funeral too.” www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

As UK Labour reels from byelection disaster, Scottish Labour is meeting for a pre-election rally. But is Anas Sarwar’s disavowal of Starmer convincing voters? Latest @moreincommonuk.bsky.social discussions suggest not www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Is there a defiant mood amongst Scotland's voters? “People look at Holyrood and think: ‘Lets give them all a bloody nose’,” says Alex, a betting shop manager. A Scottish Labour conference scene-setter with @libbybrooks.bsky.social 👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

"Senior Labour MSPs preparing for the party’s one-day conference in Paisley this Friday argue the move was strategically astute, sharpening the focus on who should govern Scotland. Even some who were initially worried about the gambit now view it as sure-footed". www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Scottish government announces its own grooming gangs inquiry - politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

"A morale-boosting film" says @peterbradshaw1.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

Role of Scotland’s top law officer questioned after ‘bombshell’ over Peter Murrell charges www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This has got a bit lost in the current news overwhelm but it really is astonishing that SNP and Greens have voted against this plan to bring Holyrood into line with Westminster and give constituents the chance to sack misbehaving MSPs www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scotland’s new emissions strategy ‘too reliant on science fiction’, says UK climate watchdog - @severincarrell.bsky.com reports www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...