@scotnational.bsky.social editor Laura Webster: "The people who are challenging UK Government narratives around global conflict are well organised and they are growing. The summit had energy; the momentum is with them, not politicians". www.thenational.scot/news/2583446...

NEW: Anas Sarwar has triggered enormous backlash after calling for Starmer to resign. One senior Labour figure says the intervention was "idiocy, immature, incoherent and self-defeating" Another called it "soulless careerism" www.thenational.scot/news/2583922...

BREAKING: Keir Starmer is not resigning and will be 'concentrating on the job in hand', Downing Street has said His mood this morning has been described as 'upbeat' and 'confident'

We are in the room for the press conference as Anas Sarwar is expected to call for Keir's Starmer's resignation 👇

BREAKING: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has called for the Prime Minister to resign. He says: "This distraction needs to end".

Scottish Labour MPs are at odds over the departure of Keir Starmer’s key adviser Morgan McSweeney

🚨 A lot going on today as Anas Sarwar calls for Keir Starmer to go in a major gamble. Will he come out on top, or will Westminster brush Scottish views to the side yet again a la Douglas Ross/Boris Johnson? All the live updates here all day 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2583751...

Tomorrow's front page 📰 In the public interest

Peter Mandelson has tried to gag the press. We will not let him

BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone. He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein We have published it in full. www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...

🚨 This evening, a notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news wire, to all media across the UK We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇

Picture 1: Two plain clothes police officers during a search of Peter Mandelson's home Picture 2: Police search Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell's home

Exclusive: Inside Scottish Labour as MPs fear impact of Mandelson scandal on upcoming election Some 'feel sorry' for Sarwar, others fear they're going to become 'collateral' damage Yet none have publicly called for Starmer's resignation... www.thenational.scot/news/2583334...

The National revealed that Starmer's allies at Labour Together were hiring investigators to look into journalists and writers back in September, in this great piece by Richard Sanders and Peter Oborne These are the people running the country. It's bleak. www.thenational.scot/news/2550403...

The UK Government has buried 'almost 200 containers' of radioactive material underground in Scotland

Like Boris Johnson before him, Keir Starmer has asked his troops to defend the indefensible. Like his former opponent, he will find that mutinies move quickly once that line is crossed, writes Hamish Morrison ✍️ Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Tomorrow's front page 📰 Starmer admits he knew of Mandelson-Epstein relationship post-conviction - yet still appointed peer to US ambassador role

The SNP have secured the first Commons debate on Gaza for two years

LIVE: Follow along with this afternoon's vote and debate aiming to push the UK Government to publish files relating to its decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US 👇 We're reporting live on all the updates this afternoon 🚨 www.thenational.scot/news/2582469...

NEW: Keir Starmer has admitted that he knew Peter Mandelson had carried on a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after his paedophilia conviction when he made him US ambassador The admission came as Starmer confirmed a criminal investigation is taking place at Prime Minister's Questions

This is Nigel Farage with Nick Candy, the treasurer of Reform UK 👇 Candy appears numerous times in the Epstein files over more than a decade, The National has uncovered. The Scottish Greens are putting pressure on Reform to explain the links.

Among those who voted Yes in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, Reform UK are the second most popular party A staggering 16% of 2014 Yes voters said they would back Nigel Farage's party. It begs the question: why? We take a look with experts weighing in 👇

EXCLUSIVE: The focus on powerful men contained in the release of the Epstein Files 'completely eclipses' the understanding of the impact on victims of sexual violence, an expert has said 🗣️ 'Ok, they black out their faces, but these horrible images and circulating over and over and over again'

EXCLUSIVE: Jeffrey Epstein discussed how to profit from the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, newly published files show We had a close look through the latest batch of Epstein files and found several emails, with one sent eight days before the referendum 👇

BREAKING: Peter Mandelson has been reported to the police over the latest Epstein revelations The SNP said serious allegations are now emerging that sensitive, state information that may have been passing between Mandelson and Epstein

A lot of people are treating the Epstein Files as celebrity gossip and forgetting the women and girls who need justice. These silly memes are helping those responsible for the crimes shake it off, and the viral AI pics only make it harder for people to know what's real.

A first look at tomorrow's front page of The Sunday National 📰 Pro-Israel group's 'secret' guest list

A lobbying firm run by a former Scottish Labour leader is under fire for advertising access to top UK Government officials for tens of thousands of pounds 💸

Humza Yousaf has warned the UK Government that it could risk violating international law if it approves a new oil field in the North Sea linked to illegal Israeli settlements

Anas Sarwar has accused the First Minister of 'misleading Holyrood with an invented quote'. But did he? Here are the facts ⬇️ www.thenational.scot/news/2...

NEW: A Scottish arts centre has gone bust after 33 years, with all jobs lost

Denmark has found a way to mock Trump and MAGA supporters - by using their own tactics against them. Steph reports from Copenhagen 🇩🇰

NEW: YouGov's first Holyrood poll of 2026 has projected a major lead for the SNP, with Nigel Farage's Reform UK pushing Labour into a distant third 📊

EXCLUSIVE: A beloved mural in Glasgow has been quietly removed after eight years

The clock is ticking ... time is nearly up for everyone to get a full year of access to The National for just £20.⏳️ That's a year of breaking news, analysis, investigation and commentary, for about 5p a day ❗️ www.thenational.scot/news/media-a...

*Not so fun fact. Matt Goodwin was my dissertation supervisor. Only briefly mind. I swapped after he said that my idea - a study and survey on the politics of the homeless (less than 1% vote) - was of "no academic interest". I got a 1st 🎓

BREAKING: Reform UK have announced GB News host and far-right commentator Matt Goodwin as their candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election

We are going to Denmark to dig deeper into how people are responding to all the Trump-Greenland-chaos, the wider threat to Europe and how Scotland fits into all this. You can keep up with Steph Brawn on her travels all this week www.thenational.scot/news/2580082...

BREAKING: Big legal win for the bid to reverse the Palestine Action ban through the Scottish courts The Craig Murray led bid for a judicial review has been successful and will be heard in weeks www.thenational.scot/news/2580004...

The National is the most complained about newspaper in the UK outside London. But new IPSO figures show of 135 complaints last year, ZERO were upheld. Our Editor reacts.

In case you wonder what our team is up against re vexatious complaints (particularly in relation to our coverage of Gaza), here you have it: The National was the most complained about paper to regulator IPSO (outside London) last year, yet not one complaint was upheld‼️

You may have seen that the Scottish Government has sent Zohran Mamdani a Baby Box, to help his policy of developing a Baby Basket. If you're wondering what its all about, our reporter Abbi wrote of her experience getting one after having her wee baby www.thenational.scot/politics/241...

Reminder that it wasn't just right-wing columnists bigging up Trump after the 2024 election win. Anas Sarwar too was saying how crucial it was to put Scottish business links ahead of silly political concerns Somehow I doubt he will want this messaging in election flyers now

Labour have been blasted over 'Big Brother' plans for a 'Panopticon' system of state surveillance

EXCLUSIVE: A top artist has called for Glasgow City Council to reconsider the approval of an AI-generated mural, saying the design is 'insulting to all artists'

NEW: Prince William is challenged about Andrew and Epstein on a visit to Stirling. 'How long have you known about Andrew and Epstein?'

NEW: The First Minister has been urged to rule out the use of Scottish airports for any US attack on Greenland

BREAKING: Legal documents have been filed with the UK Government calling for sanctions against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu

NEW: Glasgow City Council has just approved a massive AI-generated mural to be painted in the city centre. The illustration of Scottish elements inexplicably contains a bald eagle. The planner says those upset about it are "keyboard warriors" who should "calm down"

NEW: Scottish Labour insist they've not paid for bots to boost social engagement, but the experts we spoke to aren't having it. Their verdict 👇 "Something seems a bit off" "Not particularly organic" "Co-orindated, inauthentic behaviour" www.thenational.scot/politics/257...