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Six houses Offord faces calls for a tax named in his honour
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (381+ words) REFORM'S Scottish leader faced calls for an "Offord tax" today after boasting in a TV debate he owns six houses, five cars and six'boats. The former Tory peer made the bizarre brag during the STV leaders' debate on Tuesday night,…...
Fresh profits for Scottish Power and Total a "kick in the teeth" for struggling households
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (337+ words) FRESH profits recorded by oil giants Scottish Power and Total are a "kick in the teeth" for struggling households, campaigners said'today. Scottish Power owners, Iberdrola, reported a rise in profits in the first quarter of 2026, claiming growth is driven substantially…...
Moral clarity versus Morgan Mc Sweeney
1+ day, 52+ min ago (597+ words) THERE was a moment of clarity in the House of Commons today regarding the decay of the government and the Labour'Party. No, it did not come in former Downing Street head honcho Morgan Mc Sweeney's evidence to the foreign affairs…...
Pro-Palestine Action letter signed by law professors handed to Court of Appeal
22+ hour, 48+ min ago (315+ words) SENIOR law professors signed an open letter in support of Palestine Action as the Court of Appeal began hearing a government bid to keep the direct action group banned under terror laws'today. More than 1, 700 people, including legal scholars at Britain's…...
Morgan Mc Sweeney: Labour's hidden hand, exposed
16+ hour, 49+ min ago (1519+ words) The party's internal enforcer built his sinister influence in the shadows " but nemesis now appears to be at hand, says ANDREW MURRAY JOANNE THOMAS argues that unions' political voice remains vital to winning stronger rights and protections for working people…...
Campaigners in Glasgow protest against cuts to "lifeline" women"s service Murray"s Initiative
20+ hour, 24+ min ago (185+ words) DOZENS of campaigners have taken to Glasgow's streets to fight cuts to "lifeline" women's service Murray's'Initiative. For more than six decades the organisation has provided help for those affected by alcohol, drugs or trauma, but now its women's service, which…...
Calls escalate for release of missing German journalist in Syria
20+ hour, 24+ min ago (245+ words) A GERMAN journalist who went missing in Syria more than three months ago is likely detained in a prison in Damascus, her lawyer said today, as international calls for her release'mounted. Frank Jasenski, the lawyer representing Eva Maria Michelmann, said:…...
Global Sumud Flotilla leaves Sicily and heads for Gaza
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (194+ words) Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone strike kills two people in Russian-occupied Kherson region OVER 50 civilian ships were making their way to Gaza today intending to breach Israel's blockade of the strip and deliver humanitarian aid to the people'there. Fifty-six vessels " including the…...
A tender portrait of Brian Epstein
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (472+ words) Although this account of the Beatles" manager is exquisitely drawn, MARY CONWAY wishes it embraced the bigger picture of the band"s explosive impact SYLVIA HIKINS recommends a fascinating, revealing, superbly acted evening of theatre New releases from Otherlands Trio,…...
Fatal attraction
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (649+ words) The allies of the US, like our own country, end up dominated and cowed, concludes ALEX HALL SYLVIA HIKINS recommends a fascinating, revealing, superbly acted evening of theatre New releases from Otherlands Trio, Isabelle Bodenseh, Kris Davis and the Lutoslawski…...