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Tory councillor who called Nicola Sturgeon a 'drooling hag' defects to Labour

A TORY councillor who agreed to be struck off the teaching register after calling Nicola Sturgeon a “drooling hag” has defected to Labour ...

The National (Scotland)

Compensate victims of forced adoption after apology, governments told

It comes after Sir Keir Starmer made a formal apology to victims in England and Wales on behalf of the state.

Evening Standard

John Swinney hits back at ‘baseless’ claims of SNP ‘cover-up’ of Murrell’s crimes

JOHN Swinney has hit back at claims he was involved in an SNP cover-up of Peter Murrell’s crimes, with the First Minister insisting such…

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Swinney hits back at ‘baseless’ claims of SNP ‘cover-up’ of Murrell’s crimes

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay had insisted the First Minister was ‘at the heart of the cover-up’.

Evening Standard

John Swinney brands Reform MSP 'disgrace' for 'trivialising Edinburgh terror attacks'

THE First Minister has called a senior Reform MSP an “absolute disgrace”, accusing him of "trivialising" the terror-linked anti-Muslim…

The National (Scotland)

Montblanc pens to Le Creuset ramekins: police photos show Peter Murrell’s spending habit

Haul is only a fraction of what the former SNP chief executive bought using embezzled party money

The Guardian - UK

Sky to adapt the scariest 'spine-chilling' podcast of 2025 in immersive new documentary series — and it'll completely change your fears about 'World War 3'

Sky TV is set to adapt 'spine-chilling' podcast The Wargame in a new immersive docuseries, imagining an Russian-waged war on UK soil.

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Jaguar, luxury gifts bought with party funds: Ex-SNP chief Peter Murrell jailed for 5 years in £400,000 fraud

Former Scottish National Party (SNP) chief executive Peter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison after admitting to embezzling more than £400,000 from party funds over a 12-year period.

The Times of India

Five-year jail sentence marks final disgrace for former SNP supremo Murrell

Murrell admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from SNP coffers over a 12-year period.

Evening Standard

11 key points from the confidential police briefing on Operation Branchform

LAST week, media were invited to Police Scotland headquarters for a briefing on the investigation which ultimately revealed Peter Murrell's…

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon issues statement hitting out at media after Peter Murrell sentencing

NICOLA Sturgeon has issued a statement in the wake of her estranged husband Peter Murrell being given more than five years in prison, hitting out at…

The National (Scotland)

Man who sparked SNP police probe 'taking legal advice' after Peter Murrell jailed

THE man who sparked Operation Branchform has said he is “taking legal advice” after Peter Murrell was sentenced to over 5 years in prison ...

The National (Scotland)

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell jailed for more than five years

A judge told Murrell he was responsible for a ‘calculated crime of dishonesty’.

Evening Standard

Peter Murrell, former SNP chief, jailed for five years for embezzling £400,000

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Former SNP chief Peter Murrell jailed for embezzling £400,000 of party funds

Former husband of Nicola Sturgeon sentenced to more than five years behind bars after making extravagant purchases with party funds

The Guardian - UK

Peter Murrell jailed for five years after embezzling £400,000 from SNP

Estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon is sentenced for stealing from party over 12-year period

The National (Scotland)

How Brexit sparked a decade of lost opportunity for Scotland

REFORM MSP Senga Beresford stood outside the Scottish Parliament last week demanding the EU flag be taken down as the 10-year anniversary of the…

Evening Standard

Former SNP chief Murrell to be sentenced for embezzling £400,000 of party funds

The 61-year-old falsified accounting records and created fake invoices in a bid to cover up his wrongdoing.

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The Guardian - UK

‘This changes everything’: how Brexit altered Scotland’s political landscape

Former party leaders reflect on the turbulence that followed the referendum in which most Scottish voters backed the losing side

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon to play deputy prime minister in new Sky TV show

FORMER first minister Nicola Sturgeon will play the UK's deputy prime minister in a new Sky TV show, it has been announced.

Evening Standard

New show sees Michael Gove navigate war with Russia as fictional prime minister

The Wargame will also star former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon as deputy prime minister.

The Independent UK

Michael Gove leads government in simulated Russian war for new Sky TV series

‘The Wargame’ will immerse immerse viewers in fictional Cobra-style meetings and simulate the UK’s response to an attack from Russia

The National (Scotland)

I worked with three First Ministers as a Yes activist. Here's how I'd rate them

JOHN Swinney has been the best first minister at engaging with the grassroots Scottish independence movement while Nicola Sturgeon "largely…

Evening Standard

MSPs vote down Labour calls for Murrell inquiry at Holyrood

Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar said the crimes committed by Nicola Sturgeon’s ex-husband amounted to ‘the greatest political scandal since devolution’.

Evening Standard

Up to courts to decide if Sturgeon has to give back Murrell gifts, Swinney says

Peter Murrell is set to face legal action to recover the more than £400,000 he embezzled from the SNP.

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