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There’s little love for the SNP – so why does the party look set to win in Scotland?

Barring a last-minute surprise, the Holyrood election will probably return the Scottish National Party (SNP) to government for the fifth time in a row. The nationalists have been in office for so long that thousands of Scots who weren’t even born when the party entered office in 2007 are now…

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Hundreds of school children and islanders welcome the King to Bermuda

A 21-gun salute heralded Charles’s arrival in the aptly named King’s Square on Friday.

Evening Standard

Welsh Labour First Minister Eluned Morgan shouts ‘vote Plaid Cymru’ in major campaign gaffe

The slip of the tongue was met with amusement

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Future of former Maze prison site ‘very much a live issue’ – O’Neill

First Minister Michelle O’Neill said she wants to see political agreement to develop the site.

Evening Standard

SNP accused of neglecting women’s health as Labour vows care ‘fit for purpose’

Scottish Labour will announce it’s women’s manifesto on Monday.

Evening Standard

Girl, 6, dies after two children hit by car in Scottish town

The six-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene

The Independent UK

Bunnies ‘doing well’ after rescue from North Sea drilling rig

The three animals are now being looked after at New Arc Wildlife Rescue in Aberdeenshire.

Evening Standard

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More than 35,000 households helped by flood insurance directory since launch

The flood insurance directory was launched in February 2022 to help households in flood-prone areas to access suitable insurance.

Evening Standard

‘Seismic change’: how election wins for nationalists in Celtic nations could reshape UK

With polls suggesting Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin could be in power after May vote, constitutional challenges may lie ahead

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Scottish Greens pledge integrated transport ticketing system

The system would be funded by scrapping road-building projects, the party said.

Evening Standard

Labour pledges to overhaul ‘broken’ ferry system for islanders with merger

Anas Sarwar will visit Stornoway on Monday, as he warned the ‘SNP’s ferry fiasco is a symbol of their incompetence and waste’.

The Independent UK

Scottish Labour government will act to make life more affordable, says Sarwar

He said he will use currently devolved powers to make homes warmer and help Scots get money off their bills.

Evening Standard

Man due in court in connection with Kerry sheep farmer death investigation

Michael Gaine’s remains were found on his farm in May last year.

Evening Standard

Noah Donohoe inquest told storm drain ‘could be easily opened’

Noah, a pupil of St Malachy’s College, was 14 when his body was found in a storm drain tunnel in north Belfast in June 2020.

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Reactions to proposed MLA salary hike ‘understandable’ – First Minister

It comes after an independent body recommended a £14,000 pay increase for Stormont MLAs.

Evening Standard

Teaching union calls for ‘brighter future’ for Scottish education

The Educational Institute of Scotland unveiled its manifesto ahead of the Scottish election this year.

The Independent UK

MoD objects to wind farm over ‘unmanageable’ risk to nuclear test monitoring

It said the proposed site lies within the safeguarding zone for the Eskdalemuir seismic monitoring array in the Scottish Borders.

Evening Standard

Scottish singer Jacob Alon named winner of Brits Critics’ Choice award

Alon was on a shortlist alongside indie artist Rose Gray and singer-songwriter Sienna Spiro.

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Queen Camilla joined by comic book characters as she launches reading initiative

The Queen’s visit in Edinburgh came amid a push to get more people in the UK involved in reading and literacy

The Independent UK

Person rescued after trying to sail to island on inflatable mattress

The person was rescued after nearly 90 minutes in chilly waters off the east coast of Scotland

Evening Standard

First Minister calls X ‘woefully inadequate’ amid Grok AI misuse row

Michelle O’Neill said it was ‘disgraceful and disgusting that any social media platform allows this type of illegal content to be created’.

Evening Standard

Labour will not block the Scottish Government’s Holyrood budget, says Sarwar

Finance Secretary Shona Robison will lay out her tax and spending plans on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Zipcar plans to shut down UK operations by end of the year

The firm said its customers would still be able to use Zipcars over Christmas and until December 31.

Evening Standard

Board must not blame individuals for destroying Eljamel records, inquiry told

The inquiry is examining the professional practice of disgraced neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel within NHS Tayside.

Evening Standard

Delayed trans guidance branded ‘licence to discriminate on looks’

The proposed code of practice will be used by businesses and other organisations to inform their provision of single and separate-sex services.

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