Laura Webster

Scottish campaigners demand ‘immediate moratorium’ on hyperscale data centres

John Swinney is being challenged to bring in an immediate moratorium on so-called hyperscale data centres amid growing concerns from campaigners

Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand have slammed the Israeli Defense Forces for their 'vile arrogance' after using the band's hit track in a 'nauseating' propaganda video without their consent

There's talk about a need for new legislation on vape shops after a fire in one led to a 175-year-old building collapsing in Glasgow. What do you think?

Why do so many of Glasgow's historic buildings seem to end up in flames? ON Sunday night, the sky glowed as flames tore through the Union Corner building beside Glasgow Central station ...

Another fire has struck the heart of Glasgow – this time at the Union Corner building.

It adds to a string of recent losses: the Mackintosh, the O2 ABC, Victoria’s nightclub. Why do the city’s historic buildings keep burning down? Special report👇

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Tomorrow's wrap-around front page of The National.

This is the human cost.

As the UK Government talks a big game of being ready to join the US and Israel in war, over 150 families are mourning their children.

Their little girls were mostly aged 7-12.

Plans to use abandoned Scottish mine to heat homes gets major cash boost

A Scottish village hoping to turn its long abandoned coal mine into a renewable energy source has received a major boost to its campaign

BREAKING: Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid has said 'she is not part of her husband's business activities' after he was arrested on suspicion of spying for China

🗣️ 'I have never been to China. I have never spoken on China or China related matters in the Commons'

Tomorrow's front page: Josh Simons has been cleared by an investigation – but a journalist at the heart of the Labour Together spying scandal said his requests to give evidence were ignored

It's a hopeful moment, but we need to brace ourselves, writes Owen Jones. ✏️

From the 'Project Fear' Scots are so familiar with, to the brutal demonisation of Jeremy Corbyn, modern history shows us the tactics the establishment will use against Zack Polanski and the Greens

🚨Big night for the Greens in England and big news for the Scottish Greens today

New poll from the Scottish Election Study finds they're set to overtake Scottish Labour in the election (pushing them into FOURTH)

SNP set for 57 seats, Reform on 22, Greens on 16, Labour on 15

Major new poll puts Scottish Greens on course to overtake Labour at Holyrood THE Scottish Greens will overtake Labour at the next Holyrood election, a major new poll has predicted.

Read the full story here

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🚨Big night for the Greens in England and big news for the Scottish Greens today

New poll from the Scottish Election Study finds they're set to overtake Scottish Labour in the election (pushing them into FOURTH)

SNP set for 57 seats, Reform on 22, Greens on 16, Labour on 15

Labour have deployed egregiously dirty tricks in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Is it a sign of things to come for the Holyrood campaign? James Walker writes ✍️

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Tomorrow's front page 📰

McCrone report special: How Scottish oil wealth was hidden from us

This is the van that has been seen outside a polling station in the Gorton and Denton by-election, prompting the Greens to report Labour to the police for allegedly breaching electoral law.

The National has not yet been able to confirm who has paid for the van.

Pictures: Ujan Natik

YouTube video by The National GB Energy’s broken promises: How Labour sold Scotland short

You can also watch the brilliant Lucy Jackson explain the whole saga here

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What has GB Energy actually achieved since Labour took power? Labour won the 2024 general election by a landslide, with a flagship pledge in Scotland being the promise of GB Energy

Read the timeline of the absolute mess of GB Energy here, as part of our week-long energy series (all about how successive UK governments have threatened Scotland's energy potential)

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From hiring more staff in London than Scotland as a whole, to backtracking on promises of new jobs, and taking 18 months to even find a permanent base ... It's frankly become a bit of a joke.

And what about GB Energy in general? Wasn't it supposed to be a groundbreaking project to make bills affordable and bring 1000 jobs to Aberdeen?

Unfortunately for Labour we have made a timeline of its achievements so far and it's not looking good.

🧵Labour are boasting about energy bills going down, but are they being totally honest?

Well, firstly, Labour said GB Energy would cut bills by £300. So if we're going on that pledge, the Ofgem cap cut of £117 on average is pretty disappointing

John Swinney: How Scotland's energy shows the redundancy of this 'Union of equals' "IT’S Scotland’s Energy” will read as the opening chapter of Scotland’s story when we become an independent nation ...

Thank you to FM John Swinney for contributing to our Energy Week series, digging into the threats from successive UK governments

"If there was ever an example of the redundant nature of this so-called Union of equals, it is Scotland's energy sector"

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A New Scot, Julian Grant, may be forced out of the country by the UK Government's new immigration rules, despite having lived here for 13 years ⚠️

Read his full story: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

If ever there was an example of the redundant nature of this so-called union of equals, then it is Scotland’s energy sector, writes First Minister John Swinney in an exclusive op-ed ✍️

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Latest poll shows SNP on course for majority giving 'mandate for second independence referendum'

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Scotland's Energy Secretary has said in an exclusive interview with The National that fighting the “false narratives of the far-right” on net zero will be crucial in the upcoming Holyrood election campaign as opposition to wind farm developments rises

Read more: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine has been called out for sharing a "vile" post comparing Green Party leader Zack Polanski – who is Jewish – to Adolf Hitler

Read more: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

The Scottish Government have rejected plans to build a Flamingo Land resort on the banks of Loch Lomond after they were approved

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As part of our Energy Week series, we are taking a look into how Nigel Farage's Reform UK are threatening Scotland's renewable energy sector. Why Reform UK are a THREAT to Scotland's energy future

As part of our Energy Week series, we took a look at how Nigel Farage's Reform UK are threatening Scotland's renewable energy sector 👀

Royal fawning continues in the UK media after Andrew's arrest last week. Our reporters discuss the worst examples they've seen...

BREAKING: Peter Mandelson has been arrested amid a police probe into misconduct in public office.

He was pictured being led out of his London home by plain-clothed police officers this afternoon