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Major new poll puts Scottish Greens on course to overtake Labour at Holyrood

NEW: The Scottish Greens will overtake Labour at the next Holyrood election, a major new poll has predicted 🚨

'Where is everyone?' Scottish Labour mocked as conference draws meagre crowd

Scottish Labour’s pre-Holyrood election conference has drawn a meagre crowd as the party picks over a catastrophic by-election defeat down south 👇

Here's what happened behind the scenes at Scottish Labour's 'not-a-conference'

We went to Labour's conference that wasn't a conference, where interviews were banned and barely anyone showed up anyway. Let our Political Editor take you behind the scenes ...

What is the Norwegian oil fund and how does it work?

In 1969, one of the largest offshore oilfields in the world was discovered off Norway and, suddenly, the country had a lot of product to sell

What is the Norwegian oil fund and how does it work? 🤔

'Undemocratic' UK Government refuses to engage after inquiry on route to indyref2

The UK Government has been branded 'fundamentally undemocratic' after flatly refusing to engage with a Holyrood committee report on a route to a second independence referendum

Kaye Adams axed from BBC Scotland radio show after 'misconduct claims upheld'

Kaye Adams has reportedly been axed from her £155,000-a-year BBC Scotland radio show following an investigation into allegations that she bullied co-workers

Keir Starmer warned 'painting Greens as extremists will backfire' by Labour ministers

Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure to move the Labour Party to the left as he’s been warned by ministers that attempts to paint the Greens as 'extremists' will backfire

Alba staff facing redundancy as party loses 'hundreds of members' in a week

Alba staff are facing redundancy after the party lost 'hundreds of members' in the space of a week after its leadership announced it would not be fighting the upcoming Holyrood election

Westminster is 'out of touch' of challenges facing Scotland and Wales, says Swinney

Westminster is 'out of touch' and 'blind' to the challenges facing Scottish and Welsh communities, John Swinney has said, adding that both countries can do so 'much better' independently from the UK

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

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Peter Mandelson released on bail in latest police investigation update

Lord Peter Mandelson has been released on bail after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office, the Metropolitan Police said

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

Live updates as Peter Mandelson arrested in London

LIVE: All the latest updates as Peter Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office 🚨

SNP slam 'cost of chaos' from Keir Starmer's digital ID U-turn

The SNP have slammed the UK Government for its 'botched' digital ID rollout after a Freedom of Information revealed it has cost the taxpayer almost £1 million

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth is building up to a crucial election in Wales where his party could end up forming the Welsh Government for the first time.

We sat down with him to talk about the 10 things that have changed his life 👇

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Northern Isles residents set to benefit from major ferry fare reforms

Ferry users in Orkney and Shetland are set to benefit from a £1.8 million investment from the Scottish Government into the service that will support major fare reforms ⚓

High energy prices threaten UK’s status as manufacturing power, business groups say CBI and Energy UK report finds 40% of firms have cut investment as electricity costs remain far above pre-Ukraine levels The UK is at risk of losing its status as a major manufacturing centre after a sharp rise in energy prices that has forced about 40% of businesses to cut back investment, according to a report by the CBI and Energy UK. In a stinging message to ministers, the report said British businesses – from chemical producers to pubs and restaurants – were being undermined by a failure to cap prices and upgrade the UK’s ageing gas and electricity networks. Continue reading...

High energy prices threaten UK’s status as manufacturing power, business groups say

Greenland does not need US hospital boat sent by Trump, says Denmark Defence minister rebuffs US president’s claim that Arctic islanders are ‘not being taken care of’ Greenland does not need medical assistance from other countries, Denmark has said, after Donald Trump said he was sending a hospital ship to the autonomous Danish territory that he wants to acquire. “The Greenlandic population receives the healthcare it needs. They receive it either in Greenland, or, if they require specialised treatment, they receive it in Denmark. So it’s not as if there’s a need for a special healthcare initiative in Greenland,” the country’s defence minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, told the Danish broadcaster DR on Sunday. Continue reading...

Greenland does not need US hospital boat sent by Trump, says Denmark

Met police using AI tools supplied by Palantir to flag officer misconduct Exclusive: Police Federation condemns deployment of US firm’s tech to analyse behaviour as ‘automated suspicion’ Scotland Yard is using AI tools supplied by the US tech company Palantir to monitor staff behaviour in an attempt to root out failing officers, the Guardian has learned. The Metropolitan police has previously declined to confirm or deny whether it used technology supplied by the company, which also works for the Israeli military and Donald Trump’s ICE operation. It has now confirmed that it is using Palantir’s AI to analyse internal data about sickness levels, absences from duty and overtime patterns in an effort to identify potential shortcomings in professional standards. Continue reading...

Met police using AI tools supplied by Palantir to flag officer misconduct

Winter Olympics men’s ice hockey final: Canada v USA – live * Canada captain Sidney Crosby ruled out with injury * Old rivals face off with gold medal on line * Email Beau or drop him a line on BlueSky * Medal table | Live scores and schedule | Results | Briefing NBC, meanwhile, has brought out 1980 men’s hockey legend Mike Eruzione to talk about what it means to play for the USA. He says this is the best US team ever assembled. He also notes “there’s not a TV set in Canada that isn’t tuned to this game,” and that’s probably not an outlandish statement. The United States will be facing a hostile crowd at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena as they seek their third ever Olympic title in men’s hockey and first since the Miracle on Ice team of 1980. The Americans were greeted with a chorus of lusty boos when they took the ice in their white jerseys for their 20-minute warm-up ahead of today’s gold medal game. It already felt like there were more Canada shirts in the building and along the concourses of the brand-new 14,700-seat arena on Milan’s south-eastern edge. Now it sounds that way too. It is arguably the hottest ticket of the Milano Cortina Olympics and that’s clear from the scenes outside the gates, where hordes of Canadian and American fans in hockey sweaters are pounding beers and roaring through songs and chants in glorious 53F (12C) sunshine. Continue reading...

Winter Olympics men’s ice hockey final: Canada v USA – live

Unionist MSPs snub calls to cut your high energy bills. News4Scotland Special Report, Friday, 7pm, stream anytime after that. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Marco Rubio eyes the moment to ‘kill off’ communist rule in Cuba

It’s hard to overstate how vulnerable Cuba is right now in terms of attempts by the Trump administration to bring about the sort of regime change they orchestrated in Venezuela, writes David Pratt ✍️

Greens to force vote on evicting US troops from Scotland

MSPs are to vote on whether to evict US military forces from Prestwick Airport, following continued military activity and reports of breaches of Scottish jurisdiction

Alba report alleged fraud to police as party left in financial crisis

The Alba party have been plunged into a financial crisis after alleged fraud that has been reported to the police

Scottish rocket company 'exploring purchase' of rival firm's assets after collapse

Cumbernauld-based rocket company Skyrora is reportedly exploring its options to purchase assets from a rivals firm after it announced plans to appoint administrators

MSPs vote to back draft Budget as Lib Dems agree deal with Scottish Government

MSPs have voted to back the draft Scottish Budget at stage one as the Government announced changes due to a deal with the Lib Dems

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SNP strike Budget deal with the LibDems

Finland; the happiest country - chuffed to announce new screenings in Dumfries, Stirling and Arran. Next week Glasgow and Musselburgh. All details here. lesleyriddoch.com/events

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See full list of MPs and MSPs calling for Keir Starmer to resign as Prime Minister

See the full list of MPs and MSPs calling for Keir Starmer to resign as Prime Minister as pressure grows inside No10