Scottish broadcaster, journalist and columnist for The National, Lesley Riddoch, is set to address a Believe in Scotland rally later this month
09.03.2026 19:48 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Scottish broadcaster, journalist and columnist for The National, Lesley Riddoch, is set to address a Believe in Scotland rally later this month
09.03.2026 19:48 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0More than Β£100,000 has been raised to help the victims of Sunday's fire in central Glasgow. The blaze ripped through the north east corner of a 170-year-old building on Union Street
09.03.2026 19:32 β π 9 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0The UK warship, HMS Dragon, is set to sail to the British base in Cyprus 'in the next couple of days', says Defence Secretary John Healey
09.03.2026 19:04 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1The opening date for a huge 485-seater Wetherspoons pub in Edinburgh has been setπ»
09.03.2026 18:53 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0Special report: On Sunday night, the sky glowed as flames tore through the Union Corner building. For Glaswegians, the loss of a historic building to flames is painfully familiar
09.03.2026 18:41 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 2 π 0Police Scotland has released an image of two men it believes could assist in an investigation into 'hate' graffiti left on an Edinburgh mosque
09.03.2026 18:28 β π 4 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0Documentary maker Louis Theroux is heading to Scotland for a series of interview events
09.03.2026 18:15 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Scotland is being 'overlooked' in Your Partyβs first major meeting of its ruling body, a leading member has claimed
09.03.2026 17:59 β π 7 π 3 π¬ 2 π 4Elon Musk's Grok AI has falsely claimed a video of Glasgow's Union Corner fire 'shows Tel Aviv after Iranian bombing'
09.03.2026 17:46 β π 37 π 24 π¬ 3 π 3Nine people have been arrested after violence erupted following an Old Firm match in Glasgow, Police Scotland have said
09.03.2026 17:34 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1Jeremy Corbyn has been elected as the parliamentary leader of Your Party in Westminster
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Another fire has struck the heart of Glasgow β this time at the Union Corner building.
It adds to a string of recent losses: the Mackintosh, the O2 ABC, Victoriaβs nightclub. Why do the cityβs historic buildings keep burning down? Special reportπ
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09.03.2026 17:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0There'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?
09.03.2026 17:08 β π 20 π 7 π¬ 8 π 1The National spoke to the people of Glasgow after the Union Street fire devastated an iconic part of the city centre
09.03.2026 16:56 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Follow our live blog: www.thenational.scot/news/2591852...
09.03.2026 16:41 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0LIVE: It has now been more than 24 hours since the fire on Union Street first started. Firefighters are continuing to spray the building down with water from the River Clyde
09.03.2026 16:40 β π 16 π 5 π¬ 2 π 0NEW: Drivers are being urged to consider cutting out 'non-essential journeys' because fuel prices are expected to rise as the cost of oil soars
09.03.2026 16:36 β π 9 π 2 π¬ 2 π 1Scottish assisted dying proposals have been dealt a blow after the Toriesβ Holyrood leader U-turned on his support for the billπ
09.03.2026 16:21 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0Keir Starmer has said that the UK and US are 'working together every single day' as the war in Iran rages on
09.03.2026 16:08 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0The windfall tax 'retains the support of the public', after a new poll found twice as many people support it than oppose the concept
09.03.2026 15:44 β π 17 π 8 π¬ 0 π 1An investigation has been launched into the cause of the Union Street fire in Glasgow, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have confirmed
09.03.2026 15:26 β π 10 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0The First Minister suggested there would be 'impediments', especially for higher-profile Alba figures, for those looking to switch to the SNP
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Concerns have been raised over the safety of high street vape shops after a fire ripped through a historic building in Glasgow
So, should high street vape shops be banned? Vote in our poll π
The historic Union Corner dome, adjacent to Glasgow Central Station, collapsed in an intense fire last night after standing for 175 years
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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
09.03.2026 14:12 β π 58 π 18 π¬ 0 π 0A senior member of Glasgow City Council has raised concerns about vape shops after a blaze which consumed part of the countryβs biggest railway station π
09.03.2026 13:46 β π 15 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0John Swinney is being challenged to bring in an immediate moratorium on so-called hyperscale data centres amid growing concerns from campaigners
09.03.2026 13:27 β π 38 π 14 π¬ 0 π 1Scotland must confront sectarianism 'on the football terraces', the First Minister has said following a violent pitch invasion at a Glasgow Old Firm game
09.03.2026 13:07 β π 10 π 3 π¬ 4 π 2New footage shows firefighters are still working to damp down the remains of a fire which broke out in a vape shop adjacent to Glasgow Central railway station
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