ICE now has the biggest budget of any law enforcement agency in America. “ICE and Customs and Border Protection have long been the most rogue, kind of renegade and certainly pro-Trump police agencies in the federal government,” explained Radley Balko, a journalist who’s covered policing for decades. “What I think we are seeing right now […] Source

Six-figure upgrade work will see a town centre bridge close for around five weeks. …

INTERNATIONAL exports from Scottish Enterprise-backed firms have hit a record £2.46 billion, a figure the SNP have hailed as proof of Scotland’s growing “reputation for innovation” … Source

The nominees for the National Fish and Chip Shop Awards have been announced, with five Scottish shops making the shortlist Source

Global superstar Sabrina Carpenter is set to become the new face of a major Scotch whisky brand … Source

Dallas Dash 2025 to raise vital funds for Dallas Primary School pupils. …

DEPUTY First Minister Kate Forbes has slammed Kemi Badenoch’s vow to extract all North Sea oil as “the worst of all worlds”. Source

A man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison following serious sexual and violent offences against three women in Inverness-shire and Moray. …

The Scottish renewables revolution feeds into a dysfunctional, even dystopian UK energy system. The crisis in the Highlands and Islands has echoes of age-old issues of power, poverty and democracy. Scotland is in the midst of a renewable energy revolution. It’s a revolution that could (and should) produce clean energy, thousands of good jobs, a […] Source

A SHUTTERED C-listed pub in a Scottish town is set to be “brought back to life” after being bought by a pub chain … Source

In this interview from Democracy for Sale, journalist and author Katherine Stewart (Money, Lies and God) explains the rise of Christian nationalism in the United States – how it’s funded, organised, and coordinated through think tanks, legal networks, and the media. You can follow Democracy for Sale here: Democracy for Sale | Peter Geoghegan | […] Source