A SCOTTISH pub has cancelled a Harry Potter-themed event after public backlash … Source

The Scottish National team has put in back-to-back disastrous performances at Hampden against Greece and Belarus, and questions have to be asked, again, about the management of Steve Clarke. The reality is that this is a manager who makes good players look bad, is faithful to the point of ridiculousness to certain players, and has […] Source

Ash Regan, the Alba Party’s only member in the Scottish Parliament, has resigned immediately citing concerns over the party’s direction, leaving Alba without Holyrood representation ahead of the 2026 elections. The former SNP leadership contender defected to Alba two years ago. She plans to run as an independent and concentrate on passing the Prostitution (Offences […] Source

The ceasefire and the release of hostages and the possibility of aid getting through to a deliberately starved population are all to be welcomed. Still, significant questions remain about what happens next, and much of the detail of the plan and the underlying ideology behind it is being glossed over. In an era where the […] Source

Centre next to cathedral celebrates major anniversary. …

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He was on trial at Inverness Sheriff Court and found guilty of sexual offences against three children. …

PROTESTERS will target a Dundee factory over alleged links to the Israeli military. Source

STALL holders have been urged to exercise caution after a fake Christmas fayre was advertised in a major shopping centre Source

A FAMILY-OWNED Scottish food manufacturer has opened up a new base in Dubai … Source

A HISTORIC 200-bedroom Scottish hotel will undergo ‘comprehensive’ refurbishment … Source

SCOTLAND’S first car manufacturer in 54 years has secured a £2 million funding boost to accelerate production of vehicles for mining, defence and construction industries Source

The UK government is planning to clamp down even harder on peaceful protest against the genocide in Gaza. Given their support of the Israel — through the supply of weapons parts, troop training and intelligence — this is not exactly a surprise. It is, however, deeply concerning.  Then there is the failure of the UK’s […] Source

Mark Perryman calls time on the forthcoming Thatcher Centenary. Margaret Thatcher’s 13 October 2025 centenary is a moment to reflect on how she, or more accurately ‘Thatcherism’, so decisively shaped the 1980s. And for ever more too, the post-war consensus she deconstructed and to date never to return.  The Labour historian Jim Fyrth describes what […] Source