Growing demand for Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru among English customers has helped boost sales for owner AG Barr. Source

AN increase to the windfall tax on oil and gas profits will have a “hugely detrimental” effect on the industry, an MSP has claimed, as he invited the Chancellor to Aberdeen to “reflect” on her decision. Source

JEREMY Corbyn has warned that Labour appear to be moving “heavily back” towards reintroducing PFI … Source

We may not be Brighton or Bristol, but something special is happening in Scotland’s biggest city by Paul Mason, Glasgow Greens Co-Convenor. I am one of the Glasgow Green Party Organisers in the West of the city and Kate Bell is over in the East End. We live on opposite sides of the city and […] Source

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said at PMQs this week that since the SNP came to power in Holyrood, the number of children in poverty has increased in Scotland. Source

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said at PMQs this week that since the SNP came to power in Holyrood, the number of children in poverty has increased in Scotland. Source

Lantern of the North continues to shine. …

OFFICERS confirmed today that an off-roader stolen from a Keith farm was later seen in a Moray village 13 miles away. …

There is a big job of work to do – that was the verdict from Aberdeenshire North and Moray East’s (ANME) new MP Seamus Logan. …

A CAMPAIGN group working to keep Grangemouth oil refinery open has organised a march, calling on “anyone who believes in a fair and just transition for workers” to attend … Source

KATE Forbes has been in talks with the UK Government after it refused to back a shipbuilder with two Scottish yards, putting hundreds of jobs at risk … Source

I talked to the writer, podcaster and musician Bram E Gieben about his new book The Darkest Timeline and what it means to “live in a world with no future”. You can listen to his podcast Strange Exiles here: Strange Exiles | Substack You can catch Bram at book launches at Lighthouse Books and All […] Source

THE whisky industry in Scotland is “at risk” from increased instances of drought due to climate change, according to new research. Source