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A government official at left speaks to participants in a protest against China's strict zero COVID measures in Beijing, China.

Chinese protestors: 'We don’t want lockdowns, we want freedom'

Police try to pull a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester out of the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Manchester. Picture: Matthew Leung/The Chaser News/AFP via Getty Images
Police try to pull a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester out of the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Manchester. Picture: Matthew Leung/The Chaser News/AFP via Getty Images

‘This could have been Edinburgh’: Hong Kong campaigner issues wake-up call

A resident walks in front of the food and daily necessities which be bartered by neighbours at an apartment lobby in a compound during lockdown in Pudong district in Shanghai.
A resident walks in front of the food and daily necessities which be bartered by neighbours at an apartment lobby in a compound during lockdown in Pudong district in Shanghai.

Shanghai lockdown: ‘There are people who are really suffering. Not an ex-pat pay...

Mark Clifford is president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong.
Mark Clifford is president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong.

Call for crackdown on China’s Confucius Institute in Scotland

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Grant Shapps will unveil the UK Government's energy security plans on Thursday.
Grant Shapps will unveil the UK Government's energy security plans on Thursday.

Hopes fuelled for Scotland Acorn carbon capture project under energy plans

Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands
Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

Northern Lights set to dazzle Scotland again

Newly elected First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf outside Bute House, Edinburgh, after holding his first cabinet meeting. Picture date: Wednesday March 29, 2023.
Newly elected First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf outside Bute House, Edinburgh, after holding his first cabinet meeting. Picture date: Wednesday March 29, 2023.

How to watch Humza Yousaf's first FMQs