All Sections
Scotland's National Newspaper
Edit Account-Sign Out
My AccountSign Out
BREAKING
18 hours ago Counter terror police investigate after man set on fire near mosque
31 minutes ago BAFTA Television Awards 2023 nominations announced - full list
2 hours ago Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals son is ‘critically ill’ with cancer
2 hours ago The Chase contestant tragically dies after episode airs on ITV
16 hours ago Pay and display parking machines could be scrapped in major change
18 hours ago Just Eat to axe over 1,700 delivery worker jobs in the UK

Prime Minister

Former prime minister Boris Johnson refused to answer questions about his evidence on Tuesday morning.

Boris Johnson admits misleading Commons, but insists innocent mistake

Boris Johnson will face the Privileges Committee on Wednesday over the Covid-19 Partygate scandal - Credit: Getty Images
Boris Johnson will face the Privileges Committee on Wednesday over the Covid-19 Partygate scandal - Credit: Getty Images

Boris Johnson’s Partygate hearing - Who is on the Privileges Committee

The then prime minister Boris Johnson (right) at a leaving gathering in the vestibule of the Press Office of 10 Downing Street, London,.
The then prime minister Boris Johnson (right) at a leaving gathering in the vestibule of the Press Office of 10 Downing Street, London,.

Five key questions as Boris Johnson prepares to face Privileges Committee

The Commons Privileges Committee is set to hear from Boris Johnson this week amid claims he lied to Parliament over the partygate scandal.
The Commons Privileges Committee is set to hear from Boris Johnson this week amid claims he lied to Parliament over the partygate scandal.

When is Boris Johnson giving evidence? How to watch Privileges Committee

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivers his Budget to the Commons (Picture: UK Parliament/Andy Bailey/PA)
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivers his Budget to the Commons (Picture: UK Parliament/Andy Bailey/PA)

Another Tory Budget, another missed chance to reverse the UK's economic decline

Boris Johnson will give evidence this week on whether he misled parliament during the Partygate scandal
Boris Johnson will give evidence this week on whether he misled parliament during the Partygate scandal

Boris Johnson to give evidence on Partygate this week

Jeremy Hunt announced plans for new investment zones that he said could be as successful as Canary Wharf in London (Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
Jeremy Hunt announced plans for new investment zones that he said could be as successful as Canary Wharf in London (Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Hunt's Budget optimism can't hide the harsh economic reality faced by many

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak and family ‘reminded of rules’ by police on dog walk

PMQs today: Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will face off
PMQs today: Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will face off

When is next PMQs? How to watch PMQs today

The security minister has not ruled out imposing a ban on TikTok in the UK over security fears about the Chinese-owned app.
The security minister has not ruled out imposing a ban on TikTok in the UK over security fears about the Chinese-owned app.

Security minister does not rule out full TikTok ban

US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak participate in a bilateral meeting during the AUKUS summit on March 13, 2023 in San Diego, California. President Biden hosts British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in San Diego for an AUKUS meeting to discuss the procurement of nuclear-powered submarines under a pact between the three nations. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak participate in a bilateral meeting during the AUKUS summit on March 13, 2023 in San Diego, California. President Biden hosts British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in San Diego for an AUKUS meeting to discuss the procurement of nuclear-powered submarines under a pact between the three nations. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Joe Biden to visit NI for 25th anniversary of Belfast Agreement

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to present his Integrated Review to MPs this afternoon. Picture: Getty Images
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to present his Integrated Review to MPs this afternoon. Picture: Getty Images

Global threats creating a world ‘defined by danger, disorder and division’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of France, Emmanuel Macron after a group picture during the first UK-France summit in five years at Elysee Palace in Paris.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of France, Emmanuel Macron after a group picture during the first UK-France summit in five years at Elysee Palace in Paris.

Rishi Sunak to hand France almost £500 million to tackle small boat crossings

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron on Friday.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron on Friday.

Analysis: Sunak to work with France on small boats, but MPs may not like it

How do we solve a problem like ticket touting?
How do we solve a problem like ticket touting?

How do we solve a problem like ticket touting?

The SNP Westminster leader accused Rishi Sunak of taking inspiration from “Nigel Farage or Enoch Powell” after arguing his immigration policies are “a complete and utter disgrace”.
The SNP Westminster leader accused Rishi Sunak of taking inspiration from “Nigel Farage or Enoch Powell” after arguing his immigration policies are “a complete and utter disgrace”.

SNP leader accuses PM of taking inspiration from ‘Nigel Farage or Enoch Powell’

Rishi Sunak faced criticism over his immigration plan and the proposed law to try and stop small boats arriving in the UK during a heated PMQs.
Rishi Sunak faced criticism over his immigration plan and the proposed law to try and stop small boats arriving in the UK during a heated PMQs.

Rishi Sunak grilled over immigration proposals in heated PMQs

Boris Johnson is congratulated by his father Stanley Johnson after delivering a Conservative Party conference speech (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Boris Johnson is congratulated by his father Stanley Johnson after delivering a Conservative Party conference speech (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Arise Sir Daddy? Knighthood for Boris Johnson's father is a bit rich

Rishi Sunak has “pushed the boundaries of international law” with legislation to tackle small boat crossings of the Channel, the Home Secretary has said.
Rishi Sunak has “pushed the boundaries of international law” with legislation to tackle small boat crossings of the Channel, the Home Secretary has said.

Rishi Sunak’s small boats plans ‘push boundaries of international law’

Rishi Sunak speaks to local business leaders in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Picture: Liam McBurney/PA)
Rishi Sunak speaks to local business leaders in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Picture: Liam McBurney/PA)

Sunak's EU deal is a hopeful sign for future relations with Brussels

Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen shake hands during a joint press conference about the 'Windsor Framework' for Northern Ireland (Picture: Dan Kitwood/pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen shake hands during a joint press conference about the 'Windsor Framework' for Northern Ireland (Picture: Dan Kitwood/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Sunak's deal with EU is symptomatic of all that's wrong with today's Tories

Boris Johnson - then a Conservative leadership candidate - his father Stanley Johnson in 2019 (Photo: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
Boris Johnson - then a Conservative leadership candidate - his father Stanley Johnson in 2019 (Photo: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Johnson faces cronyism claims after father’s knighthood nomination

Boris Johnson and his father Stanley
Boris Johnson and his father Stanley

Boris Johnson nominates father for knighthood, according to report

Is Boris Johnson set to rebel against Rishi Sunak? (Picture: Matt Dunham - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Is Boris Johnson set to rebel against Rishi Sunak? (Picture: Matt Dunham - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Should Sunak be as brutal to Johnson as he was to Tory rebels?

Rishi Sunak departs Downing Street ahead of the weekly Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Rishi Sunak departs Downing Street ahead of the weekly Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

PMQs: Sunak dodges question on Covid inquiry in wake of Hancock WhatsApp leaks

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak enjoyed a more comfortable Prime Minister's Questions this week.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak enjoyed a more comfortable Prime Minister's Questions this week.

How did the Stephen Flynn, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer perform at PMQs?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has secured a deal he hopes will appease the DUP and his own MPs.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has secured a deal he hopes will appease the DUP and his own MPs.

Analysis: Sunak has done wonders with Brexit deal, but isn't out of woods yet

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen during a press conference at the Guildhall in Windsor, Berkshire, following the announcement that they have struck a deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Picture date: Monday February 27, 2023.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen during a press conference at the Guildhall in Windsor, Berkshire, following the announcement that they have struck a deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Picture date: Monday February 27, 2023.

Rishi Sunak brands Windsor Framework "a huge step forward"

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak greets EU President, Usula Von Der Leyen, at the Fairmont Windsor Park hotel in Englefield Green, Windsor, Berkshire, ahead of a meeting to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak greets EU President, Usula Von Der Leyen, at the Fairmont Windsor Park hotel in Englefield Green, Windsor, Berkshire, ahead of a meeting to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Rishi Sunak scraps Boris Johnson's NI protocol to secure new deal with EU

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomes European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at the Fairmont Windsor Park hotel in Englefield Green, Windsor, Berkshire, ahead of a meeting to discuss a "range of complex challenges" around the Brexit treaty. Picture date: Monday February 27, 2023.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomes European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at the Fairmont Windsor Park hotel in Englefield Green, Windsor, Berkshire, ahead of a meeting to discuss a "range of complex challenges" around the Brexit treaty. Picture date: Monday February 27, 2023.

UK and EU agree on Brexit deal for Northern Ireland

King Charles will meet with Ursula von der Leyen, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Credit: Getty Images
King Charles will meet with Ursula von der Leyen, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Credit: Getty Images

King Charles criticised for decision to meet Ursula von der Leyen

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with Ursula von der Leyen during the Cop27 summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Rishi Sunak appears to be on the verge of agreeing a Brexit deal aimed at easing trade friction in Northern Ireland as he enters into “final talks” with the European Union.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with Ursula von der Leyen during the Cop27 summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Rishi Sunak appears to be on the verge of agreeing a Brexit deal aimed at easing trade friction in Northern Ireland as he enters into “final talks” with the European Union.

Sunak set ‘final talks’ with EU on Northern Ireland protocol

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Picture: Getty Images
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Picture: Getty Images

Sunak and European Commission president to hold face-to-face Brexit talks

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held a “positive” call with the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held a “positive” call with the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen.

Rishi Sunak meeting on Northern Ireland Protocol with EU president called off

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are under renewed pressure to spend ahead of the budget.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are under renewed pressure to spend ahead of the budget.

Analysis: Surprise surplus only makes Chancellor's job harder ahead of budget

Sir Bernard Ingham arrives in Downing Street to attend a party to celebrate the 85th birthday of Baroness Thatcher on October 14, 2010 (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
Sir Bernard Ingham arrives in Downing Street to attend a party to celebrate the 85th birthday of Baroness Thatcher on October 14, 2010 (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Sir Bernard Ingham - press secretary to Margaret Thatcher- dies at 90

Ukrainian soldiers help an elderly woman to cross a destroyed bridge as she evacuates the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 7, 2022. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Ukrainian soldiers help an elderly woman to cross a destroyed bridge as she evacuates the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 7, 2022. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Date and details of national one-minute silence for Ukraine

Nicola Sturgeon faced mounting criticism of her track record in government (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)
Nicola Sturgeon faced mounting criticism of her track record in government (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Why history will not be kind to Nicola Sturgeon – Kenny MacAskill

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to be “resolute” in defending Northern Ireland.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to be “resolute” in defending Northern Ireland.

How did Stephen Flynn, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer perform at PMQs?

RCN nurses suspend next week’s strike and enter pay negotiations

Comedian Frankie Boyle and climate campaigner Vanessa Nakate have urged the Prime Minister to throw out plans to develop a new oil and gas field in the North Sea.
Comedian Frankie Boyle and climate campaigner Vanessa Nakate have urged the Prime Minister to throw out plans to develop a new oil and gas field in the North Sea.

Frankie Boyle calls on PM to reject plans for Rosebank oil field

Rishi Sunak should be thinking about more serious matters than the wording of children's books (Picture: Justin Tallis/pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak should be thinking about more serious matters than the wording of children's books (Picture: Justin Tallis/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak is the one who needs to stop gobblefunking around – Scotsman comment

SNP MSP Kate Forbes has confirmed she is entering the race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)
SNP MSP Kate Forbes has confirmed she is entering the race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Religion should not be off-limits in SNP leadership race – Scotsman comment

Author Roald Dahl. The latest editions of Mr Dahl's children's books have been edited to remove language which could be deemed offensive. Picture: PA/PA Wire
Author Roald Dahl. The latest editions of Mr Dahl's children's books have been edited to remove language which could be deemed offensive. Picture: PA/PA Wire

Rishi Sunak condemns rewriting of Roald Dahl's books as 'gobblefunk'

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a Q and A session after speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany. The Prime Minister is due to meet with a number of world leaders while at the summit. He is also expected to meet European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on the fringes to talk about a deal to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol. Picture date: Saturday February 18, 2023.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a Q and A session after speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany. The Prime Minister is due to meet with a number of world leaders while at the summit. He is also expected to meet European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on the fringes to talk about a deal to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol. Picture date: Saturday February 18, 2023.

Sunak to push for Northern Ireland Protocol deal with EU leaders

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pose for a photograpgh ahead of a bilateral meeting at the Munich Security Conference in Germany. The Prime Minister will give a speech and meet with a number of world leaders while at the summit. He is also expected to meet European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on the fringes to talk about a deal to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol. Picture date: Saturday February 18, 2023.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pose for a photograpgh ahead of a bilateral meeting at the Munich Security Conference in Germany. The Prime Minister will give a speech and meet with a number of world leaders while at the summit. He is also expected to meet European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on the fringes to talk about a deal to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol. Picture date: Saturday February 18, 2023.

"The whole world must hold Russia to account” says Rishi Sunak

A civil service union chief has said “you cannot underestimate how difficult it has been” for officials who have raised bullying complaints against Justice Secretary Dominic Raab.
A civil service union chief has said “you cannot underestimate how difficult it has been” for officials who have raised bullying complaints against Justice Secretary Dominic Raab.

Union chief ‘can’t imagine’ ordeal of alleged Raab bullying victims

Rishi Sunak is to hold talks with European leaders in a bid to fix issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol, despite reservations among Eurosceptic Tory backbenchers.
Rishi Sunak is to hold talks with European leaders in a bid to fix issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol, despite reservations among Eurosceptic Tory backbenchers.

Rishi Sunak to push for Northern Ireland Protocol deal with EU leaders

US sailors with material recovered off the coast of South Carolina following the shooting down of a Chinese high-altitude balloon (Picture: Ryan Seelbach/US Navy via AP)
US sailors with material recovered off the coast of South Carolina following the shooting down of a Chinese high-altitude balloon (Picture: Ryan Seelbach/US Navy via AP)

Chinese spying and social media snooping are reasons to get 'knickers in twist'

A former British ambassador to the US said people should “sleep easy in their beds” despite the threat of Chinese spy balloons because “an awful lot of that goes on everywhere”.
A former British ambassador to the US said people should “sleep easy in their beds” despite the threat of Chinese spy balloons because “an awful lot of that goes on everywhere”.

UK can deal with spy balloons despite defence under-investment, says ex-diplomat

Harry Hill is bringing a Tony Blair-inspired 'rock opera' to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Harry Hill is bringing a Tony Blair-inspired 'rock opera' to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Harry Hill to bring Tony Blair ‘rock opera’ to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits a community diagnostic centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Picture: James Glossop/The Times/PA Wire
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits a community diagnostic centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Picture: James Glossop/The Times/PA Wire

China spy balloons: Rishi Sunak promises 'whatever it takes' to keep UK safe

An aerial photo shows collapsed buildings in Antakya. Picture: Hassan Ayadi/AFP via Getty Images
An aerial photo shows collapsed buildings in Antakya. Picture: Hassan Ayadi/AFP via Getty Images

Four-year-old girl pulled alive from earthquake rubble as time almost exhausted

Personnel and aircraft from the Royal Air Force Typhoon Force based at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. Picture: MoD
Personnel and aircraft from the Royal Air Force Typhoon Force based at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. Picture: MoD

The fighter jets in Scotland which would shoot down spy balloons in UK skies

More than four in 10 voters in Scotland think First Minister Nicola Sturgeon should resign immediately, according to a new poll carried out amid controversy over gender recognition reforms.
More than four in 10 voters in Scotland think First Minister Nicola Sturgeon should resign immediately, according to a new poll carried out amid controversy over gender recognition reforms.

Four in 10 Scots think Nicola Sturgeon should stand down, poll finds

BBC chairman Richard Sharp was hauled in front of MPs over his involvement in a loan for Boris Johnson.
BBC chairman Richard Sharp was hauled in front of MPs over his involvement in a loan for Boris Johnson.

BBC chairman made ‘significant errors of judgment’ over Boris Johnson loan role

The Scotsman Top Stories

David Harris and other executives at Circularity Scotland are receiving a combined £667,000 in annual salaries and fees.
David Harris and other executives at Circularity Scotland are receiving a combined £667,000 in annual salaries and fees.

MSPs condemn ‘monstrous’ payments to deposit return scheme executives

The epicentre of the earthquake is believed to be in Afghanistan.
The epicentre of the earthquake is believed to be in Afghanistan.

Earthquake measuring 6.5 hits Afghanistan and Pakistan

Nicola Sturgeon during First Minister's Questions in Holyrood
Nicola Sturgeon during First Minister's Questions in Holyrood

SNP accused of 'shameful' attempt to shield new First Minister from scrutiny