Scotland

Fresh blow for beleaguered SNP as new poll finds them SEVEN POINTS behind Labour in Scotland – yet desperate John Swinney vows to make Scotland independent within five years after becoming First Minister
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A new Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey of Westminster voting intention among Scots found Labour on 38 per cent support – a five point rise since last month.

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Desperate John Swinney vows to make Scotland independent within five years as poll shows SNP slipping behind Labour – with new First Minister begging LGBT voters to stick with the separatists despite gay marriage opponent Kate Forbes becoming his deputy
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John Swinney claimed the arguments for breaking up the UK are ‘compelling’, despite acknowledging the chaos that has been wracking the SNP.

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Pubs will stay open late this summer if England or Scotland reach the Euro semi-finals vows Home Secretary James Cleverly
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English football fans are in for a potential treat this Summer if England reach the 2024 Euro semi-finals as Home Secretary James Cleverly has vowed to keep pubs open late if UK team reached semis.

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Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell is RE-ARRESTED by Police Scotland detectives investigating SNP finances over nationalists use of £600,000 of political donations
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The 59-year-old, the party’s former CEO, was previously arrested by Police Scotland on April 5 last year in the same probe and was taken into custody again this morning.

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King Charles waves to royal fans as he returns to Clarence House after trip to Scotland with Queen Camilla to celebrate their anniversary
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Pulling out of his central London home in his maroon state Bentley limousine the monarch, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, appeared in high sprits.

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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland set to shut another 53 branches this year – is YOUR nearest on the list?
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A number of major banking groups have announced they will close another 53 high street bank branches this year, marking yet another blow to customers who rely on face-to-faces services.

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UK weather: Met Office maps warn England to brace for flooding with 400 alerts in place and Arctic snow blast continues to hit Scotland – as areas set to be hit by deluge over the weekend are revealed
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Heavy snow continued to fall in Scotland today where a Met Office warning for up 8in (10cm) will run until 3pm tomorrow, while much of England was on flood watch.

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Has the mystery of the 'spy in the bag' finally been solved? Scotland Yard finds MI6 agent Gareth Williams who was found in a holdall with zips padlocked together in his bathtub 'was likely alone when he died'
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Gareth Williams was 31 when he was found dead, naked and decomposing in his flat in Pimlico in 2010. The code breaker and exceptional mathematician had been working for MI6.

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Humza Yousaf splits with the UK government as he says Scotland will not suspend funding from the UN's relief agency over Hamas terror claims
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Humza Yousaf announced that funding will not be suspended to the UNRWA after 12 of the organisation’s 13,000 employees were accused of being involved with the October 7 attacks.

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Desperate Humza Yousaf pleads with SNP voters not to defect to Labour claiming Keir Starmer doesn't need Scotland to beat the Tories at the next election – and pledges to work with him if he takes power
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The First Minister insisted that Scots do not need to move their vote away from the scandal-riddled nationalists in order to get rid of the Tory government of Rishi Sunak.

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