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Royal Navy announces first autonomous squadron of uncrewed boats
Wes Streeting said the creation of the force is in response to the changing face of modern warfare

Artist impression issued by University College London (UCL) of theropod dinosaur, Invictibellatrix amberina.

New species of dinosaur discovered from fossil ‘overlooked’ for over 100 years

Director General of MI5 Sir Ken McCallum

AI could give terrorists access to bioweapons, MI5 chief warns

Revealed: Weapons factory planned for former Fife chemical site

Football legend Kevin Keegan dies at 75

Ann Widdecombe, ex-Tory MP and unlikely Strictly star, dies aged 78

Katy Davies who sustained injuries following an attack by a dog she had previously known to be friendly

Worst UK postcodes for dog attacks on Royal Mail workers revealed

Queen Camilla during her visit to see the exhibition of Chaos and Control, Printmaking in Scotland Now, as part of the bicentenary celebrations for the Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture (RSA) in Edinburgh.

Queen suggests Charles artwork for the Royal Scottish Academy

Andy Burnham running near his house in Cheshire on Sunday

Burnham to pledge ‘circuit-breaker’ in devolution and economy speech

The Princess of Wales posted this image after her challenge

Kate scales Ben Nevis in Three Peaks Challenge

Scotland’s safety put at risk by Westminster’s armed forces - SNP

In Pictures: Artemis II lands safely back on Earth

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Test your knowledge with our Big Boxing Day quiz of 2025

A host of well known names died in 2025

Notable deaths 2025: Remembering some of the well known names

Breaking King announces ‘good news’ of reduction in his cancer treatment

Lorraine Kelly is to make her Radio 2 debut as she will present in Jeremy Vine's slot over the festive period.

Lorraine Kelly to make Radio 2 debut as BBC reveals Christmas line-up

Edinburgh's Castle of Light opens in spectacular style

Research finds ‘notable increase’ in wellbeing of Scots

Work on Star of Caledonia to begin as firm donates £6 million

The wreckage of a Chinook Helicopter which crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994.

Thousands back families of 1994 Chinook crash in fight for answers

Police are appealing for information

Police appeal after young boy seen alone in busy city area

Skibidi, tradwife and delulu added to Cambridge Dictionary

Donald Trump is set to return to Scotland this weekend.

Donald Trump’s Scots heritage and business ties to Scotland explained

Tall Ship Race vessels arrive in Aberdeen

King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive to unveil a Commemorative Cairn to mark the centenary of the Kirkcaldy War Memorial, as part of their trip to Scotland for Holyrood Week. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

King and Queen hit by torrential rain during Scottish war memorial visit

The Prince of Wales during his visit to Homewards Aberdeen Coalition member Aberdeen Foyer in Aberdeen. Picture: Derek Ironside/Daily Mail

Prince William issues rallying cry over Scottish homelessness project

John and Lorna Norgrove are named on the list

All of the Scots named on the King's Birthday Honours List 2025

The Princess Royal viewing the new bronze figurehead. Picture: Malcolm Ross

Princess Royal unveils bronze figurehead of late Queen in Edinburgh

Graeme Smeaton

Golf brand founder to play 25 rounds in five days in MND fundraiser

Broadcaster and former BBC executive Alan Yentob dies aged 78

Participants take part in the Corgi Derby at Musselburgh Racecourse

In pictures: Fur flies at annual Corgi Derby at Musselburgh Racecourse

Just Stop Oil has finally decided to stop throwing orange powder around (Picture: Ben Stansall)

Just Stop Oil? Just Stop the Net-Zero Madness, I say Brian Monteith

Chancellor Rachel Reeves gives a press conference after delivering her Spring Statement to the Commons (Picture: Ben Stansall/WPA pool)

£10,000 worse off: Chancellor can't hide grim reality of UK economy Scotsman comment

Chancellor Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street on her way to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament (Picture: Peter Nicholls)

Labour's response to financial crisis must not scapegoat 'scroungers' Henry McLeish

Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants higher growth rates, but she's going about it the wrong way (Picture: Peter Cziborra/WPA pool)

Here’s how the Chancellor should go for growth – and why she won’t Murdo Fraser

Brexit has damaged import and export trade between the UK and the EU (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

Brexit is costing us £100bn a year. It's time to vote on rejoining EU Martin Roche

The UK needs to increase its defence capabilities, but it's wrong to cut benefits to do so (Picture: Leon Neal)

German example shows UK didn't have to cut benefits to boost defence Stephen Gethins

A fire rages at the Hayes electricity substation near Heathrow (Picture: London Fire Brigade)

Heathrow shutdown shows how vulnerable UK is to an array of threats Scotsman comment

A new stamp to be issued later this month features the Loch Ness Monster (Picture: Royal Mail)

How Scotland's Loch Ness Monster is about to get the ultimate accolade Scotsman comment

Keir Starmer's flawed economic policies are undermining much-needed efforts to increase defence spending (Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth/WPA pool)

How Keir Starmer is turning UK into second-rate European power Azeem Ibrahim

Kemi Badenoch should speak to the insurance industry about their rising costs as a result of increasingly extreme weather (Picture: Leon Neal)

Why Conservative leader is wrong about climate change Scotsman comment

Keir Starmer needs to ensure the disability benefits system is fair (Picture: Leon Neal)

Labour risks repeat of winter fuel row over disability benefit cuts Scotsman comment

Glasgow University's RoboGuide, a talking, self-navigating robotic guide dog, meets a Labrador at the RNIB conference on Inclusive Design for Sustainability at Glasgow Science Centre

Why 2025 is the most exciting time in history for blind people Robin Spinks

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under pressure to boost defence spending and get the economy growing (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

SNP and Reform will benefit if Labour can't find ways to boost economy Scotsman comment

Culturally, the UK seems to have returned to the late 1960s when war-era parents looked at the hippy movement and similarly concluded that the world was going to hell (Picture: Robert Blomfield Photography)

Why it's wrong to paint Generation Z as unpatriotic snowflakes Eddie Barnes

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Piping marathon for 80 days in lead up to 80th anniversary of VE Day

Farmers protested in Whitehall on Monday against changes to inheritance tax rules for farmers (Picture: Henry Nicholls)

Why Labour rebels could yet force U-turn on family farm tax Alistair Carmichael

Amid much pessimism about UK economic growth, will Rachel Reeves double down on her counterproductive policies? (Picture: Jonathan Brady/pool)

Why liberating UK economy from remaining EU rules is Reeves' only hope Brian Monteith

When the UK has famous people like Dua Lipa helping to promote its image abroad, it doesn't need the British Council (Picture: Justin Tallis)

Why it's time to abolish colonial throwback British Council Stephen Jardine

There has been talk in government about building a third runway at Heathrow Airport for decades (Picture: Jack Taylor)

The UK needs to get as good as France at building major infrastructure Stephen Gethins

Learning about the natural world will help children take better care of themselves, the environment and animals like chickens (Picture: Matt Cardy)

Why we need to know more about reality of how food is produced Philip Lymbery

If every democracy adopts a Donald Trump-style 'my country first' approach, international conflict of some kind is almost inevitable (Picture: Chip Somodevilla)

7 ways to launch liberal fightback as Trump reveals perils of populism Ian Johnston

Keir Starmer is so desperate for a 'reset' with the EU that he gives the impression of being willing to concede to any EU demand (Picture: Benjamin Cremel/WPA pool)

Why Keir Starmer is getting ready to sell out Britain to the EU Brian Monteith

The repeated rapes of Gisèle Pelicot would not have happened without the website that enabled her husband to find dozens of men to rape her (Picture: Christophe Simon)

Southport murders and Pelicot rape case have a terrifying connection Tom Wood

Norway sees no problem with issuing new oil and gas licences and neither should the UK (Picture: Ian Forsyth)

Why Rachel Reeves needs North Sea oil and gas in her drive for growth Brian Wilson

Chancellor Rachel Reeves gives a speech on economic growth at Siemens Healthineers, in Eynsham, Oxford

Keir will have to choose between 'growth' Rachel and 'net zero' Ed Paul Wilson

Atlas, a titan in Greek mythology, was said to hold up the heavens or the sky on his shoulders (Picture: Louisa Gouliamaki)

Atlas Shrugs again: Trump and tech titans restoring cult of individual Martin Roche

Scotland would benefit from its own visa system for migrants, but the independence debate means Westminster is unlikely to agree to the idea (Picture: Oli Scarff)

Scotland needs its own migrant visa system, but probably won't get it Scotsman comment

France managed to cope with the existence of the Royal Navy dreadnought HMS Agincourt during the First World and would have done so again (Picture: Hulton Archive)

Why calling Royal Navy submarine 'HMS Achilles' is not 'woke nonsense' Scotsman comment

If taxes on the wealthy get too high, they have a tendency to leave the country (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Dear Keir Starmer, here's why a wealth tax will impoverish us all Brian Monteith

Holocaust survivor Susan Pollack: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Do not allow yourself another lesson to learn, says Holocaust survivor

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

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