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David Lloyd George, Prime Minister during the First World War, knew the value of Orkney farmers like this one, pictured in 1915 (Picture: Hulton Archive)

How we can end scandalously low prices paid to farmers Alistair Carmichael

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Mark Carney, who has since become Canada's Prime Minister and Liberal leader, speaks to supporters at a party to watch an ice hockey game against the US last month (Picture: Andrej Ivanov)

Canadian Liberals' revival in polls is warning for Trump-style Tories Ian Johnston

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Explainer North Sea oil tanker collision - what we know so far

Expected fate of Solong cargo ship in North Sea collision confirmed

Sir Chris Hoy holding the Commonwealth baton at the launch of the Commonwealth Sport King's Baton Relay, officially starting the countdown towards the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at Buckingham Palace, London

King and Sir Chris Hoy kick off Glasgow Commonwealth Games countdown

Vladimir Putin was delighted when the UK voted for Brexit and it's time to go back (Picture: Justin Tallis)

How Putin, Xi and Trump have made rejoining the EU inevitable Stephen Gethins

Boys tend to experience more behavioural issues and leave education with significantly worse prospects than girls (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

On International Women's Day, we need to think about young men Dr Marie Macklin

A signature mushroom cloud rises from a nuclear bomb explosion on Bikini Atoll in 1954 (Picture: Galerie Bilderwelt)

SNP's stance on nuclear weapons makes no sense when Putin has them Scotsman comment

Cows fed on grass enjoy a natural life and don't consume food that could be eaten by humans (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

How factory farms produce 'ghost' food waste that could feed billions Philip Lymbery

A new study has found a daily aspirin could help prevent or slow down bowel cancer in some patients (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The 'Eureka moment': How aspirin 'stops the spread' of some cancers

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves attending the Make UK Conference at the QEII Centre in London. Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Welfare cuts expected in Spring Statement spark fears for services

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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky with Donald Trump and JD Vance in the Oval Office

Analysis What US decision to pause military aid means for Putin's next move

Hot Tottie Sauna in Luss

Sauna by Scottish loch that got locals hot under collar is approved

Keir Starmer embraces Volodymyr Zelensky in Downing Street on Saturday in stark contrast to the disgraceful treatment of the Ukrainian president by Donald Trump in Washington last week (Picture: Peter Nicholls)

As Starmer walks tightrope over Trump, he needs help from opposition Scotsman comment

Keir Starmer addressed MPs after Sunday's summit

Analysis Starmer's put-down of Farage shows the Commons is united behind him

Adrien Brody, from left, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldana and Kieran Culkin took home some of the big Oscars on the night

The full list of Oscar 2025 winners, as Anora and Mikey Madison shine

Increasing the amount of wind energy should result in lower bills (Picture: William Edwards)

If wind energy is six times cheaper than gas, then 'show me the money' Scotsman comment

Labour legend Barbara Castle, seen with Harold Wilson in 1966, was a staunch defender of international aid who would have resigned over the kind of cuts Keir Starmer has just made (Picture: McCabe/Daily Express/Hulton Archive)

Why women and children will die because of Starmer's aid budget cut Susan Dalgety

Keir Starmer has damaged the UK's security by reducing the international aid budget (Picture: Leon Neal)

How UK’s cut to overseas aid has handed a victory to Russia and China Stephen Gethins

Anneliese Dodds has quit as International Development Minister

Anneliese Dodds quits at international development over aid budget cut

Customers of the Bank of Scotland, along with Halifax and Lloyds services, are experiencing problems with the apps

Bank of Scotland customers hit by issues as host of banking apps down

Vladimir Putin is trying to sow distrust and division in the hope of picking Western democracies apart, piece by piece (Picture: Alexander Kazakov)

Putin sees his path to victory through populists in the West Alistair Carmichael

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Peppa Pig's 'mummy' pregnant with third child in show twist

Ahead of April's price hike, a legal expert from The University of Law has shared their advice on whether you really do need to pay the license fee (and what happens if you don't).

The exact years you need to be born in to get a free TV licence

Donald Trump is said to agree with the last person he spoke to, which should give Keir Starmer at least a window of opportunity to influence him (Picture: Ting Shen)

Sickening Gaza video speaks volumes as Starmer preps for Trump meeting Scotsman comment

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump will meet on Thursday in Washington

Analysis The key issues on the table for Keir Starmer-Donald Trump meeting

If Vladimir Putin is not stopped in Ukraine, his ambitions will not end there (Picture: Valery Sharifulin)

Why Corbyn and Farage are 'useful idiots' for Putin Joani Reid

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington

Apple launches fix for the voice-to-text Donald Trump glitch

Henry Kelly during the Sony Radio Awards launch party at the Commonwealth Club in London

Game show host Henry Kelly dies aged 78

Donald Trump has created a situation in which European countries must spend more on defence (Picture: Chip Somodevilla)

Trump is to blame for UK cutting foreign aid to boost defence spending Scotsman comment

King Charles should have the same freedom of religion as anyone else (Picture: Hannah McKay)

Free King Charles! Why does the monarch have to be a Presbyterian? The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth

Margaret Thatcher, pictured with her bronze bust by artist Beatrice Murray, knew how to get the economy going (Picture: Hilaria McCarthy/Daily Express/Hulton Archive)

Tories must revive Thatcherism to tackle threats from Putin and Reform John McLellan

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Joanna Lumley has been a powerful advocate for many causes from animal welfare to rights for Gurkha veterans (Picture: Oli Scarff)

The day I made Joanna Lumley cry – and why it was worth it Philip Lymbery

Agreeing with Nigel Farage's views on immigration is not the way to defeat him (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Labour's hardline stance on immigration is playing into Farage's hands Alistair Carmichael

Lance Corporal Jamie Killorn plays the pipes during Nato's Steadfast Dart military exercise in Smardan, eastern Romania (Picture: Vadim Ghirda)

As Trump calls Zelensky a 'dictator', UK must urgently rearm Scotsman comment

Nigel Farage's Reform UK party lost out because of the first-past-the-post system in July's general election, but could start to benefit from it if their vote share rises (Picture: Carl Court)

Why UK's voting system could benefit Nigel Farage's Reform UK Willie Sullivan

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second left, meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Picture: Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP

UK faces 'new era of threat', as US and Russia negotiate

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch warned about the fall of Western civilisation as she urged her party to reform itself (Picture: Jordan Pettitt)

How Kemi Badenoch revealed she has the heart of a romantic poet Scotsman comment

Sir Keir Starmer, left, leaves an informal meeting of leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom, at the Elysee Palace in Paris

US must provide ‘backstop’ to deter Russia, PM says after talks

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has called on the UK and Europe to do more as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.

MPs demand details after Starmer suggests sending troops to Ukraine

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

Under Keir Starmer, Labour's standing in the polls has been sinking since the general election (Picture: Leon Neal)

Scottish Labour's popularity hit by reality of Starmer in Westminster Brian Monteith

A view of Oban from McCaigs Tower

A selection of beautiful pictures from Scotland taken by our readers

People take part in a demonstration at Old Palace Yard in Westminster, London, to oppose the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Analysis Why Scottish MPs are split on 'rushed' assisted dying legislation

Harry Dwyer has sailed all around the UK, including Land's End in Cornwall (Picture: RDImages/Epics)

How Harry Dwyer’s sailing trip around UK has revealed best of Britain Stephen Jardine

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

Sturgeon on copying Farage's Reform and cosying up to Donald Trump

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves

SNP accuse Chancellor of ‘economic chaos’ despite surprise GDP growth

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

The people of Gaza are returning to rubble

Exclusive Concerns about tariffs must not stop UK speaking out on Gaza, SNP say

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

Keir Starmer and the UK do not have their troubles to seek, with low growth and higher than expected inflation (Picture: Henry Nicholls/WPA pool)

As stagflation threat returns, Labour must find money to help business Scotsman comment

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

The obvious problem with an 'inland' border control facility is that it relies on lorries carrying imported meat actually turning up (Picture: Ben Stansall)

Post-Brexit border controls have led to influx of disease-ridden meat Alistair Carmichael

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

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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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SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries