Hannah Rodger

United Kingdom

Political Editor at Sunday Mail

Chief Reporter at the Sunday Mail. Former Westminster Editor, The Herald. DMs open. [email protected]

Articles

Brother of Scot detained in India 'let down' by UK Government over trade deal

1 day ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Hannah Rodger

Jagtar Singh Johal's brother met with David Lammy last week but said he was disappointed. THE BROTHER of a Scottish man detained in India has blasted the UK Government for failing to make his release a condition of a new trade deal. Dumbarton man Jagtar Singh Johal, known as Jaggi, has been locked up in India for more than seven years awaiting judgment on nine almost identical cases. Since then his brother Gurpreet has been leading the campaign for his release and insists he is innocent.
Nicola Sturgeon and MSPs lobbied minister over rent cap removal

2 days ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Hannah Rodger

The former FM was among several SNP politicians who expressed concern over the policy. Nicola Sturgeon lobbied the Scottish Government against its controversial decision to remove rent control protections for hundreds of thousands of tenants. Documents obtained by the Sunday Mail show the former First Minister was among five senior party figures who wrote to housing minister Paul McLennan about their concerns months before the cap on bill increases was abolished.
Top cops face whitewash claims over police dog death probe

5 days ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Hannah Rodger

The force previously asked an inspector who authorised the young dog's euthanasia to review the case. Police chiefs are being urged to allow an external body to review the death of a young dog after previously giving the task to the officer who permitted her to be put down. Two and a half year old German Shepherd PD Zara was euthanised in December 2024 after being hit by a car while on a walk with her handler near Inverness.
Humza Yousaf: Long-term peace deal needed over India and Pakistan tensions

5 days ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Hannah Rodger |Humza Yousaf

Scotland’s former First Minister Humza Yousaf, who has family from both India and Pakistan, said the de-escalation was welcome but a long-term strategy to ensure peace was needed. AS conflicts rage in Gaza and Ukraine a new battlefront has emerged in South Asia. India and Pakistan, both nuclear armed countries, looked to be on the brink of war last week with India launching ‘Operation Sindoor’ on Wednesday.
Foodbank chief appeals for help and claims Labour government failing to tackle poverty

5 days ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Hannah Rodger

The foodbank in Glasgow fears closure as more people struggle with the rising cost of living. A foodbank chief who fears running out of funding believes the current Labour government is doing nothing to help people out of poverty. Nick Hopkins, chairman at Glasgow South West Foodbank, said the cost of living crisis is forcing more people to use his service yet donations are running out.
Pervert paramedic sent graphic porn to colleagues and exposed himself on shift

5 days ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Hannah Rodger

Gavin Boa will now be put on the sex offenders register and has lost his job at the Scottish Ambulance Service. A pervert paramedic who exposed himself to a colleague at an ambulance depot has been found guilty of a catalogue of sex offenses. Gavin Boa bombarded two junior female colleagues with porn and elicit messages over a seven month period while working in Paisley and asked one woman to have sex with him.
Housing minister lifted rent cap without assessing impact on Scots tenants

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Hannah Rodger

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Details obtained by the Sunday Mail show no assessment was made before controversial policy implemented. MINISTERS removed the limit on how much landlords could charge in rent without doing any formal assessment of the policy’s impact on residents. Thousands of renters have seen their housing costs soar since April 1 with many fearing eviction and homelessness.
Top lawyer says trans asylum claims overseas 'not impossible' after Supreme Court ruling

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Hannah Rodger

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Jen Ang said while such claims are uncommon they could be more likely depending on how the ruling is interpreted in the UK. A LEADING Human rights lawyer has said trans people may have a case for asylum abroad following the Supreme Court ruling. Founder of legal charity JustRight Scotland Jen Ang said that while an asylum claim based on someone’s transgender identity may be uncommon it was not impossible.
Vet report reveals hero dog had 'great prognosis' before death

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Hannah Rodger

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Documents obtained by the Sunday Mail show the two-year-old Alsatian could have recovered after her accident but was euthanised by Police Scotland. Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell has been accused of misleading the public over the death of a young patrol dog. Zara, a two-and-a half-year-old German Shepherd, was put down on December 13 last year after breaking her pelvis while on a walk with her handler.
Ex-council chief Cammy Day's 'political smear' claims challenged by complainer

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Hannah Rodger

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: A constituent of Day complained about 'persistent sexual messaging' by the former council leader in 2023. A man who complained about sexual harassment by former council leader Cammy Day has challenged the politician’s claims of a conspiracy against him. Day quit as head of Edinburgh’s local authority in December and was suspended from Scottish Labour after the Sunday Mail revealed he had sent sexual messages to Ukrainian refugees.