Laura Webster

2 weeks ago | thenational.scot | Laura Webster

Palestinians transport goods and personal belongings along the coastal al-Rashid road, linking Gaza City in the north and Nusseirat in the central part of the Palestinian territory Last year, I was asked by some officials representing the state of Israel if I wanted to come on an all-expenses-paid trip to their country to see what it's really like. Organisations like the Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM) pay for reporters in the UK to go to Israel.

2 months ago | thenational.scot | Laura Webster

The National is fundraising for Medical Aid for Palestinians (Image: NQ/PA) LAST year, a few months into Israel's brutal bombardment of Gaza, readers and friends of The National helped us to raise more than £110k for Medical Aid for Palestinians. It was more than we ever imagined we could raise as a small team with no fundraising experience, and we were in awe of the generosity demonstrated across Scotland.

2 months ago | thenational.scot | Laura Webster

We're looking into the Scottish energy scandal (Image: The National) IT'S 51 years since the McCrone Report detailed Scotland's incredible oil wealth – yet Scotland has some of the highest energy bills in Europe. What's going on? How can it be possible that a country with plenty of energy resources – be that oil, gas, wind, hydro or other renewables – is paying astronomical prices for it, with a third of homes in fuel poverty? It doesn't make sense.

Jan 31, 2025 | thenational.scot | Laura Webster

Our reporter Hamish Morrison was on the scene (Image: Getty) THE National was somewhere a little different this week. While the team is used to heading to press conferences in Scotland and around the UK, we aren't quite the New York Times with an expansive team of global reporters covering international events.

Jan 30, 2025 | thenational.scot | Laura Webster

Palestinians look for survivors following an Israeli air strike in Nusseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip (Image: PA) THIS Friday, The National will be in attendance to cover a major breaking story in The Hague. As things stand, we can't say much more about it other than it will be a historic event and relates to Israel and Palestine. We'll be on the ground, providing live blog coverage, livestreams, explainers and more as we unpack the news.