Lucy Jackson

3 days ago | thenational.scot | Lucy Jackson

Tzipi Hotovely, the Israeli ambassador to the UK, has repeatedly rejected the notion of a two-state solution and once called the Nakba – when 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced and more than 500 Palestinian cities, towns and villages were destroyed by Israel in 1948 during the country’s formation – an "Arab lie".

3 days ago | thenational.scot | Lucy Jackson

RNLI crews were called to the scene shortly after 8pm on Tuesday after receiving reports of four paddleboarders who had drifted out to sea in strong winds off Catterline Harbour in Stonehaven. The Stonehaven RNLI volunteer crew launched a lifeboat at 8.15pm on Tuesday. They found the first paddleboarder before making their way towards the three remaining paddleboarders who had drifted further out to sea.

3 days ago | thenational.scot | Lucy Jackson

On Monday, Dumfries and Galloway Council confirmed that seven councillors had quit the Scottish Tory group, which runs the council, in a row over the administration's direction. Four of the councillors who quit – Andrew Giusti, Chrissie Hill, David Inglis and Richard Marsh – have now gone on to form a new group called Novantae, while the remaining three – Ian Carruthers, Karen Carruthers and Andrew Wood – have formed a separate independent group.

4 days ago | thenational.scot | Lucy Jackson

A group of leading figures in the independence movement have accused Keir Starmer of 'snubbing' democracy and devolution A GROUP of leading pro-independence figures have written to Keir Starmer over his dismissal of a second Scottish independence referendum should the SNP win in 2026. The Prime Minister dismissed the idea of an independence vote if the SNP get a majority at next year's Holyrood elections when he spoke to the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland programme earlier this week.

4 days ago | thenational.scot | Lucy Jackson

The former Scottish Tory leader had once again disrupted First Minister's Questions when he was asked several times to leave the chamber after refusing to follow the rules. On Tuesday, Ross raised his ejection under a point of order before a ministerial statement on a just transition in Aberdeen and the North East. Ross said: "I'm grateful, Presiding Officer. Following your decision to remove me from the chamber last Thursday, I have made several requests to meet with you to discuss this.