
Xander Richards
Content Editor at The National (Scotland)
Content editor for https://t.co/AxoYN2YhLU. Owner of one corgi and one golden retriever. Often camping. DMs always open (Surname is Elliards, was Richards)
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Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is wanted for arrest for war crimes (Image: Archive) MEMBERS of the board of the largest Jewish representative body in the UK have broken ranks to condemn the “most extremist of Israeli governments” for its actions in Palestine.
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thenational.scot | Xander Richards
The Grog and Gruel in Fort William has a bar and restaurant which is popular with tourists (Image: Christie and Co) A HIGHLAND pub “at the foot of Ben Nevis” has been put on the market.
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thenational.scot | Xander Richards
US president Donald Trump pictured in Washington DC in March (Image: PA) THE US consulate in Edinburgh could soon be closed down, American media has reported, as Donald Trump continues to scale back spending abroad. The move could end the US government’s presence in Scotland, which has been in place since 1798.
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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar's group has declined to support nationalisation of Grangemouth (Image: PA) SCOTTISH Labour have summarily dismissed calls to back the nationalisation of Grangemouth after the area’s SNP MSP penned an appeal to group leader Anas Sarwar.
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Police have cordoned off the Kings Road area of Portobello beach (Image: Archive) RESIDENTS are being urged to stay in their homes after a “potentially suspicious item” was found at Edinburgh’s Portobello beach. Police have cordoned off the area opposite the junction of Kings Road and Kings Place, Portobello, and are urging members of the public to avoid the area. Officers were called out to the popular tourist spot at around 9.50am on Tuesday morning.
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Fantastic story this one. Reform UK candidate Stiliyan Petrov has apparently forgotten his millionaire father - but Celtic fans haven't. If you're pretending to speak for the 'working class', maybe filming in that huge garden wasn't so smart https://t.co/ESYZPYoDdh

EXC: The SNP's 'No' to genetically edited food in Scotland has been dropped. Campaigners warn that having GE food produced in Scotland would undermine the nation's reputation for quality ⬇️ https://t.co/W79rsVmjES

EXC: Alba’s leadership election is to be reviewed after claims it was ‘rigged’. It looks like the vote’s returning officer is not too happy about those allegations .. https://t.co/fDfChP4xS1