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2026 Holyrood vote could deliver ‘upset’ with rising support for Reform UK

2026 Holyrood vote could deliver ‘upset’ with rising support for Reform UK

2026 Holyrood vote could deliver ‘upset’ with rising support for Reform UK

08 March 2025

The Scottish Election Study said its research put Nigel Farage’s party joint second with Labour in the regional section of the ballot.


Swinney denies SNP gender stance boosted Reform as Sturgeon heckled at IWD event

Swinney denies SNP gender stance boosted Reform as Sturgeon heckled at IWD event

Swinney denies SNP gender stance boosted Reform as Sturgeon heckled at IWD event

08 March 2025

Speaking in Glasgow, Mr Swinney cited ex-MP Winnie Ewing as a woman who inspired him, on International Women’s Day.


Senior officials to have pay linked to performance in civil service reforms

Senior officials to have pay linked to performance in civil service reforms

Senior officials to have pay linked to performance in civil service reforms

08 March 2025

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden has said that ‘the state is not match-fit to rise to the moment our country faces’.


Parliamentary tours cancelled as man remains metres up Elizabeth Tower

Parliamentary tours cancelled as man remains metres up Elizabeth Tower

Parliamentary tours cancelled as man remains metres up Elizabeth Tower

08 March 2025

Video shows a barefoot man standing on a ledge holding a Palestine flag up the tower, in an apparent act of protest.


Trump resort vandalised in response to comments on Gaza

Trump resort vandalised in response to comments on Gaza

Trump resort vandalised in response to comments on Gaza

08 March 2025

Palestine Action described it as a ‘direct response to the US administration’s stated intent to ethnically cleanse Gaza’.


Keir Starmer shares message to daughter on International Women’s Day

Keir Starmer shares message to daughter on International Women’s Day

Keir Starmer shares message to daughter on International Women’s Day

08 March 2025

The Prime Minister said that he does his job for her ‘and your generation’, in a post on Instagram.


SNP backs calls from coalition to scrap Labour’s two-child benefit cap

SNP backs calls from coalition to scrap Labour’s two-child benefit cap

SNP backs calls from coalition to scrap Labour’s two-child benefit cap

08 March 2025

Labour have faced calls to reverse the controversial policy since before the 2024 general election.


Barclays apologises after customers unable to access online accounts

Barclays apologises after customers unable to access online accounts

Barclays apologises after customers unable to access online accounts

08 March 2025

Some Barclays’ customers on social media have said they cannot pay bills or shop.


‘Fine and sunny’ weekend ahead as temperatures could hit 20C

‘Fine and sunny’ weekend ahead as temperatures could hit 20C

‘Fine and sunny’ weekend ahead as temperatures could hit 20C

08 March 2025

Parts of the UK are expected to be warmer than holiday hotspots including the Balearic islands, Costa del Sol and the Amalfi Coast.


Minister pledges ‘best start’ for young women on International Women’s Day

Minister pledges ‘best start’ for young women on International Women’s Day

Minister pledges ‘best start’ for young women on International Women’s Day

08 March 2025

International Women’s Day is marked on March 8.


Ex-SNP MP Mhairi Black says neurodiversity is treated as a ‘fad’

Ex-SNP MP Mhairi Black says neurodiversity is treated as a ‘fad’

Ex-SNP MP Mhairi Black says neurodiversity is treated as a ‘fad’

08 March 2025

Mhairi Black wrote that there were ‘similarities in how society perceives both the LGBT+ community and the neurodiverse community’.


Emergency services called to man climbing up Houses of Parliament

Emergency services called to man climbing up Houses of Parliament

Emergency services called to man climbing up Houses of Parliament

08 March 2025

A spokesman for London Fire Brigade said it is responding alongside the Metropolitan Police to reports of a person scaling the Palace of Westminster.


Rupert Lowe asks Nigel Farage to ‘have dinner’ after Reform UK suspension

Rupert Lowe asks Nigel Farage to ‘have dinner’ after Reform UK suspension

Rupert Lowe asks Nigel Farage to ‘have dinner’ after Reform UK suspension

08 March 2025

The party reported the Great Yarmouth MP to the police.


Two teenage boys arrested in connection with death of boy, 15, in Glasgow street

Two teenage boys arrested in connection with death of boy, 15, in Glasgow street

Two teenage boys arrested in connection with death of boy, 15, in Glasgow street

08 March 2025

Police Scotland said that two boys aged 14 and 15 have been arrested in connection with the death and inquiries are ongoing.


Surge in shared headteachers is sign of SNP ‘mismanagement’, Tories claim

Surge in shared headteachers is sign of SNP ‘mismanagement’, Tories claim

Surge in shared headteachers is sign of SNP ‘mismanagement’, Tories claim

08 March 2025

The figure jumped three-and-a-half times between 2007 and 2023.


What the papers say – March 8

What the papers say – March 8

What the papers say – March 8

08 March 2025

Russian spies and Vladimir Putin feature heavily on the front pages of Saturday’s newspapers.


Eurostar resumes London-Paris services after unexploded WWII bomb removed

Eurostar resumes London-Paris services after unexploded WWII bomb removed

Eurostar resumes London-Paris services after unexploded WWII bomb removed

08 March 2025

The bomb was found near railway tracks in Paris at around 4am on Friday, forcing Eurostar to cancel all trains to and from the French capital.


Harman appointed UK special envoy for women and girls

Harman appointed UK special envoy for women and girls

Harman appointed UK special envoy for women and girls

07 March 2025

Baroness Harman said the ‘job is far from done towards ending women’s inequality’.


Gene Hackman died of heart disease one week after wife died of rare virus

Gene Hackman died of heart disease one week after wife died of rare virus

Gene Hackman died of heart disease one week after wife died of rare virus

07 March 2025

Hackman and his wife were found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on February 26.


Video shows moment man behind bid to smuggle gun parts hidden in car is arrested

Video shows moment man behind bid to smuggle gun parts hidden in car is arrested

Video shows moment man behind bid to smuggle gun parts hidden in car is arrested

07 March 2025

The parts, including top slides and barrels for pistols, were found ‘expertly hidden’ inside a 1976 Datsun Sunny shipped from Pakistan to the UK.


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