
A European court has ruled that the Scottish government’s plan for a minimum unit price on alcohol will contravene European Union law if other tax options are available. They said the effect of the policy is “significantly to restrict the
by Liam Deacon23 Dec 2015, 3:22 AM PST0

United States presidential hopeful Donald Trump lost a legal bid Wednesday to stop a planned wind farm near his golf resort in Scotland, with his company calling the ruling “small-minded and parochial”. Trump has fought the Scottish government’s decision to
by AFP16 Dec 2015, 4:18 AM PST0

An employee at a Scottish nuclear power plant, who is thought to be Muslim, has been allegedly caught studying bomb-making websites at his place of work. The man works as a “special entry assistant”, and his role involved going right
by Liam Deacon29 Oct 2015, 3:19 AM PST0

Same horse, different rider. The election of new leaders for UK and Scottish Labour has had no impact on the standing of the party in Scotland, where it remains 35 percentage points behind the SNP, according to the latest research from pollster
by Simon Kent8 Oct 2015, 9:02 AM PST0

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has admitted that her government’s recent decision to ban the growing of GM crops in Scotland was “not based on scientific considerations.” Her admission came in a letter after she was quizzed on what scientific
by Donna Rachel Edmunds11 Sep 2015, 5:58 AM PST0

As Britain’s obesity epidemic worsens, fat Scots are having to be buried rather than cremated because the coffins of the obese are proving too big for traditional crematorium furnaces. BBC News previously reported obesity could be costing Scotland up to £4.6bn a
by Sarkis Zeronian17 Aug 2015, 7:33 AM PST0

An anti-Israel photographer and vocal supporter of Palestinian “resistance” has been denied a visa for the UK. Hamdi Abu Rahma had been due to partake in “Palestinian Day” at the Edinburgh festival; a so-called “celebration of links between Scotland and
by Liam Deacon14 Aug 2015, 5:56 AM PST0

Unemployed chef Andy Bell is standing for election tomorrow, but has been kicked out of the Labour Party with only hours to go after screenshots of his anti-Catholic Facebook activity became public. The father of two had been selected to
by Oliver Lane12 Aug 2015, 9:03 AM PST0

Genetically modified crops will be officially banned in Scotland under new plans by the Scottish Government. The policy is the latest ‘green’ initiative by the Scottish National Party (SNP), which has already committed the country to generating 100 per cent of
by Donna Rachel Edmunds10 Aug 2015, 8:37 AM PST0

Despite statements from the Women’s British Open that it did not approve of Donald Trump, the tournament kicked off Thursday at Trump’s Turnberry resort in Scotland. Naturally, Trump was on hand for tee off and his comments set the media abuzz, sports and non-sports journalists alike.
by Warner Todd Huston31 Jul 2015, 12:06 AM PST0

Dear Mr Delingpole, I am just completing my BA joint honours degree in Candy Crush and Rape Culture studies and wondered whether you could kindly advise me on my career options. A bit about me: I’m a vicious sociopath looking
by James Delingpole23 Jul 2015, 4:06 AM PST0

Police are swarming Scottish airports to protect females during the peak of “cutting season,” otherwise known as female genital mutilation (FGM). The airports provide direct flights to countries where the practice still occurs.
by Mary Chastain22 Jul 2015, 6:05 AM PST0

Any chance of a Brexit has been put at risk as the people of Scotland are overwhelmingly in favour of staying within the EU, while the English are marginally in favour of leaving, a new poll has found. A spokesman for
by Donna Rachel Edmunds20 Jul 2015, 5:05 AM PST0

Campaigners in Scotland are calling for a full, independent investigation into allegations that wind farms are contaminating water supplies across large areas of Scotland. They have written to the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Energy Secretary Amber Rudd calling for
by Donna Rachel Edmunds18 Jul 2015, 1:02 AM PST0

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has dismissed plans to implement a system of English votes for English laws (Evel) at Westminster as “unacceptable”. According to the Independent, the SNP leader has written to the Scottish Secretary to demand that Westminster fully
by Simon Kent12 Jul 2015, 8:44 AM PST0

A Scottish newspaper is embroiled in a freedom of speech row after sacking two columnists over comments on Islam. The West Highland Free Press dismissed Donald Macleod, a professor of theology in the Free Church of Scotland, after he wrote
by Nick Hallett11 Jul 2015, 4:43 AM PST0

The Islamist-linked radical at the heart of Scotland’s devolved government has castigated David Cameron for not signing up to the European Union plan to welcome thousands of Mediterranean boat migrants to Britain. He says the nation has a “moral obligation” to act. Scottish
by Oliver Lane9 Jul 2015, 12:53 AM PST0

The English votes for English Laws (Evel) proposal was tabled in Parliament yesterday to give English MP’s a collective veto over specific clauses which pertain only to England. This is the first time in 38 years Westminster has moved to begin
by Liam Deacon3 Jul 2015, 4:33 AM PST0

The Queen’s treasurer issued an unprecedented statement last night as Buckingham Palace was forced into a humiliating climb down over claims the Scottish government was to cut royal funding. Sir Alan Reid, who holds the title ‘Keeper of the Privy
by Nick Hallett25 Jun 2015, 4:10 AM PST0

Scotland’s nationalist government has been accused of refusing to pay its share of the costs of funding the monarchy, as royal sources revealed the Queen may have to move out of Buckingham Palace while a massive refurbishment takes place. The
by Nick Hallett24 Jun 2015, 3:42 AM PST0

A Muslim community leader has spoken of his shock and sadness at hearing the revelation that a teenager from northern Scotland was found to have been in the process of indoctrination by Islamist extremists. It is understood that the Inverness teenager’s own family contacted
by Sarkis Zeronian18 Jun 2015, 6:57 AM PST0

A Scottish quango is handing out £2.4 million in subsidies to companies willing to try their hand at cracking the problem of wave power technology. The generous grants, of up to £300,000 per company, represent only the first round of spending
by Donna Rachel Edmunds17 Jun 2015, 1:01 AM PST0

Historian David Starkey has come out fighting after the mainstream media’s confected outrage over his comparison of the Scottish National Party and the Nazi Party of Germany. Despite having originally made the comments in 2012, Starkey faced questions on Sky News today over his
by Breitbart London15 Jun 2015, 3:44 AM PST0

The Scottish government is making moves to implement a positive discrimination agenda, after the Liberal Democrats highlighted that there were no Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic (BAME) employees in senior teaching positions in Scotland. Scotland’s non-white population accounts for less
by Breitbart London14 Jun 2015, 6:40 AM PST0

One in eight marriages in Scotland are between same-sex couples, new figures reveal. The National Records for Scotland says that of the 3,889 marriages that have taken place in the country since gay marriage was introduced, 462 involved couples of
by Nick Hallett11 Jun 2015, 4:19 AM PST0