Tag: Scotland

• Thursday, May 21st 2026 - 04:36 UTC

  Starmer urges Glasgow to reconsider Royal Regiment of Scotland freedom of the city decision

  

  The Prime Minister has urged Glasgow City Council to reconsider its decision to refuse the Royal Regiment of Scotland the freedom of the city as it marks its 20th anniversary. A motion to grant the civic honor to the unit was defeated in a vote last week after opposition from SNP and Green councilors.

• Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 10:00 UTC

  Commons tribute to Alex Salmond, twice First Minister of Scotland

  

  On 14th October before Question Time, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle expressed the condolences of the House to family and friends of the former lawmaker and twice First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond.

• Tuesday, August 20th 2024 - 07:47 UTC

  Scottish company exploiting and abusing foreign mariners

  

  BBC is reporting that dozens of workers from around the world may have been trafficked into the UK to work for a small family-owned Scottish fishing firm. Thirty-five men from the Philippines, Ghana, India and Sri Lanka were recognized as victims of modern slavery by the Home Office after being referred to it between 2012 and 2020.

• Saturday, July 13th 2024 - 09:17 UTC

  Huge pod of pilot whales stranded, and die in island off Orkney archipelago

  

  Seventy-seven long-finned pilot whales washed ashore on Thursday on Sanday island, a part of the Orkney archipelago off Scotland. Sixty-five of them were already dead, the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) service said, and while twelve still alive, they were in too poor a condition to recover.

• Wednesday, July 3rd 2024 - 23:11 UTC

  Falklands congratulations of Scottish parliament on its 25th anniversary

  

  Falkland Islands London Office representative, Richard Hyslop has been in Scotland to congratulate Holyrood, the Scottish parliament on its 25ty anniversary. Links between the Falkland Islands and Scotland are very close and significant, with Scottish MPs visiting the Islands and upholding the Islands rights to decide on its future and natural resources.

• Monday, May 13th 2024 - 01:30 UTC

  A case of classical 'mad cow' (BSE) confirmed in a farm in Scotland

  

  A case of classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), 'mad cow' has been confirmed on a farm in Ayrshire, Scotland, with movement restrictions in place on four farms. The case was identified as a result of routine surveillance and stringent control measures, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) said.

• Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 07:38 UTC

  Scotland by election confirms Labour's strong comeback; SNP promises to bounce back

  

  UK Labour “blew the doors off” to take the Rutherglen and Hamilton West seat back from the SNP, leader Keir Starmer has said. Speaking at a victory rally, he said it was “the first step on a very important journey” in Scotland and the UK.

• Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 20:21 UTC

  One in ten Scots living in “very deep poverty,” Rowntree Foundation

  

  BBC published a report saying half a million people in Scotland are living in “very deep poverty”, an anti-poverty charity report has found. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRT) said poverty for working people was growing and 10% of employees were in locked in persistent low pay, with women and ethnic minorities most at risk, and 60% of children in poverty have at least one working parent.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 10:12 UTC

  Scotland willing to joint-host 2026 Commonwealth Games, and “compete under the Scottish banner”

  

  Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf has said he is willing to consider proposals for the country to host at least part of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Australian state of Victoria cancelled its plan to stage the event due to soaring costs, raising doubts about whether it will go ahead at all.

• Monday, July 17th 2023 - 11:22 UTC

  Mass stranding event in Scottish island with the loss of 55 pilot whales

  

  A “mass stranding” event caused over 50 pilot whales to die on a remote Scottish island, Isle of Lewis, marine rescuers said on Sunday. The British Divers Marine Life Rescue charity (BDMLR) said 55 of the animals washed up on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.