Severin Carrell
The Guardian
United Kingdom
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Past articles by Severin:
‘I don’t want to suffer’: the case for assisted dying in Scotland
Ani, who has motor neurone disease, and Suzie, who watched her husband die in agony, share their reasons for wanting change → Read More
Majority of Scottish voters support assisted dying bill, poll reports
YouGov finds 77% in favour of proposal to allow terminally-ill people to take their own lives → Read More
Orkney islands to trial electric ferries to cut carbon emissions
Battery-powered hydrofoils to start in March 2024, aimed at replacing ageing and highly polluting inter-island ferries → Read More
Workers at UK plant that makes missiles for Ukraine to strike over pay
Nearly 50 GMB members at the Ayrshire weapons factory will stop work from Monday as union chiefs accuse MoD of holding talks ‘in bad faith’ → Read More
Network Rail admits health and safety failings over fatal Stonehaven crash
Partner of conductor who died in Aberdeenshire with driver and passenger says her life has been turned upside down → Read More
Scotland proposes drug decriminalisation in Westminster challenge
Elena Whitham, the Scottish minister for drugs policy, calls for legislation devolution in reform plan → Read More
Scottish minister leads protest at King Charles coronation event
Partick Harvie, co-leader of Scottish Greens, addresses protesters as Charles is presented with Scotland’s medieval crown jewels → Read More
‘It’s a bit of fun’: Orkney residents savour idea of joining Norway
Orcadians cite their Nordic links and neglect by Edinburgh as they digest a council decision to explore alternative governance → Read More
Royal estate linked to many deaths and disappearances of protected birds
Cases linked to king’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk include alleged poisoning and shooting of some of UK’s rarest birds of prey → Read More
Titan submersible: missing man, 19, is a student at university in Glasgow
Suleman Dawood, who joined voyage with his billionaire father Shahzada, had just finished his first year → Read More
Gales forecast as adventurer reaches halfway point in bid for Rockall record
Scottish teacher Chris ‘Cam’ Cameron revises down attempt to stay on Atlantic outcrop to 50 days → Read More
Starmer reassures North Sea workers as Labour lays out energy and climate plan
Speech in Scotland shows willingness to face energy dilemma head-on, but green groups say fossil fuel end date must come soon → Read More
Labour pledges ‘British jobs bonus’ as it sets out green energy strategy
Party to offer £500m a year for low-carbon sector but says North Sea oil and gas production will continue ‘for decades to come’ → Read More
Dancing Capercaillie bird makes a tentative comeback in Scotland
Exclusive: Ecologists say there are early signs that the population is recovering in remote forests → Read More
Wildcats to be released in secret Scottish sites in effort to avoid extinction
Animals to be introduced during next three years but ecologists say they still face survival challenges → Read More
Edinburgh book festival hoping Greta Thunberg will bring back audiences
Fallout from Covid crisis has left event struggling financially after last year’s ‘traumatic’ fall in sales → Read More
Man hoping to break record for living on Rockall asks for extra supplies
Cam Cameron, who hopes to spend up to 60 days on Atlantic islet, has shopping list including fast-setting cement and a radio → Read More
Why was Nicola Sturgeon arrested and what does it mean for Scottish independence?
With support for the SNP falling amid the former first minister’s swift political demise, hopes for another imminent independence referendum could be fading → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon should give up SNP membership, says ex-leadership rival
Ash Regan, who quit as minister over gender recognition reforms, calls for ‘decisive action’ from party leaders → Read More
Sturgeon’s arrest draws focus away from SNP policy and back to police inquiry
Humza Yousaf is trying to seize back the media narrative but the party remains tethered to unanswered questions about its past → Read More