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Nicola Sturgeon hit by shock poll as gender reform ‘discontent’ rises – but voters lukewarm over potential successors
Nicola Sturgeon is facing claims she is "massively out of touch" with voters after a new poll found four out of 10 Scots want the first minister to resign. → Read More
Dundee SNP councillor compares gender reform battle to ‘Auschwitz’
An SNP councillor in Dundee has been condemned after appearing to compare the battle for transgender rights with the Holocaust. Lynne Short referenced the → Read More
Highlands becoming ‘notorious’ as deadly roads claim 108 lives in six years
More than half of 108 tragedies recorded in the Highland Council area between 2016 and 2021 were on trunk roads such as the A9, A82 and A96. → Read More
John Swinney cites early 2014 Yes figures as reason for IndyRef2 confidence
John Swinney has suggested the SNP still needs to do more to convince many voters that the recent chaos at Westminster boosts the case for Scottish independence. → Read More
Chic Brodie: Tributes paid to former SNP politician from Dundee who has died
The Dundee-born independence campaigner, who represented South Scotland at Holyrood between 2011 and 2016, passed away on Saturday. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Perth and Kinross child protection chiefs rack up 148 absences from key meetings
Child protection chiefs in Perth and Kinross failed to show up for a series of key meetings despite services being condemned in the wake of recent tragedies, The Courier can reveal. → Read More
Gordon Brown demands urgent help for 35,000 Fife residents
Gordon Brown has demanded urgent support for tens of thousands of struggling Fife residents who face winter with growing "fear and dread". → Read More
Transport chief Grant Shapps reignites row over sanction-busting Inverness-Russia flight
The UK transport secretary claimed the decision to allow the private jet to depart the Highland capital for Moscow could only have been made by the airport. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Grant Shapps in ‘secret communication’ over sanction-busting Russia flight from Inverness
A Tory minister discussed sensitive information linked to a controversial flight from Inverness to Moscow after Russia invaded Ukraine, we can reveal. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Angus commando base in line for £50million Royal Navy revamp
Military chiefs are drawing up plans to invest £50 million in an upgrade of the RM Condor base at Arbroath, we can reveal. The revamp is expected to focus → Read More
UK Government admits ALL electricity bill-payers hit by skewed Scottish subsidy
The UK Government has admitted that all electricity consumers in Britain may have been paying more than they should have been because of a "distortion" skewing a north of Scotland subsidy scheme. → Read More
Tayside electricity bill ‘scandal’ sparks demands for urgent action
Fuel poverty campaigners say it is a "scandal" that consumers have been overcharged for electricity for years because of a flaw with a UK Government subsidy scheme. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Tayside consumers have been overcharged for electricity for years
Consumers in northern Scotland have been overcharged for electricity bills for years because of a "distortion" in a UK Government initiative, we can reveal. → Read More
Sir Ian Diamond jetted into Glasgow’s COP26 conference from London
The UK's national statistician has been criticised after it emerged he decided to fly from London to Glasgow for the COP26 climate change summit. Sir Ian → Read More
Alex Neil fears Yes campaign blow if Green ‘nonsense’ scuppers A9 and A96 dualling
A former SNP minister has warned the case for Scottish independence will be damaged if the Greens are allowed to "scupper" A9 and A96 dualling. Alex Neil, → Read More
Willie Rennie calls for ‘immediate action’ after Perth and Kinross teen death report
A shocking report into the death of a transgender teenager in Perth and Kinross has led to demands for "immediate action" from ministers. Scottish Liberal → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Transgender teen committed suicide after being failed by Perth and Kinross services
A transgender teenager committed suicide in Perth and Kinross after their cries for help went unheard by local services, The Courier can reveal today. → Read More
Fears 500,000 forgotten Scots could struggle to access their cash
A group of MPs is demanding greater protections for people who have still to switch to online banking, amid fears they risk being forgotten. → Read More
Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid rule out IndyRef2 for at least a decade
Tory leadership contenders Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid have ruled out a second Scottish independence referendum for at least 10 years. The former Cabinet → Read More
Revive RAF Leuchars to prevent Russian missile strikes, says expert
Defence chiefs have been urged to bring RAF jets back to Leuchars more regularly to help prevent a UK missile strike by Vladimir Putin's Russia. Justin → Read More