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Trump faces a frosty reception

Jan 21, 2026

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12 min read

Trump faces a frosty reception

PLUS: What have we learned from the Scottish hospitals inquiry? | Plaudits for Mark Carney's Davos diagnosis | Celtic signing on the way?

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Trump attacks UK's 'great stupidity'

Jan 20, 2026

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12 min read

Trump attacks UK's 'great stupidity'

PLUS: Calls for criminal probe into Glasgow hospital failings | How a big Scottish investment could show how the world is changing fast | Scotland Six Nations squad to be unveiled

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Trump upends the Western alliance

Jan 19, 2026

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13 min read

Trump upends the Western alliance

PLUS: At least 39 die in Spanish train crash | NHS admits deadly water problem at Glasgow hospital | Scottish Cup offers weekend of upsets

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
The wheels come off Dry January (and that's OK)

Jan 17, 2026

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14 min read

The wheels come off Dry January (and that's OK)

PLUS: Something's rotten in the state of America | Liz Truss is raving, online | Celebrity ruins | The best movie, TV and sporting highlights of the weekend

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Britain's political right in turmoil

Jan 16, 2026

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11 min read

Britain's political right in turmoil

PLUS: What happens next in Iran? | Trump finally gets his hands on (someone else's) Nobel Peace Prize | It's Scottish Cup weekend - who'll be upset?

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Trump cools his rhetoric on Iran

Jan 15, 2026

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12 min read

Trump cools his rhetoric on Iran

PLUS: Political leaders flock to Scotland today | Famed restaurant gets a one-star hygeine rating | Three-horse race for Scottish title continues to enthrall

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Scottish Budget's sting found in what's left unsaid

Jan 14, 2026

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12 min read

Scottish Budget's sting found in what's left unsaid

PLUS: Microplastics research may have been rubbish | Death toll in Iran soars | Why are young Scottish footballers fleeing south?

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
All eyes on Robison's Scottish budget

Jan 13, 2026

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12 min read

All eyes on Robison's Scottish budget

PLUS: Trump's tariff move on Iran | Don't take to sea on an inflatable mattress | Old Firm on transfer hunt

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Iranian protests grow despite brutal crackdown

Jan 12, 2026

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12 min read

Iranian protests grow despite brutal crackdown

PLUS: Scottish flood warning as snow melts | Who won at the Golden Globes? | What people in Greenland are saying to Trump | Veteran goalie keeps Hearts clear at the top

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
A mayor on the front line

Jan 10, 2026

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14 min read

A mayor on the front line

PLUS: Witness a truly disastrous BBQ | France's vanishing bistros | Big house or slightly disappointing flat? | And some inspiration for your film, TV and sporting entertainment choices

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
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