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Neil McIntosh
'Meticulous' Hanukkah attack plan is revealed

Dec 22, 2025

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13 min read

'Meticulous' Hanukkah attack plan is revealed

PLUS: Streeting’s not running | Parliament rejects youth suicide plea | Influencers get beaten up | Early Line's holiday plan

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Who is mystery author Ronee Hulk?

Dec 20, 2025

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12 min read

Who is mystery author Ronee Hulk?

PLUS: Books of the year | Why AI can't run a vending machine | Scotland's Christmas Home of the Year | All your TV, film and sport recommendations for the weekend

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
SNP spying scandal rocks Holyrood

Dec 19, 2025

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12 min read

SNP spying scandal rocks Holyrood

PLUS: EU strikes deal to loan Ukraine £79 billion | The big Christmas getaway will gum up transport today | The weekly magazine review | Aberdeen lose in final Europe game

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Celtic chair quits over abuse

Dec 18, 2025

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12 min read

Celtic chair quits over abuse

PLUS: Russia's attempts to overwhelm Europe with sabotage | Trump's prime time appeal to voters on economy | The "fed-up" Scottish town that voted Reform

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
£120 million to 'save' Grangemouth

Dec 17, 2025

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11 min read

£120 million to 'save' Grangemouth

PLUS: BBC to fight Trump lawsuit | The private school disadvantage? | Wilfried Nancy: "My ass is burning"

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Trump's $10 billion BBC claim

Dec 16, 2025

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11 min read

Trump's $10 billion BBC claim

PLUS: Constance faces confidence vote | Alleged killers 'inspired by Islamic State' | Rangers move within three points of Celtic

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Australia mourns after Hanukkah mass shooting

Dec 15, 2025

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12 min read

Australia mourns after Hanukkah mass shooting

Warnings weren't heeded, say commentators | PLUS: Famed director found dead. And no, St Mirren fans, it wasn't a dream.

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
The biggest surprise from new Epstein pictures

Dec 13, 2025

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11 min read

The biggest surprise from new Epstein pictures

PLUS: Offord's off to Reform - what might it do to Scottish politics? | A beautiful Scottish home of the year | And the best movie, TV and sporting picks for the weekend

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
'Prepare for war', say defence chiefs

Dec 12, 2025

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12 min read

'Prepare for war', say defence chiefs

PLUS: Swinney stands by Constance, Peggie will appeal error-strewn judgement, and Scotland's football teams have another dire night in Europe

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
US seizes oil tanker

Dec 11, 2025

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13 min read

US seizes oil tanker

PLUS: Are Scotland's education's statistics "deeply flawed"? Constance faces calls to resign - or be sacked. And Scotland's clubs return to Europe.

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Trump takes aim at 'decaying' Europe

Dec 10, 2025

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12 min read

Trump takes aim at 'decaying' Europe

PLUS: Scotland battered by Storm Bram | Japan on alert for "megaquake" | Is Scotland losing its political tolerance?

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Peggie wins, but fight is likely to go on

Dec 9, 2025

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12 min read

Peggie wins, but fight is likely to go on

PLUS: Big storm rolls in to Scotland | Hollywood battle turns nasty | Advice pours in for new Celtic boss

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Scots being denied basic human rights

Dec 8, 2025

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12 min read

Scots being denied basic human rights

PLUS: Lando's dream win | Nancy's nightmare loss | Who is Reform's new Lord? | Tech bros seek to build their own countries

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
An unbearable World Cup draw

Dec 6, 2025

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14 min read

An unbearable World Cup draw

PLUS: How Labour could win in Scotland | When should we unplug AI? | A huge F1 weekend

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Farage feels the heat

Dec 5, 2025

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12 min read

Farage feels the heat

PLUS: Who will Scotland get in the World Cup? And how the winter flu crisis is even worse than normal.

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Auditor slams 'unsustainable' Scottish NHS

Dec 4, 2025

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13 min read

Auditor slams 'unsustainable' Scottish NHS

PLUS: Are we in an AI bubble? | Huge investment for UK energy networks | Starmer in Scotland | O'Neill signs off for Celtic, again

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Russia 'ready for war' with Europe, says Putin

Dec 3, 2025

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12 min read

Russia 'ready for war' with Europe, says Putin

PLUS: Has Rachel Reeves bet the farm on AI transforming the UK economy? Celtic prepare to unveil their new manager, finally. And a raccoon goes on a drunken rampage.

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Hopes for peace

Dec 2, 2025

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12 min read

Hopes for peace

But Europe fears Ukraine concessions | OBR chief quits, but Reeves still under pressure | Scam states, and Spain's huge battle with drug runners | Referee scandal in Turkey

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Starmer defends budget, and Reeves

Dec 1, 2025

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13 min read

Starmer defends budget, and Reeves

PLUS: Trump's extraordinary business plan for Ukraine laid bare | BBC Scotland falls off the air | Wall Street Journal eyes Scotland's bonds | Scottish Cup tie intrigue

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Reeves faces a difficult weekend

Nov 29, 2025

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12 min read

Reeves faces a difficult weekend

PLUS: Linehan's efforts to rebuild his life | 70s food 🤢 | Feline history 😻 | All the weekend TV, movie and sporting highlights

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Starmer's U-turn on workers' rights

Nov 28, 2025

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13 min read

Starmer's U-turn on workers' rights

PLUS: Grim toll from giant Hong Kong fire grows | The AI revolution's favourite philosopher | A terrific night in Europe for Martin O'Neill

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Sound and fury after Reeves' Budget

Nov 27, 2025

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13 min read

Sound and fury after Reeves' Budget

PLUS: Inferno claims at least 44 lives | NHS health board "destroys vital evidence" | Brace, brace - Scotland's teams take to Europe once more |

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Britain braces for budget day

Nov 26, 2025

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13 min read

Britain braces for budget day

PLUS: Farage denies racist abuse as more claims are made | What's been discovered underground in Orkney? | The world has a new biggest city | Hibs sunk by classy Motherwell

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Reeves: back my budget

Nov 25, 2025

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13 min read

Reeves: back my budget

PLUS: Swinney to meet grooming gang victim | What next for Rangers after they show top execs the door? | What is a "fish disco", and why is it needed on a nuclear development?

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Civil service unions' 'culture war' claim

Nov 24, 2025

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12 min read

Civil service unions' 'culture war' claim

They're unhappy at a return-to-office plan. PLUS: Peace talks progress, warnings and advice for Reeves, and Hearts hit a bump in the road

Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
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