12+ hour, 15+ min ago   (730+ words) DOES an independent Scotland “really” need its own currency? Let me put it this way – if the entire point of independence is to fly the Saltire in place of the Union Jack, and to replace God Save the King with…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (546+ words) US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has addressed Scottish independence as he doubled down on his comments supporting Irish unity. On Saturday, Trump sparked a political row after saying he “would love to see” Ireland unified, adding: “It’s going to happen eventually....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (646+ words) THE Scottish Greens have announced they will force a Holyrood vote on halting AI data centre applications. They have accused SNP ministers of “sitting on the fence” as speculative proposals for the energy-hungry infrastructure continue to mount. The Scottish Government…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (663+ words) THE First Ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will discuss the “pursuit of a different attitude” from the UK Government around the constitutional question when they meet on Monday, Rhun ap Iorwerth has said. The Plaid Cymru leader will…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (211+ words) A TEENAGE off-road biker is fighting for his life in hospital following a crash with a car in Renfrewshire. Police were called to Foxbar Road at the junction with Glennifer Road in Paisley at around 9.45pm on Saturday following a report…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (213+ words) A RYANAIR flight from Edinburgh Airport has been forced to divert just an hour into its four-hour journey following a mid-air medical emergency. The Ryanair flight RK514 that was bound for Marrakesh took off from Edinburgh Airport at 7.22am on Sunday and…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (251+ words) A MAN has died following a major emergency response in a town in West Lothian, with police saying a firearm may have been involved. Detectives are investigating the death of the 35-year-old, who was found injured at a property on…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (510+ words) THE momentum for constitutional change is “undeniable” and Westminster “must prepare for a post-UK future”, John Swinney has said ahead of meetings with the first ministers of Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland’s First Minister will speak to Plaid Cymru leader…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (575+ words) THEY call themselves Patriot Platform, but in truth, there’s nothing very patriotic about the black-clad mobs which invaded Dover and Portsmouth. A patriot, after all, is defined as somebody with an overweening love of their country, not people who seek…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (813+ words) DENIAL is a hell of a drug. Yes, from an electoral point of view, Scotland had become very different from the rest of the UK. From that, though, came Scottish Exceptionalism, ­hanging like a perfumed cloud over towns, villages and…...