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Ariane Burgess MSP

Calls for Green MSP to be suspended for liking antisemitic post

Why Greens vote is just the latest sign of rise of middle-class antisemitism Euan McColm

Ross Greer, of the Scottish Greens, likes to claim the moral high ground but his stance on the Middle East actually harms the Palestinian cause (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Why Greens' stance on Israel is dangerous for the Palestinian people Alistair Carmichael

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation report said a 'shocking' 21 per cent of children are growing up in poverty (Picture: John Devlin)

Readers' letters: Scotland must keep its child poverty promises

Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer (Steve Welsh/PA)

Greer 'wrong' on Zionism, says MP with largest Scots Jewish community

Scottish Green co-leaders Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer with leader of the Green Party of England and Wales Zack Polanski (centre).

Scottish Greens defend Zionism is 'racism' claim

Professor Tommy Curry in Old College's Stairwell

'All black academics are ridiculed' in UK unis, claims Edinburgh prof

Former first minister Humza Yousaf spoke to The Scotsman about his book 'Under Fire' and life after Holyrood

Exclusive Yousaf: Yes to Rosebank would 'facilitate illegal Israeli settlements'

Ludovico Caminati, Madeline Norman and Silas Curtis

Protester spared jailed after causing £150,000 damage at defence firm

An Israeli flag flies near the settlement of Carmel in the South Hebron Hills of the West Bank (Picture: Tamir Kalifa)

UK's settler sanctions in best interests of Israelis and Palestinians Christine Jardine

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and First Minister John Swinney.

Readers' letters: Here’s who should vote in a new indyref

A car burns after clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinians outside the occupied West Bank village of Turmos Ayya near Ramallah in October last year (Picture: Hazem Bader)

Labour's boldness on Israeli settlements may be a turning point Alistair Carmichael

The Scottish mean score declined by five points in reading and four points in maths since 2022 (Picture: Rui Vieira/PA Wire)

Readers' letters: Swinney should hang his head in shame over Pisa results

Ed Miliband in the House of Commons

Miliband: Israeli settlers committing ethnic cleansing in West Bank

A soldier guards Arab prisoners in the Old City of Jerusalem in 1938, during the British mandate in Palestine (Picture: Fox Photos)

UK must own its crimes against Palestinians if it's to be peace broker Alex Cole-Hamilton

The Global Sumud Flotilla aimed to sail across the Mediterranean Sea to Gaza to challenge the ongoing blockade and draw attention to the humanitarian crisis. Picture: Murat Kocabas / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images

Concern for Scots academic on Gaza aid flotilla intercepted by Israel

Petrol prices have increased ever since the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz began.

Badenoch: Easing Russian oil sanctions ‘insane’ amid halt on North Sea

A screenshot taken from a video of Irshad Ahmed's speech in 2024

Sarwar queries whether new MSP called for Israel’s 'crushing defeat’

Look Mum No Computer will represent the UK during the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Austria this year.

When is Eurovision 2026? Here's everything you need to know

Thick black smoke billows into the sky after a missile strike on Iranian capital Tehran on Tuesday (Picture: Atta Kenare)

Why chance of success in Iran-US peace talks is slim Professor Peter Jackson

police officer stands near an armoured-vehicle and a poster featuring the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran (Picture: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Readers' letters: There is no alternative to direct action against Iran

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How to save petrol: 10 expert tips to cut fuel costs now

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Scotland to receive £4.6m from UK Government in heating oil support

Smoke rises after air strikes on Iranian capital Tehran earlier this month (Picture: Atta Kenare)

UK didn't attack Iran but we're still having to defend ourselves Christine Jardine

A navy vessel sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which much of the world's oil and gas passes. Picture: Sahar Al Attar/AFP/Getty

Minehunting drones from Scots base could be deployed to Middle East

Glasgow Prestwick Airport.

Prestwick Airport: Swinney seeks UK Government meeting over US use

Mojtaba Khamenei, pictured in 2019, has replaced his late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the Supreme Leader of Iran (Picture: Rouzbeh Fouladi)

Hypocrisy of Khamenei's elevation to Iran's Supreme Leader is shocking Struan Stevenson

Smoke billows after airstrikes on oil depots on Sunday in Tehran, Iran

Starmer and Trump in talks on 'collective' defence against Iran

Iranian President defies US demands for 'unconditional surrender'

Humza Yousaf, with his wife Nadia El-Nakla, daughter Amal, three, and step-daughter Maya (left) arriving at Bute House, Edinburgh in 2023.

Humza Yousaf writing book on dealing with family trapped in Gaza

Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves branded 'tone deaf' on energy in Spring Statement

A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran.

'No information' on Scottish airports being used by US for Iran strike

Smoke rises after an Iranian drone attack in the port area of Dubai

Scots teacher says she heard 'loud bangs' during Dubai missile attack

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney said a diplomatic route must be found to end the “nuclear ambitions of the Iranian regime”.

FM calls for work ‘at pace’ to find diplomatic solution in Iran

U.S President Donald Trump said in a video posted on social media that the US had begun “major combat operations in Iran”.

'Massive operation’ as US and Israel launch attack on Iran

Reform UK Chairman David Bull, left, and new convert Robert Jenrick - both former Tories - with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage earlier this month (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: If Independence isn't for Scotland, we need to talk

A vigil outside the Australian High Commission in central London, following the terrorist attack targeting a Jewish celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia

Jews 'contemplating leaving Scotland as they no longer feel welcome'

John Swinney speaks at the SNP's opening campaign launch in Glasgow yesterday (Picture: Andy Buchanan / AFP via Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: There's no accountability in SNP Scotland

Yuval Raphael came second for Israel in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

You cannot have Eurovision without the politics Rachel Amery

Israeli singer Yuval Raphael came second in Eurovision 2025 while representing Israel.

Eurovision facing major decision over Israel amid boycott threats

People wave Israeli flags in celebration as they wait outside Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel, on Monday

In pictures: Joyous scenes as freed hostages return to Israel

A woman is comforted near the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester on Thursday (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Refusal to cancel pro-Gaza protests after terror attack a sad mistake Scotsman comment

Israeli navy soldiers aboard one of the Global Sumud Flotilla's vessels after it was intercepted as it approached the coast of Gaza early Thursday.

Four Scots among those detained by Israel in Gaza aid flotilla

Readers' letters: Israel and Saudi Arabia fell for trap set by Hamas

People walk past the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange in London, the centre of the UK's financial services industry (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: UK should be more like Switzerland

A child waves a Palestinian flag as he stands on the rubble of a destroyed building at the Bureij camp for refugees in the central Gaza Strip on Monday (Picture: Eyad Baba)

Why UK's recognition of Palestine is in Israel's long-term interest Jackie Baillie

Keir Starmer has come under pressure over his government's reaction to the situation in Gaza (Picture: Martin Pope)

Starmer's cynical recognition of Palestine is about as low he could go Brian Monteith

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