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NEW: The Foreign Secretary has issued a statement after a Scottish MP and MSP were detained by Israel 👇

Russia has committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and human trafficking during its almost five-year invasion of Ukraine, according to a new UN report 👇

A major rescue operation for a person who was reportedly swept out to sea in North Ayrshire has been suspended

Two UK nationals have been charged over a plot to assist Iran’s intelligence service as part of the investigation into the suspected terror incident near RAF Fairford

🚨37 flood warnings have been issued across Scotland as 70mph winds cause chaos

NEW: Daniel Sloss has issued a second 'context' statement after he apologised for failing to call out fellow comedian Vittorio Angelone over a much criticised rape “joke” 👇

A major rescue operation has been launched in North Ayrshire after a person was reported to have been swept out to sea

The UK Government must scrap VAT on petrol and diesel sales, the SNP have said, as new polling found voters want to see action on energy prices as the top priority from the upcoming Budget 👇

Nigel Farage has been mocked after delivering what was billed as a major speech to rows of empty seats 👇

NEW: A Scottish Green MSP has spoken out after being detained by Israel. Kate Nevens described the ordeal as "frightening" and said she was interrogated by security forces for 8 hours 👇

Scots have been warned of further disruption as a fresh weather warning comes into place across Scotland after Storm Boelo

A major Scottish road north has been blocked after a tree fell in high winds amid a fresh weather warning

Tomorrow's front page 📰 SNP MP and Greens MSP detained by Israel while trying to enter the West Bank

A Tartan designed to mark the historic twinning of Boston and Glasgow will go on sale this week 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸

Israel has committed the 'crimes against humanity of extermination, torture [and] rape' in the West Bank and is continuing to commit genocide in Gaza, a major new UN report has concluded ⬇️ www.thenational.scot/news/2...

UK energy bills could soar by more than a quarter in just two months' time, one of the country's biggest suppliers has warned ⬇️ www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Today marks exactly 40 years since Margaret Thatcher opened to door to the privatisation of the buses. Are the Tory PM's policies still behind the wheel? ⬇️ www.thenational.scot/news/2...

An employee-owned Scottish firm has won a £2.7 million contract to deliver the SNP's free school bags policy – but the backpacks will be manufactured in China ⬇️

Scottish Labour's new leader had a Budget 'suggestion' for his UK bosses. But surely voters will see through the ploy, Hamish Morrison writes ✍️ www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Police Scotland have issued a statement after a far-right group staged a fascist-style 'drill square' at Edinburgh Castle ⬇️

Journalists are questioning the BBC's decision to broadcast 40 minutes of 'propaganda' from Reform UK without interruption or challenge ⬇️ www.thenational.scot/news/2...

🚨 Israel has detained an SNP MP and a Greens MSP who were trying to enter Palestine 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham name-dropped one Scottish author during his visit north of the Border this month. We asked what they have to say in response ⬇️ 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

A major coastal route between Largs and Greenock remains closed after being severely damaged during Storm Boelo 🚨

The latest polling shows almost half of Scots think there should be another independence referendum in the next five years 👀 Digital editor Laura Pollock and political reporter James Walker discuss the findings on today's National Podcast 👇

An employee-owned Scottish firm has been given a multi-million-pound contract to deliver the SNP Government’s free school bags policy – but backpacks are made in China

A Scottish boarding school for the children of armed forces personnel has been warned it may lose its registration if it does not make a 'significant improvement' to the service it provides

NEW: The Government official tasked with ruling on former Scotland star Ally McCoist's proposals for a 33-home residential development has been removed after concerns about bias

LATEST: Thousands of people across Scotland remain without power in the wake of two named storms, and with weather warnings still in place 👇

Liz Truss has made an unhinged prediction from about the future of Scotland in the final chapter – titled 2040 – of her new book See here 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

R&B singer Chris Brown can be seen in dramatic new CCTV footage being 'physically pulled away' from a man after striking him twice in the head with a 'heavy' tequila bottle at a London club Watch here 👇

Children's laureates for both Ireland and Wales have announced they are donating their royalties to fiction author Sally Rooney in a show of solidarity after her publisher stopped selling her books in the UK 👇

Fresh weather warnings have been issued as strong winds and heavy rain are on the way after two storms battered Scotland 🚨

NEW: A Ryanair flight from Glasgow to Alicante has been diverted following a medical emergency 🚨

NEW: John Curtice has given his verdict on the prospect of Andy Burnham calling a snap general election after a major new Scotland poll 👀 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Scottish Labour’s new leader has handed his onetime rival a top job in his new frontbench team 👀

A £2.7m contract has been signed to deliver free backpacks to every child starting Primary One in Scotland from August next year Full details 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

NEW: Andy Burnham has said he would not return the UK to EU freedom-of-movement rules without a referendum, saying he will 'never move ahead of the British public when it comes to Brexit' 👇

Reform UK have set out dozens of measures they claim would help create jobs These include a return to the wider use of imperial measurements 🤔

Scots are being urged to have their say on plans campaigners say are a 'huge opportunity' to protect coastal wildlife 👇

Emergency services were called to flooding surrounding a care home in Saltcoats late last night 👇

Brazil’s president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of president Donald Trump, was re-elected on Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of widening US influence in Latin America

Restore Britain are making their debut in Scottish electoral politics this week, running in a by-election for a seat on Argyll and Bute Council on Thursday Donald Self has gone inside the campaign 👇

LATEST: Workers are still trying to restore power to homes cut off during Storm Boelo

Today's front page 📰

NEW: An MSP who quit Reform UK’s Scottish branch has claimed that being in the party made her feel like she was 'in a coercive relationship' as she alleged misogyny and hostility from the leadership 👇 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Artist Fraser Taylor tells Nan Spowart about 10 things that changed his life and why he never thought he'd move back to Scotland 👇

Pro-Palestine campaigners have called for two Israeli bowlers to be barred from competing in an international tournament in Scotland this week, accusing them of 'sportswashing' for Israel 👇 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

NEW: A former Conservative candidate who was suspended over allegations he discussed hiring contract killers in an undercover sting reportedly worked in Kemi Badenoch’s office 👇

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Greens have condemned a far-right demonstration outside Edinburgh Castle after footage emerged showing upwards of 100 masked men dressed in black standing in military-style formation👇 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...