NEW: The Scottish Conservatives have been urged to rule out standing Nazi candidates after a former extremist was picked to represent the party down south 👀 🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Guidance on use of toilets and changing rooms as single-sex spaces comes into force on Wednesday, almost a year-and-a-half after the landmark Supreme Court ruling on biological sex

What the new single-sex spaces guidance means in Scotland

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NEW: The Labour Friends of Israel lobby group has urged the UK Government not to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land 🥀 🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

How could a Scottish council get more people using buses, improve the network, cut costs, and grow revenue all at the same time? Well, this council seems to have the answer 👀 @xanderelliards.bsky.social has the full story ✍️

How do you solve a problem like Scotland's buses? This council may have an answer

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Heavy rain which could cause flooding in parts of Scotland is unlikely to provide the relief that is needed after exceptionally dry weather, experts have warned 💧

Water scarcity in Scotland likely to continue despite flood alerts, experts warn

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NEW: Police are monitoring far-right attempts to build a 'street army' in Scotland, a leading lawyer has said 🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Organisers of far-right groups are attempting to build a 'street army', leading human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar has said Disorder and protests across Scotland have left the police with an overtime bill of £1.1million, it has been estimated

It’s no longer a matter of restoring Labour to the power and influence in Holyrood which they enjoyed in the early years of Holyrood, it’s about how many more times Labour can circle the drain before they are finally flushed away, writes Paul Kavanagh ✍️ 🔗 www.thenational.scot/politi...

NEW: The 35-year-old man charged with murder after the death of nine-year-old Minnie Merriman in Arbroath has been named after appearing in court 🚨

Man charged with murder of 9-year-old in Arbroath named

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NEW: A woman has been arrested after four people were stabbed in London's Covent Garden 🚨

Woman arrested after four people stabbed in central London

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NEW: John Swinney has hit back at criticism from Nicola Sturgeon over the SNP's election campaign

John Swinney responds to Nicola Sturgeon's election campaign attack

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Andy Burnham is not actively considering a public inquiry into the UK actions of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein despite claims the Government was 'looking into' holding one, it is understood

Andy Burnham ‘not considering’ public inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein’s UK activities

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Watch as US left-wing speaker Hasan Piker criticises Channel 4 for an 'ambush' interview about the UK Home Office revoking his visa 👇

Hasan Piker slams Channel 4 for 'ambush' interview on UK ban

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The UK equalities watchdog’s 'transphobic' code of practice is set to face a legal challenge, it has been announced 👇

EHRC 'transphobic' single-sex spaces code to face legal challenge

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Scottish songwriter and guitarist John Douglas has died, aged 62

Scottish songwriter and Trashcan Sinatras guitarist John Douglas dies aged 62

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BREAKING: The nine-year-old girl who died in Arbroath has been named as Minnie Merriman from West Yorkshire

Nine-year-old West Yorkshire girl who died in Arbroath named

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Despite only being rolled out for a few months, the £2 bus fare cap trial in the Highlands and Islands is already being hailed as a 'great success' with transport firms already seeing a surge in passengers Here's our special report 👇

£2 bus fare cap hailed 'great success' amid huge uptake across Highlands and Islands

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LIVE at 1pm: Editor Laura Webster is joined by reporters to discuss Sam Heughan's AI data centres intervention, Zack Polanski's oil and gas plea, and today's other big stories. Join the conversation youtube.com/live/rpTrRNFxDjI

Zack Polanski has challenged Andy Burnham to stick to Labour’s manifesto promise to ban new oil and gas projects 🚨 He spoke alongside a former solider who called climate change the 'greatest threat to human security we face'

Zack Polanski in oil and gas challenge to Andy Burnham amid drought and wildfires

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Octopus is seeing record heat pump sales as increasing numbers of people switch from boilers, the energy company said 👀 Here's all you need to know about the technology

Record number switching from boilers as heat pump sales soar for Octopus

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LATEST: The UK Government is dropping net-zero and domestic abuse criteria as part of its procurement requirements when agreeing contracts with outside firms

Andy Burnham to scrap net zero and domestic abuse rules for public contracts

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A man accused of killing a Scottish woman and disposing of her body in a suitcase has appeared in a court in Athens

Man suspected of murdering Scottish women in Greece appears at Athens court

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An AI model was caught creating fake profiles of real people to attempt to trick secure systems during tests of Anthropic and OpenAI systems, according to the UK’s AI Security Institute 👇

AI model caught creating fake profiles of real people to trick security systems

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BREAKING: The UK equalities watchdog’s 'transphobic' code of practice is set to face a legal challenge, it has been announced A pre-action letter sent to the EHRC and the UK Government says the guidance is being challenged for 'unlawful misstatements of the law'

Around 90% of the population across the 18 islands of the Faroes are now connected by tunnels 🇫🇴 We spoke to the country's prime minister about how Scotland can do it 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/t...

A Scottish Government scheme to sponsor 'displaced' international care workers has helped employers recruit more than 100 staff

Scottish Government scheme recruits more than 100 care workers amid UK visa ban

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Thundery showers are set to batter parts of the country and a handful of flood alerts are in place in Scotland – while central and southern England are likely to miss out on most of the much-needed rain

Storm could cause flooding in Scotland while South East cries out for rain

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BREAKING: A 35-year-old man arrested in connection with the death of a nine-year-old girl who was found seriously injured at an industrial estate in Arbroath has been charged 🚨

Man charged after 9-year-old girl dies in hospital to appear in court

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An integrated system allowing Scots to use a single ticket across different modes of public transport will be in place before the next Holyrood election, Transport Secretary Stephen Flynn has pledged 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Tomorrow's front page 🗞️ Outlander star Sam Heughan speaks out against AI data centres