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Rival Scottish MPs show football banter is nothing to be scared of

What a wild couple of days it has been either side of England facing Argentina in the World Cup semi-final ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 16

SNP and Labour MPs celebrate England loss to Argentina together

TWO Scottish MPs from SNP and Labour celebrated Argentina's win over England together in what they dubbed "cross-party cooperation".

The National (Scotland) · Jul 16

Five arrested after masked men try to enter west London asylum hotel

Two anti-asylum groups marched to Crowne Plaza before attempting to enter building at rear, Met police say

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2025

Labour narrowly win Scottish council by-election despite SNP first preference lead

LABOUR have narrowly won a Scottish council by-election despite the SNP winning on first preference votes ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 18, 2024

How Britain’s new gen Z MPs could shake up the House of Commons

There are now ten MPs in the House of Commons who were born after 1995, up from just two before the election. Among them is Sam Carling, MP for North West Cambridgeshire, who at 22 is the youngest MP: the baby of the house. He is joined by others including…

The Conversation · Jul 19, 2024

Fresh faces: meet the UK’s 10 MPs from generation Z

Among those heading to Westminster are the first MPs to have been born in the 2000s

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024

Falkirk councillors agree swap to give Grangemouth a voice on planning decisions

Political group on Falkirk Council decide who the members of the planning committee are

Daily Record · Jun 15, 2023

Falkirk elite swimming team back calls to keep high school swimming pools open

Members of FIRST swim team met with Labour councillors to discuss the plans for pool closures

Daily Record · May 22, 2023

Falkirk Council criticise Scottish Government for lack of communication on Deposit Return Scheme delay

The delay mean the council needed to extend its contract for black box collections so residents could keep recycling easily, and councillors criticised the lack of communication from the Scottish Government.

Daily Record · May 10, 2023

Falkirk becomes fifth Scottish council to call for ban on single-use, disposable vapes

All councillors agreed that discarded vapes are a major litter problem and a fire hazard

Daily Record · Mar 30, 2023