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Every Welsh council backs bid to control Crown Estate like Scotland

EVERY council in Wales has voted to support YesCymru's campaign to transfer the Crown Estate to Wales as it is in Scotland

The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2025

Acorn carbon capture project funding 'to be announced in spending review'

FUNDING for a carbon capture project in Aberdeenshire is expected to be announced tomorrow at the UK Government’s spending review ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2025

Scottish Government not ruling out changes to devolved Winter Fuel Payment

The Scottish Government has not ruled out making changes to its equivalent on the winter fuel payment scheme, amid concerns some pensioners could be…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2025

The SNP has long been opposed to nuclear energy. But will that last?

THE SNP – and the larger pro-independence movement – have a long history of opposition to nuclear energy ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2025

SNP opposition to new nuclear power stations ‘makes no sense’, says Miliband

The Energy Secretary accused the party of ‘sticking their heads in the sand’ on the subject.

Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025

Scotland's births continue to fall – here's why it shows we need more migration

THE number of babies born in Scotland in the first three months of this year is 3.9 per cent lower than average, new figures have revealed.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2025

UK sanctions extremist Israeli ministers over Gaza comments

THE UK Government is set to sanction two far-right Israeli ministers over their comments about Gaza, reports have said.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2025

UK Government pledges 'multi-decade, multi-billion' renovation of Clyde nuclear base

THE UK Government has announced a £250 million fund to start a “multi-decade, multi-billion redevelopment” of the nuclear base on the River…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2025

SNP hit out at 'white elephants' as Labour commit £14bn to English nuclear plant

LABOUR have committed £36 billion to energy projects in England since taking power last year – but given Scotland “barely a thought at all”,…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2025

Labour 'left us to see winter fuel U-turn on social media', SNP minister says

THE UK Government has not told its Scottish counterpart how much extra funding it can expect from Rachel Reeves’s U-turn on Winter Fuel Payments…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2025