'Arrogant' John Swinney refuses to back down on pension claims

Daily Mail - Oct 5, 2026

First Minister John Swinney has been accused of arrogance after 'doubling down' on claims that Scots are going to lose their pensions.

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Kemi Badenoch: Scots Tories are the ONLY common sense party at Holyrood

Oct 5, 2026

Kemi Badenoch: Scots Tories are the ONLY common sense party at Holyrood

Kemi Badenoch has declared that the Scottish Conservatives are the only 'common sense' party at Holyrood and condemned the performance of Nigel Farage's Reform UK.

Marco Rubio says withdrawal of US bombers from RAF Fairford is 'not directly tied' to foiled 'terror plot' - as Downing Street insists airbase is safe

Oct 5, 2026

Marco Rubio says withdrawal of US bombers from RAF Fairford is 'not directly tied' to foiled 'terror plot' - as Downing Street insists airbase is safe

Marco Rubio said it is 'not unusual' to see the 'movement of assets to different parts of the world', while Downing Street insisted the base is safe amid new security concerns.

GRAHAM GRANT: Kemi is right to question the competence of those governing in Holyrood ... and kickstart a REAL debate on the need for devolution

Oct 5, 2026

GRAHAM GRANT: Kemi is right to question the competence of those governing in Holyrood ... and kickstart a REAL debate on the need for devolution

Kemi Badenoch has said the unsayable by asking a fundamental question - what is the point of devolution?

Pictured: Girl, 11, found dead in park - as police probe 'unexplained' death

Oct 5, 2026

Pictured: Girl, 11, found dead in park - as police probe 'unexplained' death

The girl was today named locally as Miya Deamer-Jones, who is believed to have lost her father to cancer three years ago.

Distilled in space - the water of life to be given an extraterrestrial flavour

Oct 5, 2026

Distilled in space - the water of life to be given an extraterrestrial flavour

Its origins remain a mystery with the earliest references in Scotland dating to the late 15th century.

Staff ‘threatened at knifepoint as cash stolen’ from town centre Subway

Oct 5, 2026

Staff ‘threatened at knifepoint as cash stolen’ from town centre Subway

Staff were reportedly threatened at knifepoint before cash was stolen from a town centre Subway branch.

Utah father and four of his six children killed in house fire, leaving just his wife and two of their children as survivors

Oct 5, 2026

Utah father and four of his six children killed in house fire, leaving just his wife and two of their children as survivors

Nate Bird, 38, and four of his children, Addisyn, 15, Rayda, 11, Easton, 9, and five-year-old Francie, tragically died following a destructive house fire on Thursday morning in Utah.

GLOBAL MARKETS: Oil prices ease as exports increase

Oct 5, 2026

GLOBAL MARKETS: Oil prices ease as exports increase

Oil prices fell on Monday after crude exports from the Middle East increased and the Group of Seven nations pledged to boost supplies, though selling was limited by disruption fears.

Lawyer for one of the Cornell 7 says New York Attorney General Letitia James should step down after stating allegations made against them as facts

Oct 5, 2026

Lawyer for one of the Cornell 7 says New York Attorney General Letitia James should step down after stating allegations made against them as facts

Andrew Miltenberg, who represents one of the seven Cornell fraternity brothers accused of sexual assault, said that NY Attorney General Letitia James should step down.

British RAF officer is killed and his wife injured in parasailing accident during Maltese holiday

Oct 5, 2026

British RAF officer is killed and his wife injured in parasailing accident during Maltese holiday

Daryl Mayhew, 59, had only just begun his holiday on the Mediterranean island with his wife Dawn when they decided to try the activity.

War With Iran Is Forcing the World to Reckon With Geography’s Power

Oct 5, 2026

War With Iran Is Forcing the World to Reckon With Geography’s Power

Trade blockages in the Persian Gulf have reminded the world that there are forces as great as or greater than technology and globalization.

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