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UK refuses to let Donald Trump to use Chagos Islands base to attack Iran
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (816+ words) DONALD Trump has withdrawn his support for the handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius because the UK will not agree to the US military using British bases to attack Iran, it has been reported. The Times newspaper reports that…...
Donlad Trump warns Keir Starmer Chagos handover is 'big mistake' day after backing it
11+ hour, 4+ min ago (372+ words) KEIR Starmer faces another round of US diplomacy after Donald Trump attacked the UK's Chagos Islands deal a day after his administration said he supported it. In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president said the deal…...
Keir Starmer discusses whisky tariffs during China trip
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (422+ words) KEIR Starmer has discussed whisky tariffs in his meeting with Xi Jinping during his trip to China. The Prime Minister said he and the Chinese leader had discussed how "huge opportunities" in China could benefit people back in the UK,…...
Europe and the UK unlikely to be immune to revolutions led by Gen Z
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (791+ words) IT started, sort of, with a Christmas tree. Not the artificial snow-flocked multi-coloured monstrosity that dominates my front room, but a pile of Cartier, Gucci and Louis Vuitton boxes, decked out with baubles and tree lights in Nepal. This tree…...
Malawi warns of 'serious consequences' if Labour cut foreign aid
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (259+ words) MALAWI has warned of "serious consequences" if Britain cuts vital aid to the country. Thomas Bisika, the country's high commissioner to the UK, told The National that Malawi was in the midst of a debt crisis after we revealed how…...
Labour mull cutting Malawi aid to 'almost nothing' in savings drive
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (707+ words) MALAWI is at risk of receiving "almost nothing" from the UK as a result of Labour's swingeing cuts to international aid, The National can reveal. " Concerns are growing that the southeastern African nation, one of the least developed in the…...
Land reform is the pathway to building true people power
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (863+ words) IT is telling that within weeks of the Land Reform Bill passing in our Parliament, we are discussing the future of land reform in Scotland with renewed vigour. Land reform " changing how land is owned, managed and leased " is a…...
Children 'locked out of school toilets' in 'human rights breach"
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (650+ words) ANGRY parents say children are being locked out of school toilets, leaving them too scared to drink during the day, while girls are unable to take care of basic needs in East Lothian. Knox Academy, in Haddington, has been accused…...
Campaigner on why Nelson Mandela's legacy should be honoured with Glasgow statue
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (646+ words) NELSON Mandela's "struggle against racism shouldn't be forgotten, a campaigner working to bring a statue of the former South African president to Glasgow has said. On Friday, the five final sculptures that could end up as the final tribute to…...
See the 5 options for Glasgow's Nelson Mandela statue tribute
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (418+ words) THE final options for a statue of Nelson Mandela in Glasgow have been revealed. Five models of the planned tribute will be available to view in Glasgow City Chambers ahead of a final decision being made by a judging panel....