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Day: February 2, 2026

Fury at Police chief Jo Farrell’s second home deal leads to  ‘robust scrutiny’

February 2, 2026 heaneymedia

Chief Constable of Police Scotland Jo Farrell. There are calls for Audit Scotland to launch an inquiry into the taxpayer-funded payout of more than £134,000

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FREEDOM OF SPEECH: WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL OUTSTRIPS THE RUSSIANS

February 2, 2026 heaneymedia

On BBC News tonight there is a report by Steve Rosenberg that Russia has become the most hostile place in the world to be a

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SLAINTE: China cuts tariffs on Scotch whisky …

February 2, 2026 heaneymedia

China has agreed to halve its import tariffs on Scotch whisky, offering export gains for UK distillers. At home, however, a new rise in excise

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WHOA! Council dug a crater on my land without telling me, says pony woman

February 2, 2026 heaneymedia

Susan Dick runs a not for profit pony therapy business at Bowling. by Jonathan Geddes, of BBC Scotland A local woman was left stunned when

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Lord Mandelson resigns from Labour Party over Epstein links …

February 2, 2026 heaneymedia

by Jamie Whitehead Lord Mandelson says he has resigned his membership of the Labour Party as he does not want to “cause further embarrassment” by

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  • Nigel Farage’s success is the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party meme come to life …
  • SWINNEY MUST APOLOGISE FOR ‘DISGRACEFUL’ QEUH WITCH HUNT REMARKS
  • Innovative heart failure treatment proves transformative for patients …
  • HELENSBURGH MAN’S HOSPITAL ORDEAL ‘SHOWS WHY GOVERNMENT MUST PRIORITISE SOCIAL CARE,’ SAYS DAME JACKIE BAILLIE
  • SCOTLAND CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY …
  • Streeting ‘preparing to resign and trigger leadership contest tomorrow’

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Nigel Farage’s success is the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party meme come to life …

Nigel Farage’s success is the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party meme come to life …

It’s a bit late now for the British media to start asking hard questions about the Reform UK leader by Kathy Sheridan in The Irish

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SWINNEY MUST APOLOGISE FOR ‘DISGRACEFUL’ QEUH WITCH HUNT REMARKS

SWINNEY MUST APOLOGISE FOR ‘DISGRACEFUL’ QEUH WITCH HUNT REMARKS

First Minister John Swinney, Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie, and Bob Doris MSP for Maryhill. by Bill Heaney First Minister John Swinney has been told he

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Innovative heart failure treatment proves transformative for patients …

Innovative heart failure treatment proves transformative for patients …

by Lucy Ashton A new heart failure treatment could allow patients to return home from hospital days earlier than expected, a UK-wide trial has found.

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HELENSBURGH MAN’S HOSPITAL ORDEAL ‘SHOWS WHY GOVERNMENT MUST PRIORITISE SOCIAL CARE,’ SAYS DAME JACKIE BAILLIE

HELENSBURGH MAN’S HOSPITAL ORDEAL ‘SHOWS WHY GOVERNMENT MUST PRIORITISE SOCIAL CARE,’ SAYS DAME JACKIE BAILLIE

by Lucy Ashton Dame Jackie Baillie, the newly elected Labour MSP for Dumbarton constituency, has called on the Scottish Government to urgently tackle the social

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SCOTLAND CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY …

SCOTLAND CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY …

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde celebrates nurses for International Nurses Day by Lucy Ashton NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is marking International Nurses Day by

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Streeting ‘preparing to resign and trigger leadership contest tomorrow’

Streeting ‘preparing to resign and trigger leadership contest tomorrow’

by Independent political correspondent Millie Cooke  Wes Streeting has reportedly told allies that he is preparing to resign and trigger a leadership contest as soon

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PRIEST AWARDED ANNUAL ITALIAN SCOTLAND MEDAL

PRIEST AWARDED ANNUAL ITALIAN SCOTLAND MEDAL

Congratulations to Fr Eugenio Montesi, who has been awarded the annual Italian Scotland Medal in recognition of his decades of care and support for the

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POLITICS: HOW THE LIST SYSTEM WORKS AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

POLITICS: HOW THE LIST SYSTEM WORKS AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

by Kyle Renton This group of newly elected MSPs did not march into Holyrood because Scottish communities overwhelmingly chose them. They were put there through

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