He was on trial at Inverness Sheriff Court and found guilty of sexual offences against three children. …

PROTESTERS will target a Dundee factory over alleged links to the Israeli military. Source

STALL holders have been urged to exercise caution after a fake Christmas fayre was advertised in a major shopping centre Source

A FAMILY-OWNED Scottish food manufacturer has opened up a new base in Dubai … Source

A HISTORIC 200-bedroom Scottish hotel will undergo ‘comprehensive’ refurbishment … Source

SCOTLAND’S first car manufacturer in 54 years has secured a £2 million funding boost to accelerate production of vehicles for mining, defence and construction industries Source

The UK government is planning to clamp down even harder on peaceful protest against the genocide in Gaza. Given their support of the Israel — through the supply of weapons parts, troop training and intelligence — this is not exactly a surprise. It is, however, deeply concerning.  Then there is the failure of the UK’s […] Source

Mark Perryman calls time on the forthcoming Thatcher Centenary. Margaret Thatcher’s 13 October 2025 centenary is a moment to reflect on how she, or more accurately ‘Thatcherism’, so decisively shaped the 1980s. And for ever more too, the post-war consensus she deconstructed and to date never to return.  The Labour historian Jim Fyrth describes what […] Source

Palantir Technologies – the surveillance company co-founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel – has secured at least 24 contracts across key UK public institutions, and is now working with both the Israeli and the British military. Palantir Rejects Labour’s ID Scheme It’s not often that I would share an image from the Daily Star, but […] Source

I’M a builder – a bricklayer, specifically speaking, but, during a working lifetime on construction sites, I’ve done various other jobs as well as laying bricks. Donald John Trump never built a single damn thing in his life. He inherited shedloads of money plus contacts with corrupt officials, which enabled him to employ builders to build things. But Trump himself never built anything in his entire, useless life. Source

Inverness Sheriff Court heard that it was a ‘matter of forgetfulness’ that a 37-year-old took a knife to pubs. …

Moray family firm reaches milestone. …

An agreement has been reached on what could be the largest UK community benefits package arising from a wind farm development. …