Charlie Kirk was killed by a single gunshot fired from a distant rooftop at the Utah Valley University campus, where he was speaking on Wednesday. Source

The Scottish Highlands have the most concentrated land ownership in Europe.  Absentee owners of large sporting estates monopolise land that prevents and discourages economic growth for local communities.  In many parts of the Highlands, there is also a population crisis with local schools and health services at risk of permanent closure.  The Land Reform Act […] Source

A signalling fault near Inverness is causing major disruption across Highland and north railway services. …

Douglas Alexander’s return to Cabinet office has, according to some, caused chaos and infighting in Scottish Labour. Mr Ian Murray, the Edinburgh South MP, was surprisingly dumped from the UK government on Friday as Keir Starmer announced his first reshuffle since becoming Prime Minister. Murray was however quickly reinstated a day later to a lower-level […] Source

A Highland mental health charity are inviting the community into their hives to mark World Suicide Prevention Day tomorrow (September 10). …

A brand-new festival is aiming to become a staple of the north-east’s calendar for years to come. …

A “much-loved” Scottish drinks brand has been acquired by a Dundee brewing firm … Source

An independent Scottish bottler has announced the launch of its oldest release to date and first-ever single grain Scotch whisky, distilled at a “lost distillery” Source

I wrote a few weeks ago that we need to open up the conversation on oil and gas, not just about production levels, but about how we manage this sector alongside our transition to renewables … Source

John Swinney is visiting the US this week to push for lower Scotch whisky tariffs … Source

More than 320 journalism jobs are being axed at a major newspaper publisher amid plans for a major editorial overhaul … Source

Inequality, oppression, injustice, power and climate breakdown are all connected by the same story: that the economy must keep growing – no matter what the cost. We are consuming resources faster than they can be replenished and we are pushing our planet’s capacity to its limit. In our lifetimes, this will have a massive disruptive […] Source