Zane Lee

Scotland faces a severe double weather threat this week as meteorologists issue urgent alerts for the entire country. Heavy rain is currently battering eastern and western regions, raising flood risks on already saturated ground. This wet spell will quickly be followed by a sharp Arctic freeze, bringing snow and ice that could paralyze travel networks by Thursday evening. Yellow Alerts for Rain and Flooding Risks The Met Office has activated yellow weather warnings for rain that remain in force until midnight on Wednesday. Forecasters warn that persistent downpours are currently sweeping across Aberdeenshire, Angus, Fife, and parts of western Scotland. The…

The Scottish government has handed over nearly £400,000 of taxpayers' money to For Women Scotland after ministers lost a landmark Supreme Court battle over the legal meaning of the word "woman". For Women Scotland (FWS) confirmed it has received £242,500 for the Supreme Court case and £150,000 for the earlier Court of Session action, taking the total payout to £392,500. When the government's own legal bills are added, the failed defence of its gender identity policy has cost the public at least £766,498. Years of Legal Battles End in Total Victory for Campaigners The fight began in 2018 when Holyrood…

Golf lovers around the world are buzzing. Cabot Highlands in northern Scotland just cemented its spot as the hottest new golf hub north of St Andrews, blending the beloved Castle Stuart layout with a stunning second course from Tom Doak. What was already a bucket-list stop has now doubled down on greatness. From Castle Stuart to Cabot Highlands: A New Era Begins Cabot, the Canadian resort developer behind Cabot Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, bought the property in 2022 for an undisclosed sum widely reported to be north of £30 million. Co-founder Ben Cowan-Dewar promised to honor the original vision…

Prime Minister Keir Starmer stared down mounting resignation demands on Monday night, telling Labour MPs he has "won every fight I've ever been in" and will not walk away from the job he fought so hard to win. In a packed Parliamentary Labour Party meeting, the Prime Minister issued his strongest defiance yet after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar became the most senior figure to publicly call for him to step down. Starmer Delivers Defiant Message to Restless MPs Flanked by his entire Cabinet, Sir Keir addressed a tense room in Westminster and made clear he has no intention of…

A quiet Saturday afternoon in Moray turned grim when a single bone was found in woods next to Lhanbryde cemetery, just four miles from Elgin. Police raced to the scene and threw up a large cordon as forensic teams began combing the area. Residents now wait anxiously to learn if the bone is human or animal. Discovery Made Near Cemetery on Elsher Road The alert came in shortly before 4pm on Friday 7 February 2025. A member of the public walking in the woodland off Elsher Road spotted what looked like a bone and immediately called police. Officers arrived within…

Jeremy Corbyn has delivered his clearest message yet on Scottish independence, declaring that if the people of Scotland want another referendum, “that is their choice, full stop”. Speaking in Dundee this afternoon, the former Labour leader told a packed hall that Westminster has no right to block the democratic will of the Scottish people. The intervention, made at the founding conference of the new left-wing movement Your Party Scotland, instantly sent shockwaves through British politics and lit up social media north of the border. Corbyn breaks decades of Labour caution on indyref2 Standing on stage at Bonar Hall in Dundee,…

Scotland's top pollster has delivered a brutal verdict: the SNP is being gifted victory in May's Holyrood election while Keir Starmer's Labour Party tears itself apart at Westminster. Professor John Curtice warned that Scottish Labour may gain nothing from a change of UK leader because the damage is already done, and voters have made up their minds. Curtice's Damning Assessment Speaking exclusively to the Daily Record, the University of Strathclyde academic said Labour's toxic ratings under Starmer are dragging Anas Sarwar down with them. "The SNP is being handed victory on a plate," Curtice declared. He pointed out that Labour's…

Scottish politicians just took a big step toward ending greyhound racing on oval tracks, even though no dogs have raced in the country for years. On 29 January 2025, MSPs backed Green MSP Mark Ruskell’s bill by 69 votes to 27, with 19 abstaining. Animal welfare groups celebrated, but the sport’s governing body called the move “meaningless” and politically driven. The vote puts Scotland on course to become the first part of Great Britain to ban the practice, though the bill still faces two more parliamentary stages before it can become law. No Tracks, But the Fight Goes On Scotland’s…

Scotland's NHS has delivered welcome news for thousands of patients as waiting times for treatment continue to drop for the seventh month in a row. The latest figures show the longest delays are shrinking fast, while hospitals carried out thousands more operations than the year before. Public Health Scotland's data for 31 December 2025 reveals the sharpest progress yet in clearing the backlog built up during the pandemic. Longest Waits Cut by Double Digits Again Patients facing the most agonising delays, those waiting over a year for a first outpatient appointment, saw their numbers fall 15.4 per cent in just…

In a stunning transfer deadline day twist, Tottenham Hotspur beat arch-rivals Arsenal to sign highly-rated Hearts striker James Wilson on loan with an option to buy, turning a quiet Scottish prospect into the talk of north London. The 18-year-old forward, who has played just 77 minutes of Scottish Premiership football this season, found himself at the center of an unexpected bidding war that lasted right up to the final hours of the window. Tottenham secured the teenager on a loan deal until the end of the season with a seven-figure option to buy in the summer, plus significant add-ons and…