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Rachel Keenan
Business News
Shipyard worker strikes will risk further delays to Clyde warships – union
Staff at BAE Systems shipyards on the upper Clyde have voted to take industrial action.
By
Rachel Keenan
8 Jun 2026
Business News
First Minister has met President Trump to discuss whisky tariffs
First Minister John Swinney has met President Trump at the White House to discuss whisky tariffs after a trip to Washington DC for trade talks.
By
Rachel Keenan
9 Sept 2025
Business News
First Minister to meet President Trump to discuss whisky tariffs
John Swinney is to meet Donald Trump in the Oval Office today to discuss high whisky tariffs.
By
Rachel Keenan
9 Sept 2025
Politics
Scottish First Minister flies to US to push for lower whisky tariffs
John Swinney has flown to Washington D.C. to negotiate a better deal on Scotch whisky tariffs.
By
Rachel Keenan
8 Sept 2025
Business News
Campaigners call for public inquiry over deadline for pylon consultation
Community councils and campaigners have criticised the deadline on the proposed consultation for the Spittal to Beauly pylon line.
By
Rachel Keenan
5 Sept 2025
Politics
Presiding Officer says she is ‘shocked’ about toilet camera investigation
Alison Johnstone MSP addressed the Scottish Parliament about the ongoing investigation into an alleged camera in Holyrood toilets.
By
Rachel Keenan
2 Sept 2025
Politics
Teachers back strike action in consultative ballot over class contact time
The Educational Institute of Scotland said long-promised changes to ease teachers’ workload have not been delivered.
By
Rachel Keenan
29 Aug 2025
UK
MSP denies hiding camera in Scottish Parliament toilets
Suspended Labour MSP Colin Smyth has released a statement denying allegations a secret camera was placed in Holyrood toilets.
By
Rachel Keenan
29 Aug 2025
Music
Indie rockers Wet Leg set to headline Edinburgh’s Hogmanay festivities
The band from the Isle of Wight will play at the Ross Bandstand in the city’s West Princes Street Gardens.
By
Rachel Keenan
29 Aug 2025
Politics
Suspended Labour MSP charged after ‘camera hidden in Parliament toilet’
Allegations emerged on Thursday evening as the Labour MSP Colin Smyth had his Holyrood pass deactivated.
By
Rachel Keenan
28 Aug 2025
UK
Andy Murray announced as patron of charity set up after Dunblane massacre
The centre is the first patronage the tennis legend has announced since he retired last year.
By
Rachel Keenan
26 Aug 2025
Celebrity News
Beauty influencers can be ‘just as toxic’ as Andrew Tate, psychiatrist warns
Professor Mathew Sadlier also told a Festival of Politics event that ‘societal change’ is needed around children’s use of smartphones.
By
Rachel Keenan
21 Aug 2025