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Tributes paid after death of former SNP health secretary Jeane Freeman

She was also the Scottish National Party’s MSP for the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency until 2021.

Evening Standard

Trump’s unprecedented move to withhold SNAP benefits has nation’s largest food charity despairing: ‘The situation is catastrophic’

Feed for America said traffic to its online food-bank locator has jumped sixfold since the shutdown began.

Fortune

Supreme Court temporarily blocks full SNAP food stamp payments after Trump appeal

The USDA says funding is already going to states while the government wages a legal battle to freeze it

The Independent UK

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Judge orders Trump to fully fund SNAP after defying court order: ‘This should never happen in America’

The government failed to ensure states could quickly send out partial benefits, leading to preventable delays that are leaving millions of families hungry, judge says

The Independent UK

Trump Indicates No SNAP Benefits During Shutdown, Contradicting His Own Administration's Court Filing

US President Donald Trump indicated that SNAP benefits will not be disbursed until Democrats pass a stopgap funding bill to end the shutdown.

International Business Times UK

Trump slammed for lavish Gatsby-themed Halloween party as vital food funding lapses for millions of Americans

As SNAP funding was about to run out for millions, Trump was pictured enjoying himself at the Halloween bash at Mar-a-Lago, surrounded by guests in 1920s-style getup

The Independent UK

Three former first ministers to feature at international festival in Borders

TWO former first ministers are to feature at a festival in the Borders next month

The National (Scotland)

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Foreign aid budget cut will cost lives, warns Labour former first minister

Lord Jack McConnell has urged Number 10 to rethink the decision.

The Independent UK

Judge open to halting Trump freeze on federal grant funds - Roll Call

A federal judge said Wednesday he intends to halt the Trump administration from freezing federal grant funding.

Roll Call

Lord Jack McConnell endorses Glasgow’s hosting of 2026 Commonwealth Games

Scotland’s largest city last staged the event 10 years ago.

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner jets off for Italian weekend

The deputy PM is headed to Naples for a wedding

Evening Standard

The place that started the rise of the SNP may not be a safe seat

The National (Scotland)

Greens urge 'future UK Labour government' to drop Alister Jack's nuclear plans

A SCOTTISH Greens MSP has written to Anas Sarwar, calling on him to rule out a new nuclear reactor being built in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Labour MP hopeful said she does not trust 'Scots in general' in unearthed tweet

A LABOUR MP hopeful has said she would “never” trust a Scottish person, The National can reveal.

The National (Scotland)

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Ministers urged to act to protect land access by running event organisers

MINISTERS must force public bodies to ditch land access restrictions and fees as high as £700, which have set “a precedent” for other…

The National (Scotland)

Westminster told to 'come to terms' with global Scotland in foreign trips row

THE UK Government has been told it must “get to grips” with Scotland pulling its weight on the international stage amid escalating tensions over…

The National (Scotland)

How is a new first minister selected at Holyrood?

WE now know the new leader of the SNP is John Swinney, but he does not automatically become first minister.

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar says new SNP leader will 'not have mandate' to become FM

ANAS Sarwar has said the next SNP leader will not have a mandate to be first minister as he suggested all three candidates were “incompetent”.

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The National (Scotland)

Cabinet papers reveal Dunblane concerns over shooting events at Commonwealth Games

CONCERNS were expressed by Scottish ministers ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow about whether shooting events would be controversial…

The National (Scotland)

Jim Murphy says Scottish Labour must 'confront nationalism' to win back power

LABOUR’s former Scottish leader has called on his party to “confront nationalism” and not just talk about more powers.

Daily Record

Former First Minister and current Stirling Uni chancellor pays tribute to Queen

Jack McConnell said the monarch's passing was a "huge loss" to the UK and the wider Commonwealth.

Daily Record

Rangers prospect in emergency loan switch to Ayr United after goalkeeper suffers injury

Following an injury to goalkeeper Aidan McAdams this week, the club has this afternoon signed Jack McConnell on an emergency 7-day loan from Rangers.

The National (Scotland)

Backlash as Labour lord says local elections show Scots should 'park' independence

THE local elections were about local issues, right? I mean, we all heard the Scottish Tories harp on about that – for all the good it did them.

Daily Record

Call in cops over Cal Mac ferries contract says Labour's Jack McConnell

The former First Minister issued a warning that it would be a criminal offence to destroy documents relating to the botched £250million ferry contracts.

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