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Scotland
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
Scotland / 16 April 2026
Medics calls for ‘radical reform’ to save Scottish NHS
16 April 2026
Scottish Green Party co-leaders Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay (left) at the launch of their manifesto for the upcoming Holyrood election, at Barras Art and Design (BAaD) in Glasgow, April 14, 2026
Scotland / 16 April 2026
Scottish Greens pledge public ownership of buses
16 April 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, SNP leader John Swinney and Reform UK Scotland leader Malcolm Offord during the Scottish party leaders Channel 4 news election debate in Glasgow. Picture date: Tuesday April 14, 2026.
Scottish Labour / 15 April 2026
Sarwar brands talk of Reform deal ‘a desperate lie’
15 April 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar speaking during the launch of Scottish Labour's manifesto for the upcoming Holyrood election, at the University of Edinburgh Hospitality and Events Collection in Edinburgh, April 13, 2026
Holyrood Elections / 15 April 2026
Sarwar vows to reverse neonatal centralistion
15 April 2026
The Laozi (Lao Tzu) sculpture in Quanzhou is over 780 years old and was carved from a single rock during the Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE) / Pic: N509FZ/CC
Poetry / 15 April 2026
Owersettin’ Tzu
15 April 2026

FINOLA SCOTT relishes a collection of verse in Scots that, among other things, meditates on the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu

Scottish Green Party co-leaders Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay (left) at the launch of their manifesto for the upcoming Holyrood election, at Barras Art and Design in Glasgow, April 14, 2026
Holyrood Elections / 14 April 2026
Childcare and climate ‘at heart of’ Scottish Greens’ manifesto
14 April 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar holds up a manifesto booklet alongside deputy party leader Dame Jackie Baillie, during the launch of the party's manifesto for the upcoming Holyrood election, April 13, 2026
Holyrood Elections / 14 April 2026
Sarwar dismissed Swinney's ‘anti-Scottish’ claims as ‘crankery’
14 April 2026
Jeremy Corbyn speaking during the Your Party founding conference at the ACC Liverpool, November 30, 2025
Scotland / 13 April 2026
Your Party Scotland’s interim executive committee resigns en masse
13 April 2026
Reform UK Scottish leader Malcolm Offord at a press conference at the Macdonald Norwood Hall Hotel in Aberdeen, whilst campaigning for the upcoming Holyrood election, April 8, 2026
Scotland / 13 April 2026
Reform leader branded ‘chancer’ in leaders’ debate
13 April 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar holds up a manifesto booklet during the launch of the party's manifesto for the upcoming Holyrood election, at the University of Edinburgh Hospitality and Events Collection in Edinburgh, April 13, 2026
Scotland / 13 April 2026
Scottish Labour launch Holyrood manifesto
13 April 2026
Scottish Green party supporters hold placards
Scotland / 12 April 2026
Scottish Greens pledge to implement boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel
12 April 2026
Scotland's Rachel Malcolm (centre) is tackled by Fiji's Manuqalo Komaitai (left) during the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Pool B match at Salford Community Stadium, August 30, 2025
Women's Rugby Union / 10 April 2026
Malcolm excited for Scotland’s new era going into Six Nations
10 April 2026