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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin arrives for the inaugural meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) at Prague Castle. Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

How a wave of Euroscepticism is fuelling a surge in right-wing populism

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has bowed to reality by scrapping a plan to allow thousands of EU-era laws to expire at the end of this year (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Tory Brexiteers starting to realise leaving EU was harder than they imagined

Food bank use is on the increase as low-income famiies struggle to cope with the cost of living crisis

Inflation is more than just a monetary phenomenon

A car hit by the remains of a Russian drone shot down over the Ukrainian capital Kyiv is loaded onto a truck (Picture: Sergei Chuzavkov/AFP via Getty Images)

Europe Day and Eurovision provide an eloquent response to Putin's 'Victory Day'

Lord Frost's contribution to Scotland's constitutional debate should be quickly forgotten (PIcture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Frost's attack on devolution played into the SNP's hands – Scotsman comment

To qualify for compensation, your flight must be delayed by more than three hours

Know your rights if your flight is grounded - Martyn James

Gas flows up to the surface of the Baltic Sea after an explosion broke the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in September (Picture: Swedish Coast Guard via Getty Images)

Climate change, energy prices and national security are now all intertwined

The biggest wave of social unrest in Iran in almost three years has seen protesters chant 'Woman, Life, Freedom' and 'down with the dictator' (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Mullahs use Ramadan to try to crush Iran uprising in latest corruption of Islam

DOVER, ENGLAND - APRIL 03: Traffic moves through Dover Port on April 03, 2023 in Dover, England. Over the weekend, travellers had reported delays of more than 12 hours for ferries crossing the English Channel. By the early hours of Monday morning, traffic had largely returned to normal. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

UK Government says 'new processes' behind Dover delays but won't blame Brexit

Gas-fired power stations are answer to UK's energy needs

Holiday-makers are being advised to check their documents now if they are travelling this summer

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The Europe-wide study looked at honey imported into EU countries, and tested the imported samples for impurities.

Study finds 10 UK honey brands are diluted with cheap sugar syrup

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen during a press conference in Windsor. Picture: Dan Kitwood/PA Wire

UK economy 4% lower because of Brexit, says OBR chair

Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon are political opponents with much in common (Picture: Duncan McGlynn/AFP via Getty Images)

Fading of Sturgeon and Johnson's political careers may signal end of populism

The custom of changing our clocks twice per year dates back over a century to when it started in the First World War.

When do the clocks go forward in 2023 and when is Spring?

Moldovan MP Marina Tauber attends a protest she organised on behalf of the pro-Moscow opposition Shor party in the country's capital Chisinau on Sunday (Picture: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images)

Moldova could be first domino in Russian plan for neighbourhood destabilisation

A baby's clothes and pieces of wood are washed up on the beach, two days after a boat of migrants sank off Italy's southern Calabria region.

Italy boat tragedy: How many asylum seekers cross the Mediterranean by sea?

Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen shake hands during a joint press conference about the 'Windsor Framework' for Northern Ireland (Picture: Dan Kitwood/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Sunak's deal with EU is symptomatic of all that's wrong with today's Tories

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen during a press conference at the Guildhall in Windsor, Berkshire, following the announcement that they have struck a deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Picture date: Monday February 27, 2023.

Rishi Sunak brands Windsor Framework "a huge step forward"

Brits travelling to Spain will not have to fill out the ETIAS form until 2024 as the EU has once again postponed the launch.

EU postpones launch of ETIAS once again to 2024

Tourism bodies have hit out at the proposed ban on alcohol advertising. Picture:Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

Tourism bodies compare alcohol advertising ban to Brexit

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Picture: Getty Images

Sunak and European Commission president to hold face-to-face Brexit talks

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street in central London/ Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images

Sunak told Tory Brexiteers will 'come after him' over new Northern Ireland deal

Rishi Sunak should be thinking about more serious matters than the wording of children's books (Picture: Justin Tallis/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak is the one who needs to stop gobblefunking around – Scotsman comment

A Brexit 50p coin has sold on eBay for £10,000

Brexit 50p coin fetches £10k on eBay - 10 million still in circulation

US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address at the Capitol in Washington, DC (Picture: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

As globalisation falters, world heads towards dangerous future – Joyce McMillan

Post-Brexit, importers of goods into the UK for onward distribution to the EU face the liability of double duty, but expert advice can help find a solution to the problem. Picture: AdobeStock

Ad Feature Double duty charges – a guide to import taxes

The parts of the UK with the most and least Brexit regret revealed

MPs are set to discuss the consequences of Brexit for the first time.

Consequences of Brexit to be debated by MPs for the first time

People light candles at a memorial outside the nightclub Colectiv in Bucharest in 2015, after a fire broke out, ultimately killing 64 people.

Why Ukrainian corruption sounds very familiar to me

Sources of renewable energy like solar panels and heat pumps can meet much of a well-insulated home’s requirements (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Renewables on people’s homes can help create a brighter future – Dylan Ryan

Police officers carry Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg away from the edge of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine during a protest action by climate activists after the clearance of Luetzerath, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. After the eviction of Luetzerath ended on Sunday, coal opponents continued their protests on Tuesday at several locations in North Rhine-Westphalia. (Roberto Pfeil/dpa via AP)

Greta Thunberg detained at German coal protest

Europe had a record-breaking summer of soaring temperatures, heatwaves and drought, and its second hottest year on record in 2022, new data show.

Europe saw hottest summer and second hottest year on record in 2022 – report

Croatia scrapped its old currency for Euro in January 2023.

New travel rules face Britons travelling to US and EU

Primatologist Dr Jane Goodall once said, 'what you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make' (Picture: Jens Schlueter/DDP/AFP via Getty Images)

New year's resolution to be kind to animals can help cut bills and save planet

A woman rides near the entrance of the European Parliament in Brussels.

The EU needs to practice what it preaches when it comes to corruption

An EU flag and a Union flag fly near the House of Commons (Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)

Glimmer of hope that UK will one day rejoin EU is getting brighter

The creation of a fully realised 'digital Earth' could do much more than just tell people the weather, like this one at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (Picture: Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images)

Creation of 'digital Earth', an internet replica, is now possible – Marian Scott

John Yellowlees, Scottish Chair, CILT

Optimistic and pessimistic scenarios possible in the event of independence

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addresses delegates during the Cop27 summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Picture date: Monday November 7, 2022.

UN climate negotiators ‘reach deal on compensation fund for poor nations’

Two-thirds of MPs should be required to vote in favour of constitutional change, an expert and former civil servant has said.

Support of two thirds of MPs should be required for indyref2 - expert

A woman sits on a generator outside a shop in Borodyanka in the Kyiv region, Ukraine. Picture: Getty Images

Ukraine: 'When we see people at cafes, the nearest apartments are without light'

Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva speaks after being elected president of Brazil over incumbent Bolsonaro by a thin margin on the runoff. Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images

Lula da Silva wins tight presidential election over far-right Jair Bolsonaro

Powers passed to help in dealing with the impact of Brexit are being used for the first time to ensure Scotland’s drinking water aligns with standards set by the European Union.

Brexit mitigation powers used for first time to protect Scots drinking water

Nicola Sturgeon speaks at First Minister's Questions. Picture: Scottish Parliament

Sturgeon accused of 'desperate' arguments over Euro claims

Scotland needs to increase efforts to improve biodiversity, not reduce them (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Scotland's cultural and natural heritage at risk from perfect storm of crises

Nicola Sturgeon's economic plans for an independent Scotland must be based on reality (Picture: David Cheskin/pool/Getty Images)

Sturgeon's embrace of Truss-style fantasy economics will lead to trouble

Nicola Sturgeon announced the economic plans the Scottish Government has for an independent Scotland at Bute House.(Picture: Andrew Milligan - Pool/Getty Images)

What is in the Indy economic paper unveiled by Nicola Sturgeon today?

Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland is ready for independence.

No country better prepared for independence than Scotland, says Sturgeon

Experts found that people riding motorised electric bikes tended to take fewer and less physically demanding trips than conventional cyclists

E-bikes ‘unlikely to help people hit recommended exercise levels’

ROME, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 26: Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) speaks at a press conference at the party electoral headquarters overnight, on September 26, 2022 in Rome, Italy. The snap election was triggered by the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi in July, following the collapse of his big-tent coalition of leftist, right-wing and centrist parties. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Italy voters reward Giorgia Meloni’s far-right party, partial results show

One of the European Union’s highest courts has largely upheld a huge fine issued to Google by the bloc’s anti-competition watchdog in 2018 over the tech giant’s Android mobile operating system.

EU court largely upholds massive Google Android anti-competition fine

Flowers are laid at the Palace of Holyroodhouse following the death of the Queen

We all need a little bit of comfort this weekend - Stephen Jardine

Eurostar is to axe its direct train service between London and Disneyland Paris

Eurostar to axe direct trains to Disneyland Paris

Boris Johnson boards the notorious Vote Leave Brexit Battle Bus in May 2016 (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Challenge to SNP is to present Scexit case without resorting to Brexit tactics

We are supposed to look forward to retiring (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Pension worries underline need for ministers to act over cost-of-living crisis

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A computer generated image issued by Transport Scotland of the proposed debris flow shelter

£470m road shelter planned to shield A83 Rest and Be Thankful from landslides

Scottish Labour are predicting 20,000 Scots will die in 2023 while waiting for NHS Treatment.

More than 18,000 Scots died while waiting on NHS treatment, amid private surge

Criticism of the Scottish Government’s stewardship of NHS Scotland, or indeed any area of devolution, is often met with whataboutery from ministers who assure the Scottish public things are just as bad south of the border.

Analysis: Scottish Government can no longer indulge in whataboutery on NHS