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Bob Vylan singer Bobby Vylan - real name Pascal Robinson-Foster - crowd surfs during his performance at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset. The performer led crowds in chants of 'death, death to the IDF' (Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

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Shahed-136 'Kamikaze' drones like this one have been used extensively to attack Ukrainian cities in a way reminiscent of the Nazis' use of V2 rockets to attack London during the Second World War (Picture: Anonymous / Middle East Images)

I've lived with Iran drone strikes. This regime deserves no sympathy Andrew Sweeney

Scottish independence marchers in Glasgow - not one of them a bot from foreign shores (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP)

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First Minister John Swinney's government is full of ministers unqualified for their role, says reader (Picture: Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)

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Keir Starmer speaks to US President Donald Trump at the Nato summit in The Hague (Picture: Kin Cheung/pool)

Why UK needs to pander to Trump but should not necessarily believe him Scotsman comment

US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Starmer to pledge 5% defence spending as Israel-Iran ceasefire agreed

Dwight D Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during the Second World War and later US President, understood the value of international law (Picture: Fox Photos)

West's leaders must be as committed to international law as Eisenhower Scotsman comment

British nationals leave Israel on board an RAF plane - one of the first emergency evacuations since the US attacked nuclear sites in Iran

Iran strikes US base in Qatar as Britons evacuated from Israel

Explainer How could Iran retaliate after US strikes its nuclear programme?

John Swinney wants every Scottish pupil to have a good educational experience (Picture: Andrew Milligan - Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Exclusion isn't the only response to difficult pupils

Regime change in Iran? Be careful what you wish for Stephen Gethins

Bosses at The National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh want the institution to become a destination of choice for weddings and other events (Picture: Neil Hanna/AFP via Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Ssshh! Don't make historic library into events venue

UK motorists have seen some of the lowest prices for petrol and diesel in four years.

Petrol price alert: How the Israel-Iran conflict will impact motorists

Israeli security forces inspect destroyed buildings that were hit by a missile fired from Iran, near Tel Aviv. Picture: AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg

Reeves: UK could 'potentially' support Israel, as more RAF jets sent

First-responders gather outside a building that was hit by an Israeli strike in Tehran on Friday

Starmer tells Netanyahu Israel and Iran must pull back from the brink

People look over damage to buildings in Nobonyad Square following Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, Iran. Iran's three top military generals were killed in the attacks that also targeted nuclear and military facilities

How the UK could get dragged further into conflict in the Middle East Lt Col Stuart Crawford

Smoke rises from a location allegedly targeted in Israel's wave of strikes on Tehran. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Starmer's de-escalation plea as drone attacks launched into Iran

Experts work on restoring the tile painting.

Rare 400-year-old Iranian panel on show at Scottish museum

Trump officials texted war plans to group chat that included journalist

White House texted war plans to group chat that included journalist

Derek Sword was killed in the attack on the World Trade Centre in New York, and nearly a quarter of a century later, his family is fighting for compensation. Picture: PA

Exclusive Family of Scot killed in 9/11 in legal action against US government

Members of the Women Together group of refugees in Glasgow take part in educational programmes and other activities design to improve their wellbeing

Horrific stories of female refugees explain why they had to flee Ahlam Souidi

A man walks past a pro-regime banner in central Tehran depicting missiles launching from a map of Iran (Picture: Atta Kenare)

Iran's dictators may use chemical weapons in terror attack on Europe Struan Stevenson

An Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut in October.

Swinney, Yousaf call for Lebanon ceasefire to be extended to Gaza

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People climb on the debris of an Iranian missile intercepted by Israel, near Arad, southern Israel, on 2 October

Why war between Israel and Iran now looks more likely than ever Paul Wilson

A two-minute silence is held at the site of the Supernova music festival where many young people were killed or taken hostage by Palestinian militants on October 7 last year (Picture: Jack Guez)

For sake of Israelis and Palestinians, we need a two-state solution Christine Jardine

Palestinian civilians evacuate the area following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City in October last year (Picture: Mahmud Hams)

World must help all sides in Middle East conflict find Oasis of Peace Scotsman comment

Higher crude oil costs are likely to feed through to higher prices at the pump for motorists, particularly if global tensions continue to escalate.

Middle East war: How a rising oil price will affect petrol, inflation and rates

Projectiles are intercepted by Israel above Tel Aviv as air raid sirens sound a day after the army launched ground operations into southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah positions.

Iran launches barrage of missiles at Israel as conflict escalates

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Teenager missing for five days after moving to Scotland found

Protesters wave Scottish flags and hold placards as they march in support of Scottish independence in Glasgow earlier this year (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Readers' letters: Any future referendum must have an 'undeniable' result

How Iran inches closer to nuclear capability as Israel conflict grows

John Mason MSP. Image: Press Association.

John Mason refuses to apologise for 'deeply offensive' Gaza comments

The Other at Scottish Storytelling Centre

The Other

Palestinians inspect the damage at a tent area in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital, hit by an Israeli bombardment on Deir al-Balah. Picture: AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana

18 dead in Israeli air strikes on Gaza after two killed in Tel Aviv stabbing

Edinburgh Book Festival must resist bullying of the ‘lunatic fringe’ John McLellan

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declined to apologise.

Stephen Flynn says Rishi Sunak compared half of Scotland with Vladimir Putin

Being young and outspoken in Iran can lead to a death sentence Struan Stevenson

Moscow used to be a popular tourist destination but all travel to Russia is now advised against.

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With Iran set to get nuclear weapons, West must wake up to threat of mullahs Struan Stevenson

A handout image grab made available by the Iranian state TV, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), shows what the TV said was a live picture of the city of Isfahan following reports of explosions heard in the province in central Iran. Picture: Iranian State TV (IRIB)/AFP via Getty Images

US Israel missile strike claims as Iran fires air defence

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Why Iran’s miscalculated attack offers an opportunity Scotsman comment

Rishi Sunak has confirmed that Royal Air Force jets were used to shoot down a 'number of drones' in the Middle East following an attack on Israel. Picture: Getty Images

Yousaf condemns attack, urges Middle East players to stick to UN resolutions

Sunak calls for ‘calm heads’ amid fears of Israeli retaliation for Iran attack

This video grab from AFPTV taken on April 14, 2024 shows explosions lighting up Jerusalem sky during Iranian attack on Israel. Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed early April 14, 2024 that a drone and missile attack was under way against Israel in retaliation for a deadly April 1 drone strike on its Damascus consulate.

RAF jets deployed to shoot down Iranian drones heading to Israel

Devaluation of Iran's rial currency has eroded the people's purchasing power, making it increasingly difficult to afford basic necessities (Picture: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)

Think UK inflation' has been bad? Iran's 46% rate could bring down mullahs

There is little support for a repeat of the 1967 coronation of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as Shah of Iran (Picture: David Cairns/Getty Images)

Iran's 'king' in exile is just a useful idiot for the tyrannical mullahs

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