A rare red-footed falcon has been snapped just outside of Edinburgh in Aberlady by a local photographer. Photographer Mark Rielly captured the falcon which has a "near threatened" status on the IUCN red list of threatened species list. The bird is usually only found in Estonia, Slovakia and Hungary with sightings also seen in north-west China. The falcons migrate to south of Africa in the winter. Sightings of the species in the United Kingdom are reported annually but are rarely photographed.

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NatureScot refuses licence for hunt on Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir in which up to 2,000 gannet chicks are killed

Disabled people in Scotland have made it clear that the Motability vehicle scheme is essential to their independence and is not a “luxury”, particularly if they live in a rural area, a new report h…

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All delegates will be able to attend fringe programme as party tries to find compromise while complying with supreme court ruling on gender Trans women will be barred from the main part of Labour’s women’s conference next year, the party has said, with entrance to the main conference hall and voting rights denied. All delegates will be allowed to attend a fringe programme, under the party’s plans, as Labour seeks to find a compromise position it believes will comply with the supreme court’s ruling on gender – while also being inclusive to trans delegates. Continue reading...

A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.

A SCOTTISH Labour MP spent nearly £1500 of taxpayers’ cash on camera kit to film social media videos, The National can reveal.

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Announcement comes just weeks after chancellor Rachel Reeves vowed to axe luxury models from the programme