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Nicola Surgeon’s husband held in SNP financial probe: UK media

The husband of Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested as part of a police investigation into the finances of their Scottish National Party (SNP), UK media reported. In a statement on Wednesday, Police Scotland said they had taken a 58-year-old man into custody for questioning over the party’s “funding and finances”. The Guardian and the BBC reported that the man was Peter Murrell, the husband of the former Scotland leader, Sturgeon. The police investigation is looking at what happened to more than 600,000 pounds ($748,920) raised by Scottish independence campaigners in 2017, which was supposed to have been ring-fenced for spending on that issue but was missing […]

Who is Humza Yousaf, the Scottish National Party’s first POC leader? | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

“From the Punjab to our parliament” Humza Yousaf has been elected as the new leader of Scotland’s National Party – and is set to make history as the first person of colour and Muslim to serve as Scotland’s first minister. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Scottish first minister candidates clash in first live debate

The three candidates competing to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s first minister have held their first televised debate. They attacked each other over their roles in the government. The exchanges were dominated by discussions on social and economic policy as well as Scottish independence. Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports from London. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Scotland #UnitedKingdom #FirstMinister #Candidate #Debate #politics Nicola Sturgeon says Douglas Ross is ‘scared of Humza Yousaf’ in fiery clash over state of NHS

UK supply chain crisis leads to worst food shortages since 1970s

The UK is in the grip of a supply chain crisis. It has led to record inflation and the worst shortages of food and basic supplies since the 1970s. It is complicated by factors like a fall in the number of heavy goods vehicle drivers, Brexit, the climate crisis and a global economy struggling to emerge from the pandemic. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull has more from London. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UKFoodCrisis #IUKSupplyChain #AljazeeraEnglish

Scottish fishing industry faces crisis over EU shipping delays

0 The Scottish food exporting industry was promised friction-free access to European markets after Brexit. Its most valuable export, shellfish, goes almost entirely to France, Spain and the Netherlands. But mistakes, poor direction and last-minute regulations have all contributed to problems, leaving shellfish rotting in their containers. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Glasgow, Scotland. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #brexit #FisheriesAgreement#ScottishSeafood