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July 17, 2025

Former defence secretary says his priority 'was those who we needed to get out' of Afghanistan

- By Chrisian Calgie

THE ex-Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said that he makes “no apology” as he defended the actions he took amid an enormous data breach involving thousands of Afghan troops and civilians who had helped British forces.

Mr Wallace was in office when a dataset containing the personal information of nearly 19,000 people who had applied for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy was released “in error” in February 2022 by an unnamed defence official.

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I tell Jane, 'Look, I've got an idea' and she says, 'Please don't say that in public'

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Scottish Daily Express

Grease is the word...it may cause offence!

ITV bosses put trigger warning on hit teen film

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1 mins

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Clare Balding's tribute as royal racehorse trainer dad dies at 87

BROADCASTER Clare Balding has paid tribute to her “one of a kind” racehorse trainer father Ian, who has died aged 87.

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2 mins

January 03, 2026

Scottish Daily Express

'Dirty tricks plot' to stop PM Farage

NIGEL Farage’s opponents are planning a dirty tricks campaign in a desperate bid to prevent him becoming PM, a Whitehall insider warned.

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1 min

January 03, 2026

Scottish Daily Express

£26m holiday heist

RAIDERS pulled off a daring £26million bank heist by drilling through an 18in reinforced concrete wall into the vault.

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1 mins

January 03, 2026

Scottish Daily Express

Scottish Daily Express

-10C wintry warningswarnings

SCOTLAND faces snow, ice and Arctic -10C (14F) temperatures through the weekend into Monday, as Met Office weather warnings were extended.

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1 mins

January 03, 2026

Scottish Daily Express

Scottish Daily Express

Teach woodwork or this skill will bow out

ONE of the last violin makers in the UK fears his centuries-old craft may die out if youngsters are not taught woodwork.

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1 mins

January 03, 2026

Scottish Daily Express

Scottish Daily Express

'NO DETERRENT' FOR SCOTS SHOP THIEVES

'Soft-touch' SNP and Police Scotland blamed for shoplifting crisis

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3 mins

January 03, 2026

Scottish Daily Express

Scottish Daily Express

New ferry's first year costs taxpayer £1.1m

'Staggering' price of repairs and maintenance

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2 mins

January 03, 2026

Scottish Daily Express

Starmer 'must act on Reform threat'

PANIC at the popularity of Reform UK is laid bare in a warning from a New Labour strategist who claims Sir Keir Starmer's party lacks a plan and is “caught in the headlights”.

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1 min

January 03, 2026

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