‘It’s Scotland’s energy’: SNP to focus on renewables in Holyrood election pred 4 urami in 4 minutami Leader John Swinney says independence could cut household energy bills by a third in the long termThe future of Scottish renewables will underpin the Scottish National party’s Holyrood election campaign, the party leader, John Swinney, has said, as he claimed independence could cut household energy bills by a third in the long term.At what was billed as the first campaign event before next May’s elections to the Scottish parliament, Swinney declared: “It’s Scotland’s energy” – mirroring the famous 1970s slogan “It’s Scotland’s oil”, which bolstered the SNP’s first Westminster breakthrough. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Collector Surrenders ‘Nude Emperor’ Statue Identified as Looted pred 4 urami in 5 minutami The statue and a marble head of a Greek orator seized from the Met Museum were among dozens of items found to have been looted that were handed over to Turkey at a ceremony in Manhattan.(New York Times)
For Martin Parr, ‘Showing Things as They Are’ Was Art pred 4 urami in 7 minutami Some saw cynicism in the photographer’s pictures of everyday life in Britain during his nearly six-decade career. But he said he wanted to honor the ordinary.(New York Times)
Far-right National Rally ‘not a danger’ to France, Sarkozy claims pred 4 urami in 10 minutami Nicolas Sarkozy’s new book, The Diary of a Prisoner, is being released this week – and also details the time he spent in jailThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has said Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party is “not a danger” to France, and he would not support a united front of parties against Le Pen at the next election.In his new book, written at a “small plywood table” in prison where he recently served 20 days of a sentence for criminal conspiracy, Sarkozy said many of his former supporters were now potential Le Pen voters, and he appeared to include the RN in his vision of a broad French right. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Three men 'ambushed top lawyer and robbed his Louis Vuitton wallet' in London's West End, court hears
Grieving widow, 80, pays emotional tribute to her late husband by decorating a Christmas tree they planted together in 1979... which now towers over their home at 50ft tall
Tributes paid to 'beautiful' mother who was killed in horror hit-and-run crash - as police arrest three men in connection with her death