Who is Peter Murrell? The disgraced SNP chief executive and Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband who embezzled £400k

As the SNP’s long-standing chief executive, Murrell oversaw the party’s rocketing rise in popularity and a large influx of new members ...

George Russell reacts after cruel retirement and F1 title deficit in Canada - latest:

A furious George Russell retired from the Canadian Grand Prix as Kimi Antonelli claimed a fourth successive win to extend his ...
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Suspected rape and murder of 12-year-old girl sparks outcry in India: ‘Our young children are not safe’

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Rebekah Vardy addresses Wagatha Christie scandal: ‘Hell will freeze over before I apologise to Coleen Rooney’

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May heat records could be broken by nearly 3C the day after hottest in 79 years

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Strait of Hormuz closure chokes trade and aid for Afghanistan

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After his Rico Verhoeven scare, is this the beginning of the end for Oleksandr Usyk?

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Husband of former Scottish leader pleads guilty to embezzlement from party

Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon, has pleaded guilty to embezzling over 400,000 pounds from the Scottish National Party Monday 25 May 2026 11:26 BST From ...

Gary Neville lambasts Tottenham’s ‘pathetic’ season despite final day Premier League survival

Tottenham secured Premier League survival on the final day but Neville has now called on Roberto De Zerbi to shake up the ...
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Liverpool parade crash left me with life-changing spine damage – but government says I’m not injured enough to claim PIP

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I thought I was alone in being ‘nanny ghosted’. But now it’s happening everywhere

My nanny had been living with us for four years when she asked for the weekend off – and, without saying goodbye to the ...
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Chloe Kim says US athletes have right to speak up after Donald Trump’s ‘loser’ comments

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