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‘Defiant’ Holyrood and ‘menopausal’ economy

February 18, 2025

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BBC i — Holyrood risks being overruled by Westminster after the Scottish Secretary said No 10 would press ahead with the EU Withdrawal Bill

BBC herald — Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP unites with Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Greens to reject the UK government’s primary piece of legislation on Brexit

BBC scotsman — Downing Street is warned not to ignore Holyrood’s vote, which takes the UK into “uncharted constitutional territory”

BBC mail — The Conservatives accuse Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Greens of being the “midwives for independence”

BBC national — Scotland’s MSPs have said “no” to Westminster’s plan to retain control of areas currently administered by the EU

BBC telegraph — Bank of England deputy sounds a warning over the UK’s productivity slump ahead of the “next big thing” in the economy

BBC times — Edinburgh heritage group receives a grant to preserve the city’s image in the face of development

BBC express — A new heart scare puts Thomas Markle into hospital three days ahead of his daughter’s wedding

BBC sun — The father of the bride will undergo a heart operation on Wednesday, delivering a new blow to his hopes of attending the service

BBC star — Thomas Markle still hopes to be in Windsor for his daughter’s marriage to Prince Harry this weekend

BBC pandj — Animal welfare officers say the dead deer had other injuries that would have caused a great deal of suffering

BBC courier — Firefighters attended Tuesday’s blaze in Glenrothes, which happened before an underground explosion

The National reports that politicians in London will press ahead with their controversial Brexit legislation and the disputed “power grab” despite an overwhelming vote against their bill by MSPs.

In other news, Britain’s economy is entering a “menopausal” phase after passing peak productivity, Ben Broadbent, a deputy governor of the Bank of England has suggested. The Daily Telegraph reports that he has compared the current slowdown to a lull at the end of the 19th Century, when the height of the steam era was over, but the age of electricity was yet to begin.

This weekend’s royal wedding continues to preoccupy the tabloids. Meghan Markle’s father has changed his mind and said he does want to walk his daughter down the aisle when she marries Prince Harry on Saturday, according to the Scottish Daily Express and Daily Star.

An investigation has been launched after two pregnant deer and a fawn were found to have been “horrifically” killed and dumped in a dog walking spot in Aberdeenshire, reports the Press and Journal.

Emergency services were on “high alert” on Tuesday after a “day of drama” in Fife, claims The Courier. The paper describes how firefighters attended a fire at an industrial unit in Glenrothes then later attended in Dunfermline amid reports of an underground explosion.

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February 18, 2025

95 2 minutes read