News Editor

Douglas Pate

Douglas Pate runs the news desk. A general-assignment reporter by background, he handles breaking stories and the national picture, and edits the Review's daily coverage.

Douglas Pate

Scottish FA uses AI technology to select 39-year-old Sebastien Pocognoli as new Scotland manager

Burnham announces £65m emergency drought funding for English and Welsh farmers

Scotland prepares for heatwave impact as Met Office issues amber warning across UK

Scottish Government opens consultation on council tax reform

UK government announces £1bn flood recovery package for Scottish Borders and northern England

Home Office moves first asylum seekers into former army camp as housing crisis deepens

Flash flooding and thunderstorms bring widespread disruption across Scotland

UK Government proposes paid volunteering leave in new national plan

UK government caps online slot stakes at £5 and introduces mandatory levy on gambling firms

Heavy rain and landslides cut transport links across northern Scotland

Scotland braces for heatwave as temperatures soar to 29C in Aberdeen

Scottish super-school consultation to continue after councillors reject halt motion

Westminster Announces £1 Billion Devolution Package for Scotland and Wales

Police Scotland enforces temporary no-fly zone over central Glasgow for weekend event

Major Glasgow fire destroys Victorian building as 200 firefighters save Grand Central Hotel

Sunak defends furlough scheme at Covid inquiry despite job losses

Covid inquiry slams Sunak for prioritising politics over public health during pandemic

BBC announces Scotland-focused newsroom expansion to boost regional coverage

Network Rail pleads guilty over Stonehaven derailment that killed three

Flash flooding brings transport chaos to central Scotland as month of rain falls in hours

Police investigate deliberate fire at Greenock bus depot that destroyed school transport

International tribunal rules UK owes no compensation to Rwanda over scrapped asylum deal

Scottish Appeal Court overturns 39 Post Office Horizon convictions

Britain sleepwalking into food crisis without urgent action, experts warn

Ministry of Justice deploys riot shields to Scottish prisons amid violence surge

Scotland could host opening game of 2030 Women's World Cup under UK bid plans