<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Scottish independence Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:10:01 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[SNP chief Swinney vows to ban US and Israeli troops from Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/285x214/2182286_1.jpg"/><br><br>Human rights groups have condemned the strike on a primary school in the southern city of 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type="plain"><![CDATA[Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (right) called for Sir Keir Starmer to step down]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PA]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/237x141/2169028_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (right) called for Sir Keir Starmer to step down]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[PA]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA['One of best films ever made' fans say is a 'masterpiece' on TV tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/20/285x214/2130678_1.jpg"/><br><br>Mel Gibson's epic war drama has been hailed as "one of the best films ever made" and a "complete cinematic masterpiece" by fans - and it's on TV tonight<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:37:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Emily Malia]]></author><category>TV &amp; Radio</category><media:keywords>War movies, Scottish independence, Mel Gibson, Films (section), Scotland, Hollywood, Oscars, Braveheart, Scottish Independence, War Drama</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/20/590x/2130678_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture the year of its release]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/20/237x141/2130678_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture the year of its release]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNP leader insists ’now is the time' for Scottish independence in fresh IndyRef2 push]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/285x214/2120800_1.jpg"/><br><br>John Swinney also set his party the immediate task of "wining a majority of seats in the Scottish Parliament" in next May's Holyrood elections.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:34:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Ciaran McGrath]]></author><category>Politics</category><media:keywords>SNP, Scottish independence, John Swinney, IndyRef2, SNP conference</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/2120800_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Swinney made it clear he is renew his efforts 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brutal 3-word verdict]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/285x214/2103993_1.jpg"/><br><br>Johnson claims Sturgeon helped save the union during her time in office.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:18:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Lauran O'Toole]]></author><category>Politics</category><media:keywords>Boris Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish independence, UK Covid response, uk news, uk politics, boris johnson news, nicola sturgeon memoir , nicola sturgeon memoir</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/139/590x/2103993_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Johnson has unleashed a humiliating final blow to Nicola Sturgeon ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail 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