Lucy Dunn

The floating art gallery/charter vessel is a first for the yachting industry. BOAT gets on board to discover the superyacht sailing catamaran with a difference.

In the second-floor room of a building on Tufton Street, Scotland’s former first minister Alex Salmond delivered a press conference this afternoon to London journalists. An untouched tray of biscuits sat on a coffee table at the back, while the rest of the room was rather merch-light thanks to forgetful organisers not transporting more materials

SNP voters are looking elsewhere and while many are reluctantly leaning towards Labour, some would rather stay at home on polling day.

The SNP has dominated Scotland since 2015. In an election held just months after the independence referendum, the country turned almost entirely yellow – with the exception of just three seats.

Enthusiasm for the SNP is hitting new lows. Was the manifesto enough to convince Scotland’s undecided voters to vote SNP?

In 2014, 53 per cent of Glasgow voted to become independent in the referendum. Currently, Glasgow is completely SNP-held.

Nigel Farage: racism row canvasser is an ‘actor’ It’s been a tricky few days for Reform UK’s leader Nigel Farage after one of his party’s canvassers was caught using a racial slur against the Prime Minister. Rishi Sunak hit back at the Reform man’s words, saying it ‘hurts and it makes me angry’. Yet today,

Sky News Nigel Farage: racism row canvasser is an ‘actor'

Scotland’s exam results day has been something of a disaster this year. An already stressful time for anxious pupils has been made worse after hundreds of students across the country received blank email templates instead of their grades – a gaffe which the Scottish Qualifications Authority is scrambling to fix – while a flailing Scottish

The sinking of Mike Lynch’s ‘unsinkable’ sailing vessel was not only a heartbreaking tragedy, but also gave us a rare glimpse into the superyachting fraternity. Here, Boat International’s Lucy Dunn looks at a group that is both secretive and innovative, and asks how such a high-spec sailing yacht could have sunk at all...