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PREMIUM EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Scotlands First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (L) and Scotlands Brexit minister Michael Russell (R) take part in a joint press conference at Bute House on November 27, 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Ms Sturgeon THE SNP has been accused of fresh confusion over its policy on Europe and independence after Michael Russell contradicted Nicola Sturgeon over an EU referendum. The Constitution Secretary, who is also SNP president, said it would depend on the circ...

Scots perv caught with images of women having sex with dogs given court reprieve Brian McCallion no longer has to attend court hearings in connection with his warped sexual interests. Brian McCallion no longer has to attend court hearings. (Image: PDEN) Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use ...

GEORGE Kerevan’s article has given me a clear insight into what I’ve considered to have been his factional political position when he was an SNP member (Why something needs to change in our politics and the push for indy, April 19). My view is that there has been some wrong thinking by some in our movement that Nicola Sturgeon and her government’s sole position for achieving an indyref is to await “permission” from Johnson or continue to request a Section 30 order. They have at ...

It’s an endearing trait, but an often unreliable one.  In 2011, a year into the UK Party’s toxic coalition with David Cameron’s Tories, the Scottish LibDems crashed from 16 MSPs to five, and have stayed there since.  It was the year Mr Rennie took over as leader from a gutted Tavish Scott. By 2015, the Scottish party was down to a single MP as the SNP tsunami removed ten of the 11-strong Westminster group, with only Alistair Carmichael clinging on in the Northern Isles. Throu...

When it comes to the brothers, the solemn event is being seen by some as a missed opportunity to show unity within the family in the wake of their grandfathers death while others went on to wonder if the princes were being kept apart deliberately at their own behest. "This is a funeral [and] we will not be drawn into those perceptions of drama. The arrangements have been agreed and reflect Her Majestys wishes," a Buckingham Palace spokesman told the Daily Mail. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge...

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Todays Public Health Scotland Covid 7-day infection rate update The latest data affecting the whole nation has been released this afternoon. 14:36, 11 APR 2021 Updated The latest Covid data in Scotland has been published (Image: Stuart Vance/ReachPlc) Join thousands of others and get the latest West Lothian Courier news and sport sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you...

I represented Argyll & Bute in the House of Commons for fourteen years. This is a constituency with many islands and so I am familiar with the issues that arise on islands. Liberal Democrats want to concentrate all our efforts on recovery from the Covid pandemic. It will take all our combined efforts, ingenuity and commitment to recover from the pandemic. It will take our undivided attention and a needle-sharp focus. The last thing we need in these circumstances is another independence referend...

‘ALL politics is local,” observed the great Tip O’Neill, the only man to have been Speaker of the House of Representatives for five successive legislative terms. However, despite the wisdom in those words, current Holyrood electoral politics tends to be covered by the media as an almost exclusively national activity. In one sense that is understandable because how Scotland will be governed over the next five years is at stake, particularly this time if the recovery from the pandemic...

Two people arrested in connection with drug discovery in Clydebank Two people have been arrested in connection with the recovery of £70,000 worth of drugs.  The substance, believed to be Etizolam, was seized on Friday around 9.15am as officers searched an address in Auchencraig Road, Faifley, Clydebank. A 41-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman have been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.  They are due to appear at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on Saturday, 3 April, with...