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The SNP will be the “leading and largest party” in the new Scottish Parliament, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has declared – though he said it is still too early to say if the party will win an overall majority at Holyrood. Mr Swinney, also the Education Secretary in the Scottish Government, comfortably held his Perthshire North seat, increasing his majority over the Tories. His was among the first handful of seats to declare as votes were counted after polling day on Thursday. The c...

Members of an anti-vaccine party wearing yellow stars and armbands made a beeline for Scotlands Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf yesterday. Mr Yousaf was asked questions about Pakistan, even though he was born in Scotland, when Derek Jackson and a group of his supporters surrounded him at an election count in Glasgow.  Mr Jackson, a candidate for Glasgow Southside, arrived at the election count with supporters dressed in the peculiar ensemble which has been associated with fascism. The group als...

Nicola Sturgeon has said voters showed that racists and fascists are “not welcome anywhere in Scotland” after two far-right candidates picked up less than 200 votes and one was ejected from the count. Glasgow Southside independent candidate Jayda Fransen confronted the SNP leader and First Minister during the campaign on Thursday, accusing her of supporting “mass immigration” and “Marxism”. But the former deputy leader of Britain First won just 46 votes in the poll for the Scottish ...

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has said she wants to hold a referendum on Scottish independence “when the time is right”, as she retained her Glasgow seat. Giving an acceptance speech in Glasgow after she defeated Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar by 19,735 votes to 10,279, the First Minister said her party is set for a fourth term in power. Earlier, she had played down the likelihood of an overall SNP majority at Holyrood, saying it has “always been a very, very long shot”. After being re...

Glasgow Southside has always been a vibrant, multicultural community and in recent years has seen small independent businesses thrive. However parts of the area are still in extreme poverty with around a quarter of residents classed as some of the most deprived in Scotland.  Govanhill also sits within the constituency, an area which has attracted controversy in recent years. It was a home for human traffickers, with Police Scotland raiding multiple properties and arresting several member...

By Princess WeekesApr 26th, 2021, 4:31 pm Last week, the trailer for upcoming BBC miniseries period drama The Pursuit of Love was released, and being the literary nerd that I am, once I saw that it was based on a book written by a woman, I ended up going into a deep dive about the author, Nancy Mitford. Nancy Mitford was part of a scandalous and celebrated family where she was one of six sisters (and one brother) whose paths in life all took interesting turns during and following World War II...

Phoenix Dream Center partners with tech company to support free social media monitoring tool Since the pandemic began, most interaction among teens has gone online - from their schooling to their socializing with friends and family. and last updated 2021-02-28 09:14:12-05 PHOENIX — Since the pandemic began, most interaction among teens has gone online - from their schooling to their socializing with friends and family. While technology has supported many people and offered a way to stay s...

Fall by John Preston review – the truth about Robert Maxwell Ian Jack © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Steve Wood/REX/Shutterstock Soon after he took over the New York Daily News – his last and most foolish purchase – Robert Maxwell asked the tabloid’s publisher, Jim Hoge, if he could do him a favour: “Would you mind,” Maxwell asked, “if I stood here with the door open and shouted at you for a while?” Hoge had known worse requests; the paper had recently...

Lee. "happening now," emergency crews are assessing the widespread damage, the tornadoes ripping through a very small community packing hail and heavy rain and strong winds. more than a hundred homes were hit in this area knocking down trees, power lines and sparking fires and floods as well. thankfully, no one was killed or injured according to the last report. for the very latest, derek jackson joins us, a spokesman with the countys sheriffs office. and, sir, is that still the case, no injurie...

through. good morning im jon scott. jenna: hi, everybody, im jenna lee. a happy friday to you. one of our top stories today, thousands remaining without power in southeastern michigan right outside the detroit. the hardest hit the village of dexter, michigan the tornado carving a ten-mile path severely damaging or destroying more than a hundred homes and at least two more tornadoes touched down in neighboring towns as well. amateur video capturing the terror. the twister touching down ...