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By Scott Crichton Styles Updated: May 4, 2021, 2:43 pm © Andrew Maccoll/Shutterstock At some point between 2021 and 2023 it is almost inevitable that Holyrood will pass a bill to hold IndyRef2, writes Scott Crichton Styles Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Does the Scottish Parliament have the power to legally authorise a second referendum on Scots independence without first obtaining the consent of the Westmins...

Updated: February 5, 2021, 3:50 pm © Andrew MacColl/Shutterstock Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A legal bid to establish whether Holyrood has the power to hold a second independence referendum without permission from Westminster has been dismissed as “hypothetical, academic and premature”. Independence campaigner Martin Keatings argued voters should know the correct legal position before voting in May’s Scottish Parliament elections and sought backing for his view that MSPs already have the power to ca...

Scottish independence: Court dismisses bid for indyref2 ruling Updated: 05/02/2021, 3:50 pm © Andrew MacColl/Shutterstock A legal bid to establish whether Holyrood has the power to hold a second independence referendum without permission from Westminster has been dismissed as “hypothetical, academic and premature”. Independence campaigner Martin Keatings argued voters should know the correct legal position before voting in May’s Scottish Parliament elections and sought backing for his view that MSPs already have the power to call such a vote. In a 72-page opinion, Lady Carmichael said...

THREE convicted rapists have had their cases referred to the High Court after developments in medical science.

Convicted rapists have cases referred to High Court Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Three convicted rapists have had their cases referred to the High Court after developments in medical science. David Pugh, Kevin Kane and Brian Meighan were found guilty of rape at the High Court in Edinburgh in October 2000, with the Crown Office relying on evidence from a forensic examiner in respect of injuries to the complainer. All three men insisted...