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cocaine from London to Scotland has been jailed for five years. Robert Clifford, also known as Robert Stewart, was caught with 65 kilograms (more than 10 stone) of the class A drug carried in suitcases in his HGV.

Holyrood election, the former first minister said he would demand negotiations on leaving the union should begin in the first week of the new parliament. Salmond candidly admitted the manifesto "was not comprehensive" as his new party had only been launched last month.

Cairngorms National Park. The cow wheat shieldbug was spotted in woodland by a field worker from the Rare Invertebrates in the Cairngorms partnership project.

new freedoms next week after Nicola Sturgeon confirmed lockdown will ease further as covid cases continue to fall. The First Minister announced the country will move to Level Three lockdown next Monday, leading to a raft of changes.

National Union of Students leaders' hustings last night where representatives from the main five parties discussed a range of issues. During the argument between Sturgeon and Ross, the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar jumped in to say they weren't setting a good example for young people across the country by shouting at each other.

per The Scotsman: “From 17 May some outdoor and indoor events will be able to take place (all conditional on supportive data).“In addition, there will be further work to develop a process and guidance for events with proposed numbers above the standard limits.“Specific restrictions on capacities are to be discussed and agreed in the coming weeks in consultation with the events industry.” It comes after the Edinburgh Fringe confirmed plans to provisionally return this summer, after coronavirus

to apply to the UK Government.

Nicola Sturgeon has announced that lockdown will ease across Scotland next week as cases continue to fall.The First Minister said the country would move to Level Three lockdown on Monday, April 26. The SNP leader, at a Scottish Government covid briefig, gave detail of travel between Scotland, England and Wales and the reopening of gyms, non-essential shops and the hospitality sector.

Ayrshire Live readers roared him all the way home.Our racing expert Iain Ferguson told you to back the Lucinda Russell trained inmate in his big preview.And Fergie's reading of the race was spot on as Tom Scudamore steered his mount home with a late charge.Writing yesterday, our man said: "One of the best scenes the ITV cameras captured at Aintree last week was Lucinda Russell and Peter Scudamore celebrating Ahoy Senor’s win in the Grade 1 Doom Bar Sefton Novices’ Hurdle at odds of 66-1.

most stringent restrictions on average than people in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.Analysis by Oxford University's Blavatnik school of government found the UK was "globally unique" in spending the longest period of lockdown at a very high level of stringency - with Scotland the toughest of the lot.It comes as travel restrictions north of the Border are finally lifted today after more than four months, while groups of up to six people from six different households can also now legally meet

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionDylan entered several of his best photos into this year’s Scottish Landscape Photograph of the Year contest and was “absolutely thrilled” to beat off competition for the top award from thousands of other entrants from all over the world.

Pubgoers in England have been enjoying their first pints at the bar for almost four months after beer gardens welcomed back punters today.

Scottish Grand National takes place later this month and despite the festival taking place behind closed doors, it still promises to be one of the biggest and best days in the jumps season.

The Stove Network said more is to come from Atlas Pandemica – supported by the Scottish Government’s Supporting Communities Fund – showing creative ways to chart the changes that have happened around the town recently during the pandemic.

phone numbers, birthdays, names and locations, has reportedly appeared on a hacking website in recent days, reports The Mirror. Details from more than 500million Facebook users globally are understood to have been impacted by the breach.

National Insurance scam sweeping the country, after it received over 34,000 more calls last month when compared to February 2020. Everyone in the UK is sent a National Insurance number automatically just before their 16th birthday if their parents or guardians are receiving Child Benefit for their care.

puppy farming has told how her daughter dropped to her knees in tears after their puppy died just hours after arriving at its new home. Glasgow mum Annemarie bought Pomeranian crossbreed, Angus, online as a present for her two young daughters.