Airdrie MSP welcomes new benefit to help unemployed youngsters back into work

Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser: “It would be an immense honour to be given the opportunity to retain this seat next year and build on what we have started together.

@LabourRichard resigns are the ones who told us that Better Together was a huge success story for Labour and that Jim Murphy was the salvation of the Party - they have been repeatedly wrong and are wrong again - it’s treachery with a snarl.” Leonard has insisted he is staying on and will lead the party into the Holyrood election on a platform of "building a National Care Service, establishing a quality Jobs Guarantee scheme and reviving Scotland's economy with a Green New Deal".He said: "If any

Ian Blackford has accused Boris Johnson of being prepared to see unemployment at levels last seen under Margaret Thatcher by withdrawing the furlough scheme in October. Scots can see a "tale of two governments" in response to the economic fall-out from the coronavirus crisis, the SNP Westminster leader claimed.

Scottish Labour leader.James Kelly, who was his party’s justice spokesperson, resigned on Tuesday night after saying Leonard had not taken the party forward.In a brutal resignation letter, Kelly said: “I have no confidence in your ability to shape the party’s message, strategy and organisation.

standing down from Holyrood at next year’s election – writes in the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser: “It would be absurd to build the new hospital on top of one of the most toxic sites in Scotland. That must be resisted.

The Great British Bake Off in 2012.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.THE SNP must tackle the “ticking time bomb” of operation backlogs says Tory MSP Graham Simpson.The latest figures from ISD Scotland showed that 1944 fewer NHS Lanarkshire patients had operations in June than 12 months previously.Central Scotland MSP Mr Simpson said: “The continued backlog of operations is of huge concern to patients who have already been suffering in recent weeks and months.“While it

carnival operators make a living during the pandemic. Scotland's travelling funfair operators have not been able to earn a living since March and might not be able to run local fairs for another three months, an MSP warned.

Indoor care home visiting banned as COVID-19 cases continue to rise“In doing so they made history by making Perth and Kinross the first seat that the SNP would win at a by-election and hold at the subsequent by-election, and they ensured that I became the longest-serving current Scottish parliamentarian.“The support of one’s constituents is not only essential for political success, it is immensely humbling and I am very thankful for it.“It has been a great privilege too to have been in

lock down restrictions, the country's hospitality industry is beginning to welcome back visitors. According to the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), Scotland's whisky distilleries welcomed a record number of visitors in 2018, surpassing two million for the first time, following a year-on-year increase of 6.1%.

benefit payments that fall on that date for Scottish claimants. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed to the Daily Record that payment dates will change for everyone across the UK due to be paid on Monday, August 31.

Alex Neil has announced he will stand down as an MSP at next year's Holyrood election. The ex- health secretary is the latest former member of Alex Salmond's Cabinet to step away from the Scottish Parliament, with Stewart Stevenson and Roseanna Cunningham having previously revealed their intention to quit in 2021.

Ian Murray is “over the moon” after becoming a dad for the very first time. The Scottish politician shared the exciting news that he and long-term partner Mariam had welcomed the new arrival on Thursday night.

Nicola Sturgeon has made a renewed call for the UK Government to extend the furlough scheme beyond October amid fears unemployment will rocket when it is removed. The First Minister said the Treasury should follow the example of France and Germany by extending economic support for businesses which were forced to close during lockdown.

local schools. Despite best intentions, a situation was created where an unacceptable number of our young people felt trapped and that education was not a route out of poverty.The Scottish Government listened to the exemplary campaigning of pupils, their parents and teachers, and are now putting it right.

new benefit to support 16 to 24-year-olds into work if they have been unemployed for six months has opened for applications. Job Start Payment is a one-off £250 payment to help with the costs of starting a new job.

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.A pair of Scots youngsters have created an adorable stop motion ceilidh video using Lego to help promote their father's band.Logan and Heidi Smith, aged 10 and 12, are from Newmilns in Ayrshire and put together the fun clip during lockdown.Inspired by the hit Lego film, the pair even persuaded their dad to create a ceilidh band version of the Tegan and Sara song

12 years of a life sentence.Jahche Broughton is making a bid for freedom after being locked up for battering Karen Aim to death with a baseball bat in January 2008 as she visited Taupo on a trip around New Zealand.After he was sentenced, Karen’s family vowed to fight to keep Broughton behind bars for his whole life.Two years ago, her dad Brian said he would campaign against any bid for freedom “for the safety of the public in New Zealand”.He added: “If he’s released, he’ll be 26 and that is just

A Scots mum ate a stranger's parking ticket after her new colleagues hilariously decided to prank her. Mariea Mohan, from Prestwick, took matters into her own mouth after thinking she had been slapped with a £60 parking fine in Ayr yesterday, August 14.