Alex Salmond's Alba party project logo on to BBC headquarters after not being invited to debate

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A troubled 20-year-old “borrowed” his dad’s van to give a friend a lift home but was caught driving while more than three times the legal booze limit.Luke Macdonald, who had also flouted a curfew restricting him to his home, was spared jail when he appeared for sentence at Perth Sheriff Court this week.Instead, he was given the “direct alternative” of

Scottish Parliament with the former First Minister being the most high profile. Since launching the party at the end of March two SNP MPs have defected as well as a number of local councillors.

police station in Midlothian. The words were seen scrawled across the Dalkeith station alongside the slur 'ACAB' which stands for 'all cops are b*******'.The damage follows a string of similar incidents after a Channel 5 documentary on the murder of teenager Jodi Jones, who's body was found near her home in Easthouses, Midlothian in 2003.

candidates. Yesterday, Salmond predicted he would "fall short" of winning a seat with his new party due to a number of factors including the short time from launching the party to polling day and the lack of TV coverage for Alba.

The Former First Minister is standing for his new Alba party on the North East Scotland regional list. The pro-independence party has put up 32 candidates across the country in a bid to create a "super-majority" for 'yes' in the Holyrood chamber.

Nicola Sturgeon has promised she will work with Anas Sarwar’s Labour to help rebuild Scotland in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

ix weeks of campaigning messages to just a few sentences. Scots across the country will head to the polling booths tomorrow, May 6, in what is being described as the most significant election since devolution in 1999.

Alex Neil said while there must still be focus on tackling the coronavirus pandemic after Thursday’s election, there “is no reason why we should not also be pursuing our constitutional demands at the same time”.

Alba’ s position was for Scotland to pay no share of the UK national debt if independence is achieved. When Salmond was first minister, the SNP Government explicitly said Scotland would agree a share of the national debt as part of an independence settlement.In an interview with the Record, Salmond said the previous position had been based on a currency union with the rest of the UK.

Alex Salmond 's Alba party which would instruct the Scottish Government to open discussions with the UK government immediately. Throughout the campaign the SNP leader has said her party would look at the independence question following the coronavirus pandemic.

Laurence Fox said identifying him as a white man was ‘racist’ as the Reclaim Party’s Scottish candidate looks to repeal the Hate Crime Bill after claiming that racism does not appear to be a ‘huge problem’ in Scotland. During the newly established Reclaim Party campaign visit to Scotland on Thursday, party leader Laurence Fox said that asking him if two white men were the answer to tackling racism was ‘racist.

Alba Party instead.The councillor for the Maryhill ward is a former business manager for the SNP administration on the council.Letford will appear alongside Alex Salmond when the former first minister hosts a campaign session in Glasgow tonight as the election campaign enters its final week.He said: “I have left the SNP and joined the Alba Party because I want to work towards achieving Scottish independence.

Falkirk will get the chance to quiz Scotland's political party leaders as part of a radio debate show on 103.1 Central FM.

Alex Salmond’s Alba party. SNP defector and Alba candidate Caroline McAllister proudly posted pictures of her campaign “team” last week – including John Tough, whose victim suffered more than 50 horrific injuries. See more. A man who was caught with images of women having sex with dogs - and thousands of child abuse images - has been told he's made his final court appearance in connection with the case.

beauty spots saw more than 100 fines handed out last weekend for badly parked motorists. Police Scotland was forced to close the B837 near Loch Lomond after dozens of visitors flocked to the area on the first weekend of locked travel restrictions lifting.