Anas Sarwar blasts 'army tank-driving, union jack-waving' Scottish Tories as he eyes Holyrood progress

Glasvegas have announced details of their new album ‘Godspeed’ and shared a new single in ‘Shake The Cage (für Theo)’.The record will be the Scottish band’s fourth and follows 2013’s ‘Later… When The TV Turns To Static’.‘Godspeed’ will be released on April 2 and, according to a press release, the stories in its songs take place “all on the same night, just as the sun’s going down”.

rare Scottish sun and yesterday, Scotland produced the highest temperature in the UK for the second day in succession, with 17.4C at Tyndrum in Perthshire. And weatherman Tom Morgan promised our mini heatwave has at least one day left to go.

Scottish Labour leader called on the Scottish Government to do more on mental health at a time of rising stress for many.

British Army soldiers on campus. Elizabeth Heverin says she was handed a two-week ban by the Aberdeen University Students' Association after she quoted the song during an online meeting.

Sarah Harding 'will have saved lives' as her new autobiography tells all about her tragic breast cancer journey. The Scots TV legend discussed Girls Aloud star Sarah's book on her show alongside Dr Hilary Jones.

Met Office predicts highs of 17 degrees on Thursday with temperatures to remain decent for the rest of the week and weekend. Experts say Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian and Borders will reach a maximum temperature 17C on Thursday.According to the Met Office: "People in the Borders can expect a dry day with clouds thinning and breaking to give bright or sunny spells.

Clare Grogan celebrated her own with a private throwback snap as her former admirer Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp congratulated her. The Altered Images singer and Gregory's Girl actress rose to fame with her famous song Happy Birthday which is sung regularly at birthday parties around the world.

United Kingdom.A minority, 43%, backed leaving the UK while covid recovery was cited by respondents as the most important issue facing Scotland.Scotland In Union (SiU) chief executive Pamela Nash, whose organisation commissioned the poll, said: “This confirms the recent trend in polls, with the successful UK vaccination programme and UK-wide support for jobs and businesses reminding us that we are stronger together.

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police 'grabbed and manhandled' women at the Sarah Everard vigil.Huge crowds chanted 'shame on you' at cops outside of Scotland Yard today, before marching to Parliament Square this evening.It comes after demonstrators demanded greater public safety for women after the death of 33-year-old Sarah last night.Cops were seen pinning women down and dragging them away as they gathered in memory of the tragic marketing executive.Now furious protesters have walked to Downing Street to challenge the

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has demanded killers stay locked-up if they refuse to reveal the whereabouts of victims’ remains.He is pledging to introduce Suzanne’s Law – named after Edinburgh woman Suzanne Pilley – who was murdered in 2010.David Gilroy is serving at least 18 years for killing his ex-girlfriend.But he refuses to disclose the location of her body.He is thought to have buried Suzanne in

the vaccine programme in an attempt to drive home the benefits of the Union in a speech to the online Scottish Conservative conference on Sunday.He told the conference that Scotland is playing its part, as “millions of doses of Valneva’s vaccine are rolling off the production line at a high-tech plant in Livingston, ready for approval”.The Tory strategy to use the vaccine as a vote winner comes as a new poll showed Boris Johnson opening up a 10 point lead over Labour in a UK-wide survey.

direct to your inboxThe Metropolitan Police have defended their handling of a vigil in memory of Sarah Everard in which four people were arrested.A crowd gathered at Clapham Common to remember the 33-year-old marketing executive but scuffles broke out as police surrounded a bandstand covered in flowers left in tribute.Four people were arrested for public order and coronavirus regulation breaches and officers were seen grabbing several women, leading them away in handcuffs.Scotland Yard said

Nicola Sturgeon has lit a candle at her home in memory of Sarah Everard and victims of male violence. The First Minister joined thousands across Scotland in paying tribute to the 33-year-old marketing executive, who was found dead in London earlier this week.

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Sarah Everard.The 33-year-old disappeared without a trace after leaving a friend’s house in the Clapham area of London to walk home alone at around 9pm on March 3.She was reported missing a short time later sparking a massive police search to find the marketing executive.A serving police officer, Wayne Couzens, 48, was later detained in connection with her disappearance before being arrested on suspicion of murder.Human remains - which are yet to be formally identified - have since been

Fife comedian Daniel Sloss has gone viral over his emotional and important story for men about rape culture following the rape of his friend.And he says his story is one which all men should hear.Daniel, who recorded his monologue at the end of his one hour long comedy show X for HBO, starts his important message by saying: "If every single women who has experience of sexual assault was to go the police there would not be enough police or court rooms to deal with the problem."In the video,

East Kilbride has a bright future – if investment in its economy is at the heart of the recovery from the COVID pandemic.Speaking exclusively to the East Kilbride News, Douglas Ross MP said far more needs to be done to protect jobs and offer people in the town hope for the future.“We need to focus on getting through the health emergency, but Parliament needs to secure people’s jobs and support businesses who have been through a difficult 12 months,” he said.“And there are more difficult times

direct to your inboxA serving police officer has been arrested after a 33-year-old woman disappeared last week.Sarah Everard went missing in London nearly a week ago.The marketing executive has not been seen since leaving a friend’s house in Clapham, south London, at around 9pm on Wednesday (March 3).Scotland Yard said in a statement released late on Tuesday night that a serving Metropolitan Police officer had been arrested at an address in Kent in connection with Ms Everard’s disappearance.“He

sextortion when online.Sextortion is a type of cyber-enable extortion.Victims are threatened with their sexual information being shared.This is usually in the form of photographs or video clips, but these images and clips might not even exist.Attackers will threaten their victims in a bid to extort cash from them.A spokesperson from Police Scotland said: "Many people use webcams for business, gaming or to enhance their online chat experience but sometimes people you meet online aren't always who