Building collapses in Helensburgh as heavy rain and winds batter Scotland

COP26 conference on the environment is held in Glasgow, SNP ministers have been told to "accelerate" its green plans.The call came from the Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG), which is made up of a variety of civic and business leaders based north of the Border.In spring 2019 the CERG published a list of 20 proposals for climate action which was subsequently backed by the Scottish Government.A report out today by the group has used a traffic light system to rate ministers' efforts to meet

SFA instructions to the letter during the trip to Greece which has sparked club fury towards Hampden hierarchy. The Hibs stopper was one of Scot Gemmill’s Under-21 squad who were plunged into controversy over positive Covid tests and orders to self isolate on their return.

Glasgow care worker who was caught producing herbal cannabis has found himself in bother with a watchdog. Christopher Robin failed to tell the Scottish Social Services Council that he had been charged with the controlled drug offence in October 2019.

lockdown blues by running a 70km (43 miles) fundraiser in his hotel room.Chris Gordon, from West Dunbartonshire, has been cooped up in an airport hotel outside London after a work group were told to self-isolate for 14 days.Keen to put his spare time to good use, Chris vowed to run 5km-a-day - or 558 lengths of his room - to raise £2,500 for the Mental Health Foundation.Chris, 36, said: “The circumstances you find yourself in get you thinking and you constantly see about suicide rates

Black Watch, the SNP has urged.

Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to keep schools open in the west of Scotland even in council areas placed at level four.The First Minister today gave her strongest indication yet that several local authorities will this week be moved into the Government's highest level of lockdown - meaning thousands of non-essential businesses will be forced to close.But both primary and high schools will stay open to ensure youngsters can still attend class.It comes as the country's biggest teaching union, the EIS,

flood warnings have been issued for Scotland after heavy rain battered large parts of the country last night. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has handed out 26 warnings for potential floods.

Garry Faulds has revealed the coronavirus pandemic was the "best thing" that ever happened to him. The rising star, who has been dubbed the new Kevin Bridges, opened up about how the rollercoaster last few months "stripped him bare" but saved his marriage, helped him become a better dad, and improved his finances.

link.However, a move to level four in future wasn't ruled out as case numbers in the region have stabilised at a "stubbornly high level".The First Minister also confirmed 171 new coronavirus cases in Lanarkshire for yesterday - the lowest daily total since October 18.The test positivity rate in Lanarkshire remains very high and the forecast for hospital admission also remains very high.However, the forecast for new cases in the coming weeks has been revised down to moderate.The Scottish

News : “My brother and I were passing the abandoned building around 8pm on Monday night.

Bellgrove Hotel in Glasgow’s east end want the staggering sum for the building which they purchased for just £65,000.Previously, the price was only available on application by potential buyers but a source close to the possible sale disclosed the staggering price tag.The hotel has been marketed as a “development opportunity” on a property agent’s website.But the hostel has been slammed over the years for its shocking scenes of deprivation.An undercover probe by the Daily Record found tiny rooms