Calls to increase number of Muslim MSPs at next year's Holyrood election

rape victims 'a drama queen' was today jailed for 13 and a half years.

coronavirus pandemic. understands the club have sold more than 50,000 briefs as fans swarm to back Neil Lennon's title tilt.

independence option instead. Kenny MacAskill MP has backed the idea of a new pro-independence party claiming that voting SNP in both Holyrood’s constituency and regional list votes “just doesn’t work”.

The SNP has called on Rishi Sunak to grant Holyrood greater borrowing powers to help boost Scotland's economic recovery following four long months of lockdown. Ian Blackford, the party's leader at Westminster, wants the UK Government to offer a a "cast-iron commitment" to the devolution of key financial powers at today's mini-Budget.

golf club. Cops made the grim early morning discovery after being called to a club by Perth's Tay Road, understood to be King James VI golf club, at around 3.40am.

coronavirus while being treated for other conditions is not yet known, Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has admitted. Figures published last week revealed more than 1,000 patients tested positive for Covid-19 after being admitted to hospital, but Freeman said the number of deaths linked to the cases is unknown.

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cancer has called on Scots families to sign a petition to fund research she believes could have saved his life. Fiona Donva was left heartbroken when three-year-old Logan Maclean died just months after he was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a rare brain tumour.The toddler, from Largs in Ayrshire, was first taken to the doctor with a sore ankle when medics discovered the incurable mass.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.North Lanarkshire recorded its lowest level of weekly deaths in figures released last week at three – one of which occurred in the region’s care homes.A revision in the data provided by the National Records of Scotland shows that three deaths were recorded in North Lanarkshire for the previous week as well and not four as previously reported.As a result, there have been 263 deaths where coronavirus was listed on the

Ayrshire & Arran region have been diagnosed with the coronavirus which is up one from yesterday's figure. There remain fewer than five patients, within the health board's region, in intensive care with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.And the number of people in hospital with confirmed coronavirus at midnight also stands at fewer than five.

Wishaw MP Marion Fellows has this week called for the Scottish Government to include the teaching of Scotland’s colonial past, and historical and present race relations, in the Scottish curriculum to help tackle racism.Mrs Fellows, a former college lecturer, made calls in line with letters from constituents to support the Black Lives Matter movement and for Scotland’s curriculum to be updated.She wants young people to be educated on Scotland’s exploitation and enslavement of Black and Minority

A Paisley councillor has called for major events including the town's fireworks display and Christmas lights switch-on to be cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.Renfrewshire Council previously said an announcement would be made on whether the celebrations would go ahead - along with festive switch-ons in Renfrew and Johnstone - by next Tuesday.But as Scotland continues to gradually move out of lockdown, bosses confirmed this week they were holding their decision to ensure they

SNP has sought legal advice on how to get more people from ethnic minorities elected to Holyrood.It comes amid criticism that only four MSPs in the history of the Scottish Parliament have been from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.At their last conference, SNP delegates agreed a motion recognising the progress made in increasing the number of women elected.However, it warned that BAME, disabled people and other minority communities continue to be under-represented at Holyrood.The motion

SSE Hydro could remain closed until next year. Bosses have warned that the major Scots venue would struggle to operate with social distancing and pleaded with politicians to give 'test events' the go-ahead.

"blended learning". John Swinney will face MSPs at Holyrood on Tuesday for an update on the August 11 return to class.

mobile phones to keep in touch with loved ones sparked chaos after they made a series of bogus 999 calls.The mobiles were handed out to cons at Polmont Young Offenders jail in a £1 million initiative to make up for cancelled family visits after eight weeks of delays due to security systems being put in place.But Scottish Prison Service bosses failed to account for each mobile being enabled to call 999 services and The Samaritans, which led to bored inmates creating mischief.As a result of the

volunteers to help provide kids with a summer of fun.The Children and Young People Strategic Forum believes furloughed staff should be enlisted to help provide out of school activities.In an article, Forum Chair Jackie Brock wrote: “We have the people and places in Scotland to make blended learning a reality now – not a slogan for term-time only.”Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local

Sturgeon and Alex Salmond are potential witnesses in an inquiry into the Government’s bungled sexual misconduct probe into the former First Minister.Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell is also on a provisional list for what insiders believe could be a damaging investigation for the SNP and the Scottish Government.The Holyrood committee meets on Monday and a source said: “They should get to the bottom of what happened.”Two years ago, Sturgeon’s government investigated claims of misconduct against