Castle Douglas IT Centre receives £10,000 for project refurbishing old computers for school kids

Douglas Ross being in charge of the Scottish Tories. He said: “My politics and his are different.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Nicola Sturgeon’s “bold promises” at elections turn out to amount to very little, Douglas Ross has said.As the SNP launched their election manifesto the Scottish Tory leader said that the last 14 years of SNP government had been a failure.Ross listed SNP policy failures as he prepared to promote postal votes to potential Tory voters.He told reporters: “Their promises have never been delivered.

NEW YORK -- Fiction authors Steven Dunn and Tope Falarin and dramatists Jordan E. Cooper and Sylvia Khoury are among this year's winners of the Whiting Awards, honors with a cash prize of $50,000 that are presented to each of 10 emerging writers.Previous winners of the award, established in 1985 and managed by the Whiting Foundation, include Colson Whitehead, Michael R.

The BBC's decision to cut into its television and radio schedule and devote wall-to-wall coverage of the death of Prince Philip last Friday led to over 110,000 complaints from the public. The Guardiannewspaper reports that a record number of people in the U.K.

The BBC has reportedly received 100,000 complaints about its coverage of Prince Philip's death.The network altered its usual schedule on Friday 9 April to show tributes and special documentaries about the Duke of Edinburgh when the news of his death broke.The move meant programmes, including the MasterChef final, were pushed back, leaving many viewers disappointed.

Justin Bieber delighted elementary school children in Los Angeles on Thursday by staging a surprise mini-concert outdoors. The Baby hitmaker treated some pupils and teachers at MacArthur Park Visual and Performing Arts Elementary to renditions of songs including Intentions and Holy during the special welcome back event, hosted by officials at the Baby2Baby children's charity and online retail giant Amazon.

SNP, even if that was not a Tory.Ross made the comments during a BBC Scotland radio phone-in, after one caller said he was thinking of voting Labour because their candidate had a better chance of unseating the SNP MSP.Asked “should a Conservative vote for Labour, who have a chance of winning?”, the Tory leader replied: “I think, across the country, people should look at their individual constituency and vote for the strongest candidate, which in most cases is a Conservative candidate, to defeat

Ruth Davidson got top billing in the video, while Douglas Ross appeared after the half-way point.

Scotland would be entitled to a free meal, which means around 700,000 pupils could benefit. Sarwar, who is fighting Nicola Sturgeon in her Glasgow Southside constituency, said the SNP is only committed to giving out food to primary kids.

Pan-Asian noodle chain Chopstix is ready to ‘wok’ and roll as it opens its latest site at the Trafford Centre, Manchester.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is opening up about her marriage.

Chicago actor attributes their long-lasting marriage to maintaining a strong connection."First of all, we have a lot of fun together." reveals about her marriage to Douglas. "My husband is 25 years older than me; that's not a secret… The constant is love and respect.

Catherine Zeta-Jones celebrated Easter Sunday with her followers on Instagram, sharing a sweet throwback snapshot of her and her "bunny", husband Michael Douglas.The Welsh actress, 51, posted a picture showing the couple stood together on a rooftop overlooking Jerusalem, with their arms wrapped around each other.She wrote: "Happy Easter! Remembering my time in Jerusalem today, with my bunny, oops sorry, my honey Michael." WATCH: Catherine Zeta Jones makes hilarious comment about Michael Douglas

Ruth Davidson’s mug appears on the front page of a Tory flyer while the part-time referee only appears inside.Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie said: “Douglas Ross is used to spending time on the sidelines - but it’s now clear even his own party thinks he should be put on the subs bench.”It appears Ross is living in the shadow of high-profile Davidson, who also used to be leader but has quit the Scottish Parliament to take a seat in the House of Lords.A leaflet landing through

Falkirk area are to benefit from new laptops thanks to supermarket Asda, as part of a new scheme. Staff at distribution centres in Falkirk and Grangemouth were given 10 laptop bundles to donate to kids most in need.

Nicola Sturgeon voiceovers. This time, the Glaswegian star has now taken the chance to have a little fun with the Scottish leaders’ debate held earlier this week.

the First Minister due to her demands for a second independence referendum while at the same time calling on Labour to help the Conservatives protect the union. The leaders clashed during a lively BBC debate that was dominated by the constitution and how the country can recover from months of gruelling lockdown.On the issue of independence, Ross told Sarwar: "I wonder why Scottish Labour can't understand the threat we are facing.