Central Scotland's first Green MSP wants to hear from constituents

iOS - Android The topic for the final was: “If you were the Scottish Minister for Equalities what is the most pressing inequality you would tackle post pandemic - why and how?”The judges were Crown Agent David Harvie, Deputy Crown Agent John Logue and Leslie Young, Chief Executive, Epilepsy Scotland.The girls won through to the final after a series of close run rounds ably mentored by Mr Winn from the school’s Faculty of Social Subjects.

Covid-19 at a Scots prison has left families “gravely concerned” as they claim the virus is “out of control.” It comes a week after a nurse described the situation at HMP Low Moss in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire as pure hell. The prison, which houses around 760, currently has 104 prisoners isolating, with 20 confirmed cases of the virus.

journalist have links to organised crime in Scotland, a journalist turned MSP has claimed. Russell Findlay, who was a reporter before being voted in as a Tory MSP in May's Holyrood election, has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament paying tribute to Peter de Vries, who was shot in Amsterdam earlier this week.

Home Office is being urge to "do the right thing" and grant the grandmother of an orphaned boy permanent leave to remain in the UK so she can continue to care for the youngster. Ketino Baikhadze, 61, is the kinship carer for 13-year-old grandson, Giorgi Kakava.

iOS - Android She told Lanarkshire Live: “Ever since the COVID crisis began, the UK Government’s furlough scheme has stepped up to protect vital jobs and livelihoods in Central Scotland.“As we look to accelerate our economic recovery, it is welcome to see more people returning to work here.“The furlough scheme, alongside support for the self-employed and billions in business loans, has shown the strength of pooling our economic resources together across the UK in a time of crisis.“Sadly, in

Scottish Labour has demanded a return to parliament for MSPs as he warns Covid cases in Scotland are getting "out of control". Anas Sarwar has called for the gap between first and second vaccinations to be halved to four weeks to deal with the “out of control” spread of coronavirus.

Outlander's Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish told fans they are now living together in a beautiful relationship. The two best friends were glowing as they started talking about their new forthcoming Clanlands Alamanac which looks at events happening in Scotland each month and their experience of Scotland filming Men in Kilts.

top 10 covid hot spots last week. The Scottish Labour leader wants Holyrood to be recalled as he warned that the exit from the pandemic “rests on a knife edge”.

weather is expected to come to a dramatic end later today as forecasters anticipate thunderstorms to rock the country. Sunbathers have been enjoying warm climates in recent days, with the thermometer peaking at 25C on Tuesday this week.

The Queen was joined by a special guest as she began her annual tour of Scotland on Monday.

It was a bubbly good time when Queen Elizabeth II kicked off a week of royal duties on Scotland on Monday (June 28), the first visit to the country since her husband Prince Philip passed away in April. The 95-year-old head of the British royal family was joined by grandson Prince William to help open a new A.G.

Duke of Edinburgh. She will carry out in-person engagements celebrating Scottish community, innovation and history over the next four days as part of her traditional trip to Scotland for Holyrood Week.

iOS - Android The new Act outlines changes including increased maximum penalties for the most serious animal welfare offences to five years’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine.A part of the Act yet to be introduced is around animals that have been taken into possession on welfare grounds to be rehomed without the need for a civil court order.Mr Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, told Lanarkshire Live: “I was delighted to have the opportunity to see first-hand the important work carried out by

Pam Duncan-Glancy, the first permanent wheelchair user elected to Holyrood, said thousands of Scots had gone without adequate care during the height of the coronavirus pandemic - leaving many families at "breaking point" as a result. In an interview with the Record, the Glasgow MSP explained why she cannot support a proposed bill which would legalise assisted dying at a time when so many people are unable to live independently.

Scotland, and the rest of the UK, on May 17. A number of countries have been added to it but have since been take off due to the rise in covid cases in the area.

Pollen levels are set to soar across Scotland this weekend sparking misery for hay fever sufferers. The Met Office's daily pollen forecast map shows 'high' levels on Sunday, with grass and weed spores in its peak season and out in full force.

Falkirk are being urged to be 'cautious' when booking holidays on the governments Green List. It means locals heading to the likes Malta and the Balearic Islands won't have to self-isolate for 10 days when they return to the UK.

Scotland has recorded a weekend spike in the number of Covid patients being treated in hospitals across the country.Figures published by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland today show 158 people are currently being treated for the virus in the nation's hospitals compared to 128 on Friday.The rise comes as a further 1,250 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland in the last 24 hours – including 112 in Ayrshire.Public Health Scotland say the national figure is lower