Commonwealth flag call for Scotland ruled out at Holyrood

sex offender has revealed he ordered her daughter to call him “Daddy” and use a “baby voice” when they spoke on the phone.Matthew Kelsey, 32, who has been jailed for two years, twice had sex with his victim after travelling 270 miles to Stirling from his home in Yorkshire.The girl’s mother has now warned other parents to be careful about who their children are meeting online.She said Kelsey’s instructions to her daughter, who is now 15 and struggling to cope with the abuse she suffered, “would

Christopher Lawson jetsetted around the world for three years after jumping bail in the wake of being caught with £15,000 worth of cocaine.Yesterday at Dundee Sheriff Court, Sheriff Tom Hughes told Lawson he had to be jailed because he had taken up drug dealing simply because he enjoyed a luxury lifestyle.Sheriff Hughes said: "You were a person who served his country and you were injured on active service, then you went on to work as a security consultant abroad for several years."You then went

Donald Trump's Scots golf courses in protest hopes the President 'learns something' from his battle with coronavirus. David Milne became a Trump target when the tycoon began planning his self-proclaimed “world’s greatest golf course” at Menie links, near Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, in 2006.

“So unless the First Minister provides whatever material the Salmond inquiry requests, as she promised, then she has plainly lied to Parliament.”The Scottish Government has said it “strongly rejects any suggestion of obstruction” in the Alex Salmond inquiry and is seeking to initiate legal proceedings to allow release of papers to the committee.

Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. International student Reese Chamberlain, 18, was told that he would receive three meals per day while isolating.

mum has been warned she is on the Police's Covid "alert list' after a neighbour reported her for having family 'nipping in' to her house to deliver birthday gifts for her daughter. Ayrshire mum Leanne Macdonald, 36, celebrated her 10-year-old daughter, Myla's birthday yesterday, but due to coronavirus restrictions decided to just stay at home in Irvine with partner Gary, 37 and the couple's youngest daughter Rylee, two.

Scottish independence needs to be more respectful as it has become "stuck in a rut", a top political academic has said. Professor James Mitchell - who has written a number of books examining devolution and the SNP - said the “binary choice between union and independence” should be replaced by a wider look at the kind of society that Scots wanted.

Holyrood, Scotland's Finance Secretary claims. Kate Forbes said she only learned the UK Budget had been cancelled on Twitter - which she fears could result in a delay to the Scottish budget.

Scottish Greens for the controversial Mossmorran plant to close and insisted the site has a future despite years of complaints from those who live close by.The GMB said it was "staggering" any politician would want the giant chemical complex to wind-down operations at a time of rising unemployment caused by the global pandemic.In a frank letter sent to its members at Mossmorran last week, the union insisted that much talked-about promises of a transition to a more green economy in Scotland could

Conservative motion calling on the Scottish Government to drop its plans for an independence referendum bill has failed at Holyrood. Tory MSP Jamie Greene put forward a motion saying the Government "should drop its plans for a further Referendum Bill and focus on closing the attainment gap".

In recognition of the popularity of the folk music genre, the Official Charts Company announces the first Official Folk Albums Chart. 

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bagpipe-metal version of the Final Countdown.Hugely popular piper Archy J – aka The Snake Charmer from India, has teamed up with fellow pipers from two folk-metal bands to create a unique take on the 1986 Europe hit.The resulting clip sees Archy pipe alongside Scotland's own Jane Espie and her band Celtica Nova, as well as Argentinian band Skiltron. The seven musicians create a version of the hit you're unlike anything you'll have heard before.

Scottish Labour to move on from recent divisions by urging colleagues to “pull together”. He backed Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard and also praised an MP who had considered quitting the party last year.

jail cell at a Scots prison. Reese Fairgrieve, 23, was found on Sunday morning at HMP Perth where he was being held.

care homes.Professor Jason Leitch was speaking on a live radio interview today about the rising number of positive tests for coronavirus north of the border and the potential impact on the social care sector.Appearing on BBC Good Morning Scotland, the national clinical director was asked if he was concerned by the situation in Scotland's care homes."Concerned in the sense I want to protect them as much as I can from this virus," he said."We've learned both in Scotland and around the world, the

Neil Lennon for Celtic to be allowed to open up their stadium to a limited number of supporters. The Hoops boss feels that they could be at least a third full at Celtic Park after watching Kansas City Chiefs kickstart their NFL season with similar crowd numbers.

hereEarlier today, the First Minister uged Scots to download a new 'Protect Scotland' contact tracing app - the latest tool in the fight to stop the spread of coronavirus.The symptoms of coronavirus are:But these symptoms do not necessarily mean you have the illness.The symptoms are similar to other illnesses that are much more common, such as cold and flu.always wash your hands when you get home or into workuse hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not availablecover your mouth and nose with