Cops say 'no risk to public safety' after Scot mowed down by car later abandoned at Aldi

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross hit the campaign trail in Renfrewshire North and West in a bid to boost candidate Julie Pirone's election chances.As polling day draws ever closer, the pair were out and about in Renfrew over the weekend as Mrs Pirone continued her fight to become the constituency's first Tory MSP.Since the seat was first created in 2011, it has belonged to former SNP MSP Derek

BBC One Scotland and the BBC News Channel for the fourth and final time of the election campaign tonight. Nicola Sturgeon (SNP), Douglas Ross (Scottish Conservatives), Anas Sarwar (Labour), Willie Rennie (Lib Dems) and Patrick Harvie (Scottish Greens) will all face questions from BBC Scotland Political Editor Glenn Campbell on the show which kicks off at 7.50pm.

BBC drama, also took to social media to slam "Tory Twitter and their bots" after he came out in support for Nicola Sturgeon's party yesterday. Compston, who was born in Greenock, urged Scots to vote for the SNP at the Scottish Parliament election on May 6.

iOS and Android.A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Around 1.20pm on Thursday, April 29 police received a report of a person being struck by a car at Braes Road in Saltcoats. Emergency services are on the scene and currently dealing with the incident."The man has been taken by ambulance to Crosshouse Hospital."website.Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.

Scottish Lib Dems have produced a mock cheque in Ross’ name which shows the cash windfall he would benefit from. Income tax rates and bands are a matter for the Scottish Parliament, with middle and higher income earners paying more than people south of the border.

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The same poll predicts that the Scottish Conservatives will return 32 MSPs, one more than in 2016. However there would still be a pro-independence majority at Holyrood, with the Scottish Greens forecast to return eight MSPs, two more than 2016.Ross said: “It is on a knife edge.

cyclist has been rushed to hospital after being knocked down on a busy Fife road. Police were called to the scene on Queensferry Road in Dunfermline at around 12.15pm on Thursday, April 22.

Emergency services scrambled to the scene after the girl was hit by a car outside Leo's Pizzeria on Hamilton Road in Bellshill at around 7.35pm on Wednesday April 21.

National Union of Students leaders' hustings last night where representatives from the main five parties discussed a range of issues. During the argument between Sturgeon and Ross, the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar jumped in to say they weren't setting a good example for young people across the country by shouting at each other.

Douglas Ross ’ party supports doubling the Scottish Child Payment to £20 a week, but their Holyrood manifesto only commits them to the rise in 2025.

Ross said: “If it was possible for him to come up north of the border that would be great, but I’m not putting any pressure on him.” He added: “He is also leading the UK effort against a global pandemic and I think people understand in this strange election campaign in terms of the restrictions that we’ve all got to deal with, that it may not be as easy as for the Prime Minister to come.”The move came as Downing Street issued a joint statement from the British and Indian governments cancelling

Glasgow on Saturday April 17.

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.

Stephen Glass and Allan Russell for the first time.And next week he’ll enter battle with the final part of the new Aberdeen management team – Scott Brown.The duo have crossed swords plenty of times in the past and Wednesday will be no different.

West Lothian. Emergency services scrambled to the scene after the child was hit by a red Vauxhall Mokka that was travelling south on Langside Drive in Blackridge at around 6.15pm on Saturday, April 3.

Glasgow street after reports of a man being attacked by a gang wielding weapons. Queens Drive in the city’s southside area was taped off by cops at around 4.35pm this afternoon.