Douglas Ross accused of gaffe on first day as Scottish Tory leader after 'conceding defeat' at Holyrood election

Michael Douglas is having his say on police brutality and racial injustice.

Alex Neil has announced he will stand down as an MSP at next year's Holyrood election. The ex- health secretary is the latest former member of Alex Salmond's Cabinet to step away from the Scottish Parliament, with Stewart Stevenson and Roseanna Cunningham having previously revealed their intention to quit in 2021.

Roseanna Cunningham has stepped down from Holyrood. Cunningham said it was a 'difficult decision' to move away from the role, after claiming the title as the longest serving elected parliamentarian.

Boris Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds have cut short their holiday in Scotland.It comes after photos of them camping were published by the Daily Mail earlier this week.The prime minister had defied calls to return to Westminster early to face the A-Level and GCSE results fiasco, which resulted in a major U-turn from the government.But according to The Sun, the prime minister and his family were forced to abandon their break at a remote three-bedroom house on the north-west coast.The paper

straight to your inboxManchester United are considering a move for Bournemouth winger David Brooks after cooling interest in a possible loan deal for the Juventus forward Douglas Costa.The MEN understands United view Costa, 29, as an alternative to Jadon Sancho if they fail to resolve issues in negotiations with the Borussia Dortmund talisman's agent and had been looking at a possible loan, but regard Brooks as more attainable following Bournemouth's relegation.Brooks, 23, has been under

devolution.The Abolish the Scottish Parliament party launched itself on social media earlier this month and aims to do what it says on the tin - scrap Holyrood and return Scotland to direct rule from London.But the leader of the anti-devolution movement insists he's not being undemocratic with his demands, despite 74% of Scots backing the creation of a parliament at a referendum in 1997.John Mortimer told the Record the reality of devolution in 2020 was very different to the idea Scottish voters

straight to your inboxManchester City are set to trigger the buy-back clause in Douglas Luiz's contract at Aston Villa - according to reports.The Brazilian was highly regarded by Pep Guardiola but didn't make a single first-team appearance for the Blues as they struggled to gain a work permit.Luiz was loaned to City Football Group side Girona for two years before completing a permanent exit from the club last year, signing permanently for Aston Villa following their promotion to the Premier

holiday destinations are at risk of being added to the Scottish Government’s quarantine list. Turkey, Greece and Croatia have seen a worrying spike in new coronavirus cases in recent days which is fueling concerns they could join Spain, France and the Netherlands.

Scots mum found dead in woods after vanishing from her home say her sons have been left devastated after going back to school without her there to see them off. Natasha Harrison's body was discovered on Saturday, August 8, two days after she went missing on Thursday the 6th.  This week her two boys went off to school as Kendrick, seven, returned for P3 and little Haiden, 5, faced his first day of primary one without their doting mum.

cinema chains in the UK will reopen more branches in Scotland later this month. Vue and Cineworld cinemas in Scotland were forced to close back in March at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Douglas Smith, who currently stars in the Emmy-winning TNT series The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, has signed with ICM Partners for representation in all areas.The Canadian actor and musician portrays Marcus Isaacson in The Alienist, alongside Daniel Bruhl, Luke Evans and Dakota Fanning.Smith recently portrayed Corey Brockfield in the second season of HBO’s critically acclaimed Big Little Lies.

Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas, Zoe Saldana and more A-listers are taking part in some difficult conversations.

Global cultural diplomacy organization Liberatum has corralled a number of high-profile Hollywood stars to join its new digital initiative dubbed Lifesaving Conversations. The conversation series will tackle topics such as racial justice, forced displacement and mental health by bringing international leaders, artists, pioneers, change makers and icons together for wide-ranging discussions.

prison cell after a brutal beating by inmates have described his treatment as “barbaric”.There was a five-hour delay in paramedics reaching Darren Brownlie, 47, by which time he was “unresponsive” in a pool of his own blood.Three prisoners who admitted killing him are due to be sentenced today at Glasgow High Court.But last night, Darren’s brother Robert said a perfect storm of failures by the prison, the NHS and ambulance services led to his death.Robert, 58, said: “My brother spent hours

Douglas Ross has been confirmed as the new leader of the Scottish Tories after being the only person nominated for the job. He will lead the party while ex leader Ruth Davidson takes on Nicola Sturgeon at First Minister’s Questions.

Douglas Ross.In a leaked message, Michelle Ballantyne said she agreed to support Ross on the understanding he leads a “Boris backing, Brexit positive, anti nat party”.The right winger added she wanted to see “cronyism” in the Scottish Tories rooted out.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 councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To