Dumfriesshire couple's Scottish Parliament debate hope over campaign to help children harmed by epilepsy drug

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.

East Kilbride were among those who gathered outside the Scottish Parliament last week to call for families to be allowed to visit loved ones inside care homes.

Paisley for their retirement had to be rescued from a grimy flat they’d rented.Rose-marie Dardelet Foulon and her partner Eric Dine quit the French capital for a new life in Renfrewshire after falling in love with the town.But their Paisley version of a Year in Provence ended up in misery as the two-bed maisonette in the town’s Neilston Road turned out to be filthy mess.They’d been duped into the rental after the online Gumtree video avoided showing the mess the flat was in.The previous occupant

lockdown restrictions in Scotland, it has been confirmed. The First Minister will address MSPs at Holyrood on new nationwide restrictions, which are expected to include tighter rules on hospitality businesses and a possible extension of the ban on household social gatherings.

map reveals the nine Scottish regions projected to become coronavirus hotspots within a fortnight, putting them at risk of local lockdowns.Imperial College London's interactive maps show clusters of red zones in each UK nation, as of Friday, as tough new measures are imposed across Scotland to curb the spread of Covid-19.But the picture looks much worse two weeks from now, with more hotspots emerging across the cuntry.A projection for 4th October shows Scottish areas already subject to local

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showing off the Inner and Outer Hebrides as you've never seen them before. The Hebridean Air Services account (@Hebrideanair) is a treasure trove of unbelievable photographs of some of Scotland's best known islands - all taken from a bird's eye view.

Douglas Ross plans to spend £550million on 3,000 more teachers for Scotland if his party gains power at the next Holyrood election.

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The longlist for this year’s Scottish Album Of The Year Award has been announced. It’s a strong list, with artists including Anna Meredith, Blanck Mass, Erland Cooper and Shhe.

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.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has admitted misleading Parliament about North Lanarkshire Council’s 1140 hours early years education programme.During First Minister’s Questions, Ms Sturgeon claimed NLC had failed to roll out the programme, when in fact 69 per cent of education and childcare establishments are offering the extended hours.The council’s education convener, Councillor Frank McNally,

Husband and wife Joy and Brian Wilson are sticking together through thick and thin.The couple, from Ayrshire, have shed more than seven stone between them after ditching takeaways and junk food.Joy, 55, suffers from a neurological condition and relies on 71-year-old Brian, who is her carer.When both their weight crept up to nearly 15 stone, they knew they had to make a change to ensure their quality of life.Joy said: “I knew my weight was going up and up, and it wouldn’t stop unless I done

Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh on September 5 to voice their anger at the coronavirus restrictions. The second planned demo was then held on Thursday, September 10, in the area surrounding the parliament building.Police Scotland confirmed a man has now been charged with culpable and reckless conduct.

party members they have 'underestimated' him and slammed their "despicable" calls for him to step down. As the party civil war intensifies, Leonard said he needed to 'remind a small group of people' that they had underestimated his resolve.

vaginal mesh surgery. Missouri-based Dr Dionysios Veronikis had previously offered to cross the Atlantic to perform complex mesh removal operations on women.

Ms Harper said: “I continue to work with the Scottish SPCA and others on these issues.“I’d like to commend the RSCPA and the Scottish SPCA for their continuous efforts during lockdown in the bid to track down this awful, illegal practice and to help educate people as to how to identify and buy a puppy which will live well and for longer.”

Alex Salmond has said he could go back to court to help retrieve key documents for the Holyrood inquiry into the Government’s bungled sexual misconduct investigation. David McKie told the Scottish Parliament committee Salmond is willing to try to access information that is not being handed over by Nicola Sturgeon ’s Government.

Scottish Opera’s new production of La Bohème stands as a beacon of light in the darkness. The company has successfully created a staging that adheres to stringent social distancing rules in front of a live audience and captures the spirit and colour of Puccini’s opera.Staged in the parking lot of Scottish Opera’s Glasgow workshops – a bold proposition given the vagaries of autumnal Scottish weather – Roxana Haines’s production weaves in and around the audience.