Emergency services race to ‘major incident’ on Scots river

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.

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.

Use an Apple phone or tablet? Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in LanarkshireLocals have reported seeing smoke billowing from the property with reports on social media claiming the roof of the house is completely destroyed. A Police Scotland spokeswoman told Lanarkshire Live : “Police were made aware of a fire at a property in The Cuillins, Uddingston, around 2.50pm on Monday, April 19.

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

Police have raced to the scene of an ‘ongoing incident’ in Grangemouth.

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.

Finnich Glen. Police, paramedics and fire crews have been called to the scene near the Devil’s Pulpit, in Stirlingshire, after the alarm was raised at 1.10pm.

pro-UK party, took aim at the BBC during an interview on Good Morning Scotland (GMS) earlier today where he also refused to answer if he believed Vladimir Putin's state was behind the poisoning of the Skripals in Salisbury in 2018.

SNP, even if that was not a Tory.Ross made the comments during a BBC Scotland radio phone-in, after one caller said he was thinking of voting Labour because their candidate had a better chance of unseating the SNP MSP.Asked “should a Conservative vote for Labour, who have a chance of winning?”, the Tory leader replied: “I think, across the country, people should look at their individual constituency and vote for the strongest candidate, which in most cases is a Conservative candidate, to defeat

Ruth Davidson got top billing in the video, while Douglas Ross appeared after the half-way point.

crash on the A96 has shut down the busy road after a two-car smash. Emergency services have raced to the scene between Huntly and Inverurie after the alarm was raised around 4.20pm today.

Ruth Davidson’s mug appears on the front page of a Tory flyer while the part-time referee only appears inside.Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie said: “Douglas Ross is used to spending time on the sidelines - but it’s now clear even his own party thinks he should be put on the subs bench.”It appears Ross is living in the shadow of high-profile Davidson, who also used to be leader but has quit the Scottish Parliament to take a seat in the House of Lords.A leaflet landing through

Nicola Sturgeon voiceovers. This time, the Glaswegian star has now taken the chance to have a little fun with the Scottish leaders’ debate held earlier this week.

Irvine Harbour after a 19 inch ‘bomb’ was discovered in the sand. The lengthy device, which was marked ‘do not touch - call police, was flagged to the Ardrossan Coastguard Rescue Team shortly before 7am on Wednesday.

Glasgow this evening. Police were called to the report of the smash on the eastbound carriageway of the busy motorway at around 5.19pm today.

Scots garage which reportedly left 13 motors with around £100,000 worth of damage have charged a man. The 35-year-old has been charged in connection with causing extensive damage to vehicles at Murray Motors in Fraserburgh.

Police Scotland van appears to have have been badly damaged following a collision with a car in Fife. A video has emerged from the scene on the A909 near Cowdenbeath which appears to show a silver motor 'pinning' the stricken vehicle against a crash barrier.