Fart joke SNP activist stands down from leadership bid after talking to John Swinney

Tenants rights' campaigners have staged protests across Scotland, demanding the First Minister make rent controls a top priority.

The Duke of Edinburgh has expressed that the wave of support following his mother, Queen Elizabeth II's passing, was "overwhelming".

Epic Games has removed the recently-added Chains Of Hades weapon from Fortnite’s tournament mode, after Doja Cat complained about the weapon.READ MORE: Borislav Slavov on scoring ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ and what’s next: “We’re just warming up”Chains Of Hades were one of several Greek-inspired weapons that were added to Fortnite as part of the Chapter 5 Season 2 update, with the whip-inspired weapon able to capture opposing players and drag them closer, or deal heavy melee damage.However, as the game enters the final weeks of Myths and Mortals, Fortnite have removed the weapon from the tournament game mode, which will impact the Fortnite Championship Series grand finals taking place this weekend (May 18-19).According to Epic Games (via esports.net), this is due to a bug that could cause major problems in a major tournament, though Chains Of Hades can still be found in ranked and pubs modes. However, this change comes shortly after Doja Cat took to social media to complain about the weapon.In a series of now-deleted posts on social media, Doja Cat wrote: “If you’re horrible and garbage at Fortnite make sure you grab a Chains of Hades whip to pass the time.

Professional golfer Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce from his wife Erica Stoll!

Golf star Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce from his wife Erica on the eve of the US PGA Championship at Valhalla. Court records show the Northern Irish star submitted a “petition for dissolution of marriage” in Palm Beach County in Florida on Monday, 14 May. The pair met in 2012 when Erica was working for the PGA of America at the Ryder Cup after she helped him get a police escort to the course after he misread his tee time for the Sunday singles.

First Minister John Swinney has ruled out introducing legislation on gender reform after a previous law was vetoed by the UK Government.

Kate Forbes has returned to the Scottish Government for the first time since last year's bitter SNP leadership contest.

German director Tom Tykwer has been named Managing Director of Babylon Berlin producer X Filme Creative Pool as part of a restructure that sees company co-founder Stefan Arndt step down.

This Morning star Michelle Elman has hit back at trolls who judged her for 'moving on' just days after revealing that her ex was cheating on her.The body confidence coach, who regularly appears on the ITV morning show to give advice, revealed she had split from her fiancé after she found out he was being unfaithful. Michelle told followers how they had only been engaged for one day, after a woman messaged on social media to claim he'd been having an affair with her.The TV personality later addressed her split on This Morning as she was flooded with support from her fellow TV stars and followers.

First Minister-elect John Swinney praised a former Tory Chancellor who pushed through deep benefit cuts as a “believer” in devolution.

John Swinney became the next leader the SNP yesterday after a veteran activist from Arden - who claimed he had enough nominations to stand - pulled out of a leadership challenge.

The UK and Scottish Governments have been urged to stop picking fights on the 25th anniversary of the first Holyrood election.

A veteran SNP activist who made a fart joke at the party's conference has claimed he has enough nominations to stand against John Swinney to become leader, according to reports.

John Swinney must “make amends” to the Covid bereaved for deleting key WhatsApp messages if he is to become Scotland’s next first minister, the Liberal Democrats have said.

First Minister-elect John Swinney wants more immigrants to solve the worker shortage crisis caused by Brexit.

Prince Harry is set to return to the UK next week to celebrate a decade of the Invictus Games, ahead of the event's move to Canada next year.

Warner Bros. Discovery will reportedly implement paid-sharing on Max as it gets stricter later this year about subscribers letting other people use their accounts.Bloomberg reported this week that Warner Bros.

John Swinney has reached out to Kate Forbes as he fired the starting gun on the SNP leadership race today by declaring he was the best person to succeed Humza Yousaf.

Former Deputy First Minister John Swinney will launch his leadership bid for the SNP in Edinburgh today.

Prince Harry has been urged to 'step down' from the Invictus Games by veterans who feel it has 'lost meaning', with critics saying that his and Meghan Markle's recent involvement in the event is "too royal".The 39 year old Duke of Sussex, who co-founded the Invictus Games in 2014 and was initially lauded for his efforts, is now facing calls to resign as some veterans believe the games have strayed from their original purpose. According to the Express, a royal commentator has noted that what used to be one of Harry's "great achievements" is now "imperilled".