Five candidates in running for Airdrie SNP nomination for Holyrood election

Scottish Greens must aim to return a record number of MSPs at next year's Holyrood elections, the party's co-leaders will say today.Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater will tell members that environmental issues must be at the forefront of voters' mind and will defend their party's record at the Scottish Parliament over the last four years.The Scottish Greens' virtual conference began yesterday with a speech from Harvie calling for all Scottish Government contracts to be subject to trade union

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A new pro-independence party has been launched ahead of next year's Scottish Parliament elections by a Renfrewshire councillor and a former SNP MSP.Councillor Andy Doig and Chic Brodie - who represented South Scotland in Holyrood from 2011 to 2016 - have joined forces to create Scotia Future, with the party aiming to fight for both constituency and list seats next May.Pipped as the party of "real

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work hard to earn and re-earn the respect of people across the constituency.” The selection contest follows the announcement from incumbent MSP Mr Neil that he will be standing down after 22 years serving at the Scottish Parliament, including a decade as Shotts representative.

Last March, Jamie Patricof, the producer of such films and television programs as I Know This Much Is True, Holler and Captain Fantastic, started a weekly Zoom lecture series called Lunch with Jamie in which names from the worlds of politics, science and other areas spoke and took questions from participants.

a new study obtained by the Associated Press.From Sept. 1-30, 455 of the quips Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon told about the presidential candidates during their opening monologues targeted Trump versus 14 focused on Biden, per the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University.

Happy Birthday, Kamala Harris! Today marks the historic VP candidate’s 56th birthday. Over the course of her decades-long career, Senator Harris has proven herself to be a true force in politics. Whether she was the Attorney General of California, an elected senator, or as the current democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States, the politician has grown so much in her career. She’s been an inspiration to millions, including a number of famous faces!

A Republican candidate for the state legislature in North Dakota who died of COVID-19 earlier this month will remain on the ballot.  David Andahl, 55, a Bismark rancher and developer who was running in the 8th District, garnered endorsements from top Republicans, including Gov. Doug Burgum and U.S.

A refugee from Liberia running as a Republican for state Senate in Minnesota says he came to America for its promise of safety but feels growing concern over "anti-American rhetoric in the media." Alexander Buster Deputie's family moved from Africa's west coast to the United States in 1993 amid the first Liberian civil war. His grandmother was already living in the States at the time.

Jess Wright has confessed to feeling "anxious" as she grows older, telling her podcast listeners that turning 35 has only made it worse, too. The former TOWIE star was chatting to Peter Andre and her best pals Kelly and Gabby on her podcast series Girls #nofilter when she made the confessions.

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Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly apologized Thursday for a staffer's tweet calling Chicago officers "worthless f—ing pigs," a statement his Republican rival, Sen. Martha McSally, seized on as proof of anti-police bias in the astronaut's campaign.

Gordon Cox Theater EditorWould any time be a good time for the Tony Awards this year? With the country gripped by a pandemic, a presidential election and an overdue reckoning on racial justice — and a Broadway industry struggling to survive a shutdown that will extend through at least May — it seems an awkward time to be celebrating. But despite all the uncertainties, the awards have forged ahead with the announcement of the 2020 Tony nominations earlier on Thursday.

With the November election less than three weeks away and millions of Americans already casting their ballots, President Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will make one of their final appeals to voters during dueling town halls on Thursday night.  The two will participate in competing town halls in different cities on different networks: Trump on NBC from Miami and Biden on ABC from Philadelphia.The second presidential debate was originally scheduled for Thursday night, but Trump backed out

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia’s Republican Senate candidate is heading into Election Day at a fundraising disadvantage against a well-known Democratic incumbent – but the Iraq War veteran said he’s closing the gap.  Daniel Gade, who lost a leg to a roadside bomb during Operation Iraqi Freedom, said he believes his story is attracting more voters.

The Supreme Court has become a major topic in the lead up to November's election, and in Colorado’s final Senate debate Tuesday night, Democratic candidate John Hickenlooper said the question of “packing the court” was “hypothetical.” Some Congressional Democrats have threatened to “pack the court” if the GOP-controlled Senate pushed through the likely confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett prior to the Nov. 3 election.

A former Idaho gubernatorial candidate was indicted for the 1984 murder of his 12-year-old neighbor whose disappearance had been a mystery for more than three decades, officials recently announced. Steven D.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Airdrie schoolboy was rushed to hospital last night after he was hit by a car.Police were called to the scene of the accident in Gartleahill, at about 5.30pm.The youngster was taken to Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children by ambulance.The nature of his injuries and his condition weren’t known last night.Police closed off the residential road as they investigated the scene.

SNP members face a gruelling selection battle as 144 Nationalists race to become the party's candidate in just 32 Holyrood constituencies, the Record can reveal. Next year's Scottish Parliament election has already seen a huge number of people declare their ambition to become an MSP for the pro-independence movement.