Former SNP politicians launch new pro-indy party ahead of Holyrood elections

Scottish independence could take place in spring 2022, a former Yes campaign chief has predicted. Blair Jenkins said the on-going fight against coronavirus meant it was unlikely that a major vote on the constitution could take place next year - despite a pledge from SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford, who said his party must plan for a plebiscite in 2021.

Hero firefighters have battled a ferocious blaze throughout the night after a disused Scots school was engulfed in flames.The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were called to the former Brimmond Primary School on Inverurie Road in Aberdeen at around 9.30pm on Wednesday.Police also raced to the scene and closed a large section of the A96 after billowing smoke filled the surrounding area.Local residents were warned to close their windows and doors while the incident was ongoing which was safely

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A battle between two councillors to become the SNP's parliamentary candidate for Renfrewshire North and West next year is set to go on for another two weeks after the initial vote ended in an historic tie.In what is understood to be a first in the party's history, an equal number of members got behind Michelle Campbell and Natalie Don as they fought for the right to represent the nationalists in the Holyrood

Perthshire South and Kinross-shire.Jim, a lifelong campaigner for Scottish independence, announced his success on Friday, after a vote by nationalist party members.Racecourse among the "worst hit" by pandemic and faces "major cash deficit"He will now take over from Roseanna Cunningham as the SNP candidate for the Scottish Parliament at next year’s elections.Originally from Perth, Jim became a sheep farmer, shepherding for 13 years in the north east corner of the Ochil hills.He had the idea to

Daily Record of the horrors she witnessed during her career as a carer, which began at the age of 18 in 2004 and lasted until 2016 when she began a new chapter as a teacher.Residents left sitting in their own urine, going hungry for hours and violent physical assaults were commonplace occurrences during Fiona’s time in the industry.She described private homes as running like “factories” and said “skeleton” staff numbers amounted to widespread neglect.Fiona believes a national care service is

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independence MSPs win a majority at Holyrood by a margin of almost two to one, a new poll has suggests. Pollsters asked if more than half the MSPs came from independence-supporting parties – such as the SNP and the Scottish Greens – if this would constitute a mandate for another referendum to be held.

Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser: “I’d need to resign in March so that a by-election could take place on the same day, for minimum cost and disruption to the parliament and representation.

Loch Ness will become a black magic hub.Boleskine House was once owned by infamous 'ceremonial magician’ Aleister Crowley - who called himself the 'wickedest man in the world'.Crowley - who died in 1947 - drank blood and staged huge orgies there fuelled by heroin and cocaine.This week protesters demanded council bosses throw out plans to turn the estate - that also used to be the Highland home of Led Zeppelin’ guitarist, Jimmy Page - into ten holiday lodges.Opponents claim the sprawling property

Clydebank after a former nursing home went up in flames. Emergency services were called to the scene at Boquhanran House, near Shakespeare Avenue, at around 6.45pm on Wednesday.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.After Uddingston and Bellshill MSP Richard Lyle recently announced his retirement, the SNP are due to select a new candidate to stand in next year’s Holyrood election.And it’s down to five contenders – with the balloting currently open until Friday, November 6.One member hoping to succeed Richard is Anum Qaisar-Javed, a modern studies teacher who would become Scotland’s first female Muslim MSP if elected.“I

Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90, and tributes from the entertainment world have poured in for the man renowned for his portrayal of James Bond.Sir Sean, whose family said he died peacefully in his sleep in the Bahamas following a long illness, was the first to bring the 007 character to the big screen.He went on to appear in seven of the Bond blockbusters from 1962 to 1983, and his name became synonymous with the spy role.Sir Sean, who was born in Edinburgh, enjoyed an esteemed acting

firebombed outside the property in Strathaven.Campbell, 51, has also been subjected to a series of online threats over his stance on crime in the area.However, he said the council had not contacted him despite chief executive Cleland Sneddon receiving Police Scotland’s detailed audit of security weeks ago.

coronavirus restrictions and extra strain on police are creating a "combustible" atmosphere in Scotland, a former deputy police chief has warned. Tom Wood said officers are coping "so far" but claimed more people are becoming resentful and "covidiots" are taking their toll.

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

farmer has vowed to dump a lorry load of buffalo dung into a shop that has been dumping piles of rubbish onto his land. Steve Mitchell discovered a fresh mountain of cardboard and plastic packaging had been tossed onto a track at the Buffalo Farm in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on Tuesday morning.

Scottish Government is spending £1,089 less per student on teaching in universities than when the SNP came into office in 2007, Scottish Labour has claimed.Richard Leonard said the figures show quality of tuition has “clearly been deprioritised by the SNP”.The Scottish Labour leader aid universities and students must be a priority for investment.Analysis by the party of data obtained from a freedom of information request to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) found that real terms per student

Motherwell and Hamilton both being postponed.The SPFL are now investigating the circumstances surrounding those call-offs, and the Saints have moved to strengthen their approach to dealing with the virus by bolstering their staff.Former Scottish Police Federation chairman and ex-St Mirren player Brian Docherty has been hired as the club's first safeguarding and quality manager, while risk management experts Dr Kevin Pollock has been brought in to review and enhance the club’s internal

'guising this year. Coronavirus has ruined the tradition of children dressed in creepy costumes offering a 'trick or treat' at stranger's doors.