George Galloway fails in latest bid to get elected to the Scottish Parliament

Falkirk. As a teenager I attended Graeme High School and now own my own successful business.

Kate Middleton made sure she kept her three children close to heart as she stepped out for the final day of her Scottish tour with a sweet gold chain bearing their initials.The Duchess of Cambridge, 39, wore the beautiful chain by award-winning British jewellery designer Daniella Draper, priced at £495, for the final day of the Royal tour of Scotland on Thursday alongside her husband Prince William, 38.

Dundee Sheriff Court was told on Thursday that McGhie had been forced to move home because the image went viral and caused a furious public reaction. Solicitor Lee Qumsieh, defending, said: "His position is that there was a challenge going round on social media - on Instagram - involving similar images to the one you have seen.

Glasgow whlie insisting there was no political pressure put on the force during the incident or the recent deportation protest. Chief Constable Iain Livingstone defended how Police Scotland handled the policing of recent mass gatherings, including the demonstration on Kenmure Street that prevented immigration officers from taking away two men and what he described as "utterly unreasonable and unacceptable" scenes in the wake of Rangers' league victory.

Rangers supporters' celebrations has reached nearly £60,000. Thousands of fans descended on the square in the aftermath of their club clinching the Scottish Premiership trophy on May 15.

Perthshire were sorry to learn the youngest of the three chicks that recently hatched at Dunkeld has died. Nature has taken its course with the third chick which appeared on Saturday succumbing after not being strong enough to survive competition from its older siblings.

crash between two vehicles on the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway. The collision took place near Castle Douglas at the Kirkcudbright junction at around 2pm on Sunday.Traffic Scotland reported the road was clear at 3.24pm following the smash.

Gail Porter has said she is 'ready to come home to Scotland' after a traumatic year.The 49-year-old recently lost her dad and has made plans to come home this weekend.

where Rangers fans are gathered. Ambulances have blocked off the street.

Rangers youth coach and Scottish reality star Brian Matthews had a mad rush back from Dubai to make it in time for his new Ranger's bar opening in Uddingston. Brian, who already has Oswalds Rangers Bar in Oswald Street Glasgow has spent the last year over lockdown tirelessly transforming the venue into a ' museum and shrine' to his beloved club.

Perth and Kinross Council after a successful Scottish election. The party polled third on the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list vote in both Perth and Kinross constituencies last Thursday - ahead of both Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

Alison Johnstone, who represents the Lothians, will stand for the high-profile post later today. The Presiding Officer is effectively the chair of the Parliament and the equivalent of the Speaker in the House of Commons.

poverty.

again. “Especially those voters who are not traditional Conservatives who have lent me their support this time in order to hold off the nationalists.“The message could not be clearer.

on the constitution and whether the SNP leader has a mandate for another referendum on Scottish independence. Putting that argument to one side, the First Minister already faces a daunting list of domestic issues which urgently require her attention.

frustrating but oddest I've reported on. Coronavirus is the culprit and all the measures in place at the count I attended in Aberdeen were necessary to prevent the potential spread of the virus.

candidates. Yesterday, Salmond predicted he would "fall short" of winning a seat with his new party due to a number of factors including the short time from launching the party to polling day and the lack of TV coverage for Alba.

Neil Findlay said Sarwar’s campaign was simply a “rehash” of the 2016 election and urged Labour to recognise the right of the Scottish people to self-determination.Sarwar has been credited for the Holyrood election campaign he fought after taking over the leadership of Scottish Labour ten weeks ago.He rejected calls for indyref2 and made national recovery from covid his party’s top priority.However, although Labour held on to key constituencies yesterday, they could come third again for the

SNP headed towards a thumping victory at the Holyrood election.Nicola Sturgeon’s party may fall short of an outright win - 65 seats - but a pro-independence majority with the Greens is all but assured.Dozens of results were announced yesterday and counting has resumed.An SNP Government will push for indyref2 at some point during the next term, but Boris Johnson’s Government appears to be hardening its position.Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, dismissed

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