Greens urge Scots to 'vote like their future depends on it' at Holyrood election

Covid-19 restrictions as lockdown gets eased further. Deputy First Minister John Swinney is pleading with Scots to continue following coronavirus rules so the virus can continue being suppressed.

Loch Lomond beauty spots were 'verbally and physically abused' amid parking frustration. Stirling Council have hit out at those responsible after workers were targeted at Ben A'an and Balmaha.

Alba Party leader said his new breakaway independence movement deserved a slot as it had a comparable number of members compared to the Lib Dems and Greens in Scotland, as well as more Scottish MPs at Westminster than Labour. The first leaders' debate took place on Tuesday night on BBC One and the next event is due to be broadcast on STV on April 13.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionKnown on youtube for his videos under the name of Count Dankula, Meechan will be standing for the Scottish Libertarian Party.The party's website claims: "We all know that government is a cancer."But it will not go away by simply ignoring it.

Alba Party, it could change the balance of power between Scotland and Westminster.Prime Minister Boris Johnson has consistently refused current First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s calls for a second Scottish independence referendum.But Salmond said that if a “super majority” of pro-independence MSPs are elected to Holyrood, a range of options would be available to those who want to take Scotland out of the UK.He suggested Scotland could organise its own referendum in those circumstances, with other

Jayda Fransen will stand as an independent against both Nicola Sturgeon and Anas Sarwar in the Glasgow Southside constituency.

Nicola Sturgeon was joined by Anas Sarwar from Labour, Douglas Ross from the Scottish Conservatives, Willie Rennie from the Lib Dems and Lorna Slater of the Scottish Greens to be quizzed on the BBC.

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Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the region The NHS board highlighted that those aged 40 and over should not put off contacting their GP practice if they have any possible cancer symptoms. Lung cancer is the most common cancer in Scotland, with around 5,000 people diagnosed each year.

Easter period. NHS Lothian has written to all parents in Edinburgh and the surrounding areas ahead of Easter weekend, reports Edinburgh Live.

Scottish politics.But the Scottish Greens co-leader will join Nicola Sturgeon, Anas Sarwar, Douglas Ross and Willie Rennie for the first election debate of 2021 live on BBC One tonight.Co-leader Patrick Harvie is the most high profile Greens MSP and has been a mainstay of politics in Scotland for a number of years - but not much is known about Slater in comparison.She did however appear on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show on Sunday it what was her first major TV interview.So, what do we know about

newly launched Alba Party and today insisted they were not competing for the same voters at May's Holyrood election. She described Salmond as a "disgruntled ex-first minister" and said people likely to vote for the Greens were a "totally different demographic" than supporters of Alba.

missing Scots woman who vanished in Fife. Lisa Donaldson, 37, has not been seen since leaving an address in the Hilton Court area of Rosyth at around 2.10 pm on Friday March 26.Police Scotland say extensive enquiries are underway to locate Lisa, adding that she has links to the Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes areas.

coronavirus pandemic. Charity Marie Curie is asking people to stand at their doorstep at 8pm this evening to shine a light to support families that have gone through a bereavement in the last year.Those looking to participate can use the likes of a candle, torch or a phone to take part.

Leigh Griffiths at Celtic after his cameo role in the draw with Rangers on Sunday. The Scotland international came on for the final two minutes plus added time of the 1-1 draw and barely managed a touch.

coronavirus vaccine causes blood clots, the UK’s medicines' regulator has said. The MHRA said that it is ‘closely reviewing reports’ after Ireland moved to temporarily suspend the rollout of the jab.

Ruth Davidson is urging Scots to vote Tory to deny SNP a majority for Indyref2.The Scottish Tories are planning to deny the SNP a majority at Holyrood to make sure Scotland doesn't leave the UK.Ms Davidson also hit out at the "increasing stench of sleaze and scandal" she claimed was coming from Nicola Sturgeon's party.She insisted that the SNP winning an overall majority's in May's Scottish Parliament election was no longer the "'nailed-on' near-certainty" that polls had once predicted.But to

tomorrow after the 33-year-old disappeared without a trace when leaving a friend's house in the Clapham area of London on March 3.Human remains were found earlier this week in the search for the marketing executive.

Sarah Everard.The 33-year-old disappeared without a trace after leaving a friend’s house in the Clapham area of London to walk home alone at around 9pm on March 3.She was reported missing a short time later sparking a massive police search to find the marketing executive.A serving police officer, Wayne Couzens, 48, was later detained in connection with her disappearance before being arrested on suspicion of murder.Human remains - which are yet to be formally identified - have since been