"blended learning". John Swinney will face MSPs at Holyrood on Tuesday for an update on the August 11 return to class.
02.06.2020 - 19:21 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The next SNP manifesto should offer Scottish independence without the need for a referendum, two prominent party figures claimed.
Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil and Inverclyde councillor Chris McEleny want a pledge that winning a pro-independence majority would be grounds to start negotiations with Westminster.
The pair had hoped their alternative approach would be discussed at the SNP conference in June but the event was cancelled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
They now say the issue
"blended learning". John Swinney will face MSPs at Holyrood on Tuesday for an update on the August 11 return to class.
independence has increased to 54 per cent, according to a new poll suggesting a growing trend among Scots. The poll showed a 54-46 vote when people who haven’t made up their mind are removed from the findings.
pit closures due to a lack of local job and educational opportunities, a report has found.Almost 20 years since the last deep mine north of the Border shut, coalfield towns and villages remain among the most disadvantaged areas of the country.Analysis by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT) found that when compared to the national average, many have lower life expectancies and higher rates of 16 to 19-year olds not in education or jobs.The report added there remained "significant and
1 - Grandparents will be able to hug grandchildren, but only in England.Boris Johnson announced new rules allowing households to create “support bubbles” to give some relief to single people who feel isolated at home as lockdown drags into its 12th week.From Saturday around 11 million people living alone or as single parents will be allowed to “bubble up” with one other household of any size.Anyone in the bubble will be allowed to “act as if they live in the same household”.
Ayrshire lottery winners Christine and Colin Weir have been unveiled as the biggest donors to the SNP during the last decade.The couple, who hit the Euromillions jackpot in 2011 with a £161 million win, topped the pile of financial backers to the Nationalist cause.Between them, the pair donated more than £6.4 million to party coffers, according to analysis by the Times.It came during a period where the SNP fought referendums on Scottish independence and leaving the European Union.The Weirs
summer months an almighty thumbs down - but it can be an absolute nightmare for hay fever sufferers. Sadly it can be a time where allergic symptoms can be triggered as the warmer weather rolls in.
West Lothian. The 52-year-old was walking her German Shepherd in a wooded area near Nicholson Way, Livingston, at around 8pm on Sunday when the incident took place.
Scottish Government has its "head in the clouds" over plans for staff to return to work at schools across the country, a union has claimed. The GMB - which represents support workers like cleaners and caterers - said that guidance issued by ministers "poses more questions than answers".
Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw to back a cross-party campaign to extend the Brexit timetable and ensure a chaotic no deal is avoided. The Scottish Government this week published analysis highlighting the danger of ending the transition period in the midst of the pandemic.
dog who died after being poisoned by toxic algae has issued a warning to other pets owners. Andrea Mclellan had let six-year-old Benjamin cool off in a burn near her home in Cupar, Fife, during the sizzling hot weather last week.
independence “as soon as possible” - but her focus is on tackling the coronavirus crisis. At her daily media briefing, the First Minister looked forward “normality” when the country can start discussing constitutional debate again.
Ministers have been criticised after it emerged a sick pay fund for social care staff had not been established yet.
A Scots MSP has told how her world fell apart after the sudden death of her 20-year-old son who tragically passed away on holiday.
A former SNP Justice Secretary has claimed the actions of the Crown Office relating to Alex Salmond look like an “abuse of power”.
The death of George Floyd which has triggered protests across the US was “inexcusable”, Boris Johnson has said.
Scots cops are warning animal lovers to be wary of pet fraud amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The operators of a Perth gym earmarked for demolition have vowed to keep fighting to retain the facility.
Tory plans to make MPs vote through narrow Westminster lobbies during the coronavirus crisis have been slammed as "madness".
CANCER services could be gradually restarted as part of the plan to reboot the NHS.