Investigation underway after deliberate bin fire causes gas explosion

Rutherglen and Hamilton West, shocked the public yesterday by releasing a statement admitting she had breached covid rules.

Margaret Ferrier sparked outrage after admitting she travelled from her Rutherglen constituency to Westminster despite the need to self-isolate with coronavirus symptoms. The SNP politician also took the astonishing decision to ride the train back to Scotland after knowing she had tested positive.

Rutherglen and Hamilton West, stunned the country by releasing a statement last night admitting she had breached covid rules.

SNP colleague for breaking coronavirus rules and potentially putting lives at risk.The Scottish First Minister spoke out after Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Margaret Ferrier admitted taking a train from Glasgow to London after showing symptoms, then speaking in a Westminster debate before travelling back by train after a positive coronavirus result.Now Ferrier has confessed 'there is no excuse for my actions' with the MP being suspended by the whip.Sturgeon tweeted: "This is utterly

charity in her memory.Seven-year-old Freya Skene and mum Brooke Reid were dragged down a series of waterfalls in the River Braan near Dunkeld on July 9.Despite Brooke and her partner Sean McKiddie's best efforts to save her, Freya sadly passed away.Heartbroken Brooke has now set up a fundraising page in the hope of starting up a charity called 'Freya's Wish' in her daughter's honour.She said: "Like a flash of a light, a current dragged us both down multiple waterfalls."I was lucky to survive,

raunchy ad campaign has landed a Scots business in hot water after a flurry of complaints were received.1st Choice Living erected the risqué sign in a farmer’s field next to the M8 in West Lothian last week to promote the home improvement firm.The poster shows a scantily clad woman wearing a black thong and lacy suspenders next to a quote that reads: “...the only crack you’ll find in our windows.”On the opposite side of the board is a boxer-wearing man who has abs of steel with a blurb that

universities have seen large numbers of students testing positive since they returned to campus. Institutions told learners they weren't allowed to socialise with anyone outside their accommodation over the weekend.

Edinburgh University’s Pollock Halls shot the footage in the early hours of Saturday morning, September 26.Footage shows scores of students close together filing back into Lee House at around 2am yesterday.It came as officers from Police Scotland were called to the same campus on Friday night to break-up a number of parties.The student, calling themselves @pollockprisoner on Twitter, said of the fire alarm: “It was just crazy because no one tried to keep them socially distanced.“The residents

lockdown rules. The Scottish Government has ordered pubs, restaurants and bars to close their doors early every night under the latest restrictions in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Sir Keir Starmer is to appeal to former Labour voters who switched to the SNP to “take another look” at the party under his leadership.The Labour leader is to use a speech at the party’s online conference to make a direct plea to lost Labour voter in Scotland and Conservatives in England.Starmer will acknowledge the lack of trust in Labour that led to the collapse of the Labour vote in Scotland and some north of England constituencies under Jeremy Corbyn.Stamer will address party members in his

mums-to-be will be routinely tested for two other conditions alongside Down's syndrome under new screening rules.NHS Scotland will be changing the National Pregnancy Screening Programme from September 28 September, following a recommendation from the UK National Screening Committee.As a result expectant mothers will be offered testing for Edwards syndrome and Patau's syndrome as well as the current testing for Down's syndrome.All three conditions are chromosome-related and can be detected early

Read More About: Across the UK, CityFibre is working with an increasing range of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to deliver next generation broadband services.PMK is delivering the construction programme on CityFibre’s behalf and is following social distancing protocols to ensure the safety of the build team and the wider community.CityFibre has appointed David Cannon, formerly of the David MacBrayne Group and Scottish Enterprise, as its city manager with responsibility for ensuring close

Police are appealing for witnesses following an alleged hit and run on the M9 on Monday, September 14. One lane was closed at the Southbound Newbridge junction following the collision at around 10.15am.Traffic Scotland tweeted about the incident, saying lane one of two was closed whilst debris was being cleared from the carriagway.O fficers from Police Scotland are now investigating what happened and are looking for anyone who may have saw something to come forward.

came into effect at midnight on Friday, September 11.And the Scottish Government says these are rules are aimed at limiting the chances for the virus to spread between households.The below restrictions apply to both the South Lanarkshire Council and North Lanarkshire Council areas.

John Swinney has said that all exams are expected to go ahead next year after they were cancelled during the pandemic. The politician told the National Parents Forum of Scotland that the SQA was planning to run a ‘full diet’ in 2021.

rebel MSPs by replacing them with female key workers.  Leonard said he wants more working-class women in the Scottish Parliament and hopes to put frontline staff like carers and nurses at the top of the party’s regional lists.  Speaking to the Daily Record, Leonard denied the move is intended to punish plotters demanding he stand down.

Motherwell were evacuated over reports of fumes coming from a house sparked an emergency response. Police and fire crews raced to a property in Merry Street at around 10.53pm on Tuesday September 9 after reports of 'a smell of gas'.

missing airman Corrie McKeague has said that police have been unable to reassure her that bones found in bin bags in a Suffolk river are not her son's. Nicola Urquhart said she was "trying to keep a sensible head on" after the discovery of human remains in the River Stour in Sudbury on August 27.Mr McKeague, of Dunfermline, Fife, was 23 when he vanished on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, around 16 miles north of Sudbury, on September 24 2016.