Jim Goodwin hit with 3 match ban as St Mirren boss banished to stands for Inverness Scottish Cup clash

Dumfries. Instead we've had candidates and leaders appearing on Zoom calls and doing more virtual campaigning than we've ever seen before.

election ' for a number of reasons. Millions of Scots will cast their ballots for the candidate and political party that they would like to represent them at Holyrood.

traditional dish that is often served on both Hogmanay and New Years Day in Scotland, a steak pie has been a favourite of Scots for generations.

cinemas later this month as lockdown restrictions are set to ease further across the country.

coronavirus deaths were recorded overnight in Scotland with 85 new positive cases. The Scottish Government announced the latest figures on Wednesday, May 5, as efforts to control the virus spreading continue.

ix weeks of campaigning messages to just a few sentences. Scots across the country will head to the polling booths tomorrow, May 6, in what is being described as the most significant election since devolution in 1999.

workplace pension should be scrapped, according to a pensions provider. Scottish Widows argued that many workers earning less than £10,000 in a job - and perhaps some employers - are not aware that employees can choose to opt into their company pension.

SNP would still be the biggest party in the Holyrood chamber, however they would be short of achieving a majority. According to the Savanta ComRes poll for The Scotsman, the SNP would return 59 MSPs which is six seats short of having a majority in the parliament.

Premiership great escape. Brian Rice’s men produced their first win in 10 when they needed it most, thanks to goals from Ross Callachan and David Moyo that were enough to withstand St Mirren ’s fightback from Jamie McGrath’s 16th goal of the season.

Scottish Government of 'putting pints before play' after being told centres must remain closed. Jennifer McNaughton runs Pandamonium in Erskine and says the Scottish Government are leaving children behind on their decisions to lift Covid restrictions.

Dumfries pensioner who believed his five-year fight with electricity giant Scottish Power was over has said he’s “back to square one”.Bill Glasson was delighted when the company scrapped the £22,000 bill they claimed he owed – and said he was actually due a refund of more than £2,600.But Mr Glasson faced further misery on Thursday when two more envelopes from Scottish Power were delivered to his home.

Alba, stands for. Asked about if she would work with the former First Minister, Sturgeon said she still has "concerns about his personal conduct".

Scottish Cup quarter-final. The competition was suspended in January due to the coronavirus pandemic and has been forced into a congested schedule.

Celtic this season then perhaps the final, final derby a few weeks later might have had even more significance.That’s all ifs, buts and never will be’s though with the Hoops’ 10-in-a-row car crash barely even visible in the rearview mirror.What is certain is that tomorrow is the biggest clash with Rangers left in the decorated skipper’s 14-year Celtic career and is absolutely pivotal to any chance he has of bowing out with silverware.Brown has been on the winning side in 22 of his previous 42

Dundee United. The midfielder has been offered a pre-contract by the Saints and is also considering an extension at United.

Douglas Ross being in charge of the Scottish Tories. He said: “My politics and his are different.

furloughed and the most recent figures show a drop in the employment rate. Labour also aims to create 19,000 jobs through a new programme of social home building, 7,500 roles through energy efficiency upgrade work, a 10,000-strong Scottish Conservation Corps and 48,000 jobs through a kickstart scheme.

Sarwar land Labour ahead of the Tories and what is holding him back? Nicola Sturgeon’s handling of the covid pandemic, despite the high death rate and despite the care homes scandal, has served her well. Voters look like they want to reward the First Minister for leading the nation during a very difficult year and every time she gives a covid update they are reminded of that.He’s only been boss for six weeks or so and Sarwar has gained ground.