John Swinney's job on the line as Greens signal support for no confidence motion

Covid-19 vaccine has sparked a huge police probe in Edinburgh.A single multi-dose vial of the vaccine was swiped from a vaccination centre at the city's Morrison Street on Saturday morning.Officers say the callous theft was an 'isolated incident' and that they are 'following a positive line of enquiry'.Locals are being warned of scammer vaccinators as police urge anyone offered a vaccine outside a vaccination centre to get in touch.Chief Inspector Neil Wilson said: "We were made aware of an

Marvel’s Avengers eagerly awaiting for Spider-Man to join the roster of heroes will have to wait even longer.According to an IGN interview with Crystal Dynamics studio head Scot Amos, the web-slinger is still currently in development and won’t be coming to the game before Summer 2021 at the earliest.During the inaugural Square Enix Presents event, the 2021 content roadmap was revealed for Marvel’s Avengers – highlighted by a new Black Panther expansion – and was notable for its omission

Nicola Sturgeon’s troubles at Holyrood’s Salmond Inquiry.The EIS hit out at the decision as parents prepared to send Primary 4-7 kids back full-time on Monday, along with the part-time return of secondary pupils.Andrea Bradley, EIS assistant secretary, told BBC Scotland teachers had been “caught by surprise” by the First Minister’s March 2 announcement on the eve of her giving eight hours of evidence to the Alex Salmond inquiry.Bradley said: “The decision seemed to be a political one rather than

motion of no confidence in the Deputy First Minister at Holyrood today following an ongoing row about the disclosure of evidence to the Alex Salmond Inquiry.Scottish Parliament bosses confirmed a vote could go ahead tomorrow but just moments later the Greens announced they would refuse to back it.The Conservatives argue that Swinney should resign after waiting four months to publish legal advice regarding the botched handling of complaints made against Alex Salmond in 2018.MSPs twice voted for

Lockdown restrictions may be about to ease in Scotland, but there is still uncertainty surrounding the UK jobs market after the latest figures showed unemployment across the country has reached 1.74 million.The travel and tourism sectors have seen a larger fall in employment levels than others, with many still on furlough and facing an unpredictable future once the UK Government scheme ends on September 30, 2021.The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts that UK unemployment will reach

SNP education secretary said that infection levels had continued to fall, despite children in nurseries and P1 to P3 returning to the classroom on February 22 – a move that came two weeks ahead of pupils in England.Swinney today insisted that earlier return had happened “because we felt that was a safe thing for us to be able to do because of the low prevalence amongst younger children”.And Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Gregor Smith, said since then there had only been “one or two small

coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours.The latest figures were announced by John Swinney this afternoon.The Deputy First Minister revealed that 501 new cases of the virus were recorded overnight.654 people are being treated in hospital while 59 are currently in ICU.The latest figures mean that since the start of the pandemic, 7422 people have lost their lives to coronavirus in Scotland.It comes as 28 people were arrested in connection with lockdown flouting celebrations of Rangers fans

Liam Gallagher has teamed up with Glasgow venue The Priory to help it raise vital venue-saving funds.The former Oasis frontman has donated a number of items to a special prize draw, which is aiming to raise money to help ensure the survival of the influential Scottish venue which has been impacted by the coronavirus crisis.“A vital beating heart on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street, The Priory has become recognised as a hotbed of the latest and greatest sounds coming out of Scotland’s alternative

Janey Godley has said she wants to release a video of all the hate mail she has received through her website.The Scots comedian revealed on Twitter that she got a call from her personal assistant who read out several emails she was sent from men she blocked online.The 60-year-old has previously shared the vile messages she is sent on a daily basis with her fans.In the Tweet, Janey said: "My assistant called me today (works remotely) and read out the emails sent to my website from angry men who

Liam Gallagher has donated a signed setlist and more to help save The Priory in Glasgow. The former Oasis rocker has donated the only setlist from his special 'Down By The River Thames' show along with a signed limited edition 7" 'Why Me? Why Not?' boxset and a £200 voucher for his Pretty Green Fashion label to help the Scottish venue survive after the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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James Wolffe has been under fire after the Parliament redacted some of Salmond’s evidence following a warning by the Crown Office.However, he said he is “satisfied” he can be head of the Crown Office while at the same time serving as the Government’s legal adviser.Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here.

Anas Sarwar has said his party would not have "no choice" but to back a no confidence vote in Deputy First Minister John Swinney over the publication of legal advice.On two occasions, MSPs have voted to compel the Scottish Government to produce legal advice taken as part of the legal challenge brought by Alex Salmond over its harassment complaints procedure, but ministers have so far not handed the advice over.The Scottish Government went on to concede the judicial review into the investigation

Scottish Conservatives are threatening to lodge a week lodge a motion of no confidence in Nicola Sturgeon's second in command at Holyrood on Tuesday.The Tories are giving Swinney 24 hours to agree to release the legal advice or face a vote to remove him from office.The Deputy First Minister has previously ignored two cross-party motions in the Scottish Parliament attempting to force the government to comply with a parliamentary majority telling it to publish the advice.The committee

Anas Sarwar on beating her for Scottish Labour Leader.The Central Scotland MSP and leadership hopeful took to social media praising Sarwar for winning the top job after a tightly run contest.It comes after the Scottish Labour leadership contest finally drew to a close, with Sarwar announced as the victor this morning.Sarwar scooped the win following focused attempts to reunite the party while trying to resist any move towards another independence referendum.It comes after Leonard quit in

Anas Sarwar has won the Scottish Labour leader job race after beating out Monica Lennon.The Scottish Labour leadership contest has finally drawn to a close as the winner was announced this morning.Now Sarwar has secured the top role following his focused on attempts to reunite the party while trying to resist any move towards another independence referendum.It comes after Leonard quit in January, days after saying he was determined to fight for every vote in the election this May.Glasgow MSP

Trident submarines are based on the Clyde.The SNP is opposed to nuclear weapons for an independent Scotland but is committed to being in the Nato nuclear umbrella.In a speech to the Royal United Service Institute, Healey will attempt to move on from Jeremy Corbyn’s outspoken reluctance to back the nuclear deterrent which was seen as one of the reasons Labour was viewed by many voters as being “unpatriotic” in the 2019 election.Healey will say Labour’s commitment to NATO is “unshakeable”.He will