Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf questions presence of slave owner statues

Nicola Sturgeon as Hitler has sparked a police probe.The long poster was hung in Charlotte Square near Bute House, the FM's official residence.The banner read, 'Herr Sturgeon for Furher'.Writing on the banner mocked Sturgeon in English but with words spelled as if spoken in a German accent..It read: "Ve vill keep Scotland in Lochdown until ze UK gives me vot I vont." ( )The bottom of the banner read: "Vote me to kill the economy."Imagery shows a photo of  the First Minister  with a drawn-on

married her husband whilst she worked in his chip shop business has been given a £3.9 million divorce settlement.The woman, who hasn’t been identified, was given the award following proceedings at the Court of Session in Edinburgh by judge Lady Wise.In a judgement published at the court on Tuesday, Lady Wise tells of how the woman, who is called SCA, married her husband - MMA - in February 1989.The judgement tells of how her husband and his family built a business empire involving restaurants

Ryan Kent returned to Ibrox a different player to the one who ripped up Scotland in his loan spell. Steven Gerrard splashed the cash, believed to be upwards of £5m, on Kent after he starred during a season-long loan spell from Liverpool.

WWII Nazi Germany.Other images celebrated Nazi stormtroopers with the slogan, “Glasgow is ours”, showing masked morons performing Nazi salutes.In one post, National Rebirth Scotland – apparently in reference to the protests in Glasgow’s George Square – claimed: “Antifa wasn’t ready for us they know we run this city”.

Humza Yousaf and the leader of the Orange Order in Scotland after volatile mass gatherings brought shame on the country.The Scottish Justice Secretary spoke with Grand Master Jim McHarg online amid fears that sectarian and racist disorder is running out of control.Yousaf, along with the First Minister and the leader of Glasgow City Council, has been outspoken about the “racist thuggery” that has underpinned some protests in Glasgow’s George Square.Groups of right-wing protesters have been

solidarity with Black Lives Matter and said the salute was taken from the "Game of Thrones" fantasy TV series.

1 - Go for goal The Labour leader started off by congratulating the PM on his U-turn over free school meals after pressure from Marcus Rashford. Starmer didn’t go in studs first though, preferring detailed questions on poverty rates and warnings from local councils, including Tory ones, that they are about to go bankrupt.

recycling centre. Stuart Urquhart, from Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, had been dropping off rubbish at Stobhill Recycling Centre in Gorebridge on June 5 when the gold loop slipped off his finger.

British Gas is set to cut 5000 jobs after restructure plans were accelerated by the pandemic. Centrica will cut out three layers of management to slimline the business including half of their 40-strong leadership team who will step down by September.

Health Secretary is to appear before MPs in a session on the Covid-19 outbreak. Jeane Freeman and national clinical director Jason Leitch are expected to face questions on the impact of the virus in care homes from the Scottish Affairs Committee.

statues of slave traders to be taken down. Steve West, from Stand Up to Racism, said that putting up plaques explaining the history of the statues did not go far enough.

SNP has questioned why the Scottish Government is sticking with the two metre social distancing rule when many other countries use a reduced version. Andrew Wilson, who wrote a landmark report on the economics of Scottish independence, cited the examples of China, Denmark, France, Hong Kong and Singapore which have all implemented a one metre rule.

1 - That’s still a no-go to sunny SpainMatt Hancock signalled that there is little chance of quarantine rules forcing people into 14 days self-isolation if they return from travel abroad being lifted in time for Scottish school holidays.The policy will be reviewed at the end of June, by which time Scottish schools will be out for the summer.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local

Scotland ’s worst ever forger. The clueless conman strolled into Edinburgh ’s Dofos pet store on Saturday afternoon and tried to buy cat food with the 20 ‘poond’ note - complete with spelling error.

Civil rights campaigners are calling for one of Scotland’s tallest statues to be removed as it ‘glorifies’ the country’s role in the slave trade.The 150-foot high Melville Monument was erected in 1821 in memory of the First Viscount Melville, Henry Dundas - who is best known for delaying the abolition of slavery in 1792.Dundas, who was Home Secretary at the time, believed that slavery should be abolished gradually in three stages over a decade, which many historians say cost thousands of

Black Lives Matter movement in Glasgow after similar protests around the world on Sunday. Following an appeal by the First Minister for those attending the Glasgow Green event to “stay safe”, the overwhelming majority appeared to be keeping to social distancing guidelines necessary as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.