Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf's wife seeks SNP nomination to take on Scottish Lib Dem leader

BBC is run in Scotland.The four politicians made five demands in an angry backlash at "editorial balance" going back to what they claim was bias in the independence referendum.A letter to the broadcaster and the UK Government was signed by Scotland's former justice secretary Kenny MacAskill and his Westminster colleagues Angus MacNeil, Douglas Chapman and Neale Hanvey.However, the letter, published in The National newspaper, quickly provoked a split in the party.

Margaret Ferrier has refused to resign following bombshell revelations over her 800-mile round trip while suffering from coronavirus.

Mrs Hinch is the envy of Instagram after being gifted a personalised crystal-encrusted Febreze bottle for doing a good deed. The social media sensation, who shot to fame after transforming his Paisley council flat into a sparkling 'cleanfluencer' paradise, has shared his delight at receiving the jaw-dropping present this week.

raped by older boys.The Scottish Justice Secretary apologised to one of the mums and admitted her boy had been let down by the system.He pledged to write the traumatised young victim a personal letter of support.Yousaf also promised to help the second victim get the help he needs to overcome the trauma of his attack.Both meetings took place via online Zoom calls and were arranged with the help of the Daily Record after the mothers joined forces and asked us to put pressure on the government.The

First Minister. But as we all concentrated on Nicola Sturgeon as she laid out the tough new restrictions being introduced across the country for the next two weeks, one eagle-eyed Scots megastar noticed something else entirely.  For as he watched the live Scottish Government briefing along with the rest of us to find out our fate for the near future, singer Lewis Capaldi spotted the uncanny resemblance one SNP MP has to Hollywood actor Timothee Chalamet.

Mario McKnight found out that he featured in Mrs Hinch's new book 'This is Me' he was absolutely overwhelmed. Mario posts regularly on his 'cleanfluencer' account Cleaning with Mario, and when Mrs Hinch popped her new autobiography in the post to him with a personalised message, the Scots Instagram star said he was 'so touched'.

travel exemption list in a bid to tackle the spike in Covid-19 cases. Turkey, Poland, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba have been removed from the Scottish Government's list of travel corridors.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe father of a murdered teen says he feels let down by ‘zero’ action on promised change to the system.Kenny Stewart- the father of Michelle who was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend near her home in Drongan in 2008- raised his concerns at the lack of action via a virtual meeting with Scotland’s Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf on Monday.Michelle was only 17-years-old when blade killer John

Scottish independence is "wafer thin" and is largely based on the "political charisma" of Nicola Sturgeon.Veteran Nationalist George Kerevan said the party had been allowed to drift rightwards and was spending too much time trying to appease middle class voters.He accused senior SNP figures of wanting to placate a "conservative oligarchy" in Scotland made up of "lawyers, accountants, bankers, medial consultants, kirk ministers and university professors"."This group retains a unique, weighty, and

Douglas Ross overruled his MSPs by calling for the controversial Hate Crime Bill to be axed.Leaked emails reveal senior MSPs simply wanted to amend the plans, but Ross intervened to ensure the party supported scrapping the Bill altogether.The Government Bill, which is going through Holyrood, aims to bring together the existing hate crime laws into one piece of legislation.However, critics believe the Bill poses a threat to free speech and Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf recently responded by

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drugs crisis should be declared a public health emergency and addicts treated with “compassion”, a Scottish MP has told the Commons.SNP MP Tommy Sheppard issued a plea for UK ministers to “see the wisdom” in decriminalising the possession of small quantities of drugs for personal use and taking a treatment-based approach to the abuse problem.The Edinburgh East MP was speaking as he introduced a 10-minute rule Bill which aims to reform legislation to allow safe consumption rooms that the Daily

Holyrood, Scotland's Finance Secretary claims. Kate Forbes said she only learned the UK Budget had been cancelled on Twitter - which she fears could result in a delay to the Scottish budget.

Hellish Extent. The SAY award is Scotland’s national music prize, given annually for an outstanding album produced by a Scottish artist and was launched in 2012 by the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) in partnership with Creative Scotland.Lewis said he was honoured to be “nominated for such an incredible award”.

SNP Government by summer. Health Secretary Jeane Freeman had claimed 2000 would in post by June, but it emerged only 874 were available three months later.

Sturgeon will speak to Boris Johnson on the phone this afternoon as both Holyrood and Westminster weigh up what options to take.A number of areas already have restrictions in place on social gathering, however it's believed there could be further measures announced later this week.It comes as 245 cases were confirmed over the last 24-hour period with no new deaths.The deaths from a positive case remains at 2,505, while the total number of confirmed cases in Scotland rose to 24,371.On Saturday,

house visits is “one of the options” being considered by the Government. Jeane Freeman also described a report about new curbs in England lasting for six months as a “more realistic position”.

raped by other children have teamed up to take their cases to the Scottish Government.With the help of the Daily Record the women are meeting Justice Minister Humza Yousaf to vent their anger at police, social workers and education chiefs.The covid-friendly discussions will happen online and are scheduled for the end of this month and October.The two children were attacked by older boys in separate incidents.One happened in a house in Angus in 2017 while the other took place in Dundee last