MSPs vote to enshrine UN treaty in Scottish law

the independence debate and offering voters "very little else". Rennie made the remarks after a poll published yesterday predicted that Alex Salmond’s new party will be elected to Holyrood as part of a huge majority of pro-independence MSPs.

Humza Yousaf has said. The Justice Secretary said in a speech earlier today that independence would not be a "distraction" from the fallout of the pandemic.

Rangers are set to collide in the Scottish Cup fourth round - if the Ibrox side see off Cove. Steven Gerrard 's men host the Aberdeen underdogs in the third round at Ibrox on Sunday night.

Steven Gerrard will have Nathan Patterson, Bongani Zungu and Calvin Bassey available to him for their Scottish Cup third round clash with Cove Rangers. The Ibrox side have appealed their six-game suspension for breaking strict lockdown rules and are awaiting a hearing date from the SFA.

Livingston: McCrorie; Devlin, Fitzwater, Guthrie, Longridge; Holt, Bartley; Sibbald (Kabia 112), Pittman (Diani 112), Forrest (Mullin 62); Emmanuel-Thomas (Poplatnik 71). Subs not used: Stryjek, Lithgow, McMillan, Ambrose, Lawson.

Scottish Parliament party launched itself on social media last year and aims to do what it says on the tin - ditch Holyrood and return Scotland to direct rule from London.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Alex Salmond has suggested there are routes to independence other than the legally-backed second referendum favoured by Nicola Sturgeon.Salmond, who quit the SNP when he faced sexual assault charges of which he was later cleared, said the aim of his new party was to work towards a “successful, socially just, environmentally responsible, independent country”.The former First Minister said

independent country if they knew membership of the European Union was guaranteed. The survey, conducted by Survation, shows that 53 per cent of the more than 2,000 people asked would agree to separation from the UK if joining the EU was granted.

Down's Syndrome Awareness Day. Eight-year-old Chloe Lennon appears in the clip and joins celebrities such as The Vamps, comedian Rob Beckett, former Bucks Fizz star, Cheryl Baker, TV presenter Melvin Oodom and Wayne Lineker, amongst others.

Scottish Parliament later today. The Scottish Tories said they will press ahead with a vote in First Minister Nicola Sturgeon after a Holyrood committee found she misled parliament.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionFor those who choose to vote in person, polling stations will be following all public health guidance on May 6.The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on April 6, and for a proxy vote the deadline is 5pm on April 27.For more on how to register, or how to apply to vote by post or by proxy, visit www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voter.“The Scottish Parliament elections are an

misled parliament when setting out when she first knew about complaints made against her predecessor, Alex Salmond.

Nicola Sturgeon has responded directly after it was revealed MSPs concluded she 'misled the 'Holyrood Inquiry into her Government’s botched sexual misconduct probe into Alex Salmond. MSPs on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints Committee voted 5-4 that the First Minister gave an "inaccurate" account of a meeting with her predecessor during the live investigation.

Patrick Harvie warned time was running out to tackle the global climate emergency and that bold environmental policies were now required.The Greens returned six MSPs via the list vote at the last Scottish Parliament election in 2016 and members are hoping to hit double figures this time around.But the pro-independence party has faced repeated criticism from Unionists for being too supportive of the SNP Government.The Greens refused to back other opposition parties last week when Deputy First

Ruth Davidson is urging Scots to vote Tory to deny SNP a majority for Indyref2.The Scottish Tories are planning to deny the SNP a majority at Holyrood to make sure Scotland doesn't leave the UK.Ms Davidson also hit out at the "increasing stench of sleaze and scandal" she claimed was coming from Nicola Sturgeon's party.She insisted that the SNP winning an overall majority's in May's Scottish Parliament election was no longer the "'nailed-on' near-certainty" that polls had once predicted.But to

45% of respondents said they would vote Yes if the vote was held tomorrow, while 47% said they would vote No and 8% said they did not know.When unsure voters were excluded, 51% said they would vote in favour of the union while 49% would vote for independence.The poll interviewed 1,009 people aged 16 and over between March 5 and 10.A poll carried out for The Times by YouGov found that 51% were in favour of the union while 49% supported independence.The survey of 1,100 people, carried out between

First Minister is taking questions from MSPs on the coronavirus committee at Holyrood.Nicola Sturgeon is being quizzed on her handling of the pandemic and how Scotland will exit lockdown in the next couple of weeks and months.MSPs will ask Nicola Sturgeon, and Dr Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, a number of questions on the pandemic.The meeting will take place virtually and can be viewed on the Scottish Government website.

Savanta ComRes for the Scotland on Sunday newspaper indicates 52% to 48% in favour of the union.The poll is the first to be carried out since Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond gave evidence to the Holyrood inquiry into the unlawful investigation of the former first minister.Carried out in the two days after the current First Minister appeared before the committee, the survey found 35% of respondents said the inquiry was making them less likely to vote for independence.Another 16% said the inquiry