Nicola Sturgeon pledges cash boost for carers as SNP slams 'cruel' UK benefits system

Labour leapt on the controversy which was given oxygen when an SNP candidate last week claimed a hard border with England would create jobs. Sturgeon faced tough questions on potential border arrangements in a fractious Sunday morning interview with Andrew Marr in which she also admitted that the SNP had done no modelling on the economic effects of independence.

Conservative UK government is "becoming quite overpowering", Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Ed Westwick’s iconic role as Chuck Bass in Gossip Girl has gone down in the history books.The 33 year old British actor landed the big-dollar role in the teen drama back in 2007, alongside big names including Blake Lively, Leighton Meester and Penn Badgley, and he starred in a whopping 117 episodes.

Piers Morgan has taken a savage swipe at Prince Andrew in his latest newspaper column.The former Good Morning Britain host dedicated his most recent column to Prince Phillip who passed away on April 11 at the age of 99. Speaking in his piece for MailOnline, the 56-year-old praised The Queen for being "astoundingly stoic and selfless" while mourning the loss of her husband of 73 years.

‘Love Island’ Travels To Czech Republic & Slovakia ITV Studios is to adapt its hit reality series Love Island for TV Nova in Czech Republic and Markiza in Slovakia. It will premiere in the fall on TV Nova/Markiza streamer VOYO.

Scottish Conservatives leader face attacks from all sides as he was forced to apologise again for previous remarks he made about gypsy-travellers. The First Minister quizzed the hapless Tory on why the UK Government announced on Monday that it would seek a court review of two bills previously passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament - including one on the protection of rights of children.

The First Minister tweeted that the move would be a political disaster for the Tories and was “morally repugnant”. She tweeted: "Jaw-dropping.

First Minister to give the go-ahead for a referendum, but Sturgeon said she believes UK Government discussions have moved on.

At least one Brit doesn’t think Prince Harry should rush home for his beloved grandfather's funeral. Brexit leader Nigel Farage yanked up his welcome mat in a tweet slamming Harry and wife Meghan Markle for their terse statement on the death of Prince Philip Friday at age 99.

Clayton Davis The 2021 BAFTA nominations turned more than a few heads when they were announced in early March. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has approximately 9,000 voting members, nearly identical to AMPAS at 10,000.With “Nomadland” leading the field with seven noms and having the prestige of wins from the Golden Globes and PGA, the season has looked like an inevitable coronation of Chloé Zhao’s American West drama.

indyref2 by the end of 2023 if the country is still “grappling” with covid.She also insisted she would not speak to Alex Salmond after the election and criticised his refusal to blame Russia for the Salisbury poisonings in 2018.Polling suggests the SNP is on course to win an outright majority at next month’s election.A key part of an SNP fourth term would be seeking a joint agreement with the UK Government on a second referendum.She has said she wants a fresh vote on Scotland’s constitutional

Scotland. The First Minister made the announcement at her coronavirus briefing at St Andrew's House in Edinburgh earlier today.