Nicola Sturgeon urged to create 'buffer zones' around abortion clinics to protect women in Scotland

Boris Johnson has been urged to “rethink” the decision not to support a massive carbon capture project in Scotland by the man leading efforts to help the transition from oil and gas to green industries.

Boris Johnson is under pressure to re-introduce covid restrictions to prevent the NHS stumbling into a winter crisis.

A Scots councillor is urging party members to come together to prevent strikes from council staff "casting a spell over" COP26.

Nicola Sturgeon has revealed the Scottish Government is monitoring a new variant of the Delta strain which has caused a rise in infections.

The SNP is being urged to investigate an MSP who admitted he attended an anti-abortion protest outside a clinic in Glasgow.

Scottish firefighters have urged people not to host their own private firework displays on Bonfire Night this year.

Nicola Sturgeon has claimed size “does not matter” when it comes to countries tackling climate change.

Nicola Sturgeon has been crowned Britain’s most influential woman, beating the likes of Queen Elizabeth II and BAFTA award-winning actress Michaela Coel.

A parliamentary inquiry must be launched into the Scottish Government's initial response to the coronavirus pandemic last year, Labour had demanded.

Scotland's First Minister will deliver a Ted Talk about the country's climate change ambitions in the run-up to Cop26.

The SNP will "crumble" when Nicola Sturgeon eventually steps aside from frontline politics, Alex Cole-Hamilton has predicted.

Nicola Sturgeon has made a fresh warning to Boris Johnson not to block a second referendum on Scottish independence.

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Conservative conference in Manchester. Ross will argue the Scottish Conservatives are the only party to represent the working classes against the “cosy Holyrood consensus” on issues like free speech and fair justice.

COVID vaccine passport scheme.Earlier this week First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that the Scottish government would be delaying its plans for the implementation of the passports as a requirement for entry into the country’s nightclubs, after criticism from many establishments across the country.As the BBC reported, the delay came after a legal challenge from the Scottish nightlife industry who said the proposal was “discriminatory” and “disproportionate”.It was then revealed that Judge

Queen has met with Nicola Sturgeon for the official opening of the new session of the Scottish Parliament. In a speech, the Queen urged MSPs to “help create a better, healthier future” by tackling climate change ahead of the COP26 conference in Glasgow.

COVID vaccine passport scheme in Scotland.Earlier this week First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that the Scottish government would be delaying its plans for the implementation of the passports as a requirement for entry into the country’s nightclubs, after criticism from many establishments across the country.As the BBC reports, the delay came after a legal challenge from the Scottish nightlife industry who said the proposal was “discriminatory” and “disproportionate”.It has now been

covid-19. There have also been 2,556 new cases of the virus recorded in the latest 24 hour period, bringing the total number of positive cases since the pandemic started to 550,090.

Sarwar will call for the SNP to fill the gap as the cost of gas and electricity is due to rise steeply within days.The energy price cap will increase by £139 to £1277 on October 1 this year leaving 150,0000 Scottish pensioners living in poverty facing a desperate choice.The push from Labour comes after it was revealed that a woman in her 90s starved to death, the first fatality from lack of food recorded in Scotland for at least 20 years.Sarwar will tell conference that the Scottish Parliament

nationalised by SNP ministers in 2019 to prevent it going bust - had failed to make even the shortlist to build two new boats to serve island communities. Four firms based in Turkey, Portugal and Poland have been invited to submit detailed tenders for the works by the Scottish Government-controlled Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL).