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Patrick Harvie will quit as co-leader of the Scottish Greens if the party votes to end the power-sharing deal with the SNP.

Police Scotland has been urged to make a public statement on Operation Branchform on the first anniversary of the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon's husband.

Humza Yousaf must be "bold" if he is to be viewed by the public as a leader and not just a commentator on politics, an SNP veteran has said.

Sunderland are still in the hunt for a new manager after Michael Beale was sacked last month. And former boss Roy Keane remains among the favourites.

A former Cabinet Secretary has said any decision to prosecute Nicola Sturgeon or her husband over SNP fraud claims should not be made by the Crown Office.

Scottish ministers are being urged to “think again” over what has been branded a “dangerous plan” to downgrade a hospital neonatal intensive care unit.

Fergus Ewing will shun the SNP conference in Aberdeen this weekend as the rebel MSP warned the party faced entering a period of "very serious decline". The Inverness MSP is currently appealing his temporary suspension from the Nationalist group of MSPs at Holyrood.

It remains to be seen whether there are any new faces when Manchester United return for pre-season training at Carrington in the next week or so, but there will at least be one player who will feel like a new signing.

Humza Yousaf has been urged to break the "umbilical cord" tying him to Nicola Sturgeon by a former SNP MSP.

Manchester United loanee Axel Tuanzebe has been praised for giving Stoke City "more security" since arriving on loan from the Reds in the January transfer window.

Tommy Sheridan’s mother has tragically died after a fire broke out at her home in Glasgow.

Two former government ministers have claimed SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf deliberately avoided a Scottish Parliament vote on gay marriage.

A former SNP health secretary has warned the Scottish Government not to impose a pay deal on nurses or risk making an NHS staffing crisis "10 times worse".

Two former health secretaries have joined forces to call on the Scottish Government to ban zero hours contracts as part of their proposed new National Care Service.

A former SNP minister has branded the Scottish Government’s independence proposals “crap” as he called for a new approach for obtaining a referendum.

Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to scrap plans to create a National Care Service amid uncertainty over how much it will cost.

Stoke City have been languishing in the Championship for four years now, having been relegated from the Premier League in 2018 following 10 straight seasons at that level. The Potters have struggled to make an impact in the second tier since they dropped back, with all four seasons being mid-table finishes and multiple managers have tried and failed to get them towards the play-offs. Michael O’Neill’s time in charge came to an end last month, and coming in in his place was Alex Neil, who is already getting to grips with his squad and has recorded a thumping victory over Hull City.

Former Manchester City winger Patrick Roberts has vowed the 6-0 battering on his Sunderland debut at the hands of Bolton Wanderers did not make him reconsider his move to the club.

An SNP veteran has called on Nicola Sturgeon to reveal the outcome of a bullying probe into party stalwart Fergus Ewing.

An SNP legend helped deprive the SNP of an overall majority at Holyrood by donating £2,000 to Scottish Labour.

Roy Keane has revealed the hilarious moment his first team talk as a manger went wrong at Sunderland.

Roy Keane has laughed off the speculation surrounding a return to Sunderland as manager, joking the breakdown in talks came down to money.

iOS - Android The new legislation was introduced following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017 and was originally due to have taken effect six months ago, but was delayed by the Scottish Government due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and a lack of public awareness of the plans.

Apple - Android Official figures were announced by returning officer Des Murray at 1.30pm at the Ravenscraig count centre, where the sorting and counting of ballot papers has been in progress since 9am following yesterday's poll.The turnout figures show respective increases of 9.7 and 9.4 per cent on the 2016 election, when Fulton MacGregor won Coatbridge for the SNP and party colleague Alex Neil retained his Airdrie constituency.Coatbridge has an electorate of 58,827 and Airdrie has 54,153

Alex Neil said while there must still be focus on tackling the coronavirus pandemic after Thursday’s election, there “is no reason why we should not also be pursuing our constitutional demands at the same time”.

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crowdfunding webpage set up by Monklands Women’s Aid, aiming to collect up to £100,000.

iOS and Android.But the move was greeted with anger among affected workers and branded the "the height of arrogance" by Scotland's former health secretary Alex Neil.MSP Mr Neil, who was alerted to the situation on a visit to his local Morrisons in Ayr this week, said: "Pharmacy staff should be entitled to claim this payment and will rightfully feel aggrieved."This is an offer from the Scottish Government and shouldn't be for individual companies to decide what happens next."It certainly isn't

link!Orrs closed in 2007 and the building was bought by Clyde Valley Housing Association the following year, but the group’s approved plans to create 14 flats plus retail units stalled, while a subsequent potential sale fell through in 2016.Airdrie MSP Alex Neil has previously campaigned to get the building demolished and welcomed the impending plans for the site.He said: “I am very much in favour of the redevelopment of the Orrs building site.

£57 million of cuts over the next three years, and accused the Scottish government of “holding councils to ransom” on local taxation after offering conditional funding to freeze rates for householders in the year ahead.

Alex Salmond case is undermining Nicola Sturgeon's position.

Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser to express concern that people were being given insufficient time and information to arrange the fitting of £220 of new safety equipment in little over three months.Alex Neil, the Airdrie & Shotts MSP, was also among those campaigning for an extension to the original deadline of February 1 2021, saying the original “notice being given to homeowners is too little, too late” – and also says financial help should be made available for the work.Sign up for the new

succeed the retiring Alex Neil as MSP for Airdrie & Shotts. The candidates will take part in an online hustings during this week; local party members will then have until November 6 to submit their ranked preferences, with the result due shortly thereafter.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.AIRDRIE MSP Alex Neil MSP has backed a new £500 grant to help people on low incomes if they are asked to self-isolate due to the coronavirus.The new Self-Isolation Support Grant will help those who would lose income if they needed to self-isolate, such as people unable to carry out their work from home.This grant is for anyone who will face financial hardship due to being asked to self-isolate and will be

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Shotts MP Neil Gray has announced he will be seeking his party’s nomination to succeed Alex Neil as the town’s MSP.Mr Gray, senior member of Ian Blackford’s frontbench team at Westminster as Work and Pensions spokesperson, would need to stand down as an MP by March in order for the UK Parliament by-election to be held on the same day as the Scottish Parliament elections.Neil Gray became the first SNP MP for

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserNorth Lanarkshire Council leader Jim Logue, of Labour, said: “Alex Neil is a very unique politician – a former cabinet secretary who isn’t afraid to speak his mind irrespective of party loyalties.“Whether you agree with him or not, he always leaves anyone in his presence little doubt as to his thoughts on the issues of the day; parliamentarians like him are all too few and his direct style will be sorely missed.“Despite our