Planning minister's delay in replying to housing concerns branded an "insult"

Morrison Street after officers were called to reports of concern for a person. The Scottish Ambulance Service is also in attendance.

“Three stories of scaffolding will be costly and there is no guarantee of recovering payment.“I would like to see the Scottish Government implement legislation that allows local authorities to force owners of derelict buildings to bring them back into use or make them safe.”

election at the Scottish Parliament election later this year. The former SNP member will aim to become an MSP for the third time after having stints at Holyrood from 1999 to 2001, then 2007 to 2016.

earliest potential reopening for bars and restaurants, with Scotland’s suggested routemap out of lockdown potentially allowing the hospitality sector to reopen from that date.

Kirkcaldy in a "pre-planned operation". Police Scotland, the Scottish Ambulance Service and forensic officers are currently in attendance at Lismore Avenue.

We will keep you updated on all the latest news on our blog below. Nicola Sturgeon has said she "cannot guarantee" a third wave currently hitting mainland Europe will head to Scotland.Yesterday the Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it could "wash up on our shores".The First Minister said it was "not inevitable" the third wave would hit.The Western Isles will move from level four restrictions to level three from 6pm on Wednesday, Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.The First Minister said the Outer

rapist Derek Adams.Adams, 59, was found guilty on Friday of raping two women, attempting to rape a third and indecently assaulting a fourth over more than 20 years.A jury also found the physiotherapist, from Dunfermline, guilty of physically assaulting four women and two children and of threatening or abusive behaviour towards one woman.

First Minister 's resignation amid accusations she misled parliament about her involvement in the Alex Salmond investigation. It followed a leak that the inquiry into the Government's unlawful investigation into harassment complaints against the former first minister has reportedly concluded that Ms Sturgeon gave an "inaccurate" account of meetings with Mr Salmond.

Westminster bar plans to sue his accuser. Ross Thomson, who represented Aberdeen South from June 2017 to November 2019, also wants Scottish Labour to suspend Paul Sweeney and for the party to hold an investigation into his conduct.

asylum seekers to offshore detention centres or to another country to dissuade migrants from crossing the English Channel from France. The ideas include sending asylum seekers to Ascension Island, more than 4,000 miles from the UK, to be processed, and turning disused ferries out at sea into processing centres.Carmichael said: “It is disgraceful that Priti Patel is still peddling her unworkable and inhumane asylum proposals.

the vaccine programme in an attempt to drive home the benefits of the Union in a speech to the online Scottish Conservative conference on Sunday.He told the conference that Scotland is playing its part, as “millions of doses of Valneva’s vaccine are rolling off the production line at a high-tech plant in Livingston, ready for approval”.The Tory strategy to use the vaccine as a vote winner comes as a new poll showed Boris Johnson opening up a 10 point lead over Labour in a UK-wide survey.

Prestwick, South Ayrshire, gave her doting dad Jamie a dressing down over 'not washing his hands' this week.The tot's lecture was caught on camera as management consultant Jamie joked his daughter could apply to be one of the National Clinical Director Jason Leitch's understudies.Jamie, 41, wrote on social media: "Nicola Sturgeon, heard about Jason Leitch recruiting for understudies."Please find enclosed another candidate application."Little Rosie donned her bright pink stethoscope before

Sarah Everard.The 33-year-old disappeared without a trace after leaving a friend’s house in the Clapham area of London to walk home alone at around 9pm on March 3.She was reported missing a short time later sparking a massive police search to find the marketing executive.A serving police officer, Wayne Couzens, 48, was later detained in connection with her disappearance before being arrested on suspicion of murder.Human remains - which are yet to be formally identified - have since been

link!A recent report has indicated that although the Scottish economy faces unparalleled economic challenges due to Covid-19, work-based learning through apprenticeships are key to recovery.Barry Duncan, managing director of Mears Scotland LLP, said “Each year we are committed to building on our self-delivery capacity through sustained investment in local talent.“We had earmarked 11 apprenticeships for 2020 but this was hampered by the pandemic.“This was a disappointment for everyone, however

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Proposed plans to cut the number of firefighters based at two Scots nuclear naval bases have been branded “reckless and dangerous” by a trade union.Unite Scotland has been informed that around 15 percent of the specialist workforce at the Royal Navy’s Faslane and RNAD Coulport are set to be given the axe.The union says they have not been consulted on details of the plans but understands that the firm will

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.

child abuse.Porn addict Robert McNab, who created fake identities to target people on Facebook and WhatsApp, was jailed for two years when he appeared in the dock at Greenock Sheriff Court on Friday.The twisted 34-year-old, who began downloading the animal abuse images the day he was released from prison, was also told he will be ­monitored in the community for 12 months after his release from prison.The paedophile, who was previously convicted of abusing a young girl and conspiring to have a

shooting ranges next door – and claim the machine gun fire will destroy their calm haven.Monks at the Kagyu Samye Ling monastery say their “precious haven of peace and harmony” will be “caught in the noise of gunfire” and have asked the public to back their fight.The world-famous retreat, at Eskdalemuir in Dumfriesshire, has attracted thousands of visitors looking for ­spiritual guidance since it was founded in the 60s – including rock icon David Bowie.But leaders say two applications lodged

Salmond and Sturgeon fall-out as another reason to not hold an independence poll.Rees-Mogg made his now regular attacks on independence while answering questions in the Commons.SNP MP Angus MacNeil asked: “If the Scottish people or indeed the Welsh people, given the polling in Wales this morning, were to vote for independence at the ballot box, would he respect that choice of the Scottish and indeed the Welsh people?”Rees-Mogg replied: “There was a referendum, he may have forgotten, in 2014 in