Plastics ban plan for single use plates and cups in Scotland

First Minister has announced a five-tier lockdown restriction plan during today's daily briefing.Sturgeon gave an assurance that there would be no return to the March-style lockdown.

tax bills over the next 20 years.Scottish Labour’s Jackie Baillie has said the “staggering” proposals will result in charges for some households doubling.It comes after a report from the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS) was published earlier this month in a bid to pay for £1billion of improvements to an ageing Victorian infrastructure.The body sets the boundaries for the amount Scottish Water can add to council tax bills each year.Baillie said: “The water regulator has now confirmed

'guising this year. Coronavirus has ruined the tradition of children dressed in creepy costumes offering a 'trick or treat' at stranger's doors.

Hundred Handers network, who spread their race hate message across Scotland through public stickers and social media.Now, we can reveal that their activists have placed one of their twisted propaganda messages on the top of Ben Nevis.The Hundred Handers sticker exhorting white people to “Love Your Nation” was stuck up inside a hut on the 4411ft peak.Jordan Allison, of Show Racism the Red Card Scotland, said: “The phrases used on these stickers help create an atmosphere in our communities where

First Minister has announced a five-tier lockdown restriction plan for Scotland.

new electric vehicle charging points being installed in Monklands and across the county.

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.Halloween these days is a much more Americanised pumkpin orientated affair but Scots of a certain age will remember the sore arms (and smell) from using a much different vegetable.The humble turnip provided a much more robust (and rewarding) opponent for children at the spookiest time of year.Long before pumpkins became popular, carving a turnip into a lantern to

Rangers midfielder Liam Burt the chance to impress on trial at Aberdeen.The 21-year-old was at Pittodrie for Tuesday night’s thumping win over Hamilton as a guest of the Dons after leaving the Hoops in the summer.Burt had been training with Barnsley last month and also had a short stint on trial at Sunderland.But the five-times capped Scotland Under 21 international is still on the lookout for a club as a free agent and has taken up the offer of a trial stint at the Dons.McInnes said: “We just

horror crash has been jailed for four years and eight months. Kanad Basi was almost twice the drink drive limit having also taken cocaine and ecstasy when he lost control of his BMW.

horror car crash in Glasgow. David Campbell, 54, and Allison Campbell, 51, died after their BMW smashed into the barrier on the M8 eastbound carriageway, near the junction with Great Western Road, on Sunday.

Dave Cormack has revealed the club have had a bid to have a second test event turned down by the Scottish Government. The Dons chief hoped to have 1000 fans in Pittodrie for Sunday's game against Celtic but despite backing from the Aberdeen City Council, the government refused permission for it to go ahead.

Nicola Sturgeon is considering travel restrictions to prevent people coming to Scotland from known Covid hotspots elsewhere in the UK. It could mean residents in cities like Manchester and Liverpool - where the number of infections have rocketed in the last month - being asked not to travel north of the Border.

Nicola in a wheelie bin and dumped her in undergrowth yards from her home in Lewes. He stood with his thumb to his lips in the dock at Hove as the jury returned their unanimous verdict after around three hours deliberation.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Today marks the 104th year that the Erskine charity has been caring for veterans.The first wounded veterans admitted to the Princess Louise Scottish Hospital for Limbless Sailors and Soldiers arrived on October 10, 1916.A total of 13 patients came through the doors of the pioneering hospital when it opened over a century ago. They came from throughout Scotland to the newly opened hospital, to be fitted with

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Lewis Capaldi‘s debut album ‘Divinely Uninspired To A Heavenly Extent’ has been revealed as the UK’s most popular album of 2020 so far after shifting more than 300,000 copies this year.As Official Charts reports, the Scottish singer’s 2019 debut record also recently secured one million charts sales in the UK, and has yet to exit the Top 10 since its release in May last year.Harry Styles‘ second album ‘Fine Line’ is also riding high in 2020, despite arriving at the very end of last year.

Scotland’s recent ban on background music in venues is punishing the already struggling events industry.Scotland is the only country in the world to have implemented a ban on background music and sound from TVs being played in events and hospitality venues as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.The rule is in place so people do not have to lean in to be heard over the music, therefore possibly spreading transmission of the virus.The Night-Time Industries Association Scotland (NTIAS), who

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Controversial Paisley politician, Paul Mack, was hauled before the Standards Commission for Scotland over a series of alarming emails sent to councillors Eddie Devine and Alistair Mackay.A panel found he had repeatedly breached the Councillors’ Code of Conduct after a hearing at Renfrewshire House. Read More News: It emerged that Councillor Devine and his daughter, fellow elected member Karen Kennedy, had been offered panic alarms by the police