Pointless host Richard Osman has 'lovely time' on whistle-stop Scottish book signing tour

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Scottish Labour has adopted the decriminalisation of drugs as official policy.The moves by the party came after the Daily Record’s campaign to treat drug addiction as a health issue rather than a criminal one.Since our bold front page declaration in July last year, the SNP voted at its party conference to adopt a similar stance.Scottish Labour’s slow pace of reform frustrated senior MSPs like health spokesperson Monica Lennon and Neil Findlay, who have constantly argued for the party to adopt a

Nicola Sturgeon’s plea for Scots to stay away from the Lancashire holiday town in a bid to reduce covid cases. Business leaders have rushed to defend their town’s reputation after the First Minister called on Scots not make their way there for October holidays and for Old Firm fans to abandon plans to watch the Glasgow derby in its seaside pubs.

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Craig Halkett as a potential solution to shot-shy Scotland's lack of goal threat. Much has been made of the lack of efforts on target from Steve Clarke ’s side in wins over Israel and Slovakia.

Ayrshire has recorded a new record for the amount of coronavirus cases reported in one day.

Hibs to victory then tipped him to be the next Easter Road star to get an international call-up. The Premiership high-flyers came from a goal down at half-time to beat the League Two champs with the help of Nisbet’s stunning volley.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire has recorded a new record rise in coronavirus cases taking the region soaring past the 2,000 mark.Scottish Government figures show 73 new positive tests were recorded in the area in the last 24 hours.That beats yesterday's total of 63 which was the highest daily rise since April  and brings the pandemic total to 2,068.For the first time since May, there are five people in intensive care in

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Calls have been made for more contact tracers to be recruited in Lanarkshire.According to the latest Scottish Government statistics, there are just 31 contact tracers in the region – less than every mainland health board except NHS Highland and NHS Dumfries and Galloway.NHS Lanarkshire is the third-biggest health board in Scotland behind NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which have three and six

Mary Lambert, the director of Stephen King’s original 1989Pet Sematary movie for Paramount, has signed with APA. The trailblazing director is currently in Scotland helmingA Castle for Christmas, the Netflix romantic comedy starring Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes.

odd place names and it Scots and tourists can't get enough of having their pics taken next to some hilarious road signs.

Donald Trump's Scots golf courses in protest hopes the President 'learns something' from his battle with coronavirus. David Milne became a Trump target when the tycoon began planning his self-proclaimed “world’s greatest golf course” at Menie links, near Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, in 2006.

Richard Leonard has claimed his party’s “pro choice” position on indyref2 at the general election did not work.

The First Minister added that of the new cases, the bulk were in the under 25 age group, which is likely to have been affected by university clusters in recent days.The latest figures come as a former chief medical officer of Scotland has said that Covid-19 could be back under control in the coming weeks if rules put in place are followed.Professor Sir Harry Burns, who served as Scotland’s top doctor between 2005 and 2014, urged people to follow new restrictions to curb the spread of the

First Minister has warned Scots that there is “absolutely no room for complacency” as the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases continues to soar. The Scottish Government earlier reported that a further 714 people have tested positive for coronavirus overnight - the highest increase since the start of the pandemic.