Professor says students should be tested before uni to find out if they know their subjects

Douglas Ross says he has not spoken to or ever met Dominic Cummings since he resigned as a minister over the lockdown breaches by the Prime Minister's senior adviser. The new leader of the Scottish Conservatives resigned from the Scotland Office in May in protest at Dominic Cummings’ trip to Barnard Castle in north-east England during the lockdown.

indyref2 if the SNP win the next election.Adam Morris said Boris Johnson's administration would "at some point" have to "listen".The Scottish Tories increased their vote share after the referendum on the basis of mounting a vigorous defence of the Union.When Davidson was leader, the Conservatives replaced Labour as Holyrood’s largest opposition party and they picked up seats at the 2017 general election.However, they fell back again at December's general election and they are on their third

First Minister vowed to look into the rise in cases over the last 48 hours. There were 123 new cases of coronavirus in Scotland registered overnight - after the 88 announced yesterday.

family is 'living a nightmare everyday'. Marie Degan issued a heartbreaking plea for anyone with information to come forward about her son Allan Bryant who was last seen leaving a Fife nightclub in November, 2013.

ecstasy tablets – but no trace of alcohol was found.The Mackies, of Biggar, Lanarkshire, believe Greg was killed after his soft drink was spiked.The first year film and TV media student was anti-drugs.

coronavirus.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.THE SNP must tackle the “ticking time bomb” of operation backlogs says Tory MSP Graham Simpson.The latest figures from ISD Scotland showed that 1944 fewer NHS Lanarkshire patients had operations in June than 12 months previously.Central Scotland MSP Mr Simpson said: “The continued backlog of operations is of huge concern to patients who have already been suffering in recent weeks and months.“While it

Dance studios delighted to expect returning students on August 31Perth and Kinross Council asked for the organisation’s help when much of Perthshire was deluged by heavy rainfall overnight on August 11/12.Director, Carol Raeburn told the PA: “We were contacted by Perth and Kinross Council to come and support them.”Homes and businesses in Alyth, Bridge of Earn, Dunning, Kinross and Perth were all affected by flood damage.And Carol believes global warming means storms such as the severe one a

the economy and less about the constitution, Richard Leonard has said. The Scottish Labour leader blamed rising support for independence on Boris Johnson's unpopularity compared to Nicola Sturgeon and the "incredible" amount of media attention her party had received during lockdown.

Nicola Sturgeon has made a renewed call for the UK Government to extend the furlough scheme beyond October amid fears unemployment will rocket when it is removed. The First Minister said the Treasury should follow the example of France and Germany by extending economic support for businesses which were forced to close during lockdown.

referendum row after suggesting Scots-born voters in the rest of the UK might have a say in a second independence referendum. The senior Tory said giving people outside Scotland a say in the country’s future was an "interesting" idea.

Gavin Mitchell pulled pints at Scotland’s favourite fictional boozer – but reckons social distancing would have been impossible in The Clansman.The actor, who played Boaby the barman in Still Game, said: “Tam would come up with some sort of scheme but the main problem would be Isa – she’d be running about like a blue-arsed fly trying to figure out what was going on.“Her heid would be nipping not being able to get in about folk’s conversations.“But as for the rest of the clientele, well, we’d

Nicola Sturgeon has said Scotland is not in the midst of a second coronavirus wave despite a recent spike in cases. The First Minister said at the Scottish Government's briefing on Wednesday that the increase - from two daily cases in early July to 50 in the most recent figures - is a "spike in the first wave".She added it is not clear if there will be a second wave of the virus.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A paisley teenager, who amassed more than 700,000 followers on social media, says being named a Young Scot Award finalist is “her proudest moment”.Kristen, who is a massive star on the video sharing website TikTok, says being shortlisted for the entertainment award has been the pinnacle of what has so far been an exceptional career.The 15 year old lost out on the top award to actor Ncuti Gatwa from

pupils contracting Covid-19 is inevitable, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister spoke about the clusters of the virus across the country, including those affecting schools, at the Scottish Government's coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh on Tuesday.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Scotland’s walking charity Paths for All is sharing inspirational stories that encapsulate the physical and mental benefits walking has had on those coping with a variety of challenges during lockdown.The charity hopes the ten moving tales will encourage people to keep walking and convince others to take up walking every day.Inspired by the famous digital photography project, Humans of New York, the campaign brings to life stories of love,

school results scandal.The First Minister praised Professor Mark Priestley, who came out for the SNP at the general election, for his skills and experience and said he is the right person for the job.Education Secretary John Swinney this week made a u-turn after confirming that around 120,000 downgraded results would be reversed following a backlash by pupils and parents.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood,