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airport worker pals reunited at the front of a Primark queue as Scotland's non-essential shops opened their doors for the first time since Christmas. Early birds, Danielle Sartrain and Sarah Douglas, caught up as they patiently waited for the clothes store to open at Braehead Shopping Centre in Renfrew, Refrewshire on Monday.

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Lorraine Kelly and Lawrence Chaney have had an unusual Twitter exchange, which left many in stitches. The Scots TV presenter and the winner of Ru Paul's Drag Race UK have become friends since Lorraine appeared as a guest judge on the show and Lawrence went on to appear on Lorraine while running in the drag competition.

The same poll predicts that the Scottish Conservatives will return 32 MSPs, one more than in 2016. However there would still be a pro-independence majority at Holyrood, with the Scottish Greens forecast to return eight MSPs, two more than 2016.Ross said: “It is on a knife edge.

National Union of Students leaders' hustings last night where representatives from the main five parties discussed a range of issues. During the argument between Sturgeon and Ross, the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar jumped in to say they weren't setting a good example for young people across the country by shouting at each other.

Inverkeithing around 4pm on Tuesday April 20 amid reports of an 'ongoing disturbance '.

link!“We knew he was struggling but didn’t expect things to go that far,” said Dawn.“Lots of people lose a sibling but when it’s so sudden I think it’s harder, and you ask yourself the question: ‘What could I have done5'? I’m not saying it’s any easier if it’s an illness, but it’s the shock.“It affected us all hugely and especially my mum and dad.”Chris’s House runs Scotland’s first 24-hour, non-medical crisis centre, offering help, response and intervention surrounding suicide.Dawn’s mum got

Douglas Ross ’ party supports doubling the Scottish Child Payment to £20 a week, but their Holyrood manifesto only commits them to the rise in 2025.

pet owners to be on alert after a rise in dogs being bitten by poisonous snakes. Kirkton Vet Centre in Stonehaven is urging caution after treating multiple dogs for Adder bites.

Ross said: “If it was possible for him to come up north of the border that would be great, but I’m not putting any pressure on him.” He added: “He is also leading the UK effort against a global pandemic and I think people understand in this strange election campaign in terms of the restrictions that we’ve all got to deal with, that it may not be as easy as for the Prime Minister to come.”The move came as Downing Street issued a joint statement from the British and Indian governments cancelling

Douglas Ross being in charge of the Scottish Tories. He said: “My politics and his are different.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Nicola Sturgeon’s “bold promises” at elections turn out to amount to very little, Douglas Ross has said.As the SNP launched their election manifesto the Scottish Tory leader said that the last 14 years of SNP government had been a failure.Ross listed SNP policy failures as he prepared to promote postal votes to potential Tory voters.He told reporters: “Their promises have never been delivered.

pro-UK party, took aim at the BBC during an interview on Good Morning Scotland (GMS) earlier today where he also refused to answer if he believed Vladimir Putin's state was behind the poisoning of the Skripals in Salisbury in 2018.

SNP, even if that was not a Tory.Ross made the comments during a BBC Scotland radio phone-in, after one caller said he was thinking of voting Labour because their candidate had a better chance of unseating the SNP MSP.Asked “should a Conservative vote for Labour, who have a chance of winning?”, the Tory leader replied: “I think, across the country, people should look at their individual constituency and vote for the strongest candidate, which in most cases is a Conservative candidate, to defeat

Ruth Davidson got top billing in the video, while Douglas Ross appeared after the half-way point.

Douglas Ross was quizzed about the Prime Minister travelling north to participate in the Holyrood election that takes place on May 6. Just last month the part-time assistant referee revealed Johnson would join him in the lead-up to polling day.

Ruth Davidson’s mug appears on the front page of a Tory flyer while the part-time referee only appears inside.Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie said: “Douglas Ross is used to spending time on the sidelines - but it’s now clear even his own party thinks he should be put on the subs bench.”It appears Ross is living in the shadow of high-profile Davidson, who also used to be leader but has quit the Scottish Parliament to take a seat in the House of Lords.A leaflet landing through

buildings, built by the rich they have been left behind as part of their legacy.