Scots Labour leader Richard Leonard backs bid to starve rogue bosses of Covid aid

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.

Glasgow care home has been left devastated after losing its first resident to Covid-19 after staying clear of the virus during the first wave. A number of staff and residents at David Cargill House, in the city’s West End, have recently tested positive for coronavirus and are now self-isolating.

Jeremy Clarkson has accused Nicola Sturgeon of having a “hatred of the English” as the Grand Tour star slammed Scotland’s coronavirus restrictions. The 60-year-old travelled north of the border with TV pals Richard Hammond and James May to film the latest series of the Amazon Prime show.

Grand Tour stars Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May as "model guests" amid rumours of a Covid-19 breaking party.The stars were recently spotted touring the Highlands and Islands of Scotland as they film the newest series of their Amazon Prime series.On Sunday they crossed to the Uists - which are at the centre of a coronavirus cluster of more than 40 cases.The trio, each driving a classic car, began their journey in Edinburgh and finished in North Uist on Wednesday.But after

stabbing her 26 times has failed in a bid to have his jail sentence reduced.Vile Keith Rizzo moaned that the 22 year prison term was ‘excessive’ after being found guilty of murdering Neomi Smith in June 2019.The 24-year-old broke into the Brechin flat of his former partner after spotting her dancing with another man in a pub just hours before.He then brutally battered and throttled her before using two knives to inflict horrific stab wounds as well as 32 blunt force trauma injuries.When

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.

charity in her memory.Seven-year-old Freya Skene and mum Brooke Reid were dragged down a series of waterfalls in the River Braan near Dunkeld on July 9.Despite Brooke and her partner Sean McKiddie's best efforts to save her, Freya sadly passed away.Heartbroken Brooke has now set up a fundraising page in the hope of starting up a charity called 'Freya's Wish' in her daughter's honour.She said: "Like a flash of a light, a current dragged us both down multiple waterfalls."I was lucky to survive,

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

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mum's witty Instagram post slamming Nicola Sturgeon 's Covid restrictions for 'neglecting' mums and toddlers has gone viral. Yasmin Myles posted a simple but effective illustrated message onto her Instagram stories about how the Scottish Government were "leaving pre-schoolers behind' with the latest restrictions.

uni have been basted as 'draconian' after emailing students threatening huge fines or even expulsion if they're caught in each other's flats. Aberdeen University has warned students of the consequences facing them if they breach national Covid-19 related guidance.

campus lockdowns across Scotland, Richard Leonard has warned. The Scottish Labour leader criticised ministers at Holyrood and Westminster for failing to heed expert advice on the risks posed by undergraduates returning en masse to halls of residence this month.

The cold-blooded execution of wealthy flamboyant farmer Maxwell Garvie, shot in the head as he slept, remains one of the country’s most chilling murder cases.

Keir Starmer and Scottish leader Richard Leonard to back urgent drugs law reforms to save lives.The Labour Campaign for Drug Policy Reform (LCDPR), backed by 16 MPs and 4 MSPs, yesterday launched its drugs manifesto, which broadly back the reforms the Daily Record has been demanding.Many MPs are understood to be frustrated and angry at the Labour leadership’s slowness in getting behind plans to treat drug addiction as a health rather than a crime issue.The LCDPR calls for the Parliamentary

Scottish Labour to move on from recent divisions by urging colleagues to “pull together”. He backed Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard and also praised an MP who had considered quitting the party last year.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.RICHARD Leonard has appealed for an extension to the government’s job retention scheme.The Central Scotland MSP says this would be “good for people, jobs and the economy”.More than 42,000 workers across North Lanarkshire have benefited from the scheme, which is due to close at the end of next month.Scottish Labour leader Mr Leonard said: “It is crucial that the scheme is maintained to help save jobs and keep

independence among young Scots has soared since the 2014 referendum, analysis of new polling suggests.Almost three in four Scots aged between 16 and 34 would vote Yes at a potential IndyRef2, a recent survey by pollsters Survation found.But a stark generational divide over independence remains - with just over one-third of voters aged 65 and over saying they would back the breakup of the UK.The SNP said today that support for a new Scottish state was rising across all age groups, while pro-Union

mum has lost eight stone for the second time after comfort eating to deal with eight miscarriages before finally having a baby boy. Mum-of-two Sandra Malcolmson tipped the scales at a whopping 21 stones after years of unhealthy eating and in 2017, at her heaviest, she suffered four heartbreaking miscarriages.

Keir Starmer has gone into self-isolation after a member of his household started showing symptoms of Covid-19. The Labour leader took part in a phone-in on LBC radio on Monday morning where said he Scotland does not need another independence referendum before discovering the news.