Scottish Greens MSP Andy Wightman quits party in row over trans rights debate

Veganuary event, it seems more and more people are embracing plant-based food.

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boycotted by Tories and lack legitimacy. It follows a petition by a fringe movement called the Independence for Scotland Party.

drinkers planning to take part this year, according to Alcohol Change UK, the charity behind the initiative.

McDonald's has announced that restaurants in Scotland, and across the UK and Ireland, will shut from 11pm tonight for takeaway as well as dine-in. The fast-food giant took to its social media accounts to make the announcement saying restaurants will stay closed "while we review and verify any additional enhanced safety measures for these services".

schools will be closed for the entire of January as part of the new lockdown imposed across the country. Most pupils were scheduled to return to schools on the already-delayed date of January 18 after the winter break.

lockdown travel restrictions apply to Trump as much as anyone else, adding a golf trip is not an "essential purpose".The outgoing US president is refusing to accept defeat to Joe Biden, fuelling global speculation about what he will do on inauguration day on January 20.Sturgeon, at her first coronavirus briefing of the year, was asked if she knew whether Trump was planning to visit one of his golf resorts."I hope and expect the travel plan he immediately has is it exit the White house - beyond

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.Scotland has been entered back into tough new lockdown restrictions with orders for people to stay at home and only leave for essential purposes.As usual, many Scots faced the grim news with their trademark humour, and thankfully Scottish Twitter has been on hand to offer a bit of light relief.Telling us what the First Minister was really thinking. How you really

Scottish Borders. Emergency services raced to the scene after the blue Volskwagen Polo was involved in the incident around 7.40pm last night on the A7 north of the Synton junction, near Ashkirk.

lockdown measures.

Labour revival was needed to hold the SNP to account as a government which “pretend they’re in opposition”. Speaking on Sky News Blair said: “We had a referendum that rejected Scottish independence, but Brexit put it back on the agenda again.”“And it’s going to require very careful management.

First Minister said the rapid increase in Covid cases driven by the new variant is of "very serious concern". She stated: “The steep increases and severe NHS pressure being experienced in other parts of the UK is a sign of what may lie ahead.

Lockerbie bombing in 1988 – Scottish communities minister Malcolm Chisholm held a number of meetings with the Muslim community to discuss their concerns.

Daily Star Sunday reported. Scots actor Gary is reportedly also taking legal action against the BBC in the wake of quitting the programme in the autumn.In an interview, the 41-year-old told the newspaper: “I feel I wasn’t being paid equally and I wasn’t being given an explanation for decisions.“When I tried to resolve it, nothing was done.

Scottish Highlands. In a bid to raise the spirits in the run up to the big day, the private Siai-Marchetti F-260D aircraft took an interesting route on it's journey around Scotland.The pilot left Dornoch at 12.11pm and took in Dalnessie, Loch Choire Lodge and Syre peaked at Strathy before heading south-east.It passed Achiemore, Forsinard and Gobernuisgeach on the way home.

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Manchester United captain Roy Keane has singled out Scott McTominay for praise following his brace against Leeds United in the Premier League.The Scotland international found the back of the net twice inside the opening three minutes, putting Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side on their way to a dominant 6-2 victory.There was plenty of expectation ahead of the first meeting between the two historic rivals in 16 years but the hosts put their opponents to

a manager. It all adds up to another stomach-churner for a man whose relationship with this trophy has been one success story after another.

Netflix movie.But her bash was unable to go ahead after the capital was placed in Tier 3 of the country’s Covid safety measures.Last week First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the city would remain under tighter restrictions after cases rose “sharply”.A source said: “Vanessa planned a party for her birthday last week but was told it couldn’t go ahead due to Covid.