Scottish Greens refuse to back Tory motion of no confidence in John Swinney

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionIt is anticipated that it will be in place for approximately one week.Drivers are urged to follow local diversions.Georgina Reid, corporate affairs manager in the west, said: “It’s important that our customers continue to enjoy clear, fresh drinking water.

newly launched Alba Party and today insisted they were not competing for the same voters at May's Holyrood election. She described Salmond as a "disgruntled ex-first minister" and said people likely to vote for the Greens were a "totally different demographic" than supporters of Alba.

Janey Godley has had the last laugh at trolls who say she isn't funny as she scooped her second comedy award in one week. This week alone, the Scots comedian was awarded "Woman of Influence" comedy award and also a Chortle award for being a 'legend of lockdown'.

lockdown restrictions begin to ease. The high street retailer was forced to close, along with a raft of other businesses, when stay at home lockdown restrictions were imposed in Scotland on Boxing Day last year.

Janey Godley 's latest video had fans in stitches as she took a swipe at Scots Tory Ruth Davidson. Yesterday, the Tories at Holyrood lodged the motion on the First Minister over her government's botched handling of the complaints against Alex Salmond.

Scottish Parliament later today. The Scottish Tories said they will press ahead with a vote in First Minister Nicola Sturgeon after a Holyrood committee found she misled parliament.

sexually aggressive behaviour' of male comics.The Scots funny woman claims she as been personally 'called out' multiple times after men in the industry were exposed for inappropriate behaviour.The social media star says she has been accused of not 'saying anything' about predators' actions after sharing a stage with them.But Janey insisted she either had no idea or was immediately threatened with lawyers 'shut up letters' when she did speak out.The 59-year-old, who was abused as a younster, says

Anas Sarwar 's party is now two percentage points ahead of the Scottish Tories. According to the poll, which had 1,011 respondents, support for the SNP has dipped by six per cent compared to a poll carried out three weeks ago.

Patrick Harvie warned time was running out to tackle the global climate emergency and that bold environmental policies were now required.The Greens returned six MSPs via the list vote at the last Scottish Parliament election in 2016 and members are hoping to hit double figures this time around.But the pro-independence party has faced repeated criticism from Unionists for being too supportive of the SNP Government.The Greens refused to back other opposition parties last week when Deputy First

SSE Hydro shut its doors and Scottish events bosses say they need more understanding about what plans and expectations there are for the future out of the pandemic to attract big names like Beyonce.The Script, The Stereophonics, and Lewis Capaldi were amongst the last to play at The SSE Hydro and one year on from closing due to coronavirus, events bosses in Scotland are urging the Scottish Government to set a timetable which looks months, not just weeks, ahead.Chief Executive of Hydro Peter

Nicola Sturgeon’s troubles at Holyrood’s Salmond Inquiry.The EIS hit out at the decision as parents prepared to send Primary 4-7 kids back full-time on Monday, along with the part-time return of secondary pupils.Andrea Bradley, EIS assistant secretary, told BBC Scotland teachers had been “caught by surprise” by the First Minister’s March 2 announcement on the eve of her giving eight hours of evidence to the Alex Salmond inquiry.Bradley said: “The decision seemed to be a political one rather than

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has demanded killers stay locked-up if they refuse to reveal the whereabouts of victims’ remains.He is pledging to introduce Suzanne’s Law – named after Edinburgh woman Suzanne Pilley – who was murdered in 2010.David Gilroy is serving at least 18 years for killing his ex-girlfriend.But he refuses to disclose the location of her body.He is thought to have buried Suzanne in

beach on a tiny Scottish island in the Western Isles has been named third in a list of the top 20 to visit in Europe, by a leading travel guide.West Beach on the isle of Berneray had the wow factor, swaying Lonely Planet's writers to name it ahead of the other incredible beaches in the Outer Hebrides.The travel guide described the unspoiled beach on the tiny island as "divine", as it announced its European top 20 for this year.

East Kilbride has a bright future – if investment in its economy is at the heart of the recovery from the COVID pandemic.Speaking exclusively to the East Kilbride News, Douglas Ross MP said far more needs to be done to protect jobs and offer people in the town hope for the future.“We need to focus on getting through the health emergency, but Parliament needs to secure people’s jobs and support businesses who have been through a difficult 12 months,” he said.“And there are more difficult times

direct to your inboxThe Great British Bake Off is set to bring some more sweet, cake-based goodness into our lives again.The hit Channel 4 show returns to screens tonight with a bit of twist as it will be celebrities entering the tent instead of amateur bakers.

SNP education secretary said that infection levels had continued to fall, despite children in nurseries and P1 to P3 returning to the classroom on February 22 – a move that came two weeks ahead of pupils in England.Swinney today insisted that earlier return had happened “because we felt that was a safe thing for us to be able to do because of the low prevalence amongst younger children”.And Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Gregor Smith, said since then there had only been “one or two small

coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours.The latest figures were announced by John Swinney this afternoon.The Deputy First Minister revealed that 501 new cases of the virus were recorded overnight.654 people are being treated in hospital while 59 are currently in ICU.The latest figures mean that since the start of the pandemic, 7422 people have lost their lives to coronavirus in Scotland.It comes as 28 people were arrested in connection with lockdown flouting celebrations of Rangers fans

Kate Forbes revealed today she had struck an agreement with Green MSPs - meaning her Budget bill will pass when it goes to a vote on Tuesday.The Budget offers an £800 pay rise for public sector workers earning up to £25,000, and a two per cent increase for those earning over £25,000 up to £40,000.It will also provide pandemic support payments of £130 to households receiving Council Tax Reduction and two payments of £100 to families of children qualifying for free school meals.Free bus travel

Janey Godley has said she wants to release a video of all the hate mail she has received through her website.The Scots comedian revealed on Twitter that she got a call from her personal assistant who read out several emails she was sent from men she blocked online.The 60-year-old has previously shared the vile messages she is sent on a daily basis with her fans.In the Tweet, Janey said: "My assistant called me today (works remotely) and read out the emails sent to my website from angry men who

Salmond and Sturgeon fall-out as another reason to not hold an independence poll.Rees-Mogg made his now regular attacks on independence while answering questions in the Commons.SNP MP Angus MacNeil asked: “If the Scottish people or indeed the Welsh people, given the polling in Wales this morning, were to vote for independence at the ballot box, would he respect that choice of the Scottish and indeed the Welsh people?”Rees-Mogg replied: “There was a referendum, he may have forgotten, in 2014 in