Scottish SAS hero laid to rest in emotional ceremony in Thailand

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jobs crisis.The former PM said Boris Johnson is "blissfully unaware" of the need to reach out to devolved administrations.

social distance rules in a pub - while telling others to follow the guidance.He was enjoying a pint in Aberdeen which has only just come out of lockdown following an outbreak linked to pubs.Bowie had urged locals not to "let Aberdeen down again".In his picture, on Instagram, he is sitting close to two other men.The post adds: “Great to be  back in Aberdeen pub … sadly spoilt by the company of these two. Let’s not let Aberdeen down again.

Job Retention Scheme.The wage support programme was opened in March as lockdown gripped the country.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox every Friday.Pro-Union campaigners have claimed the UK is "more valuable than ever" to Scotland as the annual report on the nation's finances found its notional deficit has grown again.The 2020 Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) publication - which examines how much the country raises in taxes compared to how much it spends on public services - found a gap of £15.1 billion in 2019-20,

Jay-Z and Pharrell‘s new music video.Michelle and Robert Sullivan are the subjects of the star rappers’ new visual for recent collaborative single ‘Entrepeneur’.The new video aims to spotlight Black entrepreneurs, creatives and business owners around the world.

Kilted Coaches  Stephen Clarke, 37, and Rab Shields, 36, taking to The Hermitage in Perthshire to show off a brand new workout.The pair, who exercise in kilts, walking boots, and not much else, hit the headlines recently with their 'Ultimate Scottish Workout'.Now they are back with the 'Highland Fling' a kettlebell workout that will give exercise fans a good fat burning routine - and the perfect excuse to work out outdoors.The pair of personal trainers, both from Perth, are looking to inspire

harassment to a woman who went on to lodge a complaint against Alex Salmond. Senior official Nicola Richards told MSPs under oath that a draft was shared in late 2017 before the policy was changed to include the conduct of former ministers.

Balmoral Castle doing everything from hunting to fishing.Due to the pandemic, their 2020 trip to Aberdeenshire was thrown into doubt due to the Queen and Prince Phillip social distancing at Windsor Castle.But the royal family are not letting the outbreak get in the way of family tradition this year - but their summer holiday may look a little different.The royals will spend the next few months at their 50,000-acre Scottish estate and their relatives and in-laws will come and stay at different

SSPCA appeal. The pooches were discovered 'in an appalling condition' on the A68 near Jedburgh on August 22.

lock down restrictions, the country's hospitality industry is beginning to welcome back visitors. According to the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), Scotland's whisky distilleries welcomed a record number of visitors in 2018, surpassing two million for the first time, following a year-on-year increase of 6.1%.

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

Kevin Bridges, Frankie Boyle and Fred MacAulay are among a group of performers calling on the Scottish government to provide emergency funding to help Scotland’s comedy scene survive the Covid-19 pandemic.

The SNP must be 'honest' about the economic reality of Scottish independence in a post-Covid world, pro-Union campaigners have said. It comes as the Scottish Government prepares to publish its annual GERS report this week, which estimates the difference between what Scotland raises in taxation and what is spent on its public services.

Wheel of Fortune host bought the house in Edinburgh’s upmarket Morningside for £545,000 in 2016.In June, Leslie, 55, put the detached villa on the market for offers over £610,000.Property records show he has made a hefty £170,000 on the house after it sold for £715,000 last month.The home, which was built in 2003, has three bedrooms and a back garden boasting views of the city skyline.Ralph Hendrie Legal’s sales brochure said the house has a garden that “overlooks The Hermitage of Braid and

Boris Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds have cut short their holiday in Scotland.It comes after photos of them camping were published by the Daily Mail earlier this week.The prime minister had defied calls to return to Westminster early to face the A-Level and GCSE results fiasco, which resulted in a major U-turn from the government.But according to The Sun, the prime minister and his family were forced to abandon their break at a remote three-bedroom house on the north-west coast.The paper