Shamed Derek Mackay in row over £8,000 Holyrood expenses

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.

Hearts in the Scottish Cup quarter-final and admitted he's learned from his pain. The Scouser entered the press room still raw from Rangers ' shock 1-0 defeat at Tynecastle in February and admitted he needed "time to think" - comments that some felt suggested he was considering his future.

Ayrshire has one of the worst drug-related death rates in Scotland, a new report has shown.

drug dealer who played a leading role in a gang planning to flood Central Scotland with heroin and cocaine was today ordered to hand over £75,000 crime profits. Anthony O'Hare, 34, made £650,000 from his criminal conduct but the available assets to be seized from him under a proceeds of crime action was £75,000.

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

Nicola Sturgeon is to hold talks that could pave the way for an official site where addicts can inject drugs more safely.The First Minister will meet activist Peter Krykant on January 7 – five days before she chairs a meeting of the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce for the first time.They will explore the prospect of Scotland making legal history, defying Westminster by opening an Overdose Prevention Centre (OPC) north of the Border.The SNP leader agreed to the meeting on the same day Public

Ladywell, Livingston, has backed our campaign after figures released this week showed Scotland has worst death rate in the world, a figure up six per cent on the previous year. Statistics showed the total deaths rose from 1,187 in 2018 to 1,264 in 2019.

Andy Wightman, a well-known campaigner for land reform before entering politics, will now sit as an independent until next year's Holyrood election. In a letter to Greens co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater, he said was "saddened by the intolerance shown by some party members to an open and mature dialogue about the tensions and conflicts around questions of sex and gender in the context of transgender rights and women’s rights".

SNP leader responded after the Record penned an open letter on behalf of Scotland demanding action. New figures this week showed drug deaths soared to 1264 in 2019, the highest number ever recorded and the worst rate in Europe.We’ve campaigned with people on the front line to expose the impact of this crisis.Sturgeon, writing on social media, said: “This in @Daily_Record is fair.

Lorraine Kelly has been announced as a guest judge on the new series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. The Scots TV presenter will return to the hit BBC Three show when its second series airs on Thursday, January 14.

hunting a balaclava-clad man who was seen running after a car was deliberately torched in the driveway of a Scots home in a nighttime attack.  A Range Rover was set alight in a deliberate attack on Carlisle Road in Hamilton on Saturday at around 1.35am.

queens will be battling for the crown of Next Drag Superstar on season two of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Lawrence Chaney, from Glasgow and Ellie Diamond, from Dundee, are among the 12 drag queens taking part in the hit BBC Three show when it airs on Thursday, January 14.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Drug deaths in Renfrewshire have doubled in the last decade, grim new stats have revealed.Campaigners called for a drastic overhaul of the country’s drug strategy after the National Records of Scotland’s annual report showed 1,264 people died in 2019 – a six per cent increase on the previous 12 months.The number of deaths are the highest since records began in 1996 and three and half times higher than the

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Scotland's failure to tackle our drug crisis has been confirmed - up six cent on the worst death rate in the world the previous year.The data for 2018 reveals the worst fears that our poorest communities, already ravaged by cheap street drugs, are sinking ever deeper into despair.Total deaths rose from 1,187 in 2018 to 1,264 in 2019.

Derek McInnes has confirmed Andrew Considine’s contract extension is close to being fast-tracked.

fraudsters were jailed for a £45,000 VAT scam which saw them submitting fake invoices.Company boss David Paterson and accountant Kevin Sinclair were locked up at Dundee Sheriff Court on Thursday.Paterson, 56, was jailed for two years and nine months, while Sinclair, 67, was sentenced to one year and nine months behind bars.The pair colluded to dupe the taxman by reclaiming VAT they were not entitled to.Sinclair, who ran finance firm GD Accounting, submitted bogus invoices for a company owned by