SNP minister hints rules on Scots students being unable to return home may be changed

SNP members face a gruelling selection battle as 144 Nationalists race to become the party's candidate in just 32 Holyrood constituencies, the Record can reveal. Next year's Scottish Parliament election has already seen a huge number of people declare their ambition to become an MSP for the pro-independence movement.

BBC is run in Scotland.The four politicians made five demands in an angry backlash at "editorial balance" going back to what they claim was bias in the independence referendum.A letter to the broadcaster and the UK Government was signed by Scotland's former justice secretary Kenny MacAskill and his Westminster colleagues Angus MacNeil, Douglas Chapman and Neale Hanvey.However, the letter, published in The National newspaper, quickly provoked a split in the party.

coronavirus restrictions. The Scottish Government ordered the closure of venues on Friday evening as part of a 16-day “circuit breaker” to stop the spread of the virus.

Margaret Ferrier has refused to resign following bombshell revelations over her 800-mile round trip while suffering from coronavirus.

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

immigration have been rejected by a UK minster – who insisted the Scottish Government is pursuing the issue to "suit its agenda of separatism". Immigration minister Kevin Foster made the provocative claim as he warned devolving powers on immigration could create "confusion" within the UK.

First Minister. But as we all concentrated on Nicola Sturgeon as she laid out the tough new restrictions being introduced across the country for the next two weeks, one eagle-eyed Scots megastar noticed something else entirely.  For as he watched the live Scottish Government briefing along with the rest of us to find out our fate for the near future, singer Lewis Capaldi spotted the uncanny resemblance one SNP MP has to Hollywood actor Timothee Chalamet.

"circuit breaker lockdown"  is needed to reduce transmission of the disease in the community.

Coronavirus cases have continued to rise across Scotland over the weekend as four deaths were recorded. Nicola Sturgeon said infections are spreading to older people and suggested new restrictions will be considered by experts today and discussed by the government tomorrow.Deputy first minister John Swinney has also said it was a "cause for concern" and warned there could be further restrictions put in place.

Scottish independence is "wafer thin" and is largely based on the "political charisma" of Nicola Sturgeon.Veteran Nationalist George Kerevan said the party had been allowed to drift rightwards and was spending too much time trying to appease middle class voters.He accused senior SNP figures of wanting to placate a "conservative oligarchy" in Scotland made up of "lawyers, accountants, bankers, medial consultants, kirk ministers and university professors"."This group retains a unique, weighty, and

Douglas Ross overruled his MSPs by calling for the controversial Hate Crime Bill to be axed.Leaked emails reveal senior MSPs simply wanted to amend the plans, but Ross intervened to ensure the party supported scrapping the Bill altogether.The Government Bill, which is going through Holyrood, aims to bring together the existing hate crime laws into one piece of legislation.However, critics believe the Bill poses a threat to free speech and Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf recently responded by

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drugs crisis should be declared a public health emergency and addicts treated with “compassion”, a Scottish MP has told the Commons.SNP MP Tommy Sheppard issued a plea for UK ministers to “see the wisdom” in decriminalising the possession of small quantities of drugs for personal use and taking a treatment-based approach to the abuse problem.The Edinburgh East MP was speaking as he introduced a 10-minute rule Bill which aims to reform legislation to allow safe consumption rooms that the Daily

Brexit after the Scottish Government formally urged MSPs to reject the UK Government’s Internal Markets Bill. Mike Russell said the controversial bill, which Tory Ministers admit would break international law, was a “defining moment” for the constitution.

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Dundee has soared to 45. Health chiefs confirmed that more residents at Parker House have caught the bug, as hundreds of others remain in self-isolation.

Siobhian Brown, 48, hopes to be selected by the party to fight for the Ayr seat, which has been held by Mr Scott for two decades.  And if elected the married mum-of-three wants to make changes at Scottish Parliament level, which would sort out problems in the town. Councillor Brown would like to see legislation to force property owners maintain their buildings by cleaning gutters and so on.

students to stay on campus over Christmas, amid coronavirus clusters in university halls.In an interview on Times Radio, the UK Health Secretary was asked whether students would be encouraged to stay at university over the festive period.He said: "We have said that students should stay at university until Christmas... We don't rule out the suggestion you just made but I don't want to have to say that.

Conservative motion calling on the Scottish Government to drop its plans for an independence referendum bill has failed at Holyrood. Tory MSP Jamie Greene put forward a motion saying the Government "should drop its plans for a further Referendum Bill and focus on closing the attainment gap".

Ladbrokes Coral for the return of stakes totalling more than £3.3m.In newly released documents filed at London's High Court he claims his wagers were illegal because he placed them when he was in Spain.Recruitment firm boss Mr Allan, 57, says in his claim he was such a prolific gambler that he had his own dedicated telephone line to a betting shop in Rose Street, Aberdeen.In five years between 2014 and 2018 he bet around £400,000 a week through the shop, making many thousands of individual