SNP MP Joanna Cherry boosted home security after sick Twitter abuse left her living in fear

Perthshire has been described as a "devastating blow for the community".

who quit Nicola Sturgeon's party to join Alex Salmond's Alba in March, said both parties were in no rush to ask the electorate the big constitutional question. The SNP leader has said she won't call a referendum until after the pandemic has ended but has made it clear she wants to see such a vote before the end of Holyrood's current five year term.

Lorna Slater was last week dubbed by one Tory councillor as "the biggest danger to the north east economy we have seen in a generation" over her party's opposition to the extraction of oil and gas from the North Sea. It comes as the Greens prepare to open talks with the SNP over the possibility of signing a "cooperation arrangement" between the two parties which could see them team up at Holyrood on key issues - a prospect the Conservatives have already branded a "coalition of chaos".

Duke of Cambridge, known as the Earl of Strathearn in Scotland, would spend more time at Balmoral with wife Kate and strengthen ties with their former university town of St Andrews if the proposals go ahead.The report comes just days after the couple’s tour of Scotland in which William said the country was “so important” to him and his wife.On the final day of their visit, William and Kate held a meeting with Gordon Brown who has recently launched a renewed campaign to save the Union.The couple

John Barrowman has thanked fans for support amidst reports he's been axed from Dancing on Ice following claims of inappropriate behaviour. The Scots born Dancing On Ice judge was at the centre of allegations that he exposed himself numerous times on the sets of BBC’s Doctor Who and spin-off Torchwood.

Douglas Chapman, the MP for Dunfermline and West Fife, announced he had resigned as national treasurer of the party on Saturday evening.

SNP MSP revealed a picture of the new baby girl on Twitter after she was born last night just after 6pm. He and his wife, Jennifer, have named their new arrival Flora and thanked the staff at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

urgent search to trace Jamie Cannon, who was hasn't been seen since last week on Thursday (May 20) at around 10am in Kinnier Road, in the Saltcoats area.

SNP councillor where she said 'we hate the United Kingdom' in the aftermath of the Eurovision song contest. Rhiannon Spear - who is the SNP’s national women’s convener -faced a furious backlash when she tweeted that Scotland hates the UK after Britain was gifted nul point at the song competition.

shoppers in stitches. The high-end department store is selling the Jellycat Fud Dragon Soft Toy for £21 on their website - seemingly unaware of the name's derogatory use in Scotland.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionThe drivers of each vehicle, along with a passenger from the Mercedes, were arrested while officers conducted searches of the vehicles.These recovered herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of £106,000.One man, aged 46-year-old, has been charged in connection with drugs offences and is due to appear in court at a later date.Detective Chief Inspector John Morrison, said:

knocked down by a car on a Scots road. The 91-year-old man was hit by a white Ford Fiesta on Union Street, Greenock at around 11am on Sunday May 23.

Covid Recovery said there were "encouraging signs" that the virus was under control across the country. Speaking on the BBC 's Good Morning Scotland show, the SNP MSP revealed the vaccine is working against the strains currently in circulation.

SNP councillor has apologised after Tweeting that Scotland hates the UK, during a post about Eurovision. Glasgow city councillor Rhiannon Spear, who also deleted her Twitter account, posted the Tweet after the UK's entry received zero points on Saturday night, finishing last.She wrote: "It's ok Europe we hate the United Kingdom too.

Renfrewshire care home nurse was caught injecting himself in a toilet as he looked after vulnerable residents, it’s claimed. Craig Campbell, who worked at Cochrane Care Home, has been hauled before a Nursing and Midwifery Council disciplinary hearing to face serious misconduct allegations.

set to go on trial over claims he knifed a man in the neck and then set a fire in his alleged victim's home.John Thomas, 38, was fully committed for trial over the death of John Dalziel, 47, during a hearing at Paisley Sheriff Court on Tuesday.Prosecutors claim he murdered Mr Dalziel on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Mr Dalziel's home in Whitesbridge Avenue, Paisley, Renfrewshire.The single charge against Thomas states he "did inflict blunt force trauma to his head, did strike him on the neck with a

Blackford confronted Johnson at Prime Minister’s Questions over trade negotiations which are reported to have split the Tory cabinet over of the implications for UK farmers.

John Swinney has been removed from his job as education secretary and put in charge of Scotland’s covid recovery. He will remain as Deputy First Minister and was moved as Nicola Sturgeon begins a long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle.

mickey out of Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross in her latest voiceover. Janey who has been a huge hit with her funny voiceovers of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon throughout the Coronavirus crisis, decided to pick on someone else for a change.