Support for Scottish independence rises in new poll

group of MSPs has warned. Almost three-quarter of the facilities used by schools and youth groups are run by charities who are now counting the costs of a summer season cancelled by lockdown.

Rutherglen, and presents challenges that the government does not currently have the powers to meet.

Kezia Dugdale, Diffley said a clear pattern is now discernible in the polls, showing that growing support for Scottish independence was not just a blip. Diffley said that while support for Scottish independence rose after the Brexit vote, it did not last.

“Outlander” star Sam Heughan will be trading in his kilt for a tuxedo if fans have their way.

Scottish independence and its aftermath, an explosive new book has claimed. It has long been suspected that operatives working on behalf of Vladimir Putin 's government helped spread false information across social media around the time of the landmark vote - claims strongly denied by Russia.

Scottish independence is on the rise as voters back Nicola Sturgeon's response to the global pandemic ahead of Boris Johnson, a new poll has found. The percentage of Scots who say they would vote Yes at a future IndyRef2 now stands at 54 per cent - just one point lower than the total achieved by the No campaign in 2014.

coronavirus crisis.It comes after the #LetTheMusicPlay campaign was launched this week, demanding support for venues that are in severe danger of closing down during the pandemic without government support.The new targeted £10 million fund, labelled the Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund, will support Scotland’s performing arts venues and comes as part of the Scottish government’s extensive £185 million Business Support Fund.Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop announced the new fund, saying: “Our

www.click.scot.CLiCK is an inclusive and confidential service supporting the safety and wellbeing of women involved in the sex industry across Scotland. Their team of Women’s Workers are based all over Scotland, right from the Highlands to the Scottish Borders.

safe at work in an open letter to the First Minister. The GMB union sent a petition to the Scottish Parliament on behalf of more than 1700 people who fear their lives are at risk.

cancer has called on Scots families to sign a petition to fund research she believes could have saved his life. Fiona Donva was left heartbroken when three-year-old Logan Maclean died just months after he was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a rare brain tumour.The toddler, from Largs in Ayrshire, was first taken to the doctor with a sore ankle when medics discovered the incurable mass.

A Hamilton designer is leading an initiative in the Black Lives Matter movement that puts education at the forefront of changing racial inequality.Joseph Epemolu, 22, has witnessed ignorant behaviour throughout his life and has found himself placed in wrongful stereotypes because of the colour of his skin.Harmful language and racial slurs are just the tip of the iceberg, Joseph said as he discussed his unpleasant experiences as a black person living in Scotland in an exclusive interview with the

National Trust for Scotland’s new appeal aimed at securing the future of natural heritage sites and historic attractions.

Scottish Government has demanded new financial powers from the UK Treasury to help drive the country's economic recovery from Covid-19. Finance secretary Kate Forbes has written to Stephen Barclay, chief secretary of the Treasury, to ask that "critical" temporary changes are made to present funding arrangements.

Scottish Lib Dems took money from the UK firm of a lawyer based in a tax haven who was found guilty of professional misconduct, the Record can reveal.Party chiefs were given £16,000 by Inshmore Properties in Glasgow – just two weeks before the company began winding up proceedings.The boss of Inshmore is Isle of Man-based lawyer Paul Gallagher, whose actions were found to have brought his profession into “disrepute” by a Scots tribunal.Nothing suggests the donation breaches Electoral Commission

Before lockdown business was booming for Livingston-based Mattuga Rum, with an exciting year ahead planned.

rising support for a Yes vote.Kenny MacAskill, a former Holyrood finance secretary, said questions could be asked of party bosses on their current plans for delivering IndyRef2.Recent polling put support for independence as high as 54% despite the Scottish Government focusing its energies in recent months on the response to the global coronavirus pandemic.But MacAskill, the SNP MP for East Lothian, told the Record that while traditional political campaigning was halted there was nothing stopping

Famous Scots have joined a new campaign to support refugees across the country.

Covid-19 can now receive financial support from a package of new measures. First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, made the announcement at Thursday's daily press briefing, saying that the Scottish Government has brought forward early access to £11.4 million of discretionary funds - support for higher education students in financial difficulty – which will be administered by colleges and universities.

Harry Potter stars Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch and Emma Watson have come out in support of their trans fans after the author of the boy wizard books came under fire this week for questionable tweets that were tagged transphobic by activists.