Nicola Sturgeon has welcomed an increase in the Living Wage rate which will see more than 40,000 Scots handed a pay rise. The First Minister said it was a welcome boost for workers at a "really tough time".
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Climate crisis campaigners from Extinction Rebellion Scotland have dumped a mile of manure outside BP's North Sea headquarters in Aberdeen.The move was carried out in protest against the oil giant’s new net zero promises, which the group say“smell like sh***”.The firm joined forces with Aberdeen City Council last month in a programme of “decarbonisation” across the city.However, climate emergency campaigners say the firm, which is one of the biggest companies responsible for global carbon
.Nicola Sturgeon has welcomed an increase in the Living Wage rate which will see more than 40,000 Scots handed a pay rise. The First Minister said it was a welcome boost for workers at a "really tough time".
Neil Lennon and Shane Duffy to be given the boot. Celtic are on a run of just one win in six games after Thursday's defeat to Sparta Prague and the manager has come under scrutiny.
Donald Trump to play golf at Turnberry to help get over losing the US election to Joe Biden. Coral have offered odds of 1-2 for the ex president to return to Scotland by the end of 2021 and play 18 holes at his resort.
Remembrance Sunday. The donation, described as "significant and meaningful" is made every year and will go toward the charity 's education project.
police search in Lanarkshire. Chloe Hamilton was last seen at her home in Larkhall at around 9am on November 4.
Airdrie woman has praised a game changing product that has ensured her pup has a cosy kip during Bonfire Night. The sound of fireworks and explosions normally terrifies the life out of little Lexie, who was left “shaking uncontrollably” during last year’s 5th of November celebrations.Despite the expectations of Bonfire Night being more quiet than usual this year, owner Alana Clark has continued to have concerns over Lexie’s wellbeing.
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Workers at the Royal Alexandra Hospital could go on strike unless a pay deal is quickly agreed with the Scottish government, union chiefs have said.Unison, which is today holding a socially distant demonstration outside Holyrood, said Health Secretary Jeane Freeman must keep her promise of giving NHS workers a pay rise before the end of the year.The union, which hosted a protest outside Paisley’s RAH as part
schoolboy who died suddenly are raising money for other teens struggling with their mental health. Corey Liversedge, 16, from Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, sadly passed away on October 24.His mother, Kerry, has launched an online fundraiser in her 'funny and kind' son's name.Money raised will go to an environmental charity as well as a charity that support teens dealing with mental health issues.
Scots mum feared murdered in Spain have said they ‘grieve everyday’ as they mark the five-year anniversary of her disappearance. Lisa Brown, from Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, was just 32 when she vanished from her adopted home in Guadiaro near San Roque in 2015.
Glasgow paedophile ring was driven out of a property after a 'paedo protest' in the street. Cops descended on the city's Franklin Street, in the Bridgeton area, last night as angry locals gathered outside a flat.
UK Government.Globus (Shetland) Limited was given the bumper contract without going to competitive tender under emergency pandemic rules.The company, led by CEO Haraldur Agustsson, 47, has put more than £365,000 into Tory party coffers since 2016.It made two donations of £50,000 each in 2016 then followed up with four donations totalling £113,000 the following year.In 2018, the company put £52,500 into Tory party coffers and in 2019 it weighed in with another £100,000, made in two equal
climate change campaigners took part in the surprise protest, blocking the entrance to Ineos, to condemn the assault by the company’s assault on the planet. Protesters from across the country, arrived at 6am this morning and blocked three roads into the Grangemouth site, to prevent lorries and workers from entering the plant. The activists from Extinction Rebellion Scotland XR formed a human barrier to the gate with their iconic purple boat.
firebombed outside the property in Strathaven.Campbell, 51, has also been subjected to a series of online threats over his stance on crime in the area.However, he said the council had not contacted him despite chief executive Cleland Sneddon receiving Police Scotland’s detailed audit of security weeks ago.
Perth Sheriff Court heard PE teacher Chaplin headed up an anti-bullying project at Calderglen High, East Kilbride.He had travelled to Perth with colleague Gregg Harvey on May 24 last year for an annual volleyball tournament.They had gone out drinking and ended up in the Half Moon bar where the 45-year-old victim was a regular.The three spent the first part of the evening chatting and buying each other drinks.But the court heard how the mood changed before Chaplin launched his vicious
Sean Connery meeting Paul Gascoigne at Ibrox has resurfaced on social media after a Rangers fan account posted the video in tribute to the legendary star.
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Businesses in Lanarkshire may just have avoided closure as the area was only placed in tier four of the new Covid alert system.The area faced being put on the tightest restrictions and the move could have put local firms under, according to business chiefs.Andy Aird, Scotland national group chair of Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said: “Many small businesses across Lanarkshire were worried that they
farmer has vowed to dump a lorry load of buffalo dung into a shop that has been dumping piles of rubbish onto his land. Steve Mitchell discovered a fresh mountain of cardboard and plastic packaging had been tossed onto a track at the Buffalo Farm in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on Tuesday morning.
link.However, FIVE tables from Sam’s restaurant did not return, with only one customer doing the right thing by getting in touch to square up with the popular bistro since.Sam admits he knows who the punters are and is considering all options, including going to the police – but he hopes it doesn’t come to that.The 23-year-old told us: “The fire alarm goes off fairly regularly at the centre, usually in the morning when we’re setting up – this is the first time in a while it’s happened during
Police Scotland has the ability to access personal details from the national Test and Protect scheme if they have a "legitimate" reason for doing so, it has been revealed. But the Scottish Government insisted any information stored by the programme could not be used by cops to enforce self-isolation rules.