Who are Scotland's new MSPs? Meet the new boys and girls off to Holyrood for first time

Falkirk. As a teenager I attended Graeme High School and now own my own successful business.

shock news that one in every 10 care home residents died of Covid in the first year of the pandemic. Care Inspectorate figures showed 3774 lost their lives to the virus up to March 31, 2021.

Bank Holiday in May is just around the corner. Scots will be eagerly awaiting the next opportunity for a much-deserved break, with further restrictions eased on everyday life.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are going on a week-long tour of Scotland and we have photos from day one!

Adam Tomkins warned Unionists the Supreme Court may decide IndyRef2 is lawful as a Bill would only be seeking the opinion of the Scottish people.

Prince William and Kate Middleton will soon be reliving their university days as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to visit Scotland. The couple announced their Scotland tour on Wednesday which incidentally also happened to be Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's anniversary.

Lorraine Kelly recently became a grandparent in the furry form of a beautiful sausage dog named Ruby. The Scots TV presenter has been sharing cute snaps of her daughter Rosie's new pooch and today she shared the most adorable footage of little Ruby getting her first bath.

Rangers youth coach and Scottish reality star Brian Matthews had a mad rush back from Dubai to make it in time for his new Ranger's bar opening in Uddingston. Brian, who already has Oswalds Rangers Bar in Oswald Street Glasgow has spent the last year over lockdown tirelessly transforming the venue into a ' museum and shrine' to his beloved club.

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lockdown restrictions on social distancing to ease for the first time in months. During Tuesday's coronavirus briefing, Nicola Sturgeon admitted she felt 'emotional' as she announced that people could now hug each other from Monday, May 17.

First Minister said that case numbers in North East region taking in Forres, Elgin, Lossiemouth and Buckie, are more than four times higher than in the rest of the country which is due to move to Level 2 on Monday.Sturgeon said :“It’s against that backdrop that, unless the situation was to materially improve over the next few days, it would simply not be safe or sensible to ease restrictions there from Monday.”Read the full story.The “huge success” of the vaccination programme along with

Toy Story is set to be performed in Scotland for the first time next year with a live orchestra. Showing in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the Disney and Pixar classic will be screened with the famous soundtrack played live along to the movie.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Lanarkshire news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Verified regional list results for Cumbernauld & Kilsyth have been published as progress is made towards calculating the outcome of the proportional representation ballot in the Central Scotland region.The top three places were filled by the SNP, Labour and Conservatives, with the Green party recording 2260 top-up votes, their highest in any of the five North Lanarkshire

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionThe new MSP said of Holyrood: "This is Scotland's national parliament and where so much of Scottish political life is decided; I walked down the Royal Mile at the opening of the Scottish Parliament as a 13-year-old."I've looked at our MSP colleagues and the fantastic work they do, and Holyrood is where I feel I can make the biggest difference and have the biggest impact for my

The Former First Minister is standing for his new Alba party on the North East Scotland regional list. The pro-independence party has put up 32 candidates across the country in a bid to create a "super-majority" for 'yes' in the Holyrood chamber.

Full list results from Coatbridge & ChrystonAbolish the Scottish Parliament: 76Alba: 684All For Unity: 248Freedom Alliance: 54Independent Green Voice: 220Reform UK: 47Conservative: 4546Scottish Family Party: 240Green: 2125Labour: 8724Liberal Democrats: 534Scottish Libertarian: 62SNP: 18,191UKIP: 35Paddy Hogg, independent: 43There were 35,904 votes cast in Coatbridge & Chryston, and 75 rejected papers.Remember, you can download our app for FREE now. *Don't miss the latest headlines from around

Apple - Android Usually there is a flurry of volunteers in centres across Lanarkshire counting ballots cast into the wee small hours from Thursday into Friday.However, this time the counting didn't start until 9am today (Friday), or in some cases even Saturday, meaning it's likely to be a long 48 hours for some election candidates.The Electoral Management Board have, however, released provisional slots suggesting 47 constituency MSPs from across Scotland will be confirmed on Friday.The remaining

coronavirus deaths were recorded overnight in Scotland with 85 new positive cases. The Scottish Government announced the latest figures on Wednesday, May 5, as efforts to control the virus spreading continue.

Scotland as more rain, snow and even thunder is forecast this week. Parts of the country saw several inches of snow on Tuesday, with temperatures to remain in single figures for the rest of this week as a blast of Arctic air moves moves across the UK.

Virgin Media customers across Scotland and the rest of the UK have been left without broadband for hours this morning. People in Glasgow and Edinburgh and surrounding areas have experienced internet disruption, with Virgin now confirming the glitch and working on a fix.