Gordon Brown calls on Nicola Sturgeon to spell out costs of independence and publish referendum legal advice

virus expert. Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University, said Holyrood leaders repeated the same devastating errors as Westminster.

Edinburgh. It came on William and Kate's final day of their royal tour of Scotland.The future king later gave a highly personal farewell speech as his week-long visit drew to a close, describing how Scotland has "shaped" him and praising its people and values.

Rangers during attempts to secure the club’s financial future, a court has heard. David Whitehouse, 55, told the Court of Session today the First Minister didn’t want the Scottish Governmen t to intervene when the club was placed in administration in 2012.

First Minister said there would be a “number of reasons” for figures showing around half the coronavirus vaccine appointments at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro vaccination centre this weekend were missed.There were many cancellations and non-attendances on Saturday and Sunday amid rising case numbers in the city which remains at level three lockdown.Speaking at the Scottish government covid briefing on Tuesday the First Minister urged young people in the 18-29 cohort to make sure they registered for their

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.

Prime Minister hosting joint meetings with devolved governments had been downplayed.

information at their disposal on the constitutional question. One thousand Scots were asked by Stack Data Strategy between May 7 and 8 on a number of issues.

two Indian immigrants who had been removed from a flat on the city’s south side with one man crawling under the van to prevent it from moving. The men were released following negotiations on the scene and pressure from Nicola Sturgeon, who is the MSP for the constituency, on the UK Home Office which is responsible for immigration.

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The Brit Awards 2021 marked the first indoor music event since the coronavirus pandemic and the glittering music event featured some truly unforgettable moments. Little Mix made history as they became the first female group to win the British Group award and thanked their fellow “incredible female bands” including the Sugababes and Spice Girls in an emotional speech at London's O2 arena.

Dua Lipa urged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to give National Health Service staff a pay rise as she landed a double victory at Tuesday's BRIT Awards. Dua was the big winner at the ceremony, taking home awards for Album of the Year and British Female Solo Artist, and while accepting her first gong, she honoured healthcare workers for their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dua Lipa was among the many stars in attendance at the Brit Awards, held in London on Tuesday, May 11.

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former Labour prime minister was speaking from his home in Fife today as he launched a fresh campaign to keep Scotland in the UK in the wake of a the SNP’s latest election victory.

Starmer tried to regroup with a reshuffle that saw Scot Annelise Dodds replaced by Rachel Reeves as shadow chancellor. Dodds will now become the Labour Party’s chair, replacing deputy leader Angela Rayner, who fought back against a move to make her carry the can for the loss of Hartlepool.Rayner fought off attempts to scapegoat her for the poor election performance and won a promotion to shadow Michael Gove at the Cabinet Office and be shadow secretary of state for the future of work.

Alba Party leader - who failed to win a seat at last week's Holyrood election - warned that any delay would allow the UK Government time to plan its response. He told the BBC the time to press for an IndyRef2 would be “now” and added he was “not in favour of this idea you should delay to after covid, to after the recovery, towards the end of the second part of this parliamentary term”.

First Minister made the claim to the Prime Minister during a telephone call following the SNP’s election victory.

Ross, who heads to Holyrood as leader of the largest opposition party with 31 Scottish Conservative MSPs, signalled he will not be relying on numbers to stop the SNP’s independence plans. At a press conference to mark his return to the Holyrood chamber, the Moray MP and now list MSP, spelled out why UK cabinet minister Michael Gove was confident the referendum bill would not end up with the UK government taking the Scottish Government to the Supreme Court.