Humza Yousaf vows to reflect on controversial Hate Crime Bill backlash

hate crime laws.The SNP Government is under pressure to strike out its plans to add “stirring up hatred” to legislation, a move critics say cannot be policed.Conservatives are leading the campaign to block the plan, but were accused of playing “petty politics” ahead of a vote at parliament.Scottish Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf insists the overall plans will make society more inclusive.

Nicola Sturgeon has praised Humza Yousaf and his partner Nadia El-Nakla for a 'brave account' of their miscarriage experience, despite it sparking 'awful memories' for her. The First Minister has applauded Scotland's Justice Minister and his partner for publicly revealing they 'experienced five pregnancies, with just one of those resulting in a baby' in the past three years.

searching for his mum who vanished without a trace more than 40 years agoArchie Moody has not seen his mum Margaret Bell Poland Docherty Moody since 1977 at their then home in Motherwell.The 31-year-old was married with seven young kids and living in the town's Clapperhow Road.After a row with her husband David, Margaret walked out of the house never to be seen again.Archie hopes the power of social media can bring him the answers he's been searching for for 44 years.He has posted on missing

Richard Leonard has doubled down on his vow to stay as Labour leader into the Scottish elections despite a volley of calls from colleagues to step down. The beleaguered Scottish Labour leader began what is expected to be a week of fightback interviews this week with an early morning appearance on Sky News.

missing airman Corrie McKeague has said that police have been unable to reassure her that bones found in bin bags in a Suffolk river are not her son's. Nicola Urquhart said she was "trying to keep a sensible head on" after the discovery of human remains in the River Stour in Sudbury on August 27.Mr McKeague, of Dunfermline, Fife, was 23 when he vanished on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, around 16 miles north of Sudbury, on September 24 2016.

Kenny McLean backed the 
controverial star to the hilt.The Sheffield United striker has come under fire for pulling out of Steve Clarke’s squad for the upcoming Nations League openers, only to play for the Blades in a friendly against Derby two days later.But McBurnie took to social media in an attempt to explain the background to his appearance.He said: “Nobody is more frustrated than me at having to withdraw from the Scotland squad for this double-header.

Animal activists are NOT happy with the royal family!

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Travellers from Greece will be required to self-isolate at home for 14 days on arrival in Scotland from Thursday.It comes after a significant rise in cases of coronavirus being imported from the Mediterranean country, the Scottish Government said.The measures will come into effect at 4am on Thursday.Scottish Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said: "We are in the midst of a global pandemic and the situation in

James McFadden.The 24-year-old Aussie is in line to spearhead Scotland’s attack for the Nations League opener at Hampden after Sheffield United striker Oli McBurnie was ruled out of the showdown through injury.Dykes faced the media yesterday for the first time since declaring his allegiance to Scotland despite the offer of an international career with the Socceroos.

ice cream. Mackie’s of Scotland are offering the chance for one lucky dessert lover to scoop two litres tubs of the delicious ice cream for life.

crime king Arthur Thompson.Thompson wanted The Caravel and McGraw wasn’t giving it up so easily. He was making plenty of money from late licensing – with the Caravel open until 3am – and Thompson wanted in.Pubs were where the money was.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.THE SNP must tackle the “ticking time bomb” of operation backlogs says Tory MSP Graham Simpson.The latest figures from ISD Scotland showed that 1944 fewer NHS Lanarkshire patients had operations in June than 12 months previously.Central Scotland MSP Mr Simpson said: “The continued backlog of operations is of huge concern to patients who have already been suffering in recent weeks and months.“While it

Rangers FC administrators after admitting that large parts of prosecution against them was “malicious” and conducted without “probable cause”. Judge Lord Tyre ordered Scottish prosecutors on Wednesday to make an interim payment of £350,000 to David Whitehouse and £250,000 to his colleague Paul Clark.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox every Friday.Pro-Union campaigners have claimed the UK is "more valuable than ever" to Scotland as the annual report on the nation's finances found its notional deficit has grown again.The 2020 Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) publication - which examines how much the country raises in taxes compared to how much it spends on public services - found a gap of £15.1 billion in 2019-20,

Dance studios delighted to expect returning students on August 31Perth and Kinross Council asked for the organisation’s help when much of Perthshire was deluged by heavy rainfall overnight on August 11/12.Director, Carol Raeburn told the PA: “We were contacted by Perth and Kinross Council to come and support them.”Homes and businesses in Alyth, Bridge of Earn, Dunning, Kinross and Perth were all affected by flood damage.And Carol believes global warming means storms such as the severe one a

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.PROACTIVE action by officers in Police Scotland’s Lanarkshire division saw an increase in the number of offensive weapons being seized and drugs offences rise during lockdown.Drink or drug-driving also increased compared to the same period in 2019.Management Information figures revealed that between the start of April and the end of June, officers seized 83 offensive weapons – an increase of nine from

campaigner has been branded "despicable" for his latest stunt which saw him unveil an anti-English banner at Edinburgh Airport.Sean Clerkin of the Action for Scotland activist group was condemned by politicians and aviation authorities after he yesterday unfurled a sign proclaiming "England Get Out of Scotland" close to the terminal at the country's busiest flight hub.The campaigner, who has a history of staging small-scale demonstrations, said his group wanted the border between Scotland and

Hamish, the first polar bear cub to be born in the UK for a quarter of a century, is set to leave Scotland for a new life south of the border.

Police Scotland and the country’s top prosecutor – the Lord Advocate – over the case. And BBC Scotland says it has seen a legal letter from Lord Advocate James Wolffe’s office that states: “The Lord Advocate intends to issue a public apology that Mr Ahmad should never have been prosecuted.