Petition calls for Edinburgh's Henry Dundas statue to be pulled down for 'glorifying slavery'

Wishaw MP Marion Fellows has this week called for the Scottish Government to include the teaching of Scotland’s colonial past, and historical and present race relations, in the Scottish curriculum to help tackle racism.Mrs Fellows, a former college lecturer, made calls in line with letters from constituents to support the Black Lives Matter movement and for Scotland’s curriculum to be updated.She wants young people to be educated on Scotland’s exploitation and enslavement of Black and Minority

A Paisley councillor has called for major events including the town's fireworks display and Christmas lights switch-on to be cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.Renfrewshire Council previously said an announcement would be made on whether the celebrations would go ahead - along with festive switch-ons in Renfrew and Johnstone - by next Tuesday.But as Scotland continues to gradually move out of lockdown, bosses confirmed this week they were holding their decision to ensure they

Holyrood.Nearly 40 groups have signed an open letter to party leaders after an inquiry flagged up Islamophobia in public life.Jawad Khursheed, chair of Muslim Engagement and Development Scotland (MEND), said: “The need for fair representation within the Scottish political system is essential.”A probe by a Scottish Parliament cross-party group found that 83% of Muslims had experienced Islamophobia in Scotland.Nearly 80% of Muslim respondents felt the prejudice is getting worse, while a joint

crash in Edinburgh. The 24-year-old man's bike and a car collided on East Preston Street in the Newington area of the capital at around 6.30am, June 22.Officers from Police Scotland cordoned off surrounding roads as paramedics treated him at the scene before taking him to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

mobile phones to keep in touch with loved ones sparked chaos after they made a series of bogus 999 calls.The mobiles were handed out to cons at Polmont Young Offenders jail in a £1 million initiative to make up for cancelled family visits after eight weeks of delays due to security systems being put in place.But Scottish Prison Service bosses failed to account for each mobile being enabled to call 999 services and The Samaritans, which led to bored inmates creating mischief.As a result of the

volunteers to help provide kids with a summer of fun.The Children and Young People Strategic Forum believes furloughed staff should be enlisted to help provide out of school activities.In an article, Forum Chair Jackie Brock wrote: “We have the people and places in Scotland to make blended learning a reality now – not a slogan for term-time only.”Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local

statues of slave traders to be taken down. Steve West, from Stand Up to Racism, said that putting up plaques explaining the history of the statues did not go far enough.

lockdown trips to his family home near Inverness has been urged to quit after it emerged he also visited relatives in Glasgow. NHS Orkney chief executive Iain Stewart last month apologised for causing any upset when he admitted travelling between the island and his family home on Black Isle, which is 150 miles away.

Kilmarnock home today.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Neil Bibby MSP urged Nicola Sturgeon to do all she could at First Minister’s Questions and Gavin Newlands MP handed in a petition and quizzed the UK aviation minister Kelly Tolhurst MP in Westminister. Read More News: Their action comes as a petition urging Nicola Sturgeon and the Scottish Government to do all it can to safeguard the jobs reached almost 20,000 signatures.Rolls-Royce announced on Wednesday it was axing 700 jobs at its Inchinnan

Fancy visiting one of Scotland's most famous landmarks today? Well now you can thanks to new 3D modelling system that lets you see Edinburgh Castle in all its glory from the comfort of your home.

A gran developed a strong Edinburgh accent after being hit with a door at work and suffering a life-changing brain injury.

Police have been called to McDonald’s restaurants around Scotland after the fast food giant reopened selective drive-thrus across the country today.

The SNP has demanded a Cabinet Office inquiry into the Dominic Cummings scandal which saw the prime minister's top adviser travel 260 miles at the height of lockdown.

Drive-in movies are coming to Scotland this summer.

Scots called by coronavirus contact tracers are being assured that people are 'alert to the risk of potential phone scams.'

A Scottish Government adviser on coronavirus has called for the policy on "shielding" the vulnerable by "cocooning" them indoors to be scrapped.

Bomb disposal experts have been called in to deal with an ongoing police incident in Kilwinning.

Cops are probing the death of a man at an Edinburgh flat.

A petition aiming to get a Ewan McGregor statue placed on Scotland's highest ground has reached over 15,000 signatures.