Mar 28, 2021

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	Nicola Sturgeon says there are ‘significant questions’ over Alex Salmond’s return to public office

	First minister Nicola Sturgeon says there are “significant questions” about the appropriateness of former SNP leader Alex Salmond’s return to public office given concerns raised about his conduct.

MP Kenny MacAskill announces his move from SNP to Alex Salmond’s Alba Party

In a statement released today, MP Kenny MacAskill has announced he is relinquishing his SNP membership to join Alex Salmond’s newly formed Alba party.

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The labour leader has told Douglas Ross ‘grow up’ over cooperation proposal following pro-independence party launch

The leader of Scottish Labour has told Douglas Ross to ‘grow up’ after snubbing the Conservative leader’s offer of a ‘working together’ proposal following the pro-independence Alba party launch.

Nicola Sturgeon: Alex Salmond’s ‘ego’ stopping him from doing right thing and leaving public stage

Nicola Sturgeon has said Alex Salmond’s ego is stopping him from doing the right thing – leaving the public stage – after the former first minister launched rival pro-independence party Alba.

Beware fake SNP claims about the Borders Railway line (and the rest) – Brian Wilson

I dipped into The Scotsman’s South of Scotland online hustings and happened to hear the SNP representative, one Paul Maclennan, declaim on how his party had delivered the Borders Railway while “the other parties condemned the investment” in the line.

Pump water into sand to free Suez Canal ship – Edinburgh University professor

The giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal could be freed by pumping water into the sand beneath it, an Edinburgh engineering expert proposed today.

Sir John Major: ‘A hardline approach on IndyRef2 is more likely to provoke a break-up than prevent it”

Delaying a second vote on Scottish independence may be "unwise", former prime minister Sir John Major said - as he warned a "hardline" refusal to allow another vote on the matter for a generation was "more likely to provoke a break-up than prevent it".

Body of man found in Paisley hospital grounds identified by police as detectives probe ‘unexplained’ death

The body of a man found near a hospital in Paisley has been identified by police, as detectives continue to probe the unexplained death.

Police are urging the public to avoid A1 area north of Torness after one vehicle crash

The public is being asked to avoid the A1 north of Torness in south east Scotland as multiple emergency services deal with a one-vehicle road traffic collision.



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