5+ hour, 39+ min ago  (1144+ words) A Green candidate in the May local elections in London has told how she feared spending ten years in jail in America for smuggling drugs. Carlotta Allum, who hopes to be elected to Lambeth council in a Green Party political…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1041+ words) The former head of the London Fire Brigade has paid tribute to the bravery of firefighters and families at the Grenfell Tower fire nearly a decade ago, as he backed the proposed memorial on the site. Labour peer Lord Roe…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (656+ words) The SNP's pledge to give private renters first refusal if their home is put up for sale "will not fix a broken system, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said. Speaking as he launched his party's battle bus in Glasgow…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (454+ words) The SNP's pledge to give private renters first refusal if their home is put up for sale "will not fix a broken system, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said. Domestic abuser drove at wife at speed on day she…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1147+ words) Nicola Sturgeon has said the end of her marriage was down to more than her husband's alleged crimes. She also alluded to a potential "secret rendezvous" which may have taken place lately. Scotland's former first minister has opened up about…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (386+ words) Spanish authorities say they have "dismantled" a Scottish crime syndicate operating from the country, following several arrests and the extradition of the group's alleged leader. The Civil Guard announced on Thursday the operations of the "Lyons clan" in Spain had…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (578+ words) A re-elected SNP government at Holyrood would give eligible islanders "300 towards their energy bills this winter, John Swinney has said. The First Minister announced the "16 million proposal while visiting the Western Isles on Thursday, along with "10, 000 of support for young…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (567+ words) Hollywood star James Mc Avoy has been praised by musician Billy Boyd as a "humble, down to earth, genuine guy. The pair worked together on California Schemin, which is Mc Avoys directorial debut and tells the tale of two Scottish…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (266+ words) The Tate Modern was evacuated amd Millennium Bridge closed following reports of a suspicious package. Police attended the museum shortly before 11am on Wednesday, with the gallery closed to the public for a brief period. The Millennium Bridge was also closed…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (419+ words) Acting stars Ewan Mc Gregor and Sam Heughan will discuss their careers with Alan Cumming as part of a theatre's 75th anniversary fundraising appeal. Mc Gregor and Heughan are set to visit the Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Perth and Kinross in…...