Nicola Sturgeon was tonight dramatically cleared by a QC of breaking the ministerial code over the Alex Salmond case. James Hamilton QC said the First minister had not breached the rules in any of the respects he investigated. ‘I am of the opinion that the First Minister did not breach the provisions of the Ministerial Code … Read more
An ex-pupil who says he was sexually abused at the £29,925-a-year Fettes College has called for a law banning in-house investigations, instead suggesting it should be made a crime not to report the allegations to police. The former student at the exclusive independent school in Edinbugh has rejected an apology it made at the Scottish … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon is facing fury today after making clear she will ignore a bombshell inquiry finding in a leaked report that she misled the Scottish Parliament over her handling of sexual harassment claims against Alex Salmond. A committee of MSPs said the First Minister’s ‘inaccurate’ evidence to them amounted to a ‘potential breach of the ministerial … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon misled the Scottish Parliament over her handling of harassment claims against Alex Salmond, an inquiry has sensationally concluded. A committee of MSPs said the First Minister ‘potentially breached the ministerial code’, which is generally considered a resignation offence, and tonight she was facing fresh calls to quit. Their bombshell report came after Ms … Read more
Police have found two bodies hidden in a house in the hunt for a missing 25-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter. Officers found human remains concealed in a home in Dundee during the search for Bennylyn Burke and Jellica. The mother and her two children were reported missing from their south Gloucestershire home on March … Read more
Oldest surviving inhabitant from remote Scottish island that was abandoned in 1962 after once thriving community dwindled to just 12 celebrates turning 100 Jean Robertson, who now lives in Thurso, was born on island of Stroma in 1921 Said secret to longevity included ‘watching quiz shows and doing crosswords’ The abandoned island of Stroma is located … Read more
On this day, one year ago today, the official coronavirus death toll rose above 100 as cases increased by nearly 700, as panic invaded the supermarkets and the stock markets. Schools across England were ordered to close the following day, following leads in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as an under-fire Prime Minister struggled to … Read more
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today admitted that she was aware of ‘a concern’ about SNP chief whip Patrick Grady before a formal sexual harassment complaint was made about him. The Glasgow North MP, 41, stood aside as chief whip in Westminster last week following claims he groped two male researchers at an SNP Christmas … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon under fire after pictures emerge of her ‘at peace and unity conference’ with Iranian Shia Muslim cleric who once compared gay marriage to bestiality The First Minister pulled out of appearing alongside Mohammad Shomali in 2019 But pictures reveal she met him at the same event the previous year Writing about gay marriage … Read more
Run your own island boozer! The only pub on Scotland’s ‘sunshine isle’ of Colonsay in the Inner Hebrides is up for sale for £650,000 The Colonsay Hotel in the Inner Hebrides has been listed for sale at £650,000 Jane Howard, who currently owns the hotel, says it was booked up last year She bought the … Read more