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Campaigners protest with dead fish to highlight ‘tragedy’ of salmon industry

Campaigners have staged a protest at the Scottish Parliament blindfolded and gagged with dead fish to highlight the “environmental tragedy” of salmon fishing. The Ocean Rebellion activists staged the action in the pools outside Holyrood, carrying ...

07 Oct 2022 at 17:56

Scotland

MSPs to be offered protection from online abuse

MSPs will have an extra layer of protection from online threats when the Scottish Parliament monitoring service goes live in April. It is part of efforts to protect elected representatives following the death of Sir David Amess MP, who was ...

07 Oct 2022 at 13:13

Scotland

Hospitality industry in worse place now than during pandemic, MSPs warned

Scotland’s hospitality industry is “in a worse place” than it was during the coronavirus pandemic, MSPs have been told. Holyrood’s Economy and Fair Work Committee took evidence from a panel as part of its pre-budget scrutiny on Wednesday. ...

05 Oct 2022 at 15:09

Rent freeze Bill takes step forward as amendments considered

Legislation which would freeze rents and ban evictions for six months has taken another step forward on Wednesday. The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill will face a final vote in Holyrood on Thursday after being deemed ...

05 Oct 2022 at 21:47

Scotland

Cricket Scotland chief ‘determined’ to solve racism issues within sport

The interim chief executive of Cricket Scotland has said he is “determined” to solve the issue of racism within the sport in order to make it a “welcoming place for everybody”. Holyrood’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee took ...

04 Oct 2022 at 12:48

Scotland

Holyrood committee to take evidence on racism in cricket

A Scottish Parliament committee is due to take evidence on racism in cricket. Cricket Scotland was placed into special measures earlier this year after a report found 448 instances of institutional racism, with the entire board of ...

04 Oct 2022 at 03:45

Scotland

Scottish Labour: Rising prices a ‘national emergency on scale of pandemic’

Anas Sarwar has demanded a ban on winter evictions, a rent freeze and half-price rail fares as part of a raft of measures to tackle the rising cost of living. The leader of Scottish Labour called for emergency measures to be the ...

17 Aug 2022 at 15:33

Scotland

Scotland must not be complacent preparing for future pandemics, MSPs told

The Scottish Government must avoid “complacency” in global pandemic preparedness as the risk from Covid-19 subsides, a Holyrood committee has heard. Professor Andrew Morris, chair of the standing committee on pandemic ...

29 Sept 2022 at 13:06

Scotland

Complaints to ‘malfunctioning’ watchdog will not be re-investigated, MSPs hear

Complaints about MSPs and councillors which were made to a “malfunctioning” ethical standards watchdog will not be reinvestigated, it has emerged. Last year, auditors discovered a “disturbing” number of failings at ...

29 Sept 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

SNP publishes argument it submitted in court battle over Indyref2

The SNP has published the argument it submitted to the UK Supreme Court case which could allow the Scottish Parliament to hold another referendum on independence. Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC referred a ...

27 Sept 2022 at 15:10

Scotland

Rise in number of residential rehabilitation places approved in Scotland

The number of places approved for alcohol and drug residential rehabilitation treatment has increased from last year. There were 218 placements approved between April and June this year, compared to 78 ...

27 Sept 2022 at 13:32

Nicola Sturgeon warns of ‘deeply distressing’ impact of anti-abortion protests

Nicola Sturgeon has said her miscarriage would have been made “much more upsetting” by anti-abortion protesters armed with “images of foetuses on placards”. The Scottish First Minister, who previously ...

28 Sept 2022 at 15:04

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