Tory MPs urged to back Johnson as Sinn Fein secures victory in Northern Ireland Victory for the republican party in Northern Ireland will add to Boris Johnson’s headaches following the elections. The Independent UK · May 7, 2022
Lanarkshire community groups encouraged to apply for funding The Creative Breaks programme is now open to funding for groups across Scotland Daily Record · May 7, 2022
Backlash as Labour lord says local elections show Scots should 'park' independence THE local elections were about local issues, right? I mean, we all heard the Scottish Tories harp on about that – for all the good it did them. The National (Scotland) · May 7, 2022
Sir Keir Starmer hails Scottish Labour’s ‘best results for a decade’ The UK party leader made a whistle-stop visit to Scotland. The Independent UK · May 7, 2022
Ange Postecoglou's Celtic moves to brink of Scottish title after coming from behind to beat Hearts The 4-1 victory puts Celtic nine points clear of rivals Rangers, who have three games left but a vastly inferior goal difference, to all but guarantee the former Socceroos boss his second trophy in his first season in Scotland. ABC News · May 7, 2022
Scottish Labour is back, says Sarwar The party increased their councillor numbers by 20 and jumped back into second place in Scotland ahead of the Tories. The Independent UK · May 7, 2022
Douglas Ross: Boris Johnson must reflect on disappointing local election results The Scottish Tory leader said he did not believe his switching stance on whether the Prime Minister should resign had played a part. The Independent UK · May 7, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon ‘open’ to replicating Holyrood Greens deal at council level NICOLA Sturgeon has said she is “open” to replicating the powersharing agreement at Holyrood in council chambers, but will leave decisions up… The National (Scotland) · May 7, 2022
Sinn Fein success shows ‘big questions’ being asked about UK future, says Nicola Sturgeon SINN Fein’s performance in Northern Ireland has shown there are “big questions” around the future of the UK “as a political… The National (Scotland) · May 7, 2022
Sturgeon ‘open’ to replicating Greens deal at council level The SNP and Scottish Greens entered into a powersharing agreement at Holyrood after last year’s Holyrood elections. The Independent UK · May 7, 2022
Sturgeon: Sinn Fein success shows ‘big questions’ being asked about UK future Sinn Fein look set to be the biggest party in Northern Ireland after the Stormont elections. The Independent UK · May 7, 2022
What do the results of the elections mean? Voters went to the polls on Thursday and have delivered a bloody nose to Boris Johnson’s Conservatives. The Independent UK · May 7, 2022
Winter Love Island set to return next year after being axed due to Covid, according to reports The first and only winter edition of the beloved ITV2 show saw Scotland's own Paige Turley taking home the crown alongside partner Finn Tapp. Daily Record · May 7, 2022
In Scotland, the SNP still reign supreme – but the Conservatives have fallen from grace At the ballot box voters ‘boaked’ at voting Tory, serving huge wins to Labour, which is now Scotland’s second party The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2022
The National (Scotland) · May 7, 2022 Labour and Tories like 'two bald men fighting over a comb,' says Ian Blackford IAN Blackford has compared Scottish Labour and the Tories to “two bald men fighting over a comb” after Douglas Ross’s party slipped into…
The National (Scotland) · May 7, 2022 Scotland's mountain rescue teams experience busiest year on record MOUNTAIN rescue teams experienced their busiest year on record in 2021, attending 660 incidents.
The National (Scotland) · May 7, 2022 James Kelly: Do Yes parties have much to celebrate after the local elections? YET again a set of local elections has served up a curate’s egg for the SNP – the results have been very good in some parts of the country and…
The National (Scotland) · May 7, 2022 Scotland's Census helpline handles more than 300,000 requests for help MORE than 340,000 calls have been dealt with by the free helpline for Scotland’s census, along with a further 60,000 emails and web chat…
Daily Record · May 7, 2022 Claim PIP for diabetes and you could get up to £627 every month from the DWP More than 33,490 people across the UK living with diabetes are receiving financial support through PIP.
Daily Record · May 7, 2022 Eight of Scotland's oldest pubs - but which has the strongest claim? At the heart of many a Scottish community, pubs have been important to Scottish culture for centuries - but which is the oldest.
Glasgow Live · May 6, 2022 Former asylum seeker elected Glasgow councillor says city 'has always welcomed her' More than two decades after arriving in Scotland as a refugee, Roza Salih was voted into office as an SNP councillor for the Greater Pollok ward. Nicola Sturgeon said she was shedding a "very happy tear" at Ms Salih's election.
The Independent UK · May 6, 2022 Sturgeon hails ‘resounding victory’ for SNP in Scotland’s council elections Her comments came after the SNP returned the highest number of councillors.
The National (Scotland) · May 6, 2022 These are the winners and losers of every council election in Scotland THE Scottish council elections are over, and the Conservatives are the undisputed losers.
Glasgow Live · May 6, 2022 Landslide Labour victory in West Dunbartonshire as they take back control of council In one of the biggest results of the day in Scotland, Labour took a grip on West Dunbartonshire Council, winning a majority of 12 seats, as the Conservatives lost both their councillors.
The Independent UK · May 6, 2022 SNP runaway winners as Tories drop to third in council elections Scottish Labour overtook the Conservatives and moved into second place.