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Let's be the 'Scotland of Kenmure Street not Downing Street', Slater tells Yes rally

SCOTLAND doesn’t have to be the country of Downing Street but can be the “Scotland of Kenmure Street”, Lorna Slater told the Edinburgh Yes…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 2, 2023

Humza Yousaf hails 'rededication to independence cause' at packed Edinburgh Yes rally

HUMZA Yousaf hailed the Yes movement’s “rededication to the cause of independence” as thousands turned out to the Edinburgh march and rally.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 2, 2023

First Minister Humza Yousaf marches with thousands of independence supporters

The Believe In Scotland rally from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood attracted thousands of people.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023

Anas Sarwar backs Westminster control over Scottish drugs laws

SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said he does not support the devolution of drug laws following a report from a Westminster committee…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 31, 2023

MPs call for magic mushrooms and psychedelic drugs to be downgraded

Cross-party committee also backs wider use of cannabis for medicinal use and drug ‘consumption rooms’

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023

MPs call for safe spaces to be created for illegal drug consumption in UK

If Westminster remains unwilling to support a Glasgow pilot, the power to establish it should be devolved to the Scottish government, MPs said

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023

Pilot drug consumption room must follow report recommending it, says SNP MP

Alison Thewliss was speaking after the Commons Home Affairs Committee said such a facility should be set up in Glasgow.

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Safe drug consumption facilities should be piloted in the UK, MPs say

If Westminster remains unwilling to support a Glasgow pilot, the power to establish it should be devolved to the Scottish Government, MPs said.

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Pret a Manger fined £800,000 after employee trapped in freezer

Employee, who was stuck in walk-in freezer for more than two hours, was treated in hospital for hypothermia

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023

Home repossession fears over ‘Westminster’s mortgage crisis’

THE number of homes being repossessed has risen sharply across Scotland since the pandemic, triggering concerns over the impact of…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 30, 2023