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Anas Sarwar has said that all businesses, including his family’s company, will have to pay a “genuine living wage” under Labour plans. The Scottish Labour leader told BBC Scotland’s The Sunday Show that his family’s wholesale business – which he has no involvement in – does not pay the real …

Eight people have been arrested over minor disorder offences relating to the Scottish Cup final in Glasgow. Four men, aged 17, 19, 25 and 28 were reported to the procurator fiscal, while a 25-year-old man was charged and released following Saturday’s meeting between Celtic and Rangers at Hampden. Two 15-year-olds …

“We were, from day one, hyper aware that nothing’s going to get handed to us.” “We are the underdogs, we need to work twice or three times as hard as other bands down south.” Sam used his experience of working in bars across the city to prepare the group for …

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A self-taught jeweller has been telling how his Scottish Pakistani mixed heritage and interest in history has been key to inspiring his designs. Sonah Chaudhry’s most popular products include a chunky ring reading “AYE” and hands which are carved in wax before being casted in silver. Precious metals such as …

Great Britain’s Josh Kerr broke Steve Cram’s 39-year-old British mile record as he beat Jakob Ingebrigtsen at the Diamond League meet in Oregon. The two rivals were racing against each other for the first time since Kerr shocked the Olympic champion by winning the 1500m at the World Championships last …

Scottish party leaders have set out their first pitch to voters in their first weekend of general election campaigning First minister and SNP leader John Swinney said it was his party’s goal to “end austerity” caused by the Conservatives’ 14 years in government. Meanwhile, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross said …

Watch Adam Idah’s 90th-minute winner, which secured a league and Scottish Cup double for Celtic. Source link

Scottish Labour’s leader Anas Sarwar meanshile insisted his party was not interested in a deal with the SNP in order to gain power in the Commons. He said they, along with the Tories, had been part of a “record of failure” and encouraged “divisive politics”. He told a campaign event …

Celtic claimed for a Scottish Cup final penalty when the ball glanced off Kyogo Furuhashi’s head and struck Ben Davies’ hand. Source link

A statement on behalf of Mr Smith said he had put David Grier and his brother in touch with his clients only after the litigation was concluded. The statement said Mr Elliott’s complaints were “borne of the fact that he dislikes Mr Smith, who did no more than seek to …

Three men have been charged after cocaine worth more than £1m was seized from a home in Glasgow. Police raided the property on Tresta Road in Gilshochill at about 18:10 on Thursday. A quantity of the class A substance with a street value of about £1.35m was recovered alongside other …

A video from the scene shows officers on foot and a van moving the group on. Police Scotland said “appropriate” measures had been put in place ahead of the match in an effort to curb bad behaviour. Four officers were injured and 19 people were arrested when about 25,000 Celtic …

RSPB Scotland said it was believed a camping stove was the cause of the wildfire. Dozens of firefighters tackled the incident, supported by gamekeepers and waterbombing by helicopters. Fire crews spent days extinguishing deep-seated hotspots in layers of peatland. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service estimated the wildfire burned through …

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Kevin Lang, leader of the council’s Lib Dem group, also suggested commuters could “very easily avoid paying any charge at all simply by parking on a residential street and walking along a footway or across a road”. Labour’s Katrina Faccenda added moving forward with the introduction of a parking levy …

A host of Scottish comedy talent will kick off BBC Scotland’s upcoming coverage of Euro 2024. The corporation has revealed a range of entertainment programming to run alongside the tournament, which gets underway on 14 June when Scotland play hosts Germany in Munich. The schedule includes a sketch show featuring …

“This is the dream – to be in the premier division,” says life-long Ross County fan Margaret Paterson. Her club – nicknamed the Staggies – are fighting for Scottish Premiership survival for the second season in a row. Last season, County put their fans through a nail-biting penalty shoot-out against …

Frances Fowle, is Professor of Nineteenth Century Art at the University of Edinburgh and believes Degas’ practical approach appealed to the industrialist. “Of all the impressionist artists, Degas was the one who was a draughtsman,” she says. “He’d trained as an artist, and he always put drawing first and foremost …

They attacked their victim shortly after he got on the train at High Street station. Footage of the attack was caught on camera. Tthe trio left the train at Bellgrove station, footage showed two of them hugging each other as they left. Other passengers went to help before emergency crews …