Derek Healey
Evening Express
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Angus Robertson accused of ‘misleading’ voters over election leaflet claims
Former SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson has been accused of misleading voters over claims Holyrood's proportional list system is used to "determine the winning party and who can become first minister". → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Fewer than a quarter of Scots want support for North Sea extraction scrapped
Fewer than a quarter of Scots believe the Scottish Government should scrap support for North Sea oil and gas extraction, a new poll shows. → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon accuses Alex Salmond of ‘gambling’ with Holyrood electoral system
Nicola Sturgeon has accused Alex Salmond of attempting to "gamble with" or "game" Scotland's electoral system as she hit out at "misleading" claims about shortcuts to Scottish independence. → Read More
Exclusive: Swinney deletes Covid breach evidence as SNP minister 'spoken to' by police
John Swinney deleted evidence of another SNP Covid breach on the campaign trail as the government minister responsible for setting the rules was "spoken to" by police over a separate incident, we can exclusively reveal. → Read More
Exclusive: SNP's parliamentary business minister breaches Covid election rules
The SNP's parliamentary business minister, Graeme Dey, has offered "unreserved apologies" after breaching coronavirus election rules on the first official day of campaigning, we can exclusively reveal. → Read More
Scottish election 2021: Lib Dems launch campaign with teacher salary pledge
Willie Rennie has set out plans to guarantee a job for every teacher and a minimum starting salary of £30,000 as part of the Scottish Liberal Democrats' Holyrood election campaign launch. → Read More
Attainment gap: Sturgeon asked why ‘it will take take 35 years to have equity in education’
Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to set a date for closing Scotland's poverty-related education attainment gap. → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon won't be 'bullied out of office' as she survives no confidence vote
Nicola Sturgeon says she would have resigned as first minister if it had been found she breached the ministerial code but vowed not to be "bullied out of office" ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections. → Read More
Hamilton report: Sturgeon clears first hurdle in Salmond affair
With just days to go before the launch of the Scottish Parliament election campaign, all eyes are on Nicola Sturgeon and two blockbuster reports into her actions during the Alex Salmond affair. → Read More
Concern at rise in single-crew ambulances after pensioner’s death
More than 11,000 ambulances have been dispatched with a single crew member on board over the past five years, despite repeated assurances the practice would only be used in "exceptional circumstances". → Read More
Stonehaven rail tragedy: Report on ‘accident that shook Scotland’
Experts investigating the Stonehaven rail tragedy have set out more than 50 recommendations to make the UK's rail network more resilient against the "substantial challenge" of extreme weather and climate change. → Read More
Lockdown dates: Return to ‘as much normality as possible’ by summer
Shops, bars and restaurants are to reopen across Scotland and the “stay at home” rule will come to an end after Nicola Sturgeon unveiled key dates in the country's journey out of lockdown. → Read More
UK Government to move 1,000 civil service jobs to Scotland
More than 1,000 civil service jobs will be moved north of the border in a bid to "colocate the engine room of the UK Government in Scotland" and end a "Westminster-knows-best approach" to policy, ministers say. → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon to step back from Covid briefings during election
Nicola Sturgeon will take a step back from the Scottish Government's regular coronavirus briefings during the run up to May's Holyrood election. → Read More
Scotland ‘likely’ to suffer another Covid surge this summer, says chief medical officer
Scotland's chief medical officer has predicted the country is "most likely" to face a further surge in coronavirus cases this summer as post-vaccine modelling predicts 30,000 more deaths across the UK. → Read More
John Swinney ‘dithering’ over offshore workers’ quarantine exemption
John Swinney has been accused of "dithering" over a coronavirus quarantine exemption for oil and gas staff amid growing anger over a lack of clear answers for workers and their families. → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘I want this lockdown to be Scotland’s last’
Nicola Sturgeon has said she wants "if at all possible" the current lockdown to be the last Scotland has to go through, as she confirmed her officials are still working towards eliminating coronavirus. → Read More
'A tsunami is coming': MSPs vote to declare mental health crisis in Scotland
MSPs have voted to declare that Scotland is facing a mental health crisis, as charities called for a "radical new plan" to safeguard the emotional wellbeing of the nation in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Covid: Sturgeon to ‘consider’ quarantine exemption for offshore workers
Nicola Sturgeon has agreed to "consider" a move to exempt offshore workers from having to quarantine in hotels when they return from overseas but warned any decision will be subject to the "utmost caution". → Read More
Business rates extended again in new lifeline for struggling north east firms
Business leaders have hailed the decision to extend rates relief for the whole of the next financial year and said it could be the lifeline that helps struggling north east firms survive the coronavirus crisis. → Read More