home. Pam Duncan-Glancy, a Labour MSP and Holyrood's first permanent wheelchair user, told Ms Sturgeon

James Glancy posted the picture to his Twitter account, which has more than 10, 000 followers

A new disability benefit has been described as “ underwhelming ” by an MSP, with another saying he voted for it “ with a heavy heart ”.... The Adult Disability Payment, which is due to launch this summer in Scotland will replace the Personal Independence Payment( PIP) offered by the UK Government as part of the continued devolution of social security. The regulations approving the measure were backed unanimously by the Social Justice and Social Security Committee on Thursday, but two MSPs who c

Passing a Bill to allow transgender Scots to self-identify will “ say who we are as a nation ”, the Social Justice Secretary has said. The controversial legislation was published on Thursday, and would reduce the time a trans person would have to live in their acquired gender from two years to three months, followed by another three-month reflection period. The Bill will also lower the age trans people will have to be to apply to 16, but the Scottish Government said extra safeguards will be in p

A BOY was routinely sexually abused by a vile taxi driver who was trusted to take him to school. John Walls, 59, first preyed on the schoolboy when he was just 11-years-old while working for a firm that had a local authority school transport contract.... 1 Cabbie John Walls, 59, was jailed for four years and eight months for the sickening abuse Credit: Alamy Walls chillingly targeted the youngster while they were alone together in his taxi between March 2016 and September 2020, the court heard.

The animal and climate justice group dyed the fountains in front of the palace" blood red to symbolise the royal family's crimes against animals and our planet", according to a statement posted to their Twitter account.... Read what happens to him in prison, including being subjected to more than eight hours of TV propaganda shows a day. Thursday big-read Did Michael Parkinson really ruin Meg Ryan's career?... Their contentious 2003 interview is back in the headlines – but should Parky be apol

Демонстранты с флагами Великобритании и Украины в Лондоне, Великобритания. Архивное фото.