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Frustrated ferry passengers have threatened to ram their cars into CalMac staff after sailings were delayed, a trade union chief has warned.

Plans to charge Twitter users for verified 'blue tick' accounts could cost the Scottish Government and local authorities thousands of pounds if implemented. The social media giant is reportedly considering changes to its Blue subscription service, which could see users charged $20 (£17.30) a month or $240 a year.

A working group to tackle malnutrition promised by the Scottish Government a year ago is yet to meet, we can reveal.

STV's entertainment reporter Laura Boyd has been crowned Influencer of The Year for 2022/2023.

Scotland’s new care watchdog boss has been accused of a “conflict of interest” over his ownership of a nursery. Doug Moodie’s Kidz World in Alloa was also hit with “weak” grades when it was inspected last year by the body he now chairs.

Scotland’s transport minister has said she is "very sympathetic" to scrapping peak rail fares for passengers.

Postal workers across Lanarkshire have begun staging strikes amid long-running disputes over pay and working conditions.

Shamed MP Margaret Ferrier has spent thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money on eye- wateringly expensive flights to London in just six months. She took 15 trips costing from £450 to £533 a time between June 2021 and January 2022, totalling £7074.22, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

The Scottish Government has vowed to pilot free school meals for secondary school pupils following a Sunday Mail campaign.

A Lanarkshire MSP has backed legislation which could give terminally ill people the choice of ending their own life.

Plans to build a chemist in a growing Lanarkshire community have been thrown out despite demand from locals.

Shamed MP Margaret Ferrier's breach of Covid rules have been deemed "inexcusable" as local politicians speak out following her guilty plea this week.

tattoos in honour of his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham, and detailed what her sweet reaction to all that ink has been. During an interview withUSA Today while on the red carpet at Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood event last week, the 23-year-old noted that he has approximately 100 tattoos on his body, with more than half of them dedicated to Nicola.

A staff member promoting access to period products within South Ayrshire is to be appointed by council chiefs.

Travis Barker has tested positive for Covid-19 just two months after he was hospitalised with pancreatitis. The Blink-182 member, who married reality star Kourtney Kardashian in a lavish Italian ceremony earlier this year (23 May), updated fans on his health today alongside a topless action-shot of himself playing the drums on a table.

An MSP is calling for urgent action after it was revealed more than 3500 Lanarkshire children are waiting for an autism assessment.

.Today (Monday, August 15), it's officially come into force, meaning councils and education providers in Scotland must legally provide free period products to whoever needs them. Back in 2017, Labour Member of Scottish Parliament Monica Lennon proposed the Period Products Act, which the Scottish Parliament unanimously approved in 2020. Lennon described the legislation as “a big milestone for period dignity campaigners and grassroots movements which shows the difference that progressive and bold political choices can make,” adding that:“As the cost-of-living crisis takes hold, the Period Products Act is a beacon of hope which shows what can be achieved when politicians come together for the good of the people we serve.”In a press release, Scotland's Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison provided the following statement: “Providing access to free period products is fundamental to equality and dignity, and removes the financial barriers to accessing them.

Scotland's new law which makes access to free period products a right comes into place tomorrow.

A Lanarkshire MSP recently attended a Cats Protection parliamentary reception in support of feline welfare.

The Scottish Greens have been accused of betraying children after voting against a rollout of free school meals.

The parents of a tragic Lanarkshire teenager, who died from his drink being spiked, have launched a new appeal to tackle the "horrendous" crime.