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Alyn Smith has said the SNP will not stand for Scotland being taken out of the European Convention on Human Rights, something the UK Government is apparently considering

'We will oppose any attempt to take Scotland out of ECHR', SNP say

SNP MPs will oppose any attempts by the UK Government to remove the country from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the party’s Europe spokesperson has said.

Posie Parker, left, organised a gender-critical rally in Glasgow, which was countered by protesters and the group Cabaret Against Hate Speech

Gender critical rally met with counter-protest from trans rights activists

PROTESTERS on both sides of the gender recognition reform debate gathered in Glasgow city centre on Sunday.

King Charles will be opening up two of his Scottish properties in a bid to help struggling families

King Charles opening up 'warm spaces' will be seen as 'token PR stunt'

MANY people will see King Charles opening up his Scottish properties as a “warm spaces” as nothing more than a "token PR stunt", a republican campaign group has said.

A general view of an abandoned building and old boat on the shoreline at North Ronaldsay, Orkney

How can a small Scottish island turn the tides of depopulation?

The Ferret's series on depopulation continues...

Rivet Boy is an ode to one of Scotland's greatest landmarks

Historical insight into the building of an icon of Scotland

RIVET Boy is an ode not only to one of Scotland’s greatest landmarks but also to children forced to grow up too fast due to circumstance

Anne McLaughlin said it was 'outrageous' people who had to rely on meters had to face paying higher prices for their energy

Calls for overhaul to prepayment meter system after forced install row

AN SNP MP has warned the “whole system” of prepayment meters needs to change in the wake of the scandal over forced installations of the pay-as-you-go devices.

Cecil B. DeMille is regarded as one of Hollywood's heavyweights

Review: New book chronicles Hollywood history with style

AND … ACTION! Given Scotland’s current sparky interest in film – as evidenced by our country’s recent successful use as a location by both Warner Brothers and Lucasfilm – this tome should be of significant interest to homegrown movie mavens.

South Sudan is the world's poorest country

'It's about about conveying peace is possible': Hopes high over South Sudan visit

IT’S the world’s newest country, but South Sudan is also the poorest.

Today is the 300th anniversary of the birth of Dr John Witherspoon

Scottish Founding Father’s US legacy should be acknowledged

TODAY is the 300th anniversary of the birth of one of the most influential of all Scots, Reverend Dr John Witherspoon, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of

Distinctive dramatist's work continues to go above and beyond

Acclaimed theatre-maker Ramesh Meyyappan’s latest work tackles the emotive subject of deafness and dementia.