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First Minister addresses parliament on Manchester attack

Address to Scottish Parliament by Nicola Surgeon FM 23/05/17. This afternoon, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon gave a statement to the Scottish Parliament about the Manchester terrorist attack. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: “Presiding Officer, “It is with great sadness that I rise to speak today. “Last night in Manchester we witnessed a horrific attack on innocent people enjoying a music concert. “My thoughts, those of this Parliament – indeed, the thoughts of all the people of Scotland – are with those who have lost loved ones or sustained injuries in…

The SNP topped the poll while the Scottish Conservatives finished second. Report From stv News: The full results of last week’s council elections have been published by the Electoral Management Board for Scotland. The SNP came top of the poll with 32.3% of first preference votes cast, with the Scottish Conservatives in second with 25.3%. A total of 1,889,658 valid votes were cast on Thursday with turnout increasing to 46.9%, the highest for a local election not held on the same day as a national poll in Scotland since 1977.…

Hibernian secured the Ladbrokes Championship title with a 3-0 victory over Queen of the South at Easter Road. A first half double by Darren McGregor and a headed goal by captain, David Gray sealed Hibernian’s promotion back to the Premiership with three games to spare. BBC REPORT: Hibernian sealed their return to the Premiership, beating Queen of the South to wrap up the Championship title. Defender Darren McGregor looped home a header then flicked in a Jason Cummings corner before the interval. Cummings was the supplier again as captain David…

Report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-39489107 Independence would offer Scotland the best way of making a positive contribution to the world, Nicola Sturgeon has claimed. The first minister was speaking at Stanford University in California as she continued her five-day US trip. Ms Sturgeon also urged the UK government to recognise the “right” of Scots to decide their own future. Opposition parties said she was trying to build support for a referendum which the majority of Scots did not want. The Scottish Parliament last week voted to back the first minister’s call for talks…

BBC Report: Celtic have won a sixth consecutive Scottish Premiership title with eight games to spare after thrashing Hearts 5-0 at Tynecastle on Sunday. Brendan Rodgers’ side needed three points against fifth-placed Hearts to be confirmed as champions after Aberdeen hammered Dundee on Friday. And they did so with a hat-trick from Scott Sinclair and goals from Stuart Armstrong and Patrick Roberts. Source Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39460870

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has written to the Prime Minister asking for early discussions to allow a referendum on independence to take place. BBC REPORT: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39449459 Scotland’s first minister has signed a letter formally asking for powers to hold a second Scottish independence referendum. The Scottish Parliament voted by 69 to 59 on Tuesday in favour of seeking permission for another referendum. Nicola Sturgeon argues Scotland should have the choice on what path to follow in the wake of the Brexit vote. Published on 31 Mar 2017

Source: BBC NEWS BBC REPORT: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39422747 Nicola Sturgeon’s call for a second referendum on independence for Scotland has been formally backed by the Scottish Parliament. MSPs voted by 69 to 59 in favour of seeking permission for a referendum before the UK leaves the EU. Ms Sturgeon says the move is needed to allow Scotland to decide what path to follow in the wake of the Brexit vote.

Muir, 23, gained her second gold of the championships with victory in the 3,000m on Sunday following her 1500m win the previous day. The Scot eased away from the rest of the field to break the championship record in eight minutes 35.68 seconds. More at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/39173882

Below is a speech given by SNP Leader and First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon to the David Hume Institute. I value – as I am sure all the party leaders do – the opportunity to discuss with you some of the key issues facing Scotland for the future. When I first spoke here as SNP leader in 2015, it was in the aftermath of the independence referendum. Last year, it was during the run-up to the Scottish parliamentary elections and the EU referendum. And so I hoped – as…

BBC SPORT ITEM: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39054808 A spirited second-half performance at Murrayfield earned Scotland their first Six Nations win over Wales since 2007. For all their superior physicality in the first half, Wales led by only 13-9 at the interval, Liam Williams rounding off a slick move for their sole try. Scotland were dominant thereafter, with Tommy Seymour and Tim Visser crossing the line and stand-off Finn Russell earning 19 points with his kicking. The Scots’ success ended Wales’ run of four consecutive wins in Edinburgh. The result put Vern Cotter’s team…

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First Minister addresses parliament on Manchester attack

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Nicola Sturgeon speech to the David Hume Institute

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