Scotland

A 7% rise. Despite 20 mph limits being rolled out in many councils. Time for ten year testing and more cameras again

Not good to see him not give up his council role entirely. That would be an interesting by-election

Hullo boys and girls, what's the story today? Wouldn't you like to go?

Ba-la-mo-ry

Back to back oil news from me today, apologies but both are big stories. For anyone that thinks Scotland is a renewable powerhouse: we've got a long way to go still!

Incredible figures. Literally. Let's see them laid out as the price of petrol says to me this can't possibly be true

Good luck getting Edinburgh to change here

News looked not news to me. So here's a red squirrel instead, a marvelous shot

Hullo folks! How is life this week? Gettin affa dark affa early noo

Long overdue, but interesting to see a % and not a flat fee like most taxes are. Quit yappin and get it done!

Now I know what I need for breakfast!

Pretty funny. Some lighter news for us all today. We're gonna need it

In a sea of bad news this morning, here's some cool photos. Happy Monday folks!

How are we peoples? Ony plans this weekend?

Fuck aye, mon the biffy! Good news Friday piece fer us aww

What a tree. Skippinish are good fun too, can't wait to hear a song about an oak tree. This one you could probably do a concept album with the eco system surrounding it

Clickbait title removed. Scotsman site and so adblocks (and hence Firefox) essential. But it's a guid collection of Hallowe'en traditions. Who's dookin fer apples? Who's gettin guisers chappin? Who's carved a tumshie?

That settles it. No more exercise for me. Incredible achievement and such a tragedy too. RIP

You know it's bad when STV lead with this story. Labour have tied their own hands by obeying Tory fiscal rules. Quite obviously not keynsian and not working for the UK. Where is the renationialism of anything? Any investment plans? Social care reforms? Universalism on anything?

The budget this week will be worth a watch

Hullo loons an quines, how are we this week?

A cause close to my area of knowledge. And a ban on overnight parking in laybys makes total sense. The number of caravans is totally out of control on the NC500, and Skye. Highland council need to add more camp sites, and some passing lanes to make life bearable for locals at the same though. And a tourism tax should be paying for it!

Can't believe I missed this hoard when it was first discovered, great to see it retained. The Galloway hoard is also fabulous if you get a chance to see it

Medical professionals are reluctant to yank licenses because it removes independence (debatable in a city of course). This clearly should have happened in 2021 by this story, but I'd put I'd bet there was someone who susoected before the creash. Do we need cognitive tests or to start fining Drs who fail in this duty? Who thinks the DVLA will administer this? I'd bet it gets put onto GPs anyway, so you need a Drs note to renew over 80 essentially. And why also 80? Plenty of doddery 70 year olds. You can bet there would then be appeals too.

A tragedy all round, but we didn't see a law change after the Glasgow bin driver either

The sports programme will include athletics and para athletics (track and field), swimming and para swimming, artistic gymnastics, track cycling and para track cycling, netball, weightlifting and para powerlifting, boxing, judo, bowls and para bowls, and 3×3 basketball and 3×3 wheelchair basketball.

No rugby sevens, hockey, or rowing. No shooting, no sailing, no archery even. No skateboarding, no surfing, no bmxing. I know they were to pair things back but I am very unimpressed with the list of sports. Gymnastics isn't even a full gymanastics schedule

200 years old this month, pretty mad to think about no fire brigade today, but Auld Reekie 200 years ago was full of nasty coal - even spotting a fire would have been troublesome!

48, far too young. May his remaining years be good to him and his family