Legal challenge planned over PM’s ‘unlawful’ Brexit deal
Boris Johnson’s EU deal would be unlawful and should therefore not be voted on by MPs, according to a legal challenge submitted to the Court of Session.
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Experts recommend exercise prescription for cancer sufferers
Experts have called for systematic use of an “exercise prescription” to help cancer patients cope with treatment side-effects.
Warmer spring evenings causing birds to breed earlier, research finds
Warmer nights caused by climate change are leading forest birds to build nests and lay eggs earlier in the springtime, researchers said.
University recalls students from Egypt over safety fears after pair detained
A Scottish university has recalled all of its students studying in Egypt amid concerns for their safety after two were detained.
First edition of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species sells for £162,500
A first edition of naturalist Charles Darwin’s seminal evolutionary work On the Origin of the Species has sold at auction for £162,500.
PM warned he faces ‘sword of Damocles’ if he breaks law over Brexit
The decision by judges to monitor whether Boris Johnson abides by the Benn Act and seeks a Brexit extension has been welcomed by campaigners.
Ruth Davidson speaks of aid work ambition after leaving Holyrood
Ruth Davidson has said she is “hugely interested” in taking on aid and development work once she leaves politics in Scotland.
Ruth Davidson helps break boundaries with school landmine workshop
Ruth Davidson was on hand to help Edinburgh school pupils clear “landmines” in a bid to raise awareness about a charity’s new fundraising campaign.
Court delays ruling on Brexit extension letter until after October 19
Judges have delayed ruling on a legal bid aimed at forcing the Prime Minister to send a letter requesting a Brexit extension if no withdrawal deal is reached by October 19.
Don’t risk mixing general election with Brexit, Tony Blair warns
Tony Blair has warned that fighting a general election on the issue of Brexit is a “vast elephant trap” that could allow Boris Johnson to claim a mandate for leaving without a deal.
Judges hear arguments in Brexit case
A UK Government lawyer has told judges the courts would have to “deal with” what happens “in some way” if the Prime Minister breached an order to request a Brexit extension.
Court expected to hear Brexit case appeal
Campaigners are expected to lodge an appeal after a judge dismissed a legal action aimed at forcing the Prime Minister to request a Brexit extension if no withdrawal deal is secured with the EU by October 19.
More than 100,000 join pro-Scottish independence march, organisers say
More than 100,000 people are estimated to have attended a pro-Scottish independence march through the streets of Edinburgh.
PM accepts he must seek Brexit extension if no deal reached, court told
The Prime Minister has accepted he must send a letter requesting an Article 50 extension if no deal is agreed with Parliament by October 19, Scotland’s highest civil court has heard.
Signing Brexit extension on behalf of PM would be unprecedented, says judge
A judge at Scotland’s highest civil court has said it would be “unprecedented” for an official to exercise powers to sign an Article 50 extension on behalf of Boris Johnson.
Court to be urged to order Boris Johnson to abide by Benn Act
Scotland’s highest civil court is to hear arguments over whether the Prime Minister can be forced to extend Article 50.
Dust that forms stars and planets recreated in university lab
The dust that forms the stars and planets of our galaxy has been recreated in a laboratory.
Street art auction raises charity cash, with help from donation by Dundee pub
A Scottish brewery has raised almost £2,000 for charity.
Name of Galloway Hoard item’s original owner discovered
Research into a £2 million Viking-age hoard found in a field has uncovered the name of one of its original owners on a silver arm ring.
Religious order says abuse ‘robbed’ pupils of their childhoods
Pupils at schools linked to a religious order were “robbed of their childhoods” by the physical and sexual abuse which took place there, an inquiry has heard.