Cllr John Carson

GRANGEMOUTH

Ruth Maguire (SNP), who is stepping down as an MSP due to a cancer diagnosis: “I find it really hard to put into words the impact that the language of dignity and compassion being used to talk about ending life has had on me—as if somehow wishing to carry on but with help is undignified and burdensome, unfair to people who love me… “My blood runs cold thinking about sitting in a room in a hospital and having a doctor raise that with me as we weigh up treatment options… “If it weighs so heavily on me, someone in a position of financial privilege, with a large loving family who are able to care for each other—indeed, someone whose job it’s been for 10 years to have difficult conversations… I want colleagues to see how this all plays out for people who don’t have the privilege that we have. “And in doing so, let’s have our eyes open to the strain our health and social care systems are under.”

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Passengers on Glasgow's Subway can now use contactless payments. Commuters can tap credit and debit cards, or mobile wallets, on ticket gates for entry. They'll be charged depending on their number of journeys, with the service automatically calculating the cheapest fare.

Immensely frustrating that Swinney is allowed to get away with the fabrications at the beginning of this clip. Those claims are not “fine”. They are complete horseshit.

British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan leads “Death to the IDF” chants at London’s Al-Quds Day rally, today.