Conor Matchett

1 month ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Conor Matchett Chris Musson |Conor Matchett |Chris Musson

HUMZA Yousaf moaned about Nicola Sturgeon taking a “hatchet” to his “awful” NHS turnaround plan, newly released WhatsApp texts reveal. The then-First Minister told her Health Secretary she was “furious” about the document — just days before she praised it in public. The plan, meant to spark the service’s pandemic recovery, was later described by critics as a “flimsy pamphlet” while experts hit out over its “worrying gaps”.

1 month ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Conor Matchett

EX-TORY leader Douglas Ross is making his return to professional refereeing after years of flak from political rivals. He will run the line professionally on Saturday at Forfar Athletic versus Stirling Albion in League 2, his first outing since suffering torn ankle ligaments a year ago. The Highlands and Islands MSP has spent a year on the touchlines after injuring himself, but recently ramped up training after failing to win his seat at last summer’s General Election.

1 month ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Conor Matchett

HUMZA Yousaf blasted a Rangers boss as “pig-headed” after the Gers chief complained about John Swinney publicly "telling lies" about the club, explosive WhatsApp messages reveal. The SNP former First Minister slammed the Ibrox club’s ex managing director Stewart Robertson in secret texts from 2021 - revealed today after a four-year transparency battle.

1 month ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Conor Matchett

NATS chiefs today ditched their long-promised anti-women hatred law and signalled they would introduce an offence covering prejudice against both sexes instead. In a major u-turn after years of committing to a misogyny bill, SNP ministers confirmed it would be dropped in favour of expanding the controversial Hate Crime Act. The plans would see the “protected characteristic” of sex - meaning women or men - added to legislation which has been fully in place for just over a year.

1 month ago | thescottishsun.co.uk | Conor Matchett |Paige Beresford

HOUSEHOLDS across Scotland were hit with the biggest council tax hike in decades back in April. Families living in all 32 local authorities were hammered with increases of up to 15.6 per cent. Typical bills soared by 9.6 per cent, and millions also faced a double whammy when water charges increased by 9.9 per cent. SNP-run Falkirk Council imposed the biggest hike of 15.61 per cent; however, many other councils also introduced double-digit rises.