Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon Released Without Charge The former Scottish first minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon was on Sunday evening released without charge, pending further investigation, after being detained and questioned for more than seven hours. Social issues
Scotland: Police Ordered To Shave Beards Police Scotland is instituting a new clean-shaven policy for frontline officers and civilian staff so that they can use a particular type of face-fitted mask designed to protect the respiratory system. Social issues
Scotland: Ex-Prime Minister Sturgeon's Husband Arrested On Wednesday, Peter Murrell, the 58-year-old husband of former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, was taken into custody in connection with an investigation into the funding and finances of the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP). Politics
Scotland: Ruling SNP Selects Humza Yousaf to Replace Nicola Sturgeon Humza Yousaf was named the leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) on Monday, winning 52% of the vote in a tight, three-way leadership race. He will replace Nicola Sturgeon who announced her resignation last month. Politics
UK Blocks Scottish Gender Recognition Bill On Monday, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government blocked the Gender Recognition Reform Bill passed by the Scottish parliament last month — the first time the UK has invoked the power to veto a Scottish law. World
Scotland Expected to Reform Gender Recognition Bill Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs) began voting on Tuesday on over 150 proposed amendments to the Gender Recognition Act, though voting paused at around midnight after the Holyrood chamber's lights — which are on a timer — went out. Social issues
UK Court Denies Scotland's Independence Referendum On Wednesday, the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Scotland cannot hold a second independence referendum next year, known as Indyref2, without the UK government's consent. Politics
Sturgeon 'Confident' of Scotland's Independence Vote Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon has stated that plans are "ready to go" to legislate for a second Scottish referendum vote in October 2023, following the 2014 referendum where Scots rejected independence by 55% to 45%. World
