The issue was raised at First Minister's Questions by Edinburgh Eastern Alba MSP Ash Regan, asking what immediate action could be taken to support the emergency services to ensure safety and ...

Smoking can cause long-term negative effects on the body, including heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. Smoking is dangerous to your health. It can harm nearly every organ in your body and ...

The former MSP and MP beat rival candidate MSP Ash Regan, who secured 1,212 votes (47.7%). Image: MSP Ash Regan. Pic: PA The contest was triggered after Mr Salmond, 69, died of a heart attack ...

ALBA have elected Kenny MacAskill party leader. Members chose the former justice secretary over MSP Ash Regan in a ballot to replace the late leader Alex Salmond after his sudden death last October. A ...

The authors of the new report, by Landman Economics on behalf of the charity Action on Smoking and Health (Ash), said there is almost no tobacco production in the UK and very few other jobs which ...

MacAskill, an ex-Alba MP, narrowly defeated Ash Regan, the party's sole MSP, in a two-way ballot for the role. He won 1331 votes (52.3%) to Regan's 1212 (47.7%). Former Alba MP Neale Hanvey was ...

His opponent and the party’s sole MSP Ash Regan, who secured 1,212 votes to Mr MacAskill’s 1,331, declined to give a speech after the announcement and left the hall. Former MP Neale Hanvey ...

Acting leader Mr MacAskill won the leadership contest with 1,331 votes (52.3%), the party announced at an event in Edinburgh on Wednesday, beating rival candidate Alba MSP Ash Regan, who secured ...

Kenny MacAskill has narrowly beaten Ash Regan to become the new leader of the Alba Party. The leadership contest was won by acting leader MacAskill by just 119 votes, securing 52.3% of the vote to ...

He is likely to be named the winner on Wednesday of a two-horse race with Ash Regan, the party's sole MSP. Article continues below But regardless of who is announced as Salmond's successor on ...