Nicola Sturgeon brands Alex Salmond a 'gambler' and says he 'backs horses on daily basis'

Toro y Moi has released the third single from his upcoming seventh studio album ‘Mahal’, the playful and funky track ‘The Loop’.The track arrived on streaming platforms on February 22 alongside a video of the chillwave artist and his posse cruising through the streets of San Francisco in GoCars and a customised ‘Mahal’ Jeepney. It also features a cameo appearance by Filipino rapper Eyedress.On the laid-back song, Toro y Moi – real name Chaz Bear – sings about how hard it is to keep up to date in the digital age, musing, “East Coast friends fill me in, I know you get the early scoop / Online trends that border cringe start to feel overused”.Watch the music video for ‘The Loop’ below.Toro y Moi’s upcoming album ‘Mahal’ is set to be released April 29 via Dead Oceans, and the singer has already released two singles and music videos to promote the album in ‘Postman’ and ‘Magazine’, the latter featuring vocals from Salami Rose Joe Louis.“I wanted to make a record that featured more musicians on it than any other record of mine,” Toro y Moi explained in a statement about the follow-up to his 2019 album ‘Outer Peace’.

First Minister said “all right-minded people” believe Russia was behind the poisonings at Salisbury and claimed she no longer recognises the Salmond she once knew. Vladimir Putin ’s autocratic regime has become a pariah over a series of hostile actions overseas and domestically.

indyref2 by the end of 2023 if the country is still “grappling” with covid.She also insisted she would not speak to Alex Salmond after the election and criticised his refusal to blame Russia for the Salisbury poisonings in 2018.Polling suggests the SNP is on course to win an outright majority at next month’s election.A key part of an SNP fourth term would be seeking a joint agreement with the UK Government on a second referendum.She has said she wants a fresh vote on Scotland’s constitutional future to take place in the first half of the next term, which would be by the end of 2023.However, the First Minister told journalists yesterday this timetable is dependent on taming the virus: “I’ve said the starting point for me in terms of timing

former First Minister also hit out at an apparent absence of “will, determination and statecraft” over the last seven years - the period in which Sturgeon has led the country.Salmond launched a new pro-indy party, Alba, in the wake of his bitter fallout with Nicola Sturgeon.Alba’s aim is to secure a “super majority” of pro-independence MSPs and is only contesting the regional List elections for Holyrood.However, despite preaching pro-independence unity, Salmond has criticised his predecessor’s strategy on the flagship policy.Sturgeon favours a joint agreement with the UK Government on indyref2, but Salmond believes this should be one of a number of options.He has floated peaceful street demonstrations as well as courting international

Lorna Slater, who jointly leads the Scottish Greens, of not mentioning independence during a TV debate.

Alba Party leader could become Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “spokesperson in Holyrood”.

Patrick Harvie said the former first minister was a "discredited figure" and had nothing to say on the big issues facing Scotland such as tacking inequality and the climate emergency. The Greens are pro-independence but insist they are not in a race for list votes with Salmond's newly formed Alba Party.

May 6 when he had another technical mishap. During his YouTube speech on the Alba Party page the Apple AirPod was hanging out, it then fell out half way through.

Garraway and Adil Ray on his party's ambitions for the Scottish Parliament elections on May 6. Both hosts were keen to speak to the 66-year-old about his court case where he was cleared of sexual assault in 2020, and his relationship with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

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Council, today announced they would be voting for the Alba Party in the regional list. Both senior politicians also said they would be casting their constituency for Nicola Sturgeon's party.

SNP on the regional list is the 'ultimate wasted vote' as he rallied supporters in a speech. The former SNP First Minister, who led the party during the 2014 independence referendum, is now running on the north-east regional list to become an MSP for the pro-Independence Alba Party.

Alex Salmond’s hopes of returning to frontline politics could be in peril, as only 3% of Scots saying they would offer support at the ballot box. Only 10% of those surveyed rank the former First Minister favourability.

covid-19 started later this year. The relationship between Salmond and Sturgeon fell apart over the Government's unlawful investigation into him in 2018.The latest round in the fallout came last week when Salmond launched a rival pro-independence party, Alba, to stand at the Holyrood election.Salmond has said the aim of Alba is to create a "super majority" of pro-indy MSPs, but Sturgeon has said her predecessor's Holyrood bid is motivated by his love of the limelight.

Alba Party leader said his new breakaway independence movement deserved a slot as it had a comparable number of members compared to the Lib Dems and Greens in Scotland, as well as more Scottish MPs at Westminster than Labour. The first leaders' debate took place on Tuesday night on BBC One and the next event is due to be broadcast on STV on April 13.

Alba Party, it could change the balance of power between Scotland and Westminster.Prime Minister Boris Johnson has consistently refused current First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s calls for a second Scottish independence referendum.But Salmond said that if a “super majority” of pro-independence MSPs are elected to Holyrood, a range of options would be available to those who want to take Scotland out of the UK.He suggested Scotland could organise its own referendum in those circumstances, with other options including legal action against the UK Government over its refusal to allow such a ballot.The relationship between Salmond and Sturgeon fell apart over the Government's unlawful sexual misconduct investigation into him in 2018.Earlier this

Radio 4 interview earlier today the former First Minister was asked about his previous conduct towards women. Salmond was also quizzed about his attempt to re-enter politics with his new party which aims to secure a 'super-majority' for independence at the Scottish Parliament.

First Minister is “pretending” his comeback bid is about indyref2. He also stepped up his criticisms of Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross by saying he fronts a “game-playing, inward looking, childish opposition”.

Alba Party.

East Kilbride MSP has just overseen one of the biggest inquiries in Scottish political history as convenor of the Salmond Inquiry.

George Kerevan, a veteran Nationalist who served at Westminster for two years, announced his decision to join the Alba Party in a statement today. It comes after two serving MPs quit Nicola Sturgeon's party over the weekend and rumours continue about other SNP members who could still deflect.

Alex Arthur - who won gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games for Scotland - wants to swap the ringside for Holyrood come May.The former WBO super featherweight title holder will stand on the Lothian regional list when voters go to the polls in five weeks.Arthur, from Edinburgh, a familiar face to British boxing fans as a regular TV pundit on big fight nights, has no previous political experience.Alba Party bosses had hinted earlier on Monday that a "big hitter" would be joining them - prompting furious speculation on social media.But few could have predicted a former professional pugilist would be Alba's latest signing.Arthur - who won 31 of his 34 pro fights before retiring from the ring in 2010 - said: “I have had the rare privilege of

Kenny MacAskill said Nicola Sturgeon's party had "failed to achieve a majority" at the last Holyrood elections in 2016 and it was now time for other pro-independence parties to step up. The MP for East Lothian quit the SNP yesterday to join the newly launched Alba Party, which will be led by Alex Salmond and is aiming to win MSPs at May's election via the list vote.

newly launched Alba Party and today insisted they were not competing for the same voters at May's Holyrood election. She described Salmond as a "disgruntled ex-first minister" and said people likely to vote for the Greens were a "totally different demographic" than supporters of Alba.

Alex Salmond's new Alba Party was an attempt to "game the system" in favour of Scottish independence. Douglas Ross is calling on Scottish Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats to form a "pro-UK anti referendum coalition" if possible in a bid to stop pro-independence parties winning a majority at Holyrood.

Alex Salmond's return to politics The former SNP leader confirmed he will be standing for the Alba Party on the North East regional list section in May's Scottish Parliament election.Launching the new party in an online event on Friday, the former SNP leader said: "Today Alba are hoisting a flag in the wind, planting our Saltire on a hill. In the next few weeks we will see how many will rally to our standard." The launch comes after a turbulent period for the SNP and the Scottish Government, led by Mr Salmond's successor Ms Sturgeon.

Kenny MacAskill is "somewhat of a relief" after he quit to join the newly-formed Alba Party. Alex Salmond launched his latest political project on Friday as a means to create a "supermajority" of pro-independence supporters in Holyrood.

Janey Godley says she is launching her own political party after former First Minister Alex Salmond announcing that he is launching pro- Independence party Alba. Janey who has been the unofficial voiceover of Nicola Sturgeon's coronavirus briefings throughout the pandemic announced her intentions in a video on her Twitter channel.

community. There were pockets of bloggers and Salmond supporters who aired their support for the former First Minister, however on the whole the feedback was quite negative.

new party - the Alba Party. The Former First Minister will lead the Alba Party, which will field at least four candidates in the regional lists.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Alex Salmond has suggested there are routes to independence other than the legally-backed second referendum favoured by Nicola Sturgeon.Salmond, who quit the SNP when he faced sexual assault charges of which he was later cleared, said the aim of his new party was to work towards a “successful, socially just, environmentally responsible, independent country”.The former First Minister said his new party would help create a ‘supermajority” for independence at Holyrood and stop SNP votes being wasted on the regional list.He said: "A parliament speaking for the people would give Scotland the upper hand in negotiations".He insisted that

2pm amid hopes by pro-independence allies he will stand as a Holyrood candidate. Salmond is no longer in the SNP after falling out with Nicola Sturgeon and political observers have been wondering about his next move.Other pro-independence parties are contesting the election and Salmond would be a prize catch as candidate.

Alex Salmond trial on his blog. Craig Murray, a former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, attended two days of Mr Salmond's trial in March 2020, sitting in the public gallery, and wrote about it on his website.

Scotland ’s most senior civil servant.

Janey Godley 's latest video had fans in stitches as she took a swipe at Scots Tory Ruth Davidson. Yesterday, the Tories at Holyrood lodged the motion on the First Minister over her government's botched handling of the complaints against Alex Salmond.