The Latest Breaking News from Susan Aitken

Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken took over the role in 2017, heading up an SNP minority administration. She said she would quit as the head of the party's delegation if she was not the leader of the council following the election.

The party in Glasgow would need a "fresh start", Aitken said.

Fifty election candidates are in line to fight for seats during the May 5 election

The First Minister said SNP-run councils have shown strong leadership during difficult times recently.

Here are the main headlines from the Daily Record website today.

Councillors cancelled an arrangement with a Russian city following Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

The report, by University of Glasgow historian Dr Stephen Mullen, linked 62 street names and eight statues to the slave trade.

Council leader Susan Aitken received unanimous support for her apology calls and a slavery legacy working group will consider how Glasgow should permanently acknowledge the city’s role and memorialise victims.

'Glasgow, Slavery and Atlantic Commerce: An Audit of Historic Connections and Modern Legacies' has found a number of shocking revelations about Glasgow's links to slave trades which council leader Susan Aitken says the city 'must apologise' for.

Workers have suspended actions planned for Tuesday and Wednesday following assurances from council leader Susan Aitken that the 2019 deal will be maintained for negotiations over interim payments.

The matter was withdrawn at a council meeting as a statutory rule was not followed