Buffer zones are being considered by the Scottish Government after protests flared outside a hotel in Perth. Asylum seekers ...

JOHN Swinney has said he would consider calls for buffer zones outside asylum hotels as he condemned “disgusting” anti-immigration protests over the weekend.

The first minister says people have a right to protest but it is unacceptable when it becomes "threatening".

"Even when you are inside you feel frightened let along going outside, because of the way they shout and speak you feel if ...