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First Minister confident most Scots will continue with masks after easing

Nicola Sturgeon has said she is confident Scots will continue to wear face masks after rules are eased. The final coronavirus restrictions in law in Scotland will ease on Monday, as the wearing of face coverings in public places including public ...

16 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Ian Blackford dismisses claim he will quit as SNP’s Westminster leader

Ian Blackford has said rumours he is considering stepping down as SNP Westminster leader are “total crap”. The Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP rejected the claims on Thursday as he prepared to return to his constituency. Politico reported on ...

10 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

Nightclubs and ordering at the bar return as Covid restrictions eased

The easing on Monday of the final restrictions put in place in response to the Omicron variant marks a “very significant moment of progress” in tackling the virus, John Swinney has said. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced last ...

24 Jan 2022 at 10:25

Scotland

Buffer zones would give peace of mind for those accessing abortion clinics – MSP

Introducing buffer zones around abortion clinics would give peace of mind to all those accessing their services, an MSP has said. Scottish Green MSP Gillian Mackay last month launched a consultation on her proposed Member’s Bill, ...

27 Jun 2022 at 10:23

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'Executive formation cannot be held to ransom by Tory infighting and chaos' - O’Neill

The formation of an Executive and political stability in the north cannot be held hostage by ‘Tory infighting and chaos’ at Westminster, according to First Minister Designate Michelle O’Neill (Sinn Féin). Ms O'Neill was speaking ...

07 Jul 2022 at 13:33

Botched transition from fossil fuels could endanger democracy, says Sturgeon

Failure to secure a “just transition” from fossil fuels could open the door to authoritarian leaders, Nicola Sturgeon has said. In a speech during a visit to Washington DC, Scotland’s First Minister said she believed one of the ...

15 Jun 2022 at 11:46

Critics complain legal advice on Indyref2 leaves ‘big questions unanswered’

The Scottish Government has published some legal advice it has received on its plans for a second independence vote – but ministers have been accused of leaving the “big questions unanswered”. A two-page document – published ...

07 Jun 2022 at 19:44

Salmond challenges Sturgeon to set out how second independence vote will happen

Former first minister Alex Salmond has challenged his successor to reveal how she will “bend Westminster to the will of the Scottish Parliament” and persuade Prime Minister Boris Johnson to permit another ballot on ...

14 Jun 2022 at 09:37

Scotland

National Covid memorial opened by John Swinney in Glasgow park

Scotland’s Covid memorial was officially opened by deputy first minister John Swinney in Glasgow. Tears were shed as emotional memories of difficult times during the pandemic were read out to about 70 people ...

27 May 2022 at 18:13

John Swinney warns Scots against heading to England for Hogmanay celebrations

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has told New Year revellers planning to travel to England amid more relaxed Covid restrictions that this would be the “wrong course of action”. John Swinney said while there ...

29 Dec 2021 at 09:25

PCR tests not available due to administrative error, says Nicola Sturgeon

A widespread shortage of PCR tests across the devolved nations was due to an administrative error, the First Minister of Scotland has said. The UK Government website said no tests were available in ...

29 Dec 2021 at 17:55

Scotland

Be ‘scrupulously honest’ about lateral flows to protect others, expert urges

It is important that people are “scrupulously honest” about lateral flow tests to avoid putting others at risk following changes to self-isolation rules, an expert has said. Under the new rules, ...

06 Jan 2022 at 09:25

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