Teaching unions have seized on 11th-hour demands for Boris Johnson to introduce face masks in schools after Nicola Sturgeon said she was preparing to make them compulsory, risking another row just days before schools are due to reopen. The First Minister announced yesterday she plans to require face coverings in corridors and shared areas at Scotland’s … Read more
Downing Street was today forced to insist that teachers and pupils in England would not have to wear masks at school – after Scotland said it was preparing to make them compulsory in some situations. Nicola Sturgeon indicated that they would probably have to be worn in areas such as ‘corridors and communal areas’. And … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon is lifting some of Aberdeen’s lockdown restrictions from midnight, just 18 days after pubs and restaurants were forced to close. Pubs and restaurants were ordered to close after a spike in coronavirus cases were linked to bars and nightlife in the city. Restrictions were placed on travel and visits to other households as … Read more
Border rows and quarantine threats have put the English off visiting Scotland as tourism boss admits being ’embarrassed’ by protests Signs have been brandished at the Border saying ‘England – get out of Scotland’ VisitScotland’s Riddell Graham said it damaged ‘wellbeing’ of tourism industry He said Nicola Sturgeon ‘failed to shut down’ claims it is … Read more
‘Why can’t it just be f***ing normal?’ Radio listeners tuning in for Nicola Sturgeon’s coronavirus update hear blundering technician turning the air blue instead saying the F word 15 times Frustrated Tay FM staff member let rip during First Minister’s coronavirus update He had been trying to transmit broadcast from Holyrood, Scotland, earlier today The … Read more
Army is called in to test 900 workers at Scottish chicken factory after 15 staff catch Covid – as Nicola Sturgeon refuses to rule out local lockdown Factory closed and staff sent home on Monday after outbreak was discovered Number of infected is now 17 with 15 staff members and 2 members of the public … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon has rejected calls for an immediate public inquiry into Scotland’s Covid-19 care home catastrophe. Politicians have demanded an urgent probe into how many infected patients were discharged into care homes. Scottish Tories have urged ministers to ‘tell us what happened — and do it now’. It comes after it was revealed at the … Read more
UK government-financed projects in Scotland will fly a Union flag as Boris Johnson battles Nicola Sturgeon’s independence drive PM wants it to figure in same way as EU emblem on Brussels-funded schemes Move due to to come into effect after the transition period ends in December Comes as PM battles strong support for independence in … Read more
British holidaymakers voiced fury at the timing of the France quarantine move today amid claims Nicola Sturgeon demanded the cut-off was brought forward. The new rules on isolating for 14 days will take effect for anyone who arrives in the UK from 4am tomorrow, sparking a desperate stamped to get home by thousands of British … Read more
Teaching unions are still furious at Government plans to press on with reopening schools in England in September, insisting the science is still not clear enough to be sure it’s safe. Pupils in Scotland started their full return to education today more than four months after lockdown began in March. And Boris Johnson’s Government insists … Read more