Alex Salmond accuses Nicola Sturgeon of breaching ministerial code and making "false" claims

coronavirus vaccine, providing testing and giving financial support throughout the pandemic. The Prime Minister 's visit has been deemed "not essential" by Nicola Sturgeon who emphasised that cross-border travelling was still discouraged.

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Boris Johnson’s Government would announce today, but insisted her Government is prepared to go further.She said the UK plan was "minimal", adding that it was the "least" that can be done.A hotel quarantine system aimed at arrivals from high-risk countries is expected to be announced soon by the home secretary, Priti Patel.Johnson reportedly rejected calls for a blanket policy and is instead believed to support a targeted system for a limited number of countries such as South Africa and

Brian Matthews ended up with a social media ban after posting a fake photo of him partying with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Dubai.

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Scottish Government not to probe potentially criminal harassment claims- warning that staff were not trained to investigate or "engage with victims". Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Taylor also said the Government asked Police Scotland "a number of hypothetical questions" about its harassment policy that appeared to be about a "specific set of circumstances".

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former first minister fears that his appearance at a Holyrood committee would leave him "in jeopardy of criminal prosecution". The response comes after the Scottish Government expressed disappointment in his refusal to appea r in person before Holyrood's inquiry into the botched investigation of sexual harassment claims against him.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a tightening of lockdown restrictions as the number of Covid-19 cases in Scotland continue to rise.Under the changes click and collect services will be limited to only essential purchases, while restrictions were also applied on takeaways meaning that residents will only be able to collect orders from outdoors to limit social interaction.Essential click and collect

Covid-19 is higher than at the height of the pandemic last spring.

breaking parliamentary rules. It was revealed over the weekend that a former prosecutor is considering widening his probe into whether Sturgeon breached the ministerial code over the Salmond case.

Salmond accused his successor of breaching the ministerial code.A special Holyrood Inquiry is examining how in 2018 the Scottish Government bungled sexual misconduct complaints against the former First Minister.Salmond lodged a judicial review and it was accepted that the Government probe, which cost the taxpayer over £500,00, had been unlawful.The fiasco destroyed the friendship between Sturgeon and Salmond, whose allies believe he was targeted by the Government and SNP figures.Hamilton, a

Nicola Sturgeon "acted in an honourable way" after former colleague Alex Salmond reportedly claimed she breached the ministerial code by misleading the Scottish Parliament. Former first minister Mr Salmond's submissions to an inquiry into sexual assault claims against him have been obtained by national newspapers, in which he claims Ms Sturgeon's evidence over when she knew about the allegations was "simply untrue".

Leslie Evans, 62, also stands to benefit from an £85,000 a year pension when she leaves her post.Labour MSP Jackie Baillie said: "With thousands out of work and the pandemic laying waste to family finances, few in Scotland will be able to look forward to as comfortable a retirement as Leslie Evans."Evans, the Scottish Government’s Permanent Secretary who earns around £170,000 a year, is a key figure in the ongoing row over how sexual misconduct allegations against Salmond were handled.The former

lockdown travel restrictions apply to Trump as much as anyone else, adding a golf trip is not an "essential purpose".The outgoing US president is refusing to accept defeat to Joe Biden, fuelling global speculation about what he will do on inauguration day on January 20.Sturgeon, at her first coronavirus briefing of the year, was asked if she knew whether Trump was planning to visit one of his golf resorts."I hope and expect the travel plan he immediately has is it exit the White house - beyond

In a series of tweets today, Ms Sturgeon said: "The rapid increase in Covid cases, driven by the new variant, is of very serious concern. The steep increases & severe NHS pressure being experienced in other parts of the UK is a sign of what may lie ahead.