Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie "welcomes" BBC decision on daily Covid-19 briefings

“So unless the First Minister provides whatever material the Salmond inquiry requests, as she promised, then she has plainly lied to Parliament.”The Scottish Government has said it “strongly rejects any suggestion of obstruction” in the Alex Salmond inquiry and is seeking to initiate legal proceedings to allow release of papers to the committee.

East Kilbride, this week reiterated his call for a U-turn on the Scottish Government to delay reopening until at least October 5.

Brexit and a devolution "power grab". The claim by a Labour MSP was made during a tense grilling for the UK Government minister over laws which will set an internal market once powers return from the EU to Westminster.

First Minister has warned Scots that there is “absolutely no room for complacency” as the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases continues to soar. The Scottish Government earlier reported that a further 714 people have tested positive for coronavirus overnight - the highest increase since the start of the pandemic.

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Matt Lucas made his debut on The Great British Bake Off in a skit mimicking British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s coronavirus briefings.

Perthshire politician wants people in the region to know what to expect if they are called by an NHS contact tracer in a bid to prevent fraud.

BBC Scotland has performed a U-turn and confirmed it will continue to show Nicola Sturgeon's daily media briefing on TV.The national broadcaster had faced criticism from politicians and members of the public after it initially suggested it would not screen every event as standard.The SNP leader has held regular lunchtime briefings to update the press and public on the Scottish Government's efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19 since lockdown was imposed in March.The First Minister expressed her

With evidence of fake callers pretending to work for Test and Protect, Mr Neil has stressed that NHS Scotland contact tracers will not ask anyone for information about bank accounts or medical records, and they will not try to sell you anything. The data gathered will be stored securely by and safely destroyed as soon as possible after the pandemic concludes.

broadcast  live following BBC Scotland's decision to scrap it from TV. The BBC announced last week that it will stop broadcasting the Scottish Government’s updates on a regular basis, and instead show them based on their “news value”.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The Scottish SPCA is appealing to animal lovers to donate supplies to its Milton rescue and rehoming centre.With all nine of the charity’s rehoming centres remaining closed to the public they are running low on much needed essential items for the animals in their care, with a higher than usual number of animals living at SSPCA centres.Last week it was revealed that the Scottish SPCA had attended 699 animal

broadcast live following BBC Scotland's decision to scrap it from TV. The First Minister gives updates on the pandemic to millions of people every day live from St.

Ayrshire MSP has branded BBC Scotland's decision to axe live TV coverage of the First Minister’s briefings as scandalous.Willie Coffey hit out at the broadcaster after announcing that they will instead decide whether to air them based on “editorial merit”.The Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley politician has written to the head of BBC Scotland and urged them to reverse the decision.Hundreds of fresh coronavirus cases are now being recorded each day in Scotland.Ayrshire has also been reporting a

Protect Scotland app, according to Nicola Sturgeon. Kirsty Feerick's partner Daniel Rafferty tested positive for Covid-19 today having come down with symptoms, including a loss of taste and smell.Daniel, 26, had been feeling run down without feeling badly ill before suddenly being unable to taste or smell anything at all on Thursday.

Akshay Kumar is opening up about his unique health regimen.

Covid-19 were found across the UK in 24 hours. It is the highest daily figure seen since May 17, the Department of Health in England has announced.

BBC Scotland have announced that they will no longer provide coverage of the Scottish Government’s daily coronavirus briefings. The channel will stop broadcasting Nicola Sturgeon’s press updates daily and will instead decide whether to air them based on “editorial merit”.