Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update LIVE as public backs Scottish Government’s handling of crisis

Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson put on a united front for the first time in months - after a mum dressed up her two kids for Halloween as the political leaders.Little Quinn Brown, five, was dressed up as SNP chief Nicola, while older brother Lennon, nine, wore a bright blond wig as he posed as BoJo.Mum Hayley Anderson wasn't going to bother with Halloween celebrations curbed due to the coronavirus pandemic.But the 31-year-old’s friends encouraged her to, as she usually starts work on outfits

hereThe R rate would be growing faster in the UK if it wasn't for the restrictions in place, chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said.The R rate - the number of transmission rate - in the UK is currently between 1.3 and 1.5.Explaining a series of slides, Sir Patrick said: “What you can see is that the R hasn’t gone back to where it was and where it would be in an unmitigated epidemic of this disease which would be at about three.“So it has gone up, the epidemic is growing, probably

Nicola Sturgeon said she's frustrated and depressed at the prospect of quitting the EU without a deal while the country faces up to a deadly second wave of coronavirus. The First Minister warned Boris Johnson should have been focused 100% on getting Britain out of a pandemic, not spending time on leaving Europe.

Nicola Sturgeon is considering travel restrictions to prevent people coming to Scotland from known Covid hotspots elsewhere in the UK. It could mean residents in cities like Manchester and Liverpool - where the number of infections have rocketed in the last month - being asked not to travel north of the Border.

Boris Johnson ignored the advice of his own top scientists to impose a Nicola Sturgeon-style two week circuit breaker lockdown on parts of England where coronavirus is running out of control. Papers from the UK government’s SAGE advisory group show that scientific advisors officially recommended an urgent two-week ‘circuit break’ lockdown three weeks ago.

Scottish ministers' handling of coronavirus as markedly better than their UK counterparts.The Survation survey of more than 2,000 Scots - carried out for pro-independence group Progress Scotland - shows 67% believe the Scottish Government is competent, while 70% viewed Boris Johnson's Cabinet as not competent.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also received higher ratings for her handling of the pandemic than the Prime Minister for his.Progress Scotland managing director Angus Robertson said: "This

Nicola Sturgeon said.As Boris Johnson prepared to unveil the new covid alert levels for parts of England, the First Minister said a similar graded system would be introduced in Scotland after two weeks of local lockdowns currently in place expire.