Nicola Sturgeon rejects Edinburgh Zoo reopening plea and insists - 'this is not a popularity contest'

quarantine restrictions on people who come to Scotland from other parts of the UK. The First Minister said the Government had “no plans” in this area, but insisted “all options” had to be considered if there was a spike in covid cases south of the border.

Edinburgh Zoo from today as the popular attraction reopens to the public. An easing of lockdown restrictions also means zoos and safari parks up and down the country, including Blair Drummond and the Highland Wildlife Park will be welcoming back visitors.

Killing Eve star Jodie Comer and Derry Girls‘ Nicola Coughlan are set to read letters sent between Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf as part of a new virtual Pride festival.The pair have joined the extensive lineup for Pride Inside, an online festival set up by Amnesty International, UK Black Pride, ParaPride, Gendered Intelligence and Stonewall.

Fern Britton has opened up about the heartbreaking moment her marriage to Phil Vickery crumbled. Appearing on Friday's Good Morning Britain, the former This Morning host confessed they "grew apart" during the final years and months of their relationship.MORE: Fern Britton applauds Phillip Schofield for coming out as gay"My mum died and my father died and unfortunately Phil and I fell apart," Fern revealed as she discussed her latest book, which is based around family heartache.

Nicola Sturgeon as Hitler has sparked a police probe.The long poster was hung in Charlotte Square near Bute House, the FM's official residence.The banner read, 'Herr Sturgeon for Furher'.Writing on the banner mocked Sturgeon in English but with words spelled as if spoken in a German accent..It read: "Ve vill keep Scotland in Lochdown until ze UK gives me vot I vont." ( )The bottom of the banner read: "Vote me to kill the economy."Imagery shows a photo of  the First Minister  with a drawn-on

Paul McCartney has backed calls to change guidance that makes it mandatory to serve fish, meat and dairy in England’s school meals.Joined by his daughters Stella and Mary, the McCartneys are asking for schoolchildren to be given the option of choosing vegan meals.They rallied for the change in a new letter to education secretary Gavin Williamson as part of the consultation process for the National Food Strategy, a new review of Britain’s food system.In a statement, the McCartneys said: “No one

Sir Paul McCartney, along with his daughters Stella and Mary, are calling for a change in the mandatory requirements of school lunches in the United Kingdom.

Paul Weller has rescheduled his planned UK autumn tour due to the coronavirus outbreak.The musician was due to hit the road in October in support of his fifteenth solo album ‘On Sunset’, which is now slated for release on July 3.Today (June 22), it was confirmed that Weller’s headline tour has been postponed until June/July 2021 – you can see the full schedule below.“It is with huge disappointment to us that we have had to reschedule Paul Weller’s 2020 autumn UK tour to summer 2021,” an official

Dave Grohl, Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney have teamed up for the most unlikely cover.

Kristen Stewart is set to play Princess Diana in an upcoming drama about the end of the late royal’s marriage to Prince Charles, Deadline reports.The Pablo Larraín-directed movie takes place over three days as Diana comes to the realization that she wants to leave Charles and the British royal family while spending Christmas at Sandringham Estate.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorPaul Heaney, the founder of UK television sales house TCB Media Rights, is leaving the company he founded just weeks after it exited the collapsed Kew Media Group and was acquired by Australian producer and distributor Beyond International.Heaney and executive director Dina Subhani have stepped down with immediate effect.

Nigel Farage is to leave his LBC radio show with immediate effect following his controversial statements about the Black Lives Matter campaign.The Brexit Party leader has presented on the London-based station regularly since January 2017.This week he compared those involved in the Black Lives Matter movement to the Taliban and branded those involved in taking down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston as a “violent mob”.He tweeted on Sunday: "A new form of the Taliban was born in the UK