Nicola Sturgeon's sister claims she was charged after incident because of who her sibling is

pressure points in the service - an action already taken in parts of England.The SNP leader spoke out following reports that a frail pensioner found collapsed at his home in Glasgow died following a 40-hour wait for an ambulance.Relatives of Gerard Brown, 65, said they had been told the delay cost the former engineer his life.

coronavirus vaccine from Monday. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced in the Scottish Parliament that kids can visit a drop-in clinic across the country to get a first dose of the jab.

today announced that all 12 to 15-year-olds in Scotland will now be offered a Covid vaccine. This comes after the UK's four Chief Medical Officers recommend that all children over 12 have access to the vaccine.Nicola Sturgeon said that the Scottish Government "welcomes and accepts" the CMO's recommendation.

pandemic later today. The First Minister is expected to issue a further warning after covid hospitalisations across the country surpassed 1,000 over the weekend.

SNP conference, the First Minister said she would lay out her revised case “openly and honestly” and repeated her call for indyref2.She said: “Nothing will fall into our laps.

sustainable growth commission for Nicola Sturgeon, insisted independence could allow Scotland to copy the path of other small, successful nations like New Zealand or Finland, Remaining as part of the UK poses “a clear and present danger to the wellbeing of the economy” said Wilson, who believed that having a second vote in either the autumn of 2022 or at some point in 2023 would be “ideal”.

Nicola Sturgeon has led the tributes to 9/11 victims on the 20th anniversary of the attacks. The First Minister took to social media to share her grief over the 'horror' New York terrorist attack that shocked the world in 2001.

laying out her government's priorities for the year ahead. The SNP leader said: "Last, but by no means least, we will introduce the Miners’ Pardon Bill to provide a collective pardon for those convicted of certain offences during the 1984/85 miners’ strike.

First Minister will address MSPs in Holyrood on what her power-sharing SNP/Green government plans to implement over the next year. It comes after Sturgeon's SNP reached an agreement with the Scottish Greens which created a majority for the nationalist parties in the chamber.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to make a big announcement on her plan for government over the course of the next year later today. The First Minister will address MSPs in the Scottish Parliament about what her government plans to do following the devastating coronavirus pandemic.

Scotland are given free access to childcare. Under the First Minister 's plans school age kids will have childcare paid for before and after and over the holidays.

extra funding for the devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland based on the Barnett formula.

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global gathering in Glasgow, which will see an estimated 200 world leaders descend on Scotland in November. According to meeting notes and WhatsApp messages, strategists have been trying to work out how to prevent the summit from becoming an “advert” for Scottish independence.

First Minister was interrupted by Tess White while she was answering a question from Scottish Labour MSP Pauline McNeill about sectarian singing by Rangers fans in Glasgow on Sunday ahead of the Old Firm match. Sturgeon was visibly upset by the comment from the member for the North East region and asked if an apology could be made.The SNP leader said: "We should all come together to tackle this.

after a shock report revealed more than 500,000 people were waiting to be seen. Official statistics released this week showed that as of June 30, a total of 396,771 Scots were waiting to see a specialist for outpatient treatment.

Nicola Sturgeon has ruled out immediately imposing new restrictions to stem the alarming rise in covid cases but called on businesses and individuals to stick to double down on existing rules.She told MSPs in Holyrood: “The situation we face just now is serious.

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First Minister took to social media earlier this evening to say she has taken a PCR test after being pinged.In a tweet to her more than 1.4 million followers the SNP leader thanked the contacted tracers from NHS Test and Protect for their work during the pandemic.It comes as Scotland recorded its highest daily coronavirus rate since the pandemic began.A total of 7,113 Scots returned positive tests from the deadly virus in last 24-hour period.Sturgeon tweeted: "I’ve had notification tonight that

Get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterNicola Sturgeon has reported a huge spike in the daily number of coronavirus cases, with 6835 positive cases identified in the 24 hours to Friday.The First Minister told a covid press conference that the numbers were “a cause for concern” despite there being an increased number of tests.The SNP leader said: “Today we are reporting another very sharp rise in cases today at 6835 positive cases were reported