Nicola Sturgeon will provide an update on the Scottish Government’s lockdown review in an address at Holyrood later today. The First Minister is expected to announce further measures to control the spread of coronavirus in Scotland.
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Nicola Sturgeon announced click and collect services will be restricted to essential services only, such as clothes, homeware, baby equipment and books. Takeaway services will have to be offered through a hatch to stop people coming indoors.
Drinking alcohol outdoors will be banned in all level 4 areas of Scotland, putting an end to any takeaway pints. Employers will be under a strengthened obligation to allow staff to work from home.Maintenance and other trade work in people's homes will be
.Nicola Sturgeon will provide an update on the Scottish Government’s lockdown review in an address at Holyrood later today. The First Minister is expected to announce further measures to control the spread of coronavirus in Scotland.
Douglas Ross, the Scottish Conservative leader, will today say that the First Minister is willing to risk Scotland’s economic recovery by ramping up the SNP’s push for another referendum before Christmas The Tory leader will use a speech on Monday to respond to renewed SNP demands for a second re-run vote and the threat to legislate for a referendum without the Section 30 powers from the UK government.Ross hit out at the so-called wildcat referendum plan contained in Constitutional Secretary
Nicola Sturgeon has been unexpectedly backed by actress Jennifer Aniston. The Friends star featured the Scottish First Minister in a list of women who hold positions of power in their respective countries.She said that Sturgeon is one of the leaders who is bringing ‘change’ to world politics.Other women on the list included German Chancellor Angela Merkel and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden.
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.
police officer claims lives are being put at risk after he and a colleague were called out to more than 80 homes for coronavirus rule breaches. He says they were forced to mix with Covid rule-breakers including dental and optician workers who were flouting lockdown regulations at the weekend.
First Minister will meet with members of her Cabinet this morning before making a statement in the Scottish Parliament around 2pm.The SNP leader is not expected to impose more lockdown rules but is likely to give more detail on how long current restrictions will have to remain in place.Speaking at her regular media briefing yesterday, she said: “We will look at the latest data and come to a view on where we are and whether we need to extend the lockdown restrictions to further suppress the
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.
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".
Scotland may be told to shut as lockdown restrictions threaten to get tougher. Nicola Sturgeon warned construction work could grind to a halt in a bid to “radically reduce interactions” as the country struggles to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
First Minister suggested non-essential businesses could face further curbs in a bid to prevent people from meeting each other and passing on coronavirus. Mainland Scotland was placed in lockdown as of Tuesday, with people told to remain indoors unless venturing out for one of several essential reasons.
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
coronavirus have been reported in Scotland over the past 24 hours. Nicola Sturgeon announced the grim statistics today taking the total number who have tested positive since the start of the pandemic to 139,027.