Nicola Sturgeon has said she will not rush to announce a lockdown exit strategy as she revealed another 12 coronavirus deaths in Scotland.
01.04.2020 - 01:33 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Emergency powers allowing ministers to release prisoners from jail early during the coronavirus outbreak will only be used as a "last resort", First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill, which is being rushed through Holyrood on Wednesday, will allow for inmates to be freed before the end of their sentence.
Papers submitted to Holyrood alongside the legislation said this could take place if it is deemed to be a "necessary and proportionate response to the effects of
Nicola Sturgeon has said she will not rush to announce a lockdown exit strategy as she revealed another 12 coronavirus deaths in Scotland.
Over 70s face social distancing restrictions for up to eighteen months, under plans reportedly being drawn up by UK Government advisers.
Plans to move patients with coronavirus into a care home have been uncovered by the Sunday Mail.
A boss of a care home that has lost 9 residents to coronavirus has blasted the Scottish government on the lack of testing for covid-19.
A total of 837 people have now died from coronavirus in Scotland - an increase of 58 deaths overnight.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she would deviate from the UK Government's lockdown measures if her advisers told her it was in the best interests of her country.
Scotland's First Minster Nicola Sturgeon has said she hopes to publish a lockdown exit strategy next week as measures in place are working.
A top Scottish Government adviser has urged families who have lost relatives to Coronavirus not to delays funerals.
A Dumfries boy was one of 12 children across the country to put his question about coronavirus directly to Nicola Sturgeon.
Nicola Sturgeon has thanked Christians for their selfless work volunteering during the coronavirus crisis in her Easter message.
Scotland's care homes are in crisis as deaths from coronavirus spiral and staff raise fears over lack of protective equipment.
The death of thirteen residents at a Glasgow care home after a suspected coronavirus outbreak has 'shocked and saddened' the local community.
Nicola Sturgeon says the first thing she’ll do after the coronavirus lockdown is lifted is hug her parents and mother-in-law.
Nicola Sturgeon has announced a new campaign to recruit a volunteer army to help battle the coronavirus pandemic.
No one will be evicted from their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon vowed as she announced plans for new emergency legislation.
Thirty-three people have died in Scotland from coronavirus - an increase of eight overnight.
Four people have been handed anti-social behaviour tickets by police officers after meeting in Pollok Park in Glasgow.
The number of people who have died in Scotland from coronavirus has reached 22.