Level Three for a number of weeks after cases started to creep up in some parts for the city. The south side of Glasgow has been an area badly hit by the rise in cases over the last month.
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First Minister, fresh from her party’s victory at the Holyrood election, also said it would be “grave and serious” if Scotland had no path to independence.
The SNP secured a fourth term in office last week after winning 64 of the 129 seats at Holyrood.Although Sturgeon’s party fell one short of outright victory, the election of SNP and Greens MSPs means there is a comfortable pro-independence majority.Both parties have said they want a second referendum at some point in the next term, with
.Level Three for a number of weeks after cases started to creep up in some parts for the city. The south side of Glasgow has been an area badly hit by the rise in cases over the last month.
Nicola Sturgeon is due to hold a coronavirus briefing today and is expected to make a update on rising infections in pockets of Scotland.During a briefing scheduled for Friday, May 28, the First Minister is set to make a decision on the situation in Glasgow, which is currently the only area at Level 3 restrictions.Other areas of Scotland have also seen rising infections including East Renfrewshire and Clackmannanshire, with the latter now overtaking Glasgow with the highest case rate.Sturgeon is
coronavirus briefing later today as cases in parts of Scotland continue to rise. The First Minister will issue an update on the situation in Glasgow as cases of the virus spread.
Glasgow as cases of the virus spread across parts of the city. Scotland's largest city is currently stuck in Level Three lockdown while the rest of the mainland is in Level Two and much of the island community is at Level One.
Level Three lockdown situation in Glasgow. Cases in Scotland's biggest city have increased over the last month which led the Scottish Government to take the decision to keep it at Level Three.
seven hours of evidence to the science and technology, and health and social care committees yesterday Boris Johnson's former special adviser pointed the finger at the First Minister for "babbling" about discussions at COBRA meetings. Cummings said that the meetings involving the devolved UK leaders in the COBRA national security meetings became a pretence because Sturgeon was beating Downing Street to the cameras with the decisions immediately afterwards.
Rangers during attempts to secure the club’s financial future, a court has heard. David Whitehouse, 55, told the Court of Session today the First Minister didn’t want the Scottish Governmen t to intervene when the club was placed in administration in 2012.
100 days of government the First Minister told MSPs the "most important priority" is to lead Scotland safely out of the pandemic. She said an announcement will come in the next three weeks on how Scotland will look once the levels system is scrapped."As we come out of the pandemic, there will be bumps in the road - as we are experiencing in Glasgow just now," she said."But the vaccine rollout gives us firm hope that we are on the right track.
chamber at around 2pm where she will also set out her government's plan for the 100 days in office. At the Scottish Government briefing yesterday Sturgeon said she would give an update on covid-19 across the country while she lays out her plans.
coronavirus briefing later today as cases rise in some parts of the country.The First Minister will provide an update on the state of the pandemic in Scotland as the country slowly moves out of lockdown.It's expected Sturgeon will address the situation in Glasgow, Clackmannanshire and East Renfrewshire where cases of the virus are particularly high.Glasgow is the only council area in Scotland that remains in Level Three lockdown, while the rest of the mainland sits in Level Two.The news comes as
Glasgow, Clackmannanshire and East Renfrewshire where cases of the virus are particularly high. Glasgow is the only council area in Scotland that remains in Level Three lockdown, while the rest of the mainland sits in Level Two.
First Minister said there would be a “number of reasons” for figures showing around half the coronavirus vaccine appointments at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro vaccination centre this weekend were missed.There were many cancellations and non-attendances on Saturday and Sunday amid rising case numbers in the city which remains at level three lockdown.Speaking at the Scottish government covid briefing on Tuesday the First Minister urged young people in the 18-29 cohort to make sure they registered for their
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Perthshire -based Scottish Conservative decided to pen a letter to the first minister after being contacted by several local venues concerned they may have to cancel planned events for a second year in a row. It comes after confirmation the organisers of the Rewind Festival at Scone Palace have decided to cancel this year’s intended gathering based on the government’s latest guidance for venues.
Nicola Sturgeon will hold an urgent coronavirus press briefing later today as the number of cases in some part of Scotland have risen in recent days. The First Minister is expected to address the situation in Clackmannanshire, which has now overtaken Glasgow with the highest number of infections in the country.
Eurovision fans bombarded First Minister Nicola Sturgeon with requests for a Scottish song entry while they watched the contest - and saw a Lewis Capaldi doppelganger. Scots fans got very excited about Norway's entry looking a bit like our own Lewis Capaldi.
covid pandemic. He replaces Jeane Freeman, who retired as an MSP at the last election.A Scottish Government press release said: “Humza Yousaf becomes Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, with responsibility for the NHS, including ongoing health service remobilisation as we move out of the pandemic.
Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the city of Glasgow will remain in level three for another week after a spike in covid infection cases.She said there is evidence suggesting the outbreak, concentrated in the south side of the city, is being driven by so-called Indian variant.Glasgow, like most of the country, was due to go to level 2 on Monday.Going to this level would have meant pubs being able to
Nicola Sturgeon as he backed calls for another independence referendum. The Line of Duty star said the SNP leader was the 'most competent' person to lead Scotland to recovery following the economic fallout from coronavirus lockdowns.
six-week campaign that saw her party return 64 MSPs - one short of achieving an overall majority. Scotland's recovery from the devastating coronavirus is Sturgeon's top priority but behind the scenes she will have to draw up plans to appoint new Cabinet Secretaries after several stepped down at the election.