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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 20,000 people in Lanarkshire have now tested positive for coronavirus.At the Scottish Government's daily press briefing in Edinburgh, Deputy First Minister John Swinney today (Friday, December 4) confirmed that a further 166 people in the region tested positive yesterday.In total, 20,104 cases of Covid-19 have now been registered in the region since the first positive cases were confirmed in

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 966 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 98,686.

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John Swinney has said SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford made a “mistake” when he publicly accused a photographer of breaking lockdown rules on Twitter. Blackford appeared to suggest English snapper Ollie Taylor had breached lockdown rules by posting a striking photograph of the north of Scotland.

Deputy First Minister said releasing documents relating to the SNP Government’s botched investigation of sexual misconduct allegations by two female officials against Salmond was under “active consideration”. Opposition parties at Holyrood have twice voted on the move after SNP ministers failed to comply with the first demand.

Education Secretary has said. The Covid-19 pandemic has already meant the cancelling of the National 5 Exams in Scotland.

John Swinney on the first day of the party's virtual conference. It signals the start of what promises to be a long and hard fought election campaign before voters go to the polls in May 2021.

referendum. Before the first speeches, Sturgeon said she has "never been so certain" Scotland will achieve independence.

exams for Higher and Advanced Higher should be axed next year. Education Secretary John Swinney has announced National 5 exams have been scrapped but those for Higher and Advanced Higher are still provisionally due to go ahead in May.

the correspondence - despite a formal request from a committee of MSPs who are investigating how the government botched its handling of the allegations made against the former SNP leader. Earlier this month a majority of MSPs backed a motion calling on the legal advice to be published.

Ayrshire would be plunged into Tier 4 restrictions on Friday.However, North Ayrshire will remain at Level 3 after their council's leader put the local authority's case to Deputy First Minister John Swinney at the weekend. The news will be a bitter pill to swallow for many in East Ayrshire after the First Minister revealed last week that the region was one of the areas showing "encouraging signs".

schools are "not significant areas of transmission" based on expert research. But teachers union the EIS said the move to the highest level four restriction in Glasgow and much of central Scotland is making them anxious.

schools are a “hotbed” of covid infections amid growing concerns over safety in the classroom.In a letter to the Daily Record, she said pubs and restaurants have been blamed for coronavirus levels while claiming schools are in the “elephant” in the room.Her plea came as figures showed nearly 30,000 pupils were off school because of covid-related reasons.Education Secretary John Swinney originally planned for a mix of home and school-based learning, but a backlash forced Ministers into supporting

coronavirus restrictions for the west of Scotland are not "inevitable", the Deputy First Minister has said. John Swinney made the comments as the latest Scottish Government figures show 1,159 new cases of the virus were recorded in the last 24 hours.

coronavirus in Scotland in the past 24 hours, the Scottish Government has confirmed.The latest figures show there were 1,357 new Covid-19 cases recorded overnight, bringing the total number of positive cases to 79,017 since the pandemic began.Leading today's briefing, deputy First Minister John Swinney said Scotland's death toll now sits at 3,244.According to the data, 1,228 people are currently being treated in hospital with 96 in intensive care.It comes as three parts of Scotland officially

education  secretary is under pressure to cancel next year's school exams after Wales decided to scrap them in full. John Swinney  has so far only confirmed limited plans to call off National 5 exams but press ahead with Highers for Scots pupils.

education secretary is under pressure to cancel next year's school exams after Wales decided to scrap them in full. John Swinney has so far only confirmed limited plans to call off National 5 exams but press ahead with Highers for Scots pupils.

Perthshire North MSP John Swinney.

Parents and children were left disappointed after the Scottish Government urged parents to give guising a miss this Halloween amid fears it will help spread coronavirus. Deputy First Minister  John Swinney  said the move was necessary to ensure people stay within the current restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings.

Halloween yesterday as the Scottish Government urged families not to go guising this year in a bid to help stop the spread of coronavirus.The news was met with mixed reaction from those worried about the spread of the virus while also concerned about the impact the pandemic is taking on children.Yesterday deputy First Minister John Swinney said the move was necessary to ensure people stick within the current restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings.Families have instead been encouraged to

Students could return to Scottish universities after the Christmas holidays on a staggered basis to prevent another mass outbreak of Covid in halls of residence, John Swinney has suggested. The education secretary said ministers were "learning lessons" after campuses across the country saw cases of the virus soar after students first returned in September.

Perthshire North constituency at next year’s Scottish election. Mr Swinney was the sole nominee and was unanimously endorsed by the members of the constituency association.

Perth and Kinross council’s lifelong learning committee has called for clarity after it was revealed pupils studying for National 5s will not sit exams in 2020/21. On Wednesday, Perthshire North MSP and education secretary John Swinney announced the exams would be cancelled for the current academic year.

coronavirus restrictions can still go on holiday.Swinney said staycation plans can “take their course”, but urged people to be respectful when going to areas with lower levels of covid.Nicola Sturgeon yesterday announced her latest plan to get to grips with rising levels of the infection.Although every part of the country will be affected by new curbs, heavier restrictions will apply in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Arran, Lothian and Forth Valley health board

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Coronavirus cases have continued to rise across Scotland over the weekend as four deaths were recorded. Nicola Sturgeon said infections are spreading to older people and suggested new restrictions will be considered by experts today and discussed by the government tomorrow.Deputy first minister John Swinney has also said it was a "cause for concern" and warned there could be further restrictions put in place.

coronavirus infection rate.Jason Leitch, the national clinical director, told the BBC another round of restrictions could buy the country 28 days in the fight against the pandemic.He said some closures to business and education would deliver a “short, sharp shock” to the rate of infection without the need for a full lockdown, like the country experience in March.Deputy First Minister John Swinney said on Sunday further restrictions could be considered as the government warned of a “rising

Conservative motion calling on the Scottish Government to drop its plans for an independence referendum bill has failed at Holyrood. Tory MSP Jamie Greene put forward a motion saying the Government "should drop its plans for a further Referendum Bill and focus on closing the attainment gap".

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John Swinney has said that all exams are expected to go ahead next year after they were cancelled during the pandemic. The politician told the National Parents Forum of Scotland that the SQA was planning to run a ‘full diet’ in 2021.

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Covid-19 since Scotland's schools re-opened earlier this month. Education Secretary John Swinney announced the latest figures on September 1.

Covid-19  in the  Borders in the latest cluster to hit Scotland. NHS Borders Health Protection team are currently dealing with an outbreak in Hawick.The cases are linked to three businesses in the town, Morrisons, the Trinity Bar and Baguette 'N' Go.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterSecondary school pupils in Ayrshire will be told to wear face masks from Monday (August 31).The Scottish Government confirmed this morning that they would be implementing the guidance following a review of safety measures.Pupils will have to wear face coverings in corridors and communal areas but there will also be exemptions, the Government has said.Education Secretary John Swinney told BBC Good

Alex Neil has announced he will stand down as an MSP at next year's Holyrood election. The ex- health secretary is the latest former member of Alex Salmond's Cabinet to step away from the Scottish Parliament, with Stewart Stevenson and Roseanna Cunningham having previously revealed their intention to quit in 2021.

Scottish independence in the future, the Deputy First Minister has said. John Swinney hit back at a comment from Tory minister Michael Gove who had questioned whether the voting franchise should remain the same as the 2014 referendum.