Poll shows public backs Scottish government’s handling of Covid crisis

Hospitality businesses in parts of rural Stirling have been left angered after being forced to close as part of a crackdown on coronavirus across Scotland’s ‘central belt’.Traders in parts of west Stirlingshire and the north of Stirling district have had to join pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels across Stirling in shutting their doors for two weeks as part of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s tighter Covid-19 restrictions to combat the spread of the virus.However, publicans from as far away as

Nicola Sturgeon is considering travel restrictions to prevent people coming to Scotland from known Covid hotspots elsewhere in the UK. It could mean residents in cities like Manchester and Liverpool - where the number of infections have rocketed in the last month - being asked not to travel north of the Border.

Jeremy Clarkson has accused Nicola Sturgeon of having a “hatred of the English” as the Grand Tour star slammed Scotland’s coronavirus restrictions. The 60-year-old travelled north of the border with TV pals Richard Hammond and James May to film the latest series of the Amazon Prime show.

Boris Johnson ignored the advice of his own top scientists to impose a Nicola Sturgeon-style two week circuit breaker lockdown on parts of England where coronavirus is running out of control. Papers from the UK government’s SAGE advisory group show that scientific advisors officially recommended an urgent two-week ‘circuit break’ lockdown three weeks ago.

coronavirus hotspots as “inadequate” and warned it could impose restrictions on tourists from high-risk areas.The Welsh government says there is now evidence that travel to and from areas of England with high rates of coronavirus has contributed to the spread of the virus to other areas of the UK.Yesterday, Mr Drakeford attended a Cobra meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, to discuss the proposed introduction of a tiered system of local restrictions in England.Afterwards, a

Scottish ministers'  handling of coronavirus as markedly better than their  UK counterparts. The Survation survey of more than 2,000 Scots - carried out for pro-independence group Progress Scotland - shows 67% believe the Scottish Government is competent, while 70% viewed  Boris Johnson's  Cabinet as not competent.

lockdown is still possible and must be avoided “at all costs”, a leading UK scientist warned. Professor Peter Horby said every effort has to be made now to stop a return to the harsh restrictions imposed in March.

coronavirus symptoms has said she won't quit as she faces backlash.

Cambuslang after testing positive for covid-19 was due to the illness making her "act out of character". Ms Ferrier had been asked to quit by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford and numerous other colleagues to stand down from her post.

Margaret Ferrier has refused to resign following bombshell revelations over her 800-mile round trip while suffering from coronavirus.

Boris Johnson ’s bumbling messages have created a crisis in confidence in Covid-19 measures, according to the UK’s leading medical body. The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned that the public is in danger of losing faith in coronavirus measures due to the UK Government’s “inconsistent” messaging.

link.The news comes after the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon addressed Parliament today revealing latest figures showing 1054 new cases of COVID in the last 24 hours across Scotland and one new death and implemented new restrictions.She said: “We are particularly concerned about Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire & Arran, Lothian and Forth Valley.“Without action – and this is perhaps the starkest warning in today’s evidence paper – we are likely to return to the peak level of