Rishi Sunak set to announce Scottish furlough funding until next March if more lockdowns are needed

Music Venue Trust launched the #SaveThe30 campaign to highlight the plight of the spaces left in the cold from the government’s £1.57billion Cultural Recovery Fund, in a bid to raise money and awareness to stop them from being lost forever.

Angela Rayner, the party's deputy leader, demanded a £10-an-hour living wage ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review on Wednesday when the Chancellor is expected to confirm the freeze.About 15,000 UK government civil servants in Scotland working across areas like Job Centres, Customs and Excise and other UK agency staff could be affected.Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard said Sunak must use Wednesday’s statement to abandon the plan.Teachers, council workers, emergency service workers and

Scottish Conservative leader insisted he was "in it to win it" when asked if he had any chance of ousting Nicola Sturgeon in May 2021.

bullying" scandal.He infuriated party colleagues north of the border by claiming this week devolution had been a disaster.It left Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross scrambling to undo the damage on the eve of a set-piece speech to activists.And it was seen as a gift to the SNP already riding high in the polls and hoping to push up support for independence.Meanwhile Conservatives have been rocked by setbacks including:Johnson blundered when he was caught out slamming devolution despite Tory

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to help almost three million people across the UK who have been ‘excluded’ from vital support throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.People who are newly self-employed or freelancing are currently ineligible for the bailout schemes offered by the government.Others who are affected include people on maternity or paternity leave whose earnings may have dropped since going on leave are also affected traders whose profits exceed £50,000, and company directors relying

Scottish Tory leader said he had been in touch with the Prime Minister following his damaging exchange with Tory MPs from the north of England this week. Ross and other Scottish Tories were left furious when Johnson was caught out telling MPs on a zoom call that devolution had been Tony Blair's "biggest mistake".In a BBC interview Ross said: "Yes, I’ve been in touch with the Prime Minister this week, but don’t share what we  discuss.

national rules to tackle coronavirus. Party leader Douglas Ross, the MP for Moray, said it was disappointing."I appreciate that he is only doing what he feels is best for his local area," Ross said.The vote was on travel rules brought in as part of the move to more strict levels of lockdown in parts of Scotland centred on Glasgow.Mundell's area borders England and is in a lower level or restriction.

prison sentences for thugs who assault emergency workers. Criminals who attack police officers and nurses could get jailed for up to two years if the plans are backed by MSPs.

Boris Johnson after the Prime Minister claimed devolution was a "disaster" in Scotland.

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The extension of the furlough scheme is welcomed but has sadly come too late for some businesses, say community leaders.Last week, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the UK Government will extend the job retention scheme until March, which came as a huge relief for firms across the area.It will see up to 80 percent of wages paid and end uncertainty felt for months.James Fraser, chair of Friends of

British Naval and RAF base. The ships were caught in the Moray Firth within 30-miles of RAF Lossiemouth and its Typhoon squadron.