Scottish Government 'could do better' in responding to climate crisis, say experts

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 1,064 new cases of Covid-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 105,370.

the Union. A parliament was eventually established in Edinburgh in 1999 and now consecutive opinion polls find independence to be in the lead.Boris Johnson has vowed another referendum will not take place and last month described devolution as "a disaster" for UK unity.

Edinburgh Airport today in a scathing attack on SNP ministers over a perceived lack of support for the aviation sector. Gordon Dewar told members of the Scottish Parliament's Covid committee the policy of asking passengers flying into the country to self-isolate upon arrival had simply not worked.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.As a young woman, Nancy Allison worked as an usherette at the Regal Cinema in Paisley.Torch in hand, she would lead the eager moviegoers down the cinema aisle before shining a beam of light on vacant seats.But Nancy’s own life could well have been the script for a Hollywood movie with the starring role played by none other than her good self.A hard-working Labour councillor for over four decades and a former

Sadiq Khan and Manchester leader Andy Burnham - have written to Boris Johnson to demand he looks again the constitutional status quo. The letter warns there is worrying evidence that a growing number of Scots are "losing faith" in the union.

First Minister has paid tribute to a ‘wonderful’ dad-of-five who tragically lost his fight for life after catching coronavirus last month. Andrew Slorance passed away on Saturday morning aged just 49 after working tirelessly with the Scottish Government in their response to the pandemic.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 777 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 99,463.

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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Scottish Government has published a full list of frontline healthcare and social workers that are eligible for the new £500 grant. Nicola Sturgeon announced details of the one-off payment during her keynote speech to the SNP’s virtual party conference yesterday.

Scottish Labour Party has called on the SNP government to use all its powers to tackle the poverty crisis caused by the covid pandemic.The plea came as the Joseph Rowntree Foundation reported that 230,000 children are currently living in poverty in Scotland and theAberlour Child Care Trust has recorded a 1000 per cent surge in demand for urgent assistance.Elaine Smith MSP, the Scottish Labour poverty spokeswoman, said the figures should galvanise the Scottish government into action.She said:

Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed In the last 24 hours there have been 969 fresh infections, bring to the total number of cases since the pandemic began in March to 93,155. The new deaths bring the total loss of life to 3,676.There are 1,099 people currently in hospital and 80 being treated in intensive care for Covid-19.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The Scottish Government has agreed a cautious and limited relaxation of the rules on household meetings to support people over the Christmas period.A maximum of three households are to be able to meet in a “bubble” during a short window of time across the festive period.Households will be able to travel between local authorities and between the four nations during December 23 and 27 to form a bubble, and

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Scottish Government have confirmed.

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.

Jeane Freeman said today the vaccine would not be made be made compulsory for Scots but added ministers would actively work to reassure the public the simple procedure was entirely safe. There has been concern among health chiefs around the world over the impact of online disinformation which makes false claims over vaccinations.

Scottish Government have confirmed.The latest figures reveal the death toll now stands at 3,496.Another 887 people have also tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours bringing the total number of cases to 87,517.The latest numbers show that 1,193 people are being treated in hospital for the virus with 100 in intensive care.Of the new cases, 234 are in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 246 in Lanarkshire, and 140 in Lothian.Figures were released by the Scottish Government this afternoon as

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.THE Scottish Government’s decision to plug the shortfall in school milk funding left by Brexit has been praised by Airdrie MP Neil Gray.Children and young people in Monklands will now be able to continue to access subsidised milk in schools, despite the EU ceasing to provide local authorities with provision subsidy.Ministers had pressed the UK Government to make up the shortfall, but to date no such