Nicola Sturgeon may have LIED to parliament over harassment claims against Alex Salmond

Nicola Sturgeon may have LIED to parliament over harassment claims against Alex Salmond, says former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson Nicola Sturgeon is facing increasing pressure over claims she misled parliament  Alex Salmond accused her of untrue evidence about allegations against him  Ruth Davidson has demanded she reveals what she knew about the allegations By … Read more

Alex Salmond accuses Nicola Sturgeon of giving ‘untrue’ evidence

Alex Salmond yesterday accused Nicola Sturgeon of giving ‘simply untrue’ evidence to an inquiry into complaints against him. In an explosive intervention, the former First Minister accused his successor of making ‘ridiculous’ and ‘wholly false’ claims about their meetings to discuss the handling of complaints against him. His account to the Holyrood inquiry into the … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon warns lockdown restrictions in Scotland could get even TOUGHER

Nicola Sturgeon warns lockdown restrictions in Scotland could get even TOUGHER as NHS comes under ‘severe and increasing pressure’ from Covid the First Minister warned stricter measures could still be needed to beat Covid It came as number of people in hospital in Scotland with the virus rose to 1,467 It is ‘pretty close’ to the … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon warns Donald Trump not to take GOLF trip to Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon warns Donald Trump not to come to Scotland to play GOLF during its lockdown instead of attending Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president because it would break lockdown Prestwick Airport is allegedly told to expect Mr Trump’s plane on January 19 Glasgow hub is just 30 miles from President’s Turnberry golf resort in … Read more

Covid Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon warns businesses to observe lockdown

Nicola Sturgeon warns Scottish businesses not to seek ‘loopholes’ in lockdown rules that would allow them to remain open and keep staff at their desks in defiance of stay-at-home laws By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 13:03 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 14:57 GMT, 5 January 2021 Nicola Sturgeon today demanded businesses … Read more

Scottish Government call for SFA to investigate Celtic’s controversial Dubai training camp

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has waded into the row about Celtic’s winter break in Dubai after the Parkhead club was accused of setting a bad example jetting off to the Middle East during the Covid crisis. The Scottish Government has called on the SFA to investigate the Hoops’ training camp in the United Arab … Read more

Coronavirus lockdown England: How new rules affect schools and shops

Boris Johnson tonight plunged England into a new lockdown as he set out emergency measures to control the spread of new strains of coronavirus amid concerns the NHS risks being overwhelmed. Schools, shops and sports venues will close their doors for six weeks from early on Wednesday in scenes not witnessed since the original lockdown … Read more

Schools and shops closed and pubs get takeaway ban: What do the new lockdown rules mean for you?

Boris Johnson tonight plunged England into a new lockdown as he set out emergency measures to control the spread of new strains of coronavirus amid concerns the NHS risks being overwhelmed. Schools, shops and sports venues will close their doors for six weeks in scenes not witnessed since the original lockdown last March, with exercise … Read more

Scottish independence vote should not happen until 2055, insists Boris Johnson

Scottish independence referendum should not happen until 2055, insists Boris Johnson amid bitter standoff with Nicola Sturgeon over her drive to split up the UK Boris Johnson has insisted Scots must wait decades for new independence vote  Said the 41-year gap on EU referendums was the right kind of timescale to use 2014 contest in … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon urges EU to ‘keep the light on’ and says Scotland will be ‘back soon’

Nicola Sturgeon urged the European Union to ‘keep the light on’ and said Scotland would be ‘back soon’ as the Brexit transition period came to an end on Thursday. Membership of the single market and customs union expired at 11pm – four and a half years after the in-out referendum which sought to settle the … Read more