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Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:51:03 +0000
Covid LIVE updates: Vaccine hopes but new variant fears in Scotland
Check here for the latest coronavirus news and updates in Scotland, as well as live figure updates.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:36:58 +0000
Scotland's weather: Bitter cold on the way as cold snap goes on
A Met Office forecast has warned of extreme cold temperatures as most of Scotland is expected to sit below zero Celsius on Wednesday night.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Labour leadership hopeful Monica Lennon vows to end care home 'dementia tax'
SCOTTISH Labour leadership candidate Monica Lennon has vowed to end the 'dementia tax' that leaves those in the last years of their lives paying for nursing care that would be free if they had cancer.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Coronavirus: Hotel quarantine will cover just 8 per cent of flights into Scotland
PASSENGERS on just 19 of the 247 flights landing at Scotland's major airports next week will be subject to hotel quarantine, leading to fears that new Covid variants will continue to be imported.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000
Darren McGarvey's Class Wars, Joanna Lumley's Home Sweet Home, review
Darren McGarvey’s Class Wars

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000
Lord Dunlop: PM should build 'Union of Co-operation' to strengthen UK in 21st century
BORIS Johnson should seek to build a post-Brexit, post-Covid “Union of Co-operation” across the United Kingdom, Lord Dunlop has insisted, as he denounced the SNP drive to hold another independence referendum this year as “profoundly wrong-heade...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:07:00 +0000
Coronavirus Scotland: Ian McConnell: From Rothesay to reality: what next for Rishi Sunak?
It feels like a very long while ago – with the passage of time seeming much more protracted amid this crisis than with changing seasons in normal years – since Chancellor Rishi Sunak was pictured in Rothesay with a giant plastic 99 ice-cream c...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
SNP row: Sturgeon: Salmond inquiry failed to scratch the surface of an epic scandal
Alex Salmond decided that there was little point in giving evidence to the Holyrood Harassment Inquiry yesterday, leaving an empty chair. He clearly thought that the chair could speak more eloquently than could under the circumstances. He may be r...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Edinburgh fintech star set to succumb to £145m takeover offer
SCOTTISH financial technology star Nucleus Financial is set to be acquired by a rival in a deal which values the investment platform specialist at around £145 million.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:40:07 +0000
Cold Weather Payment: Which areas in Scotland are eligible?
Check if you are eligible for the Cold Weather Payment as Storm Darcy brings snow and ice to much of Scotland.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:07:00 +0000
Battlefield Rest owner Marco Giannasi pursues Glasgow tram dream and embarks on restoration with Paul Hodgkiss Designs
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Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Bellway hails hundreds of new homes in Scotland amid strong demand
HOUSEBUILDER Bellway has seen a surge in completed houses including hundreds in Scotland in the last six months amid strong demand for new homes.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Vaccines make holidays 'possible' in 2021
By Kristy Dorsey

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Coronavirus: Isle of Man has lifted all restrictions. Why aren't Scotland's islands in the same position?
A YEAR ago now we were on holiday with friends in Thailand as the warning signs about Covid-19 were beginning to emerge in Europe. In January, Thailand itself had registered the first case of the virus outside of China.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Jemma Reekie and Laura Muir's coach opens up on Olympic hope
IT is rarely verbalised, but the shared goal is present in every single session Andy Young does with his two highest-profile charges.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Forcing players to take the knee defeats purpose of gesture
Knees and me go back a long way. I know a lot about them having been born with a couple of problematic knees, one of which has already been replaced and the other heading that way – along with a couple of hips.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Glasgow students win deposit tribunal case against Glasgow landlord
TWO students have been awarded thousands of pounds by a court after a landlord failed to return their flat deposit and told a tribunal he ‘didn’t see the point’ of a law which requires owners to safeguard the funds.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000
Black rats invading Madrid: Issue of the Day
TURN the page if you are musophobic. The city of Madrid in Spain has been overrun by an infestation of black rats.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Boost to future of Gaelic language with launch of major new learning initiative
It is a language which researchers say is in danger of dying out by the end of the decade unless urgent action is taken for Gaelic to avert a crisis.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Trump impeachment: Trial will go ahead but US has no stomach for prolonged battle
“IF my eyes look a little red to the viewers, it’s because I’ve been looking at a lot of video.”

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Phone shopping and mental health tsunami
THE Health Secretary as Zebedee, phone shopping and a potential tsunami of psychological problems were the topics discussed by columnists and contributors in the newspapers.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Gardening: How to save money on garden essentials when sowing seeds
Avoid spending money on dibbers, plant markers and pots - these everyday items will do the trick, says Hannah Stephenson.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
The Diary: You've got to hand it to dad
Puggled paw A TALE of agony and economy. The youngest son of Stevie Campbell from Hamilton is suffering from repetitive strain injury in his hand.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Agenda: Internet has many advantages over traditional teaching
I GOT my first email address when James Callaghan was Prime Minister. It was so new that we gathered around a computer screen to watch emails arriving. That was 1978. It seemed like a cool idea, but we had no idea that, like SMS text a few decades la...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:57:39 +0000
Joanna Cherry 'not surprised' at sacking following 18-month 'campaign of abuse'
Joanna Cherry has said she was "not surprised" to be sacked due to an 18-month campaign of abuse she was subjected to.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:08:00 +0000
Alex Salmond inquiry chair Linda Fabiani tells former FM he had his chance
THE convener of the Holyrood inquiry into the Alex Salmond affair has made it clear she does not expect the former First Minister will ever testify before it.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:49:27 +0000
BBC told to stop Nicola Sturgeon's briefings during election
A LABOUR peer has written to the Director General of the BBC to warn that if Nicola Sturgeon continues her daily briefings during the Holyrood election campaign it will go against inpartiality rules.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:30:00 +0000
Storm Darcy: Scotland weather warning for snow extended to Friday
“Snowcially distanced”, “Han Snow-Lo” and "Oor Chilly" are among the fleet of gritters out on Scotland’s snowy roads today.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:51:36 +0000
Covid Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon apologises for NHS Fife coronavirus vaccine 'glitch'
Nicola Sturgeon has today apologised, saying she is "really sorry" after a "glitch" led to problems at NHS Fife vaccine centres.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:56:55 +0000
NFU Scotland: 'Less than half the pork in Tesco and Asda British or Scottish'
Farmers are calling for improvement in supermarket pork provenance, after finding that less than half the pork in two major supermarkets were Scottish or British.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:00:54 +0000
MSPs back criminalising hate speech at the dinner table
HATE speech in the home is set to be criminalised after a Tory attempt to stop it failed at Holyrood.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:46:39 +0000
£23m compensation scheme opens for Brexit-battered fishing firms
THE COMPENSATION scheme for fish exporters who have lost business due to Brexit has opened.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:36:25 +0000
All international arrivals in Scotland to enter quarantine hotels from Monday
ALL international travellers arriving in Scotland will have to isolate in quarantine hotels for ten days from Monday, at a cost of £1,750 each.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:23:56 +0000
Help for children catch up at school may last beyond summer holidays
NICOLA Sturgeon has admitted that children will likely need support past the end of this school year in order to help them catch up on missed lessons.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:18:59 +0000
Gove's 'union unit' seeks new staff but knowledge of Scotland not essential
EMPLOYEES in a Cabinet Office team working on strengthening the union do not need to have knowledge of Scotland to work there, it has emerged.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:40:00 +0000
Food and Drink Federation Scotland says long-term financial support needed for producers after Brexit and pandemic
Scottish food and drink sector representatives have said the industry will need financial support for the coming years as well as a rethink on potentially damaging policies in the wake of the pandemic and Brexit disruption.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:35:39 +0000
Lord Advocate apologises for Rangers sale malicious prosecutions
SCOTLAND’S top law officer has publicly apologised to two men wrongly prosecuted during a fraud investigation relating to the sale of Rangers after at least £24 million of public money will be paid out to settle the dispute.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:15:00 +0000
Covid Scotland: How often police have broken up house parties
Police Scotland have revealed how many people have been issued fines or been arrested for Covid breaches since new powers were brought in.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:01:00 +0000
How Peter Lawwell averted a financial crisis at Parkhead - and banked Celtic £170 MILLION in the transfer market
WHEN Peter Lawwell succeeded Celtic chief executive Ian McLeod in the September of 2003, the Parkhead club was, from the outside looking in at least, buoyant.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:09:01 +0000
Covid Scotland: Sir Geoff Palmer criticises lack of diversity in pandemic messaging
Scotland's first black professor has said a more diverse line-up of experts should have been prominent throughout the pandemic to help promote coronavirus vaccines.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:11:22 +0000
Sturgeon asked if briefings will continue during election campaign
NO decision has yet been taken as to whether Nicola Sturgeon will continue to front daily Covid-19 briefings in the lead up to May’s Holyrood election, the First Minister has said.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:01:49 +0000
Pete Wishart: Indyref2 this year possible if everything falls into place but 'more likely' to be in 2022
A Scottish independence referendum this year remains possible but it is “more likely” that it will happen next year, Pete Wishart, the seasoned SNP backbencher, has suggested.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:12:06 +0000
Carmichael calls for George Eustice to resign over seafood export ban claims
A SENIOR Liberal Democrat has called for the resignation of the UK Government Environment secretary over claims about the EU's ban on seafood exports.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:38:08 +0000
Matt Hancock: up to 10 years' jail for any traveller flouting UK Govt's tightened Covid rules
TRAVELLERS who conceal their arrival from a country on the UK Government’s “red list” could be jailed for up to 10 years, Matt Hancock has told MPs.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:34:33 +0000
Coronavirus Scotland: Vaccine supplies will 'dip' later this month
NICOLA Sturgeon has warned that Scotland's supplies of the Covid-19 vaccine will “slightly dip” later this month as officials draw up plans to prioritise second doses of the jag to be administered.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:19:10 +0000
Storm Darcy: Temperatures plunge to minus 16 on coldest night of the year
The low temperature at Altnaharra was recorded early on Tuesday morning and is the coldest temperature recorded there since 2010.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:48:52 +0000
Alex Salmond set to quit Holyrood inquiry as MSPs again refuse to publish censored evidence
THE Holyrood inquiry into the Alex Salmond affair has confirmed its decision not to publish evidence from the former First Minister, meaning he is almost certain never to testify before it.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:13:46 +0000
St Kilda: Evidence of Iron Age settlement on remote Scottish island
Evidence of an Iron Age settlement on a remote Scottish island has been discovered by archaeologists.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:30:38 +0000
Covid Scotland: More than 60,000 vaccinated in one day as programme rolls out
A new highest number of daily vaccines has been recorded in Scotland with more than 60,000 people receiving a jab in the past 24 hours, the First Minister has said.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 08:49:15 +0000
Covid LIVE: Calls for Scottish school days to be extended
Follow along live with the latest coronavirus lockdown news in Scotland.



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