NICOLA STURGEON has "taken a wrecking ball" to Scotland's hospitality industry as business owners in Glasgow continue to suffer under tier three lockdown restrictions.

ANDREW NEIL reflected on a phone call he had with Rupert Murdoch in which the stakes were so high he claimed "there would almost certainly have been no Sky TV" had it gone wrong.

BORIS Johnson married Carrie Symonds in a secret ceremony at Westminster Cathedral, No10 confirmed this morning.

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for people to have the chance to scrap the BBC licence fee in a referendum.

THE BBC licence fee is coming under huge pressure with surging demands from critics for the end of the annual payment and public funding of the broadcaster in the wake of the scandal over Martin Bashir's bombshell interview with Princess Diana.

NICOLA STURGEON's plan for Scottish independence could hit the same obstacles as separatists in the Canadian region of Quebec, a political commentator claimed.

BREXIT appeared to be vindicated and Lord Heseltine's Remainer dreams shattered after a poll found a surge in anti-EU sentiment among Britons earlier this year.

MATT HANCOCK has hailed the success of Britain's vaccination rollout as another jab milestone is expected to be crossed by the end of the week.

A TORY MP has warned that "the silence coming from Wuhan is troubling" amid calls for a new investigation into the origins of COVID-19.

BORIS Johnson has unveiled ambitious plans for a new, £200million national ‘Brexit' flagship to succeed the Royal Yacht Britannia with the aim of promoting the UK brand across the world, in line with the Prime Minister's Global Britain vision.