Nicola Sturgeon confirms Scottish schools to reopen on MONDAY

Scotland’s way ahead  Nicola Sturgeon made several announcements today ahead of a full roadmap out of lockdown she expects to present next week.  Addressing MSPs in Holyrood she said:  Schools would reopen from February 22, starting with limited primary and secondary age groups  No other years would return to face-to-face teaching before March 15 Scottish … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon confirms that Scottish schools will reopen on MONDAY

What are each of the UK’s nations planning?  ENGLAND: Boris Johnson is due to announce lockdown-easing roadmap, including details on phased return of schools, on February 22.  SCOTLAND: Nicola Sturgeon confirmed Scottish schools will start to reopen on February 22.     WALES: Primary schools will begin the process of reopening next Monday as Mark Drakeford announces … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon will today announce whether more children can return to Scottish schools

Nicola Sturgeon will today announce whether more children can return to Scottish schools – six days before Boris Johnson tells pupils in England when they can expect to be back in classes Under the plans, all children in early learning and childcare would return Pupils in Primary 1 to Primary 3 would also be allowed … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon threatens to CLOSE border over hotel quarantine row

Nicola Sturgeon threatens to CLOSE the England-Scotland border if Boris Johnson fails to adopt her tougher hotel quarantine rules for ALL travellers to go into isolation All international arrivals in Scotland must self-isolate in Government hotels But in England hotel quarantine only applies to arrivals from ‘red list’ countries Scottish government concerned people may fly … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon raises vaccine supply fears despite No10 voicing ‘confidence’

Nicola Sturgeon warned of vaccine shortages due to Pfizer issues today despite No10 insisting it is ‘confident’ the UK has enough. The First Minister said that the number of appointments being offered north of the border could be scaled back, blaming high uptake and Pfizer manufacturing problems. Ms Sturgeon told her daily briefing that the … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon REFUSES to say if she’ll quit if she is proven to have broken ministerial rules

Under-fire Nicola Sturgeon yesterday repeatedly refused to say if she would quit if proven to have breached strict rules she signs off herself. The First Minister was asked three times whether she would stand down if she broke the Scottish ministerial code in relation to meetings with Alex Salmond about harassment complaints – but refused … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon demands England quarantines ALL international arrivals heading on to Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon was facing fury today after her Government demanded English authorities quarantine all travellers flying into England if they were planning to go to Scotland.  The First Minister was accused of trying to extend Scottish laws south of the border with the demand that would force England to lock people up in hotels for … Read more

Alex Salmond ‘will refuse to appear’ at sexual harassment inquiry

There is ‘no chance’ Alex Salmond will give evidence to a inquiry into the Scottish Government’s handling of harassment complaints amid a censorship row, sources claim. The former-First Minister says his allegations against successor Nicola Sturgeon are being censored. He will refuse to provide witness testimony to the inquiry until his explosive dossier of accusations against Ms Sturgeon are … Read more

Scotland’s ski slopes have their best conditions in years – but remain closed because of Covid rules

Scotland’s ski slopes are seeing the best conditions in years after weeks of ‘high quality’ snowfall – as they remain shut due to to lockdown rules. Glencoe Mountain has reported its best snowfall ever – while Cairngorm Mountain has seen ‘high quality snow’ on its popular slopes in recent weeks. But snow sports enthusiasts are unable … Read more

Is Keir up to the job? Starmer misery as poll shows just 16% would prefer him as prime minister

Sir Keir Starmer’s hopes of replacing Boris Johnson took another hit today as a new poll suggested only a fraction of the public believe he would make a better prime minister. Just 16 per cent of those polled exclusively for MailOnline by Redfield and Wilton Strategies believed the Labour Leader would have done a better job … Read more