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Nicola Sturgeon today signalled she is willing to ease coronavirus restrictions in Scotland independently of the UK government as Northern Ireland also suggested it could follow suit. The Scottish First Minister today published a blueprint setting out how the current state of lockdown could be lifted north of the border as she said there needed … Read more
England, Scotland and Wales announce 450 more coronavirus victims in NHS hospitals taking the UK’s death toll to 16,510 By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 14:03 BST, 20 April 2020 | Updated: 21:12 BST, 20 April 2020 England, Scotland and Wales have announced 450 more deaths from the coronavirus today, taking the … Read more
Suspected criminals arrested for serious offences are being ‘let back onto the streets rather than appearing in court the next day due to coronavirus’ Man in Greenock, Scotland, ‘was arrested for knife offence but was bailed’ Many offenders ‘being bailed to dates many months away and are free until then’ Police Scotland says anyone released … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Alex Salmond impersonated a zombie before sexually assaulting an SNP worker, a jury has been told. The alleged incident is said to have happened one evening at Bute House in Edinburgh in September 2014 – the month of the Scottish independence referendum. Salmond faces 14 charges of alleged offences against 10 women, all of which … Read more
A former Scottish Government official who has accused Alex Salmond of sexual assault said she was ‘too scared’ to call for help at his Bute House residence. The former first minister of Scotland is on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh over accusations of sexual assault. The woman, who is the first to give … Read more
Former Scottish government worker claims a coronavirus pandemic ‘would be quite useful’ in killing off NHS bed blockers in the wake of the first UK death Professor June Andrews admitted to MSPs that her comments sounded ‘horrific’ But insisted they were an honest assessment of consequences of a pandemic She blamed politicians for not properly … Read more
Doctors in Scotland to trial an 850-calorie ‘porridge and lentil soup’ diet to curb the nation’s spiralling diabetes epidemic A total of 15,980 new patients diagnosed in 2018 – including 205 under age of 30 The 850-calorie daily diet plan includes five portions of fruit and vegetables Participants will lose a stone a month and ‘diabetes … Read more