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Scottish beef producers to share £40m in subsidy payments
Thousands of Scottish beef producers will benefit from payments worth £40 million over the next few weeks, the Scottish Government has said.
‘I wish I could say otherwise’: Scots warned coronavirus pandemic could last into summer holidays
Scots have been warned that the impact of the coronavirus pandemic could stretch out into the summer holidays if things do not improve.
Scottish Labour names Jackie Baillie as new deputy leader
Jackie Baillie has been elected as deputy leader of Scottish Labour, following the close of ballots in the election at noon on Thursday.
NHS staff drive-through Covid-19 testing centre records almost 100 coronavirus cases
More than 90 people have been reported positive for coronavirus at a drive-through testing centre set up for NHS Lothian staff.
Alex Salmond’s QC resigns as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates
Alex Salmond’s QC is to resign from the top position in a lawyers’ organisation after he was filmed apparently discussing the former first minister’s trial.
Ferry operators ‘need urgent support to save routes’
Ferry companies and port operators need urgent support to stop routes being axed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, Scotland’s Transport Secretary Michael Matheson has said.
World Pipe Band Championships cancelled
The World Pipe Band Championships has joined the list of major events to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Affordable homes target unlikely to be met, says housing minister
The Scottish Government’s target of building 50,000 new affordable homes before the next election is unlikely to be met, housing minister Kevin Stewart has announced.
Coronavirus: Nobody should be pushed into signing ‘do not resuscitate’ forms, says Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon says nobody in Scotland should be forced into making decisions on “do not resuscitate” forms as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Food and medicine deliveries begin for most vulnerable Scots
Deliveries of essential food and medicine to Scots who are vulnerable to serious illness as a result of the coronavirus outbreak have begun.
Man charged after police officers ‘assaulted’ in Glasgow
A man has been charged after police officers were allegedly assaulted at a park.
No-one should be pushed into signing do not resuscitate order, says Sturgeon
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has stressed no-one should be asked to sign a do not resuscitate order (DNR) if they do not want to.
Nightingale hospital a ‘message of hope’ for coronavirus patients, Charles says
The Prince of Wales has hailed the new NHS Nightingale hospital as a “practical message of hope” for coronavirus patients during a “time of national suffering”.
Seafood industry to receive £10m to protect firms during coronavirus outbreak
The Scottish Government has announced a £10 million package of support for the seafood industry during the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus deaths in Scotland rise to 172 as Sturgeon warns peak still to come
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned the coronavirus peak is still some time away as she announced the number of deaths in Scotland has risen to 172.
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s phone call ‘real morale boost’ for hospital
Hospital staff have said it was a boost to receive a phone call from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Thousands of extra beds planned in stadiums, leisure centres and hotels
The new NHS Nightingale Hospital in east London is just part of a nationwide push to increase capacity on a huge scale.
Face masks during Covid-19 outbreak ‘not helpful for general public’
Face masks will not help the general public fend off coronavirus, Scotland’s national clinical director said.
Dinosaur roams the Earth once again to delight of town’s residents
The coronavirus lockdown may be why the streets are quieter than usual – but in one Perthshire town there was another reason for people to stay at home.
Nicola Sturgeon longs to hug her parents as soon as lockdown is over
Nicola Sturgeon became emotional after saying the first thing she wants to do once the Covid-19 lockdown is lifted is to hug her parents.
Teenager charged with murder after man’s death in high street
A teenager has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a man in Renfrewshire.
Police issue 140 fixed-penalty notices to people flouting lockdown rules
Police have issued more than 140 fixed-penalty notices to people flouting coronavirus lockdown rules in Scotland in the week since new powers came into force.
Megabus coach services in England and Wales will be suspended by Sunday
Megabus coach services in England and Wales will be suspended by Sunday, owner Stagecoach has announced.
Charles to open new NHS Nightingale Hospital
The Prince of Wales is to officially open London’s new NHS Nightingale Hospital which will treat intensive care Covid-19 patients, Clarence House has said.
Covid-19 lockdown may see ‘rise in dangerous drugs’ as supply chain hit
A drop in the purity levels of illicit drugs could lead to an increase in overdoses as dealers see disruption to their supply chain, according to a charity.
Paintings discovered inside coffin of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy
Conservators have discovered paintings inside the coffin of an Egyptian mummy after she was lifted out of it for the first time in more than 100 years.
‘It’s too early for me to forgive IS killers’, brother of slain aid worker says
The brother of murdered humanitarian David Haines said he is “not strong enough to forgive” the British jihadis responsible for the killing, but said he took “courage, support and comfort” from children’s poems written in his sibling’s memory.
Construction of NHS Louisa Jordan under way
Construction of a temporary hospital in Glasgow to help cope with the Covid-19 outbreak is now under way.
Sturgeon: Lifting lockdown measures would not save economy
Nicola Sturgeon has said lifting lockdown measures “prematurely” would not prevent Scotland from suffering further economic damage.
William and Kate call colleagues of first NHS consultant to die with coronavirus
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have phoned the colleagues of the first frontline NHS hospital worker to die after contracting coronavirus to sympathise with their loss and praise their “incredible” efforts.
