Independence supporters to restart marches in final phase of lockdown easing
Pro-independence campaigners are planning to resume marching again when Scotland moves into the final phase of plans to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
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Breast cancer screening services in Scotland to restart next month
Breast cancer screening is to start again in Scotland after being halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Suicide prevention ‘needs to be priority public health issue’
Suicide prevention should be a “priority public health issue” for Scotland in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, ministers have been told.
BrewDog pledges charity donation after beers praised by Ricky Gervais
Actor Ricky Gervais has called on businesses to donate to charity rather than paying for celebrity endorsements as he heaped praise on BrewDog.
Waste water grit can be used as building material, trial concludes
Grit found in waste water could be recovered and sold for building material, a trial by Zero Waste Scotland and Scottish Water has found.
Pandemic recovery can be catapult to net-zero economy, climate group urges
Policies to reduce carbon emissions have been proposed as Scotland’s economy moves out of lockdown.
Arts venue becomes aid centre to help the vulnerable during Covid-19 pandemic
An arts venue in the Highlands has been turned into a humanitarian aid centre to store food parcels for those shielding during the coronavirus pandemic.
More than a third of city space taken up by cars and parking – study
Roads and car parking take up more than a third of space in two of Scotland’s biggest cities, analysis by the Scottish Parliament has found.
Scots deem buying puppies online unsafe but many unable to spot illegal dealers
More than 80% of Scots think buying a puppy online is unsafe, according to a survey by the Scottish SPCA.
Scottish pilot to return home from Vietnam after Covid recovery
A Scottish pilot who was Vietnam’s most critical Covid-19 patient has been discharged from hospital, less than a week after doctors said he was virus-free and healthy enough to return home.
Property sales tax changes to be brought in next week
Changes to a tax on property sales will come into effect on Wednesday, the Scottish Government has announced.
Wearing face mask in shops is right thing to do – Nicola Sturgeon
Scots should get used to wearing face coverings in public “for the foreseeable future” after they became compulsory in shops as well as on public transport, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Paintball guns seized as armed police respond to ‘shooting’
Police have seized paintball guns after firearms officers responded to a report of men shooting a gun on a balcony.
Frontline NHS staff offered free stays at Gleneagles Hotel
Frontline health heroes are being offered five years' worth of free stays at the world famous Gleneagles Hotel.
Nicola Sturgeon hopeful Scots will comply with law and wear face masks in shops
Nicola Sturgeon said she is hopeful people will comply with new rules making face coverings compulsory in shops.
The Gym Group ‘lost 178,000 customers during lockdown’
One of Britain’s biggest gym chains lost around one in five of its members during lockdown, even though it froze their payments.
Restrictions on ‘blended’ childcare under review but no imminent change likely
Restrictions on children moving between childcare settings are being reviewed but parents should not expect any immediate changes, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Scotland winger Sean Maitland signs new Saracens contract
Scotland international Sean Maitland has signed a new two-year deal with Saracens.
Chancellor bypassed devolution with mini-Budget, claims Holyrood minister
Rishi Sunak has “bypassed devolution” with the latest part of his plan to rescue the UK economy after the Covid-19 crisis, Holyrood’s Finance Secretary has said.
Non-EU applicants to Scottish universities jump 16%
Applications to attend Scottish universities from students outside the EU have risen by 16%, the latest statistics show.
Scottish holidaymakers will be forced to quarantine on return from Spain
Holiday makers jetting off to Spain will be forced to quarantine on their return, according to the Scottish Government
Nicola Sturgeon in apology over delay to ‘transformational’ childcare expansion
Nicola Sturgeon has said she is “deeply sorry” her Government’s flagship free childcare plans are being put on hold for a year because of coronavirus.
Free childcare expansion to 1,140 hours delayed until beyond 2020/21 school year
The Scottish Government’s flagship childcare plans are being put on hold until at least after the next school year.
POLL: Scotland’s favourite chocolate bar is revealed – but do you agree?
Cadbury's Dairy Milk takes the crown as the nation's top choice, but is it yours? Have your say in our poll.
Tennent’s to give away hundreds of thousands of free pints
Tennent’s is giving away hundreds of thousands of free pints as pubs across Scotland get back to business.
Childminders demand ‘unequivocal commitment’ to easing restrictions on care
Less than a fifth of childminders believe their business can survive a year under the current restrictions, a survey has found.
Support for independent Scotland not just a blip, says polling expert
A political polling expert has said support for an independent Scotland is “not just a blip”.
EU ‘open’ to independent Scotland – but reluctant to let UK back in, expert says
European Union leaders could be “very reluctant” to allow the UK to rejoin their group, but could welcome an independent Scotland into the trading block, an expert has claimed.
Plea for politeness: Nicola Sturgeon says Scottish independence debate can learn from ‘kindness and solidarity’ shown in coronavirus crisis
Nicola Sturgeon has said the “kindness and solidarity” learned during the coronavirus crisis should be brought to the Scottish independence debate.
How do supermarket food and drink festivals benefit local producers?
Aldi's 21st in-store Scottish Beer Festival is back. Julia Bryce finds out what getting involved means to local brewers.