One in ten people had suicidal thoughts by the end of the first six weeks of Britain’s lockdown, research has found. University of Glasgow academics found the pandemic and being confined to home had a major impact on the mental health of people across the UK. The researchers surveyed 3,000 adults and found that the number … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon warns Scots they may face a stricter lockdown with MORE pubs and restaurants closed under new tier system she will unveil TOMORROW By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:19 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 17:43 BST, 20 October 2020 Nicola Sturgeon warned Scots that an even stricter lockdown could be … Read more
The typical rowdy derby day atmosphere was today replaced by quiet bars and empty stadiums as the Merseyside and Old Firm matches were hit by coronavirus lockdowns in Glasgow and Liverpool. Football fans have not been allowed back into stadiums since football restarted in June and August for England and Scotland respectively. And new coronavirus … Read more
Coronavirus shame MP Margaret Ferrier ESCAPES police action over 800-mile cross-Britain journey while ill because she took a test BEFORE new laws that could have seen her fined £4,000 came into effect Police said the former SNP politician broke no rules in England on trip last month She travelled while waiting for result of Covid … Read more
Shamed former SNP politician Margaret Ferrier has vowed to keep her £80,000-per-year MP job despite widespread fury over an astonishing breach of coronations rules that saw her travel 800 miles across Britain while infected, claiming it was a ‘blip’. The brazen politician, 60, blamed ‘muddled’ rules after admitted she took an 800-mile round trip from … Read more
SNP Margaret Ferrier brushes off 800-mile round trip to Parliament with coronavirus symptoms as a ‘blip’ and blames ‘muddled’ rules as she clings onto £80,000-a-year job The politician is yet to resign from Commons despite being stripped of SNP whip Ms Ferrier, 60, has since said that Covid ‘makes you act out of character’ Scotland … Read more
Scottish drinkers have been making the most of their last day at the bar before pubs shut down at 6pm for two weeks in a bid to crackdown on coronavirus. New restrictions introduced for Scotland’s pubs, bars, restaurants came into effect earlier today meaning venues across the country were only be allowed to operate indoors … Read more
This is the moment Scotland fans cheered and chanted while forced to watch their side’s tense 5-3 penalty win over Israel through a pub’s windows after it kicked them out for the 10pm curfew. Footage shows the tightly-packed crowd singing Flower of Scotland outside Nico’s Café Bar in Glasgow before suddenly bursting into a celebration after … Read more
High street banks are ‘stifling’ start-up firms at birth by rejecting applications for business bank accounts because they are too busy processing Bounce Back loans for existing companies. Most banks are not accepting new applications for business accounts or warning of long delays, in a development a business group warned could strangle Britain’s economic recovery. … Read more
Drinkers in Scotland partied to closing time last night as they did anything but toast Nicola Sturgeon‘s incoming 16-day alcohol ban. Groups enjoyed the chance to have one final pint in Glasgow and Edinburgh before the sweeping restriction comes in at 6pm this evening. Scotland’s First Minister imposed the two-week alcohol ban inside pubs and … Read more