Boris Johnson defended his decision to visit Scotland during lockdown today as he defied nationalist demands for a new independence referendum. The Prime Minister said he travelled ‘in my capacity as Prime Minister of the whole country’ after visiting Glasgow to highlight the UK-wide fight against coronavirus. His comments came after it was revealed separatists … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon was accused of taking the EU’s side in the bitter vaccine row today as she vowed to publish details of the UK’s supplies despite Boris Johnson ordering her to keep them secret. In an extraordinary move, the First Minister risked undermining Britain’s position, with Brussels heaping pressure on firms to give the bloc … Read more
Could Nicola Sturgeon try to BAN Boris Johnson from going to Scotland? SNP questions whether PM’s trip north of the border is ‘essential’ Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to make a trip to Scotland later this week Mr Johnson is expected to use the official visit to stress the benefits of the Union But SNP … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon warned Scotland that life may not be ‘back to normal’ by the summer today as she damped the hopes of music festival-goers that they might take place. The First Minister said some coronavirus restrictions will have to remain in place even if the vaccination programme is able to suppress transmission rates. She told her daily … Read more
Alex Salmond declines invitation to give evidence to MSPs investigating Scottish government’s botched handling of harassment complaints against him Alex Salmond rejected invitation to appear in front of the complaints committee Former first minister said rejection was due to Covid ‘public health concerns’ It comes amid tightening of Covid restrictions by first minister Nicola Sturgeon … Read more
Archbishop of Glasgow, 70, dies suddenly at home following positive Covid test after Christmas as tributes pour in for a ‘fine man’ who was a ‘huge’ fan of Celtic FC Catholic Philip Tartaglia had served as the religious leader since 2012 He was self-isolating at home after contracting the virus late last month Catholic Church … Read more
After a brief respite from the freezing start to the new year in Britain, winter is set to return with a vengeance. Up to eight inches of snow is predicted to fall through today and tomorrow across northern England and Scotland, along with ‘significant travel disruption’ and freezing rain, which turns to ice on hitting … Read more
Scottish ministers are accused of trying to block deeper probe into whether Nicola Sturgeon misled parliament over harassment claims against Alex Salmond Deputy First Minister John Swinney has refused to request to widen the probe Alex Salmond accused successor of making ‘ridiculous’ and ‘wholly false’ claims This was about their meetings to discuss the handling … Read more
Deliveroo will expand to 100 new towns and cities across UK for an additional four MILLION customers following surge in demand during pandemic Food delivery service Deliveroo will expand reach to 100 new cities and towns Currently operates in over 200 locations but will reach four million more people Additional customers will be able to access … Read more
Britain dished out another 165,000 Covid vaccines yesterday, according to official figures that come amid mounting pressure on No10 to adopt a 24/7 roll-out. With the successful roll-out of a jab the Government’s only hope of ever easing the endless cycle of lockdowns, pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson to pull out all the stops … Read more