Jason Leitch, Scotland’s national clinical director who saw the nation through the Covid pandemic, has announced he is stepping down from the role. news.stv.tv/scotland/jason-leitch-to-step-down-as-scotlands-national-clinical-director
Nicola Sturgeon’s ruined legacy: Scotland’s ex-first minister faces Britain’s Covid inquiry with her once-proud reputation in tatters.
politico.eu/article/nicola-sturgeons-ruined-legacy/
NEW: Humza Yousaf has said he found it 'very hard' to watch Nicola Sturgeon during her recent appearance at the Covid Inquiry ... Show more
Nicola Sturgeon not being investigated by police 'at this time' over 'deleted' pandemic WhatsApp messages
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Nicola Sturgeon was asked at the inquiry if she believes she was the right woman at the time to lead Scotland during the Covid pandemic ... Show more
COVID inquiry: Ex-Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman says she 'will regret care home deaths for rest of her life'
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NEW: There were questions around what Scottish Secretary Alister Jack was doing during Covid as he would sit in meetings but not 'say anything at all' ... Show more
EXCLUSIVE: The 'hypocrisy' of Labour politicians who criticised the Scottish Government's deletion of WhatsApp messages has been exposed ... Show more
Nicola Sturgeon called Boris Johnson a 'clown', inquiry hears: The former first minister described a speech by Mr Johnson as "excruciating" in expletive-laden ...
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Yousaf under fire over ‘calamitous state’ of NHS as Labour sets out reforms: Dame Jackie Baillie said the First Minister continues to ‘desperately’ blame the ...
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UK COVID-19 Inquiry: Humza Yousaf admits 'winging it' as Scotland's health secretary during pandemic
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It's one year on from the day Nicola Sturgeon shocked Holyrood and the political world, announcing she would stand down after eight years as First Minister of ... Show more
WhatsApps show Humza Yousaf and Jason Leitch in expletive-fuelled rant against MSPs during Covid
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Jason Leitch must quit over Covid controversies, says leading Aberdeen professor: Top scientist Hugh Pennington criticised the SNP’s handling of the pandemic and ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/6354698/jason-leitch-covid-aberdeen-professor/
EXC: Alister Jack’s deleted WhatsApps included messages to the PM about matters taking place in Scotland and to members of the Cabinet about 'specific policy' ... Show more
NEW: Jason Leitch said a Tory MSP was acting 'like a child' and branded a Labour politician a 'smart arse' in texts to Humza Yousaf ... Show more
NEW: The Scottish Government discussed using how the Covid pandemic had updated the case for independence shortly after the end of the first lockdown
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Nicola Sturgeon's WhatsApps have been at the centre of a storm at the Covid Inquiry.
Here's what the Scottish Government guidance said about the messaging app ... Show more
Nicola Sturgeon-era WhatsApp deletion 'may have subverted FoI regime': The deletion of Scottish Government WhatsApp messages during the Covid pandemic may have ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24065155.nicola-sturgeon-era-whatsapp-deletion-may-subverted-foi-regime/
More than 1,400 people waiting over three years for NHS treatment, figures show: Compared to before the Covid pandemic, the number of patients waiting for ...
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Laings puts sparkle into high street with £20m store project: Family-owned company pledges its commitment to the traditional retail model with plans that include ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24221186.laings-puts-sparkle-high-street-20m-store-project/
Scottish Government's Covid WhatsApp cover-up was even bigger than we thought – Scotsman comment
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/scottish-governments-covid-whatsapp-cover-up-was-even-bigger-than-we-thought-scotsman-comment-4488489
Covid Inquiry: Hallett and Dawson have shown us all how Sturgeon intentionally broke devolution - Brian Monteith
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/covid-inquiry-hallett-and-dawson-have-shown-us-all-how-sturgeon-intentionally-broke-devolution-brian-monteith-4504601
NEW: Alister Jack has pulled out of his scheduled appearance at the UK Covid Inquiry.
The Tory MP was due to be quizzed on the UK and Scottish governments' ... Show more
Jason Leitch to face Covid inquiry amid WhatsApp storm: National clinical director Professor Jason Leitch will give evidence on Tuesday
heraldscotland.com/news/24067618.jason-leitch-face-covid-inquiry-amid-whatsapp-storm/
COVID inquiry: John Swinney messages to Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf deleted ‘manually’
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Alister Jack did not believe emotional Nicola Sturgeon Covid-19 Inquiry testimony ‘for a minute’
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Humza Yousaf is giving evidence at the COVID inquiry⬇️
He begins by offering his condolences to all those affected by the pandemic ... Show more trib.al/642H8NR
Readers' letters: Little hope of shedding light on Scotland's Covid response: My late father-in-law was in a Borders care home during the Covid pandemic when ...
scotsman.com/news/opinion/letters/readers-letters-little-hope-of-shedding-light-on-scotlands-covid-response-4488161
Nicola Sturgeon has said that regrets over some of the decisions she took during the pandemic will be with her as long as she lives - as she defended her ... Show more
Angela Rayner: ‘Appaling’ that former first minister Nicola Sturgeon deleted Covid WhatsApp messages
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‘Fantasy’ to say Spain’s independence stance shaped Covid policy, says Humza Yousaf
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David Knight: Scottish Government must not be allowed to consign Covid inquiry findings to the broom cupboard
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/columnists/6361598/uk-covid-inquiry-scottish-government-david-knight-opinion/
Almost half of free Covid and flu vaccines have gone unclaimed over winter in West Lothian
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Humza Yousaf accused of lying over deleted Covid WhatsApp messages: The First Minister is facing pressure to explain himself in the Scottish Parliament.
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/humza-yousaf-accused-cover-up-31983823
Spain email shows Scottish Government was thinking about independence during Covid, says Douglas Ross
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David Knight: SNP has been stuck in stalemate since Nicola Sturgeon's exit: Humza Yousaf might feel like weeping in frustration, especially as he's ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/columnists/6369007/nicola-sturgeon-snp-stalemate-david-knight-opinion/
Nicola Sturgeon loses reputation and SNP votes after Covid ‘betrayal’: Labour hopes to take a number of seats from Humza Yousaf’s party in this year’s general ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-reputation-snp-votes-covid-betrayal-2883150
Watch live: First Minister Humza Yousaf faces FMQs after UK Covid Inquiry revelations
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Homeless men in Glasgow say they were kicked out of accommodation after Covid: Gregg, who is sleeping rough, said he still feels the homelessness crisis has been ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/homeless-men-glasgow-say-were-32394078
Champagne Sales in House of Lords Reach Highest Level for Five Years: Champagne sales in the House of Lords rose to the highest level for five years last year ...
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The big lesson of Covid: next time, listen to the experts: AT last! A proper expert, Professor Mark Woolhouse, has now exposed how hopelessly out of their depth ...
heraldscotland.com/opinion/24075780.big-lesson-covid-next-time-listen-experts/
McMafia: inside the SNP’s secret state: After years of scandal and intrigue, the Scottish National party has not lost its ability to shock ...
spectator.co.uk/article/mcmafia-inside-the-snps-secret-state/
Nicola Sturgeon reported to police over UK Covid inquiry WhatsApp claims: The ex-First Minister has been accused of misleading the review into the handling of ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/nicola-sturgeon-reported-police-over-32150539
WhatsApp apologies aren’t cutting it with families bereaved by Covid: Inquiry exchanges have given us an insight into some of what was going on behind the scenes ...
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Heed the lesson of Burns. Scots can flourish within the Union: A nation can certainly educate its children, attend to its sick, build its ferries ...
heraldscotland.com/opinion/24078338.heed-lesson-burns-scots-can-flourish-within-union/
BREAKING: Scottish bereaved COVID families deliver statement.
'Nicola Sturgeon projected a daily image of sincerity and wanting to do right' says Aamer Anwar ... Show more
The political motives behind the SNP’s Covid strategy: What motivated the Scottish government to take a more cautious approach to lockdown? Deviations from the ...
spectator.co.uk/article/why-did-the-snp-push-for-harsher-lockdown-rules/
Nicola Sturgeon has she defended her government’s record to the UK Covid inquiry. Cathy Newman spoke to the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Douglas Ross ... Show more #covid #ukcovidinquiry #scotland #sturgeon #conservatives #channel4news
The SNP’s Covid reckoning: We now know from evidence to the Covid Inquiry that Scottish government ministers were as prone to offensive language as Dominic ...
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No social care voice in Covid strategy cost lives in care homes, inquiry told: The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry heard how the Scottish Government was warned that it ...
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Political Rammies: The Readout With Allegra Stratton: Today the big political moves aren’t happening in Westminster.
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Nicola Sturgeon’s reckoning with eternal shame is now only a question of when - Brian Monteith
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/nicola-sturgeons-reckoning-with-eternal-shame-is-now-only-a-question-of-when-brian-monteith-4486956
Glasgow woman says mum and care home residents were ‘sacrificed’ during Covid: Former health secretary Jeane Freeman told the UK Covid Inquiry she will ...
news.stv.tv/west-central/drumchapel-woman-says-mum-and-care-home-residents-were-sacrificed-during-covid-at-inquiry
UK Covid inquiry begins first hearings in Edinburgh: The UK Covid inquiry will seek to determine whether Scottish ministers should have done more sooner given ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24053437.uk-covid-inquiry-begins-first-hearings-edinburgh/
Are we really comparing Johnson and Sturgeon? Seriously?: INNOCENT until proven guilty appears to be a concept lost on many in the media (and some regular ...
heraldscotland.com/opinion/24070162.really-comparing-johnson-sturgeon-seriously/
Top Nicola Sturgeon official who urged WhatsApp deletion was given an honour: EXCLUSIVE: Ken Thomson has been called on to hand back the gong in light of the ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/top-nicola-sturgeon-official-who-32050952
Sturgeon says part of her wishes she was not Scottish first minister during pandemic
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Scotland’s Covid Inquiry is more enlightening than London’s: A few of the most revealing pieces of evidence at the Covid Inquiry in Scotland have been presented ...
spectator.co.uk/article/scotlands-covid-inquiry-is-more-enlightening-than-londons-version/
Letters: is the Scottish ‘McMafia’ model still better than Westminster?: Scot free Sir: In last week’s piece on the SNP, Fraser Nelson was critical of the Covid ...
spectator.co.uk/article/letters-is-the-scottish-mcmafia-model-still-better-than-westminster/
East Lothian Resident wins fight to build home on gypsy traveller site: Paris McCallum applied for planning permission to build a house on two pitches on the ...
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Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman and Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove will appear before the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Monday ... Show more #stvnews #scotland #covidinquiry #michaelgove #nicolasturgeon #jeanefreeman #covid
The Covid inquiries: The highs, the lows, the revelations: The UK Covid inquiry finally got underway in June this year, in what is expected to be one of the ...
heraldscotland.com/news/23992754.covid-inquiries-highs-lows-revelations/
Denmark ejects mink breeders from compensation committees: Mink fur breeders in Denmark will no longer influence the amount paid out in compensation to fellow ...
thelocal.dk/20240412/denmark-ejects-mink-breeders-from-compensation-committees
Spike in Scottish Covid and flu cases may be easing – expert: There are early signs a spike in flu and Covid cases in Scotland may be easing ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24048398.spike-scottish-covid-flu-cases-may-easing---expert/
Scientists give evidence on Government’s handling of Covid pandemic at Inquiry: It comes after Scotland's national clinical director Jason Leitch faced ...
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Inverness mum who sold cannabis told dealing is 'not the ideal family business'
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/crime-courts/6389409/inverness-mum-cannabis-not-ideal-family-business/
UK Covid inquiry in Scotland: Five things we learned in week three: Senior politicians from the Scottish and UK governments gave evidence on the inquiry's third ...
bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-68166142
Labour Gets Boost as Scottish Nationalists Face Covid Backlash: A slew of negative headlines about how Scotland’s ministers behaved in the pandemic threatens to ...
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Nicola Sturgeon gave phone used during Covid to relative: The former first minister gave the device to a family member "whose own phone was broken" in December ...
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Covid inquiry turns spotlight on Scottish decisions: It is the first time the hearings have taken place outside of London since it began in August 2022.
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Scottish officials 'froze' at start of Covid pandemic - academic: Warnings about Covid-19 were not listened to in early 2020, an expert has told the UK inquiry.
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Covid Scotland: Hospital case numbers unusual in Spring 2022: Higher levels of sickness and disease among the Scottish population may explain why Scotland had an ...
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