https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/06/1080682238_0:0:3192:1795_1200x675_80_0_0_7b3c3c5b405e64553ab69b0fbc8bf1f2.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202010061080682290-nicola-sturgeon-calls-scottish-mp-who-breached-coronavirus-restrictions-margaret-covid/ Earlier this month, Nicola Sturgeon called on Scottish National Party (SNP) MP Margaret Ferrier to “do the right thing” and resign after she took a train from London to Scotland after having tested positive for COVID-19. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has made another slip of the tongue as she called the SNP MP who breached coronavirus restrictions “Margaret COVID.” “The SNP didn’t know last Monday or Tuesday that Margaret COVID had suspected of confirmed COVID”, the first minister said while speaking at the Monday briefing. This is not the first time that Sturgeon has referred to […]
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As Scotland prepares to head to the polls at Holyrood elections next year, the question of how to oppose independence and a mandate to hold a second referendum because increasingly important for the unionist camp. A British Conservative politician was slammed online on Sunday for being “divisive” after she suggested that the Scottish Labour leader’s accent was the reason for the party’s poor performance. Dehenna Davison, MP for Bishop Auckland, near Durham, claimed that the Labour Party isn’t doing well in Scotland because their leader Richard Leonard has a “Lancashire accent” Richard Leonard quickly corrected the MP, pointing out that his […]
Plans to launch small satellites from the Scottish Highlands took a step closer to fruition Wednesday after the Highland Council North Planning Applications Committee granted its final approval for the construction of a “Space Hub” in the northern county of Sutherland. The Space Hub Sutherland project, put forward by the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), consists of control and processing facilities, a single launch complex, and 2.5 kilometers (1.6 miles) of road to connect them. Located on the A’ Mhòine peninsula, the launch site is 210 kilometers (130 miles) northwest of Aberdeen and 300 kilometers (190 miles) north of Glasgow. The […]
Scottish Premiership club Ross County lived up to their name when they added a new goalkeeper to their ranks this week, with their loan signing of Ross Doohan meaning they now have FIVE players in their squad named Ross. Remarkably, the loan arrival of Celtic stopper Doohan means County now have three goalkeepers on their books, and ALL of them are named Ross. Doohan joins fellow goalkeepers Ross Laidlaw and Ross Munro in the Scottish side’s lineup, meaning County’s defenders won’t have to learn a new name if the Celtic man ends up taking the starting goalkeeper position. READ MORE: ‘It looks […]
Sturgeon made wearing masks in shops obligatory earlier than Boris Johnson’s government did. Her cautious strategy earned her huge praise from the public and it seems to have borne fruit. Only 18 new case were registered in Scotland on 18 July and for several consecutive days this month there were no deaths from COVID-19. Nicola Sturgeon’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak has reinforced calls for Scotland’s independence from the United Kingdom, The Guardian reported. The newspaper writes that Sturgeon’s strategy, in contrast with that of Boris Johnson’s government, is helping the cause of a second referendum. Holyrood has been pushing for […]
The UK government has published plans for an internal national market to ensure goods move freely between all four UK nations following the Brexit transition period. To ensure a level playing field in the market, however, each UK nation must agree to accept goods from every part of the country, even if they have different local standards. Downing Street’s plans for distributing new post-Brexit powers among the UK nations has sparked a fresh row between the Scottish and UK governments. This comes after London published a white paper on Thursday with proposals for how the internal UK market will operate after […]
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The news comes as the UK Foreign Office is also set to reveal the full list of “Air Bridge” countries exempted from quarantine rules on Friday, with countries being designated with threat levels red, amber or green according to the severity of infection rates. England will not exempt travellers from the US from quarantine restrictions, British transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday. Speaking to the BBC, Mr Shapps said the US would remain on a list of countries forced to self-isolate for 14 days. “The US from a very early stage banned flights from the UK and from Europe so […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107973/75/1079737575_0:138:2048:1290_1200x675_80_0_0_df152a3f47903bf3a35667dbce4abd4c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202006281079737604-scottish-police-names-glasgow-knife-attacker-shot-by-officers/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Police have named the attacker shot by officers during a stabbing incident in the Scottish city of Glasgow as Badreddin Abadlla Adam. “The man who died after being shot by armed officers during the incident in West George Street, Glasgow, on Friday, 25 June, can now be named as Badreddin Abadlla Adam, 28, from Sudan. The identity is based on information the deceased provided to the Home Office earlier this year”, the Police Scotland said in a statement, posted on Twitter. It added that the investigation into the incident was underway. […]
Scottish Parliament Votes For Immediate Suspension Of ‘Weapons Of Oppression’ Exports To US By Jon Stone, Independent. June 12, 2020 Scottish Parliament Votes For Immediate Suspension Of ‘Weapons Of Oppression’ Exports To US2020-06-122020-06-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/sjm-e1591928662323.jpg200px200px Above photo: People march down East Santa Clara Street during a demonstration over the police killing of George Floyd in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. By Randy Vazquez for the Bay Area News Group. MSPs urge UK government to end export of tear gas, rubber bullets and riot gear. The Scottish Parliament has called for the immediate suspension of exports of riot gear, tear gas […]