Under normal circumstances they make for perfect stay-cation destinations. But residents in Scottish rural villages and glens have been urging visitors and those wishing to isolate there to stay away. Signs and blockades have been erected on single track roads and normally popular destinations, with messages such as ‘go home’ and ‘closed’ written across them. … Read more
New measures will be taken to protect patients in care as it was revealed a quarter of deaths involving Covid-19 in Scotland have been in care homes. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said all residents showing symptoms of the disease will now be tested. New figures released by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) revealed that, … Read more
Scotland’s chief medical officer has apologised live on TV after she was given a police warning for ignoring her own advice, by visiting her family’s retreat more than 40 miles from her main home. Doctor Catherine Calderwood said her actions were ‘a mistake and human error’ and that were ‘no excuses’. But while standing in … Read more
Alex Salmond’s own lawyer has been caught on camera calling the former SNP leader a ‘bully and an a******e’ and identifying two of his sexual assault accusers. Gordon Jackson QC, 71, Scotland’s most senior QC, has now reported himself to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission after seemingly calling his client a ‘sex pest’ and has released … Read more
Alex Salmond’s own lawyer has been caught on camera calling the former SNP leader a ‘bully’ and identifying two of his alleged sexual assault victims. Gordon Jackson QC, 71, Scotland’s most senior QC, was filmed on an Edinburgh-Glasgow train while publicly discussing the high-profile sexual assault case. Salmond, 65, was cleared on Monday of the … Read more