Coronavirus restrictions to be eased for majority of Scots
Cafes, restaurants, shops and hairdressers will be able to reopen in manyareas of Scotland from Friday and Saturday as coronavirus restrictions areeased.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed to MSPs in the ScottishParliament on Tuesday that no area of Scotland will remain in Level 4 whenchanges come into force later this week.
First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has begun giving evidence at the Holyrood inquiry into her government's unlawful investigation of Alex Salmond. In her opening statement, Ms Sturgeon admitted that a "very serious mistake" was made into the investigation of the complaints against Alex Salmond. "To women were failed and tax payers money was lost; I deeply regret that", she said. Ms Sturgeon, who is facing calls to resign, admitted that her actions "deserve to be scrutinised". Mr Salmond has accused Ms Sturgeon of misleading parliament over when she first knew of the allegations against him and says the First Minister did break ministerial code. Report by Thomasl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Nicola Sturgeon has insisted she would never have wanted to āgetā Alex Salmondā, as she told a Holyrood committee she had āno motive, intention, (or) desireā for such action against her predecessor.Ms Sturgeon is giving evidence to the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints.She told the committee that the details of complaints against Mr Salmond were āshockingā and his behaviour āwas not always appropriateā.
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told MSPs she did not intervene in the process of the Scottish Governmentās investigation into harassment complaints against Alex Salmond as doing so would have been an āabuseā of her role.
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There has been ācalculated and deliberate suppression of key evidenceā to a Scottish Parliamentary committee, former first minister Alex Salmond has said.
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The Scottish Parliament has removed and redacted evidence from former first minister Alex Salmond to the inquiry investigating the handling of complaints made against him.
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament āif all goes according to planā the country will move back to the levels system of coronavirus restrictions from April 26, with all council areas moving to Level 3.
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Stay at home restrictions could be lifted in Scotland from April 5, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has told the Scottish Parliament. Scotland will then move fully back to the levels system of Covid-19 restrictions from the last week in April "if all goes according to plan".
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The Scottish Government will consider in the next week if the easing of restrictions can be accelerated, Nicola Sturgeon has said.Updating MSPs in Holyrood, the First Minister said figures in the past week were encouraging, and said she and ministers would be considering if the exit from lockdown can be moved forward.
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Scotlandās First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she looks forward to being able to refute claims made about her āhead onā before the Salmond inquiry next week.Ms Sturgeon is slated to appear before the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints on Tuesday.The committee, set up to look into the botched handling of complaints made against Ms Sturgeon's predecessor Alex Salmond, was due to hear from him this week, before the former first minister pulled out after MSPs on the committee voted not to publish evidence he submitted.
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Nicola Sturgeon has announced a system of āmanaged quarantineā where travellers arriving from any country may be asked to quarantine in a hotel. Addressing MSPs in Holyrood, the first minister also announced that some pupils will return to Scottish schools from February 22, subject to confirmation on February 16. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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