Scottish drinkers have been making the most of their last day at the bar before pubs shut down at 6pm for two weeks in a bid to crackdown on coronavirus. New restrictions introduced for Scotland’s pubs, bars, restaurants came into effect earlier today meaning venues across the country were only be allowed to operate indoors … Read more
Drinkers in Scotland partied to closing time last night as they did anything but toast Nicola Sturgeon‘s incoming 16-day alcohol ban. Groups enjoyed the chance to have one final pint in Glasgow and Edinburgh before the sweeping restriction comes in at 6pm this evening. Scotland’s First Minister imposed the two-week alcohol ban inside pubs and … Read more
Businesses across Scotland face ruin today in the wake of Nicola Sturgeon‘s draconian two-week alcohol ban. The First Minister yesterday announced a ban on pubs and restaurants from serving alcohol indoors in Scotland for at least 16 days from Friday. Hospitality venues will only be allowed to open from 6am to 6pm and in five ‘hotspot’ … Read more
Former Sunday Telegraph editor Sir Peregrine Worsthorne – who famously caused a storm when he uttered the F-word on national television – has died at the age of 96. The journalist, writer and broadcaster spent 36 years with the Telegraph – the majority of which was with the Sunday edition, which he edited for three … Read more
A father has admitted killing his two-month-old baby daughter by violently shaking her. Joseph Ray has been charged after a near seven year probe into the death of baby Ava Ray at their flat in Prestonpans, East Lothian, on November 1, 2012. The 32-year-old faced a murder accusation at the High Court in Glasgow but prosecutors accepted his guilty … Read more
Why has she STILL not quit? Nicola Sturgeon faces demands to join MP recall petition for SNP’s Margaret Ferrier after her 800-mile round trip to Parliament with coronavirus symptoms SNP’s Margaret Ferrier facing fury for flouting coronavirus self-isolation rules Travelled to House of Parliament while suffering symptoms and taking a test Took train 400 miles … Read more
Britons drank alcohol more than usual during lockdown but there was a rise in the number of people who gave up cigarettes, research has revealed. One in six people admitted binge drinking at least once a week in April, during the darkest days of the crisis, up from one in 10 before the pandemic reached … Read more
Students and parents have complained about inadequate food parcels for locked-down freshers – including baked beans, Pot Noodles and tins of chicken meatballs. A vegan fresher at the University of Edinburgh was even given a ‘Mars bar and a croissant for dinner’ in a move described by her mother Tina McKenzie as ‘chaotic’. Ms McKenzie … Read more
12 universities set up their own Covid testing – as thousands of students are banned from going to parties or pubs at weekend after outbreaks on TEN campuses across UK Student outbreaks recorded in Exeter, Edinburgh, Manchester and Glasgow Eleven universities in England and one in Wales set up their own testing facilities It comes … Read more
Tougher lockdown rules could work, suggests official data showing Glasgow‘s spike in coronavirus cases was controlled within days of being hit by fresh restrictions. Residents in the city, home to around 600,000 people, and two neighbouring areas were banned from visiting any other households back at the start of September, in a desperate attempt to … Read more