Coronavirus

Richard Sharp was reportedly amongst the guests who visited Boris Johnson during lockdown in 2021

Diary entries show Richard Sharp among Boris Johnson's lockdown visitors

Muirfield Riding Therapy in North Berwick runs a Walk and Talk programme, where participants take a pony out for a walk while talking about their mental health

Pet projects are helping young Scots recover from impact of Covid

Covid vaccines were developed with large sums of public money

UK response to Covid pandemic was 'fuelled by nationalism'

The care home company appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court.

Care home fined £20k over death of pensioner who drank cleaning solution

There are concerns that the Bounce Back Loan scheme created during the pandemic failed to appropriately protect taxpayer money

'Laissez-faire' approach to Covid loan schemes may lose taxpayers billions, say MPs

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Boris Johnson towards the end of the three-hour evidence session in front of the Privileges Committee

Boris Johnson called out for 'absurd' excuses at partygate hearing

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The UK's Covid-19 inquiry is set to invite Nicola Sturgeon to provide evidence on Scotland's response to the pandemic

Nicola Sturgeon asked to give evidence at UK Covid-19 inquiry

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BORIS Johnson's partygate defence dossier makes some interesting arguments …

THE JOUKER The most ridiculous parts of Boris Johnson's partygate defence dossier

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Boris Johnson (right) at an event in No 10 when Covid rules were in place

Boris Johnson: MPs have no remit to probe if I broke Covid guidance

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Former GB News presenter Mark Steyn

GB News found in breach of broadcasting rules for first time since launch

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The Conservative Woman event had six men on stage, and not one woman

THE JOUKER 'Conservative Woman' event mocked for having SIX MEN take the stage

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Scenes such as this one in Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow could soon become more common

Scottish bars set to put seating outdoors without planning permission in rule change

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MPs wearing masks in the Commons in January 2022

Tory MPs rage at 'control freak socialists' as medics ask people to wear masks

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Tory MP Andrew Bridgen has been accused of spreading misinformation about the Covid vaccines

Tory MP condemns colleague's 'nonsense' claims about Covid vaccines

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A UK health chief has asked people to consider wearing masks amid rising pressure on NHS services

Health chief suggests people wear masks amid extreme pressure on NHS services

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A person uses a Covid test

Covid screenings for travellers from China 'unlikely to be effective', expert says

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Tory peer Michelle Mone has taken a leave of absence from the Lords amid the row over PPE Medpro

UK Government launches legal action against Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm

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Matt Hancock says ministers were told Covid could kill 820,000 people in UK

Matt Hancock: UK ministers reacted to huge Covid death toll prediction with a 'shrug'

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After the Supreme Court's independence ruling, Unionists may think the case for independence is over - it definitely isn't

COMMENT Richard Murphy: UK will claim indy is resolved like it claims Covid is - neither are

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Around 39,000 PCR tests were reported as negative when they should have been positive

Around 20 deaths linked to Covid-19 lab blunder, investigators estimate

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Martin Lewis suggested the BBC was in danger of merely repeating the Government message on Covid

Martin Lewis: BBC came close to looking like a 'state mouthpiece' during Covid

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Foreign Secretary James Cleverly warned Beijing after the BBC said one of its journalists was beaten during anti-Covid lockdown protests

UK and China in international row after BBC journalist 'beaten by police'

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Angus Miller, Mercy Ojelade and Naomi Stirrat perform in The Prognostications of Mickey Noyce at Oran Mo

REVIEW Making a comedy out of the world's crisis - The Prognostications of Mikey Noyce

After the Daily Mirror published the picture at the gathering in December last year, the Met launched an investigation.

No action against attendees of mid-lockdown party in Tory HQ despite photo evidence

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Lady Poole citing ‘personal reasons’ isn’t an adequate explanation for wasting public time and money

COMMENT Andrew Tickell: Questions over Scottish Covid inquiry’s leadership still remain unanswered

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John Swinney said he had confidence that the new chair had the necessary 'leadership skills, integrity and experience' needed for the inquiry

John Swinney confirms new chair of Scottish Covid inquiry after judge's resignation

Rishi Sunak spearheaded the Eat Out to Help Out scheme which was thought to have increased Covid rates

Rishi Sunak handled Covid 'badly' due to 'extreme wealth bubble', top expert says

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File photo of a hospital. Covid is currently rising in Scotland

Sharp rise in Covid cases recorded in Scotland, figures show

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said Scotland was expecting a new wave of Covid-19

New wave of Covid-19 expected to hit Scotland, Humza Yousaf warns

Freeman, left, and Hancock, right, ended up in an argument during the first Cobra meeting to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic

Jeane Freeman reveals she 'argued' with Matt Hancock at first Covid-19 Cobra meeting

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COMMENT Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh: Covid isn’t over yet – and we can’t pretend that it is

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A person taking a Covid-19 lateral flow test. Photo: PA

Scotland's Covid rates fall to lowest level in months but remain above rest of UK

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Patrick Vallance will be stepping down

Sir Patrick Vallance to step down as UK's chief scientific adviser

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There were 92 deaths involving Covid-19 in the week to July 24

Scotland's Covid cases fall for the first time in seven weeks

A person takes a Covid test

Fast-spreading 'Centaurus' Covid variant arrives in Scotland

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A report has said the UK Government

UK Government doesn't know if £486m Covid traffic light system was worth it, says report

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The hearing was held at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday

Former SNP MP to face trial for 'exposing people to risk of illness and death'

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Covid cases are most prevalent in Scotland of all the UK nations

Covid still most prevalent in Scotland as one in 15 people have virus

The Tory government has had three health secretaries in two years. From left: Matt Hancock, Sajid Javid, and Steve Barclay. Photos: PA

Fraud, waste, and unlawful 'VIPs': Report lays bare Tory 'incompetence' over PPE

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There has been an increase in the number of people in hospital with Covid

Scotland's Covid cases up more than 40 per cent in a week

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Covid-19 death rate after positive test plummets since pandemic peak

Covid-19 death rate after positive test decreases in Scotland

Sauchiehall Street is not unique in suffering following the pandemic

COMMENT Stuart Cosgrove: Online arguments deal only in certainties – even when they are wrong

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Jason Leitch says there would have to be a 'dramatic' change for restrictions to be imposed

Covid rules 'unlikely' to return despite rise in cases, Jason Leitch says

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Artwork by Deidre Nelson, part of the Woven in Govan exhibition

Nicola Sturgeon praises art exhibition on forgotten work of woman

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The latest estimates suggest one in 20 people had Covid in the week ending June 17

Scotland sees largest increase in UK Covid rates as one in 20 have virus

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Despite the end of Covid restrictions and testing in Scotland, we are not out of the woods yet – and we may be in for another deadly wave

COMMENT Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh: Covid is still a huge problem – but you’d never guess that

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Photo: National Cancer Institute

'Funding is dropping as Covid infection cases rise', carers warn

Professor Linda Bauld issued the warning on Friday

Scotland experiencing another Covid wave as one in 30 have virus, expert warns

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Covid-19 infection rates have increased in Scotland, the latest data shows

Scotland's Covid-19 infection rate increases amid 'uncertain' trends

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Sajid Javid has defended the job ad despite admitting he sees 'absolutely no prospect' of the pass 'ever coming back into place'

UK Government hiring £71,000-a-year official for obsolete Covid pass

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Prince Andrew has reportedly tested positive for Covid-19

Prince Andrew to miss public Jubilee events after 'testing positive for Covid'

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Coronavirus is being left once more to its own devious devices

COMMENT Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh: Latest science brings some very bad news about Covid

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John Swinney officially opened the new memorial on Friday

Tears as Scotland's national Covid memorial is officially opened

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BeyondHR’s average client size is 50 employees

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