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NewsYahoo News UKMinister accuses Nicola Sturgeon of inflaming tensions at English-Scottish border
Scotland secretary Alister Jack said the first minister’s inaccurate claim that COVID-19 was five times more prevalent in England than Scotland led to 'bad feeling'.
NewsYahoo Celebrity UKEwan McGregor says 'it's time' for Scottish independence because of Brexit
The actor, who previously backed Scotland to remain a part of the UK, said that after the "Brexit vote I’ve changed my tune".
NewsYahoo News UKNicola Sturgeon says children do not count in Scotland's rule of six in major difference to England
First minister Nicola Sturgeon has said people will only be able to meet in groups of six or under as the country tries to keep its COVID-19 cases down.
NewsYahoo News UKShetland council votes overwhelmingly to explore independence from Scotland
Shetland's council voted 18 to two in favour of exploring independence options as they've grown increasingly frustrated with the Edinburgh government.
NewsYahoo News UKPartner of asylum seeker mum found dead next to starving baby says it’s a ‘miracle he’s still alive’
Mercy Baguma was found dead in her flat, with 16-month-old Adriel so malnourished he was unable to stand up in his cot.
NewsYahoo News UK'COVID has been mentioned a few times': Hundreds apply to live on remote Scottish island
The Isle of Rum, Inner Hebrides, put out a call for tenants to join the population of around just 30 people.
ScienceYahoo News UKHospital workers' cars wrecked after flooding following torrential rain in Scotland
Workers at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife, found their cars underwater after their staff car park flooded in torrential rain.
NewsYahoo News UKSupport for Scottish independence from the UK leaps to record high
Scotland's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has helped the independence vote.
NewsYahoo News UKThree dead, including driver, after train derailment 'caused by landslip'
Three people were pronounced dead at the scene in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKRowan Atkinson joins backlash against Scottish hate crime law
The 'Blackadder' star has previously positioned himself as a defender of 'free speech'.
NewsYahoo News UKWoman, 91, arrested over death of boy, three, struck by car in Edinburgh
Xander Irvine was walking with his mother, Victoria, 37, on Morningside Road on 30 June when he was struck by the vehicle.
NewsYahoo News UKMetal detectorist unearths 'nationally significant' Bronze Age hoard in Scotland
Mariusz Stepien found the artefacts in a field in Scotland.
NewsYahoo News UK'I want to cry': Scottish pubgoers spreading virus is 'exactly what we feared', Sturgeon warns
Images showed people meeting in bars and restaurants with little or no physical distancing over the Scottish bank holiday weekend.
NewsYahoo News UKHow the Scottish media reacted to Boris Johnson's first visit since coronavirus outbreak
The prime minister has been accused of using the coronavirus pandemic “as some kind of political weapon” by Nicola Sturgeon.
NewsPA Media: EntertainmentRelief at £1.57bn support package for struggling arts sector
The package will be made up of grants and loans.
NewsYahoo News UKBalmoral estate littered with faeces and wipes as public use royal grounds as a toilet
Rangers have asked people to avoid littering on the Scottish estate.
NewsYahoo News UKDavid Whyte named as hero police officer seriously injured in Glasgow knife attack
Tributes were paid to the 42-year-old officer who was one of six people injured.
NewsYahoo News UKGlasgow stabbing: Police shoot dead suspect after six injured in hotel attack
A ‘serious police incident’ has seen roads in Glasgow city centre closed amid reports of a multiple stabbing.
NewsYahoo News UKNicola Sturgeon announces further easing of coronavirus lockdown in Scotland
The first minister confirmed the country is moving into phase two of her four phase plan for ending lockdown, with relaxed restrictions beginning on Friday.
NewsYahoo News UKPrince Charles marks 80th anniversary of 'forgotten Dunkirk'
The Duke of Rothesay marked 80 years since the surrender of some troops in northern France.
NewsYahoo News UKAuthor Neil Gaiman defends 11,000-mile trip from New Zealand to Scotland despite lockdown restrictions
Author Neil Gaiman said he wasn't breaching lockdown restrictions by travelling from New Zealand to Skye in Scotland because he was allowed to 'go home'.
NewsYahoo News UKCoronavirus: Parts of UK could move at 'different speeds' to lift lockdowns, government confirms
Different parts of the UK could move at 'different speeds' to lift their coronavirus lockdowns, the government has confirmed.
NewsYahoo News UKCoronavirus: Scotland recommends wearing face coverings while shopping and using public transport
In new coronavirus guidance, the Scottish government said 'there may be some benefit' in wearing a facial covering when leaving the house and entering enclosed spaces.
EntertainmentPA Media: EntertainmentSyd Little joins mourners for Eddie Large’s funeral
Hundreds lined the streets of Portishead to say goodbye to the Little And Large comedian.
NewsYahoo News UKCoronavirus: UK facing multiple lockdowns during outbreak, Nicola Sturgeon warns
Scotland’s first minister warned: 'A return to normal as we knew it is not on the cards in the near future.'
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