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Nicola Sturgeon urges people in Scotland not to meet inside on Christmas Day, although Covid restrictions will be eased on 25 December.
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Covid in Scotland: 'Don't meet indoors' on Christmas Day
Nicola Sturgeon urges people in Scotland not to meet inside on Christmas Day, although Covid restrictions will be eased on 25 December.
Tonnes of Scottish fish exports 'stuck at Dover'
Salmon and shellfish worth millions of pounds have not reached continental markets due to a travel ban.
What are the latest rules on Christmas bubbles?
The Scottish government has updated its guidance on what people can do at Christmas.
Schools will remain open this week, says Swinney
The deputy first minister says the prevalence of the virus is much lower than other parts of the UK.
New coronavirus variant: What do we know?
How has a new coronavirus variant become the most common form of the virus in parts of England?
Train derailment survivors to seek compensation
It is understood survivors of the accident near Stonehaven in which three people died are involved in legal action.
Starmer promises to shift power from Westminster
In a key policy speech, the Labour leader set out plans for the "boldest devolution project in a generation".
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Covid in Scotland: 'Don't meet indoors' on Christmas Day
Nicola Sturgeon urges people in Scotland not to meet inside on Christmas Day, although Covid restrictions will be eased on 25 December.
Tonnes of Scottish fish exports 'stuck at Dover'
Salmon and shellfish worth millions of pounds have not reached continental markets due to a travel ban.
What are the latest rules on Christmas bubbles?
The Scottish government has updated its guidance on what people can do at Christmas.
Schools will remain open this week, says Swinney
The deputy first minister says the prevalence of the virus is much lower than other parts of the UK.
New coronavirus variant: What do we know?
How has a new coronavirus variant become the most common form of the virus in parts of England?
Train derailment survivors to seek compensation
It is understood survivors of the accident near Stonehaven in which three people died are involved in legal action.
Starmer promises to shift power from Westminster
In a key policy speech, the Labour leader set out plans for the "boldest devolution project in a generation".
Tonnes of Scottish fish exports 'stuck at Dover'
Salmon and shellfish worth millions of pounds have not reached continental markets due to a travel ban.
What are the latest rules on Christmas bubbles?
The Scottish government has updated its guidance on what people can do at Christmas.
Schools will remain open this week, says Swinney
The deputy first minister says the prevalence of the virus is much lower than other parts of the UK.
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Call for urgent compensation for seafood companies
Copyright: Scottish Seafood AssociationThe Scottish Seafood Association is calling for government aid to compensate members who it says could lose millions of pounds after France closed its border.
Chief executive Jimmy Buchan said the move was a “disaster” for companies already being hard hit by the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in March.
“Not just for the sake of SSA members, but for the millions who enjoy our world-class seafood across Europe, we call upon the French, at the very least, to allow perishable goods to flow", he said.
“We need urgent compensation for the massive losses this ill-timed move will cause.”
Nationwide move to level 4 an 'over-reaction' says Dumfries and Galloway Council leader
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South Scotland reporter, BBC news website
Dumfries and Galloway Council leader Elaine Murray says she feels taking the region from level one to level four on 26 December is too extreme.
"In my personal view placing the whole of mainland Scotland in level four on Boxing Day is an over-reaction," she says.
"Dumfries and Galloway will have been in level one for 15 days by then and so far we have continued to meet the criteria for that level.
"It feels as if businesses in Dumfries and Galloway are being penalised for problems elsewhere in the country - many businesses must be despairing now."
By David Shukman
BBC science editor
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