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Covid-19 economic impact puts more than 13,000 people in Scotland out of work

19 May 2020
Covid-19 economic impact puts more than 13,000 people in Scotland out of work

Covid-19 economic impact puts more than 13,000 people in Scotland out of work

19 May 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces £33 million investment to help get people back into jobs


First Minister reveals lockdown could start being eased soon to allow different households to meet

18 May 2020
First Minister reveals lockdown could start being eased soon to allow different households to meet

First Minister reveals lockdown could start being eased soon to allow different households to meet

18 May 2020

Nicola Sturgeon hopes lifting restrictions in phases will lead to better sense of 'normality'


First Minister reveals she will give as much notice on lockdown changes as possible

15 May 2020
First Minister reveals she will give as much notice on lockdown changes as possible

First Minister reveals she will give as much notice on lockdown changes as possible

15 May 2020

Nicola Sturgeon has said 'we can't live like this forever, so we need to get some normality'


Fears that bullying is still rife at NHS Highland after more than 300 staff claim they were harassed

15 May 2020
Fears that bullying is still rife at NHS Highland after more than 300 staff claim they were harassed

Fears that bullying is still rife at NHS Highland after more than 300 staff claim they were harassed

15 May 2020

The review into practices in Argyll and Bute found 68 per cent of staff reported bullying


Billions to be invested in roads and railways during coronavirus lockdown

15 May 2020
Billions to be invested in roads and railways during coronavirus lockdown

Billions to be invested in roads and railways during coronavirus lockdown

15 May 2020

Transport minister Grant Shapps has said £2 billion is to be invested in transport infrastructure.


Covid-19 testing criteria laid out by First Minister amid mounting concern over care home infection rates

14 May 2020
Covid-19 testing criteria laid out by First Minister amid mounting concern over care home infection rates

Covid-19 testing criteria laid out by First Minister amid mounting concern over care home infection rates

14 May 2020

One Skye care home has seen more than 60 infections in residents and staff


Myth-busting NHS Highland consultant says lockdown as important now as when it first started more than 50 days ago

13 May 2020
Myth-busting NHS Highland consultant says lockdown as important now as when it first started more than 50 days ago

Myth-busting NHS Highland consultant says lockdown as important now as when it first started more than 50 days ago

13 May 2020

Changing face of coronavirus crisis in UK has resulted in government guidance that has left some in doubt and others questioning what they can do


National records show coronavirus deaths in NHS Highland area now number 97

13 May 2020
National records show coronavirus deaths in NHS Highland area now number 97

National records show coronavirus deaths in NHS Highland area now number 97

13 May 2020

Scotland as a whole recorded a second consecutive weekly decline in the weekly number of coronavirus-related deaths


Scottish Government working with business and unions to ensure safe return to work

12 May 2020
Scottish Government working with business and unions to ensure safe return to work

Scottish Government working with business and unions to ensure safe return to work

12 May 2020

There are 14 working groups set-up but the priority sectors are retail, manufacturing and construction


Chancellor announces he will continue the job furlough scheme until October

12 May 2020
Chancellor announces he will continue the job furlough scheme until October

Chancellor announces he will continue the job furlough scheme until October

12 May 2020

Rishi Sunak said it will continue on the same payment terms of 80 per cent of salaries to a maximum of £2500 a month


'Spread the word: Highlands are not yet open for visitors'

12 May 2020
'Spread the word: Highlands are not yet open for visitors'

'Spread the word: Highlands are not yet open for visitors'

12 May 2020

Boris Johnson said people could 'drive to other destinations' while easing measures south of the border.


Highland Council accused of using Covid-19 to hide from proper scrutiny

12 May 2020
Highland Council accused of using Covid-19 to hide from proper scrutiny

Highland Council accused of using Covid-19 to hide from proper scrutiny

12 May 2020

Council routinely broadcasts meetings over the internet for the public and media but this has not been the case during the lockdown


First Minister reiterates moves to ease lockdown in England do not apply in Scotland 'yet'

11 May 2020
First Minister reiterates moves to ease lockdown in England do not apply in Scotland 'yet'

First Minister reiterates moves to ease lockdown in England do not apply in Scotland 'yet'

11 May 2020

Scotland’s First Minister has stressed that the easing of the lockdown in England does not apply north of the border as yet.


UK edges closer to the 100,000 coronavirus tests a day mark

09 May 2020
UK edges closer to the 100,000 coronavirus tests a day mark

UK edges closer to the 100,000 coronavirus tests a day mark

09 May 2020

Environment secretary George Eustice said the UK carried out 97,029 coronavirus tests in the last 24 hours.


Highland Council claims it has a budget gap of £87.5 million due to Covid-19 but critics question numbers

08 May 2020
Highland Council claims it has a budget gap of £87.5 million due to Covid-19 but critics question numbers

Highland Council claims it has a budget gap of £87.5 million due to Covid-19 but critics question numbers

08 May 2020

The council has revealed a new, greater tally – the higher bill including a loss of £25.5 million in fees and income charges


First Minister: Covid-19 lockdown won't be lifted until she is convinced it is safe

07 May 2020
First Minister: Covid-19 lockdown won't be lifted until she is convinced it is safe

First Minister: Covid-19 lockdown won't be lifted until she is convinced it is safe

07 May 2020

Nicola Sturgeon said she is waiting to hear if Downing Street is planning to relax England's lockdown on Sunday


Registered deaths linked to Covid-19 fall across Scotland for the first time

06 May 2020
Registered deaths linked to Covid-19 fall across Scotland for the first time

Registered deaths linked to Covid-19 fall across Scotland for the first time

06 May 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tells the Scottish parliament that this is the first fall in recorded coronavirus deaths since March


Scottish Government working towards easing lockdown but no timescale given

05 May 2020
Scottish Government working towards easing lockdown but no timescale given

Scottish Government working towards easing lockdown but no timescale given

05 May 2020

She insists that with an estimate 26,000 cases of Cvodi-19 infections in the country it is too soon to ease any lockdown measures


First Minister reveals a test, trace, isolate and support strategy for Scotland to deal with Covid-19

04 May 2020
First Minister reveals a test, trace, isolate and support strategy for Scotland to deal with Covid-19

First Minister reveals a test, trace, isolate and support strategy for Scotland to deal with Covid-19

04 May 2020

Nicola Sturgeon says the country needs to conduct 15,000 tests a day for the system to work and to 'get a degree of normality back into our lives'


Scotland aiming to analyse 12,000 coronavirus tests daily by mid-May

01 May 2020
Scotland aiming to analyse 12,000 coronavirus tests daily by mid-May

Scotland aiming to analyse 12,000 coronavirus tests daily by mid-May

01 May 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she expects Covid-19 testing capacity in Scotland to rise to more than 10,000 a day next week


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