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Scotland win against Slovakia & Czech Republic

HIGHLIGHTS | Scotland 1-0 Slovakia | UEFA Nations League Scotland extended our unbeaten run to seven matches with a 1-0 victory over Slovakia at Hampden. Lyndon Dykes grabbed the goal for Steve Clarke’s side, ensuring we stayed top of Group B2 of the Nations League. Scotland stretched their unbeaten run to over a year as Lyndon Dykes’ second international goal secured a Nations League win over Slovakia. The Queens Park Rangers forward slammed home the winner in the second half to earn a victory that leaves Steve Clarke’s men top…

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Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland will always uphold international law

In the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said: “This pandemic is not a war. Nations are not against other nations, soldiers against other soldiers. It is a test of our humanity.” These have been indeed the most testing of times for people in Europe and across the world. We are facing a global public health and economic crisis the like of which we have not seen in our lifetimes. No country, certainly in Europe, can tackle the pandemic alone. Given the speed and extent of…

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Scotland one game from first major finals since 1998

Scotland will play serbia away in November for a place at the delayed Euro 2020 Finals. The team came through the play off semi-final against Israel at Hampden, after penalties were needed following a scoreless 90 minutes plus extra time. WATCH HIGHLIGHTS WATCH THE PENALTIES BBC SPORT SCOTLAND REPORT: ‘Scotland are one game away from their first major finals since 1998 after a nerve-shredding win on penalties against Israel at Hampden. Kenny McLean scored the pivotal spot-kick in the depleted Scots’ first ever shootout, with only a victory in Serbia…

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Scottish Parliament rejects consent for Internal Market Bill

Parliament rejects consent for “deeply damaging” Bill. The Internal Market Bill should be withdrawn by the UK Government after consent for it was denied by a majority of the Scottish Parliament, Constitution Secretary Michael Russell has said. MSPs backed the Scottish Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum, which states the Bill threatens devolution and breaches international law. The constitutional convention is that the Westminster Parliament should not legislate in devolved areas without the Scottish Parliament’s consent. The Internal Market Bill should now be withdrawn by the UK Government after consent for it…

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First Minister statement on additional COVID restrictions

Below is Nicola Sturgeon’s full statement to the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday, October 7th, regarding the implementation of additional COVID restrictions in Scotland. "I want to be clear, we are not going back into lockdown today" First Minister for Scotland Nicola Sturgeon stresses additional measures are needed to avoid "tougher action in future" https://t.co/oudOWwhk1A pic.twitter.com/cfNULzDrwb — ITV News (@itvnews) October 7, 2020 Presiding Officer I want to update the chamber today on the current position in relation to Covid. In doing so, I will give an assessment of the current…

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SPFL Highlights 4 Oct

You Tube highlights from the weekend action in the Scottish Football Premier League. Wins For rangers, Celtic, Aberdeen, Livingston and Hibs. (*Videos are not hosted on this website and are embedded via You Tube Website and licence.) Rangers 2-0 Ross County | Tavernier & Barker Keep Rangers in Control Rangers score twice in their sixth straight win at Ibrox, keeping Steven Gerrard’s men top of the table. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAicl7JiljE St. Johnstone 0-2 Celtic | Leigh Griffiths Returns with 90th Minute Winner! Leigh Griffiths came from the bench to head home…

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Scotland’s Greatest Song

This is a news article about ‘Scotland’s Greatest Song’ via Planet radio and Ewen Cameron. “Here are the singers, bands & songs that are on the shortlist for Scotland’s Greatest Song. There are 29 songs for our judges to choose from. Thanks to you all for playing your part.” See Ewen’s twitter feed and source link at the end of this post. Twitter – Ewen Cameeron @EwenDCameron https://twitter.com/EwenDCameron Twitter Post Link: https://twitter.com/EwenDCameron/status/1311969995153436674?s=20 Ewen Cameron – Award Winning Radio/TV Presenter. Breakfast Show on Clyde2/Forth2/MFR2/Tay2 & NorthSound2. Ewen & Cat every Sunday…

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First Minister national address on Coronavirus measures

First Minister media address to Scotland on 22 September 2020 on new measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland. This speech is from the Gov.scot website and was broadcast live on tv and online in Scotland. "If we stick with it – and, above all, if we stick together – we will get through it." Today FM @NicolaSturgeon announced new restrictions to help stop the spread of #coronavirus.#WeAreScotland pic.twitter.com/LfMU0TieIu — ScottishPoliticsNews 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@ScoPoliticsNews) September 22, 2020 “The last six months have been unprecedented. They’ve been the…

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SPFL Highlights 20 Sept

You Tube highlights from the weekend action in the Scottish Football Premier League. Wins For Celtic, Motherwell, Dundee Utd, Kilmarnock and Ross County. Hibs and Rangers draw at Easter Road. (*Videos are not hosted on this website and are embedded via You Tube Website and licence.) Celtic 3-2 Livingston | McGregor, Christie & Ajeti Score as Celtic Go Top! Celtic returned to the top of the Premiership at the start of the weekend with a 3-2 home win over Livingston. Goals from McGregor, Christie and Ajeti were enough for the…

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Nicola Sturgeon statement on additional COVID restrictions

(22 Sept 2020) Below is Nicola Sturgeon’s full statement to the Scottish Parliament on the implementation of additional COVID restrictions in Scotland. .@NicolaSturgeon outlines why household restrictions have been imposed across Scotland. Latest – https://t.co/uJaXsaY8lu pic.twitter.com/bNwPxLxcXh — BBC Scotland News (@BBCScotlandNews) September 22, 2020 Presiding Officer, I will update the chamber on additional restrictions that the Scottish Government believes are necessary to get Covid back under control as we enter winter. I will also set out why these measures are essential, and the principles and priorities that have guided our…

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