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Scottish leader Sturgeon sorry for breaking COVID-19 rules
Scotland’s leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has apologised for breaching coronavirus restrictions when she took off her face mask at a funeral wake ByThe Associated Press December 23, 2020, 9:00 AM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LONDON — Scotland’s leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has apologised for breaching coronavirus restrictions when she took …
Five technology hubs to support Scottish start-ups
Five technology hubs are to be established to support the next generation of Scottish start-ups. Finance Secretary Kate Forbes announced the initial £4 million funding ahead of a visit to the CodeBase technology incubator in Edinburgh on Thursday. It will see investment in infrastructure to allow the hubs to give entrepreneurs world-class training and mentoring …
Golden eagles breeding success at Scottish Highlands estate
Image copyright Mark Hamblin Image caption A female golden eagle flying in to an eyrie in the Cairngorms National Park Golden eagles have bred at a “rewilding” estate in the Scottish Highlands for the first time in 40 years. An eagle pair successfully reared the chick at an artificial eyrie on the 10,000-acre Dundreggan estate. …
Scottish Parliament to return from recess using technology and social distancing
Chamber business will be conducted online, with in person meetings of a maximum 79 MSPs taking place once a week. Committees will also switch to using video link, subject to a vote on Tuesday. The Scottish Parliament will return from recess on Tuesday with MSPs using a combination of technology and social distancing to carry …
Coronavirus: Scottish public health rules tightened
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The majority of confirmed cases have been in China Covid-19, the new form of coronavirus which has killed over 2,000 people around the world, has become a notifiable disease in Scotland. Health regulations have been updated, requiring doctors to inform health boards about any cases of the disease. They …
Why ‘changes in technology and society’ prompted a review of Scottish FOI laws
Credit: Eric Norris/CC BY 2.0 Daren Fitzhenry has been Scotland’s Information Commissioner for a little over two years, a time during which freedom of information (FoI) has been an unusually hot topic. Since his appointment in October 2017, the question of whether the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act of 2002 (FOISA) works as well as …
MSPs back Scottish biometrics commissioner for new technology
MSPS have backed a plan for a biometrics tzar who would keep tabs on the police use of personal data such as eye scans, facial images and fingerprints. However, the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee is calling for the new biometrics commissioner to be given extra powers to keep personal data safe and protect privacy. The …
Low-carbon technology fund is tonic for Scottish gin maker | Environment
A craft distillery in Scotland could become the greenest gin and whisky producer in the world as part of the government’s plans to cut industrial climate emissions. The Orkney Distillery has secured a slice of the government’s £390m fund to help develop low-carbon technologies that could reduce carbon emissions from industry. It hopes to use …
The Guardian view on Scottish drug deaths: put health and safety first | Editorial | Opinion
Better ways must be found to protect drug users. That can be the only humane response to the terrible news that drug deaths in Scotland have risen by 27% over the past 12 months. At 1,187, the number of fatalities is higher per capita than any other EU country, on a par with the US …
Hundreds of Scottish landlords ‘breaking the law’ on deposits
More than 200 landlords from across Scotland have breached a law designed to protect the deposits of tenants in the last 18 months, according to research. Legislation introduced in 2012 requires landlords who take a deposit from a tenant to lodge the deposit with one of three government-approved schemes within 30 working days of the …
