Scotland pauses to reflect The nation will pause today in remembrance of those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic – a year after the country first went into lockdown. A minute's silence organised by end-of-life charity Marie Curie will be held at 12pm followed by a bell toll, and people are being encouraged to stand on their doorsteps at 8pm with phones, candles and torches to signify a "beacon of remembrance". Let us not forget the 126,000 people in the UK who have so far died from the virus. Read more about a year in lockdown here. Nicola Sturgeon 'misled the committee' long awaited report concludes The long-awaited report into the Scottish Government’s handling of harassment complaints against Alex Salmond has concluded that Nicola Sturgeon did mislead Parliament over the nature of a meeting with the former first minister on April 2, 2018. In a split decision with all SNP members of the committee dissenting, the Holyrood inquiry said the First Minister left Mr Salmond with “the impression” that she would intervene and that she “has misled the committee on this matter”. Read the full story here Hamilton expresses 'frustration' at redactions in Sturgeon report The independent legal advisor, who cleared Nicola Sturgeon of any breaches of the ministerial code, has said he was “deeply frustrated” at the amount of information which he was not able to make public. James Hamilton wrote to Scottish ministers raising his concerns about the redactions which would be made to his report which was the result of seven months of investigation into whether the First Minister had broken any rules in her statements to Parliament about the Alex Salmond sexual harassment complaints. Read the full story here. George Galloway to feature in The Scotsman's second election virtual hustings tonight Former MP and Holyrood election candidate George Galloway will feature in The Scotsman’s second election virtual hustings as the final list of candidates was confirmed for Tuesday night’s event. The SNP’s Paul McLennan, Craig Hoy from the Scottish Conservatives, and Scottish Greens’ candidate Laura Moodie are among the confirmed guests. Find out how to watch the event for FREE here. Animator creates 360 degree digital model of Glasgow's St Enoch Square as it looked in 1900 A skilled digital artist is using virtual reality to bring Scotland’s lost built heritage back to life with a series of interactive videos showing urban environments as they looked more than a century ago. Over the past couple of years Ian Young, from Paisley, has spent untold numbers of hours recreating painstakingly-detailed bygone 3D views of his hometown Paisley and, more recently, Glasgow. Take a step back through time and view the digital model here. Thanks for reading, more stories below. Sam Shedden, sam.shedden@jpimedia.co.uk |