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View email online | | | | | May 8, 2020 | | | | | | Good afternoon everyone, Here are the headlines from around Scotland this Friday: John Swinney has attacked the way the UK Government has communicated plans for lockdown easing, saying Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given "entirely the wrong message". Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland won't be 'pressurised' as UK lockdown faces major test at weekend. Rural businesses and the communities that rely on them are in “urgent” need of a strategic approach to support, already suffering “potentially irreparable damage” because of Covid-19, according to a new report. The SNP needs to become a party of “radical change” following the coronavirus outbreak, one of its senior MPs has said. A four-year-old boy who was having a fit and turned blue was saved by a quick-thinking concierge in the highrise tower block where he lives. A message from the editor While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you. With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our advertisers - and consequently the revenue we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription. Subscribe to scotsman.com and enjoy unlimited access to Scottish news and information online and on our app. With a digital subscription, you can read more than 5 articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.scotsman.com/subscriptions now to sign up. Our journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. By supporting us, we are able to support you in providing trusted, fact-checked content for this website. Joy Yates
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| | | | | Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland won't be 'pressurised' as UK lockdown faces major test at weekend | | | | | | The lockdown is facing a major test from a long weekend of warm weather, and concerns of mixed messaging ahead of Boris Johnson's announcement on easing restrictions. | | | | |
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