Dec 13, 2020

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A round up of the most popular news stories this week.


	‘We are not hair shirt-wearing, tree-hugging mung bean-munching eco freaks’, says Boris Johnson at climate summit

	Boris Johnson outlined the UK’s 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution on Saturday.

Scots TV presenter Lorraine Kelly launches foul-mouth tirade against celebrities who have broken lockdown rules

Lorraine Kelly has torn into celebrities who break Covid restrictions in a foul-mouthed rant on Channel 4.

Christmas Gift Guide 2020: great ideas to delight people of all ages, for all budgets

We’ve rounded up presents to please everybody, be it a secret Santa gift or a luxury present to spoil your beloved. Here are all of our Christmas gift guides for 2020 in one place.

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Four arrested in anti-lockdown protest in Edinburgh

Four men have been arrested and charged following an anti-lockdown protest in Edinburgh.

Callous thieves trash Motherwell pet shop and leave exotic pets outside in the cold to die

Thieves trashed a Motherwell pet shop before making off with a number of exotic animals and leaving others to die in the freezing cold.

How an opposition of fools and cynics paved the way for Boris Johnson’s Brexit – Brian Wilson

Two years ago, I asked here a crucial question: what if Theresa May and Jean Claude Juncker are telling the truth – and it really is a choice between their deal and no deal?

UK and EU can still strike a Brexit trade deal that benefits both – Scotsman comment

However far apart both sides in the Brexit talks insist they are, there is still every chance that a deal could be struck.

Watch: Falkirk bars serve first pints as town moves into Level 2 restrictions

Pubs across Falkirk have served their first pints since the town moved into Level 2 COVID restrictions.

Vaccination of Scotland’s care home residents to begin on Monday

Residents of Scottish care homes will begin to receive the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine from Monday, the Health Secretary has confirmed.

Demands for radical shake-up of Scots justice system as under-18s still being treated as adults

The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) is calling for a radical reshaping of Scotland’s justice system after a report found some under-18s were still being treated as adults.



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