Sep 27, 2020

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


	Beware of ‘dictator’ Donald Trump stealing this election – Susan Dalgety

	Thursday’s edition of the New York Daily News – the USA’s oldest tabloid – said it plainly. “The President is a psychopath,” screamed a headline.

To make students criminals for going home is affront to basic human liberties – John McLellan

Ahm drivin’ home for Christmas, croaked Chris Rea. Can’t wait to see those faces. Well if you’re a student you might have to wait until 2021, according to the latest alarming warnings from governments North and South of the border desperately trying to find ways to hold back the second wave of Covid-19. Except it’s not just drivin’ home for Christmas but drivn’ home at all, with a clear warning from Chief Medical Officer Jason Leitch to Scottish students this week that they will be breaking the law if they go back to see their families, after parties in halls of residence sparked outbreaks in Glasgow and Dundee. Amidst the confusion, students with bar and café jobs don’t even know if they can work.

Students are being ‘punished for Scottish Government incompetence’

Nicola Sturgeon has defended the handling of restrictions placed on universities in Scotland to prevent the spread of Coronavirus amid claims the changes had left students confused and isolated.

Further Covid restrictions in Scotland risk more harm than good – Brian Wilson

The Finance Secretary, Kate Forbes, has learned fast in the school of hard grievance, as a radio interview this week confirmed.

Nicola Sturgeon warns Holyrood hopefuls to expect abuse on social media

First Minister uses Twitter to attack “keyboard warriors”, who she described as “cowards”.

Try again, Gordon Brown warns Rishi Sunak amid fears plan will not save jobs

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been warned his latest emergency package will not be enough to prevent the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs from sectors hardest hit by coronavirus.

If no deal isn’t off the table there will be no food to put on it – comment

Michael Gove painted a bleak picture of a no-deal Brexit scenario this week, with suggestions of monster queues of 7,000 trucks backing up in Kent.

Motorcyclist fighting for life after late night van crash in Glasgow

A motorcyclist has been critically injured after a late night accident with a van in Glasgow’s east end.

Steven Clark: Kirkliston link to cold case murder probe revealed by police

The detective leading an investigation into the 1992 murder of a 23-year-old man with links to the Lothians believed the victim was walking home when he was last seen.



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