Sep 6, 2020

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


	Pictures show massive turn out for anti-mask protest outside Edinburgh parliament building

	About 500 to 600 people have turned up to the event.

‘Lockdown is causing more harm than the virus’ – Anti-mask protesters in Edinburgh stage march outside Holyrood

About 400 people have responded to the event which is due to take place from 12.30pm today.

Why Nicola Sturgeon’s Covid decrees are starting to wear thin on Scotland – Brian Wilson

Politicised Covid briefings and ill-considered edicts issued by the Scottish Government are not helping the fight against the virus, writes Brian Wilson

How migrants like those crossing the English Channel are proving Trump, Farage and co wrong – Susan Dalgety

Donald Trump and Nigel Farage thought Angela Merkel was finished after she gave sanctuary to refugees from Syria, but Germany is starting to reap the rewards, writes Susan Dalgety.

Scottish Labour needs a new leader to help save the Union – John McLellan

Neil Findlay MSP – currently not planning to stand for re-election – is Scottish Labour’s best bet for a leader able to persuade voters not to back independence, writes John McLellan.

Fresh care home crisis looms as staff wait up to 10 days for Covid test results

A fresh coronavirus crisis could be looming in Scotland’s care homes after a stark warning from industry leaders that the country’s virus testing regime is buckling under the strain after schools’ return.

‘Brexit is a clucking bad idea’ – Glasgow campaigners dressed as chickens question Boris Johnson’s ‘oven-ready deal’

Members of the pro-Europe group said there is likely going to be ‘no deal’ at the end of the transition period despite Boris Johnson’s “promise.”

Newspapers delayed as Extinction Rebellion activists block printing press in North Lanarkshire

Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists have delayed the distribution of several national newspapers this morning after blocking access to three printing presses owned by Rupert Murdoch, including one in North Lanarkshire.

Boy, 14, pushed off bike in Glasgow then attacked and threatened with knife during attempted robbery by masked trio

A schoolboy was pushed off his bike, attacked and threatened with a knife during an attempted robbery by three masked men in Glasgow, Police Scotland have said.



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