Secondary school pupil return to full The Scottish Government is expected to confirm later today whether all secondary school pupils can return to classrooms full-time after the Easter holidays. A specially established group, which advises the Scottish Government, met on Monday (April 5) to discuss the matter – and later on Tuesday, a decision is expected to be announced. Here's what we expect to happen ahead of the announcement. Unionists 'downed tools' after 2014 referendum Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has said unionists “downed tools” after the Scottish independence referendum in 2014 while nationalists continued to campaign. Speaking on The Steamie, The Scotsman’s political podcast, the Moray MP said the failure of the SNP and other pro-independence parties to accept the result saw unionist politicians on the back foot. Do you agree with Mr Ross? Read the full story here and have your say in the comments. Declaration of Arbroath to by updated for the TikTok generation Today marks 701 years since The Declaration of Arbroath, a historic document calling for Scotland's independence. was signed. And now it is being refreshed for the social media generation. The Declaration of Arbroath was written in 1320 by Scottish barons and earls asking the pope to recognise Scotland's independence and acknowledge Robert the Bruce as the country's lawful king. Here's how the document is set to be refreshed for the digital generation. The best seaside towns to visit in Scotland - as chosen by our readers And finally, as part of our Rediscover Scotland we aim to help Scots reconnect with all that is great about our nation as lockdown eases. Yesterday we asked our readers to recommend their absolute favourite seaside towns along Scotland's 11,000 miles of coastline. These were the 13 best seaside towns to visit in Scotland as chosen by readers. We're offering more FREE newsletters We've increased the number of specialised newsletters we offer. Like this one they're be totally free. Scotsman politics: The latest Scottish political news and analysis from our specialist writers direct to your inbox (twice a week) Opinion: Expert analysis and agenda-setting opinion from our team of columnists with insight from our comment editor (once a week) History and Heritage: Features on Scottish history, heritage news, nostalgia and archive picture galleries (once a week) Sign up to any of these for free right HERE. Thanks for reading, more headlines bel |