Covid Inquiry

Nicola Sturgeon was first minister when untested patients were moved from hospitals to care homes at the outset of the Covid pandemic

'Deadly' care homes decision by SNP under fire in Covid inquiry report

Extinction Rebellion climate change demonstrators take part in a rally in London in April 2023

Why the cancellation of cancel culture should be welcomed by us all Paul Wilson

Chinese workers prepare to spray disinfectant at Wuhan Railway Station in China's central Hubei province in March 2020 (Picture: CN-STR)

Covid Inquiry must say where virus came from – even if it annoys China Tom Wood

The long and expensive inquiry into the construction of the first Edinburgh tram line reached conclusions that were evident from the start (Picture: Danny Lawson)

Why SNP's £250m public inquiry bill could have been a lot smaller Tom Wood

The Edinburgh Tram Inquiry took nine years and cost £13 million (Picture: Danny Lawson)

SNP must get to grips with £250m bill for public inquiries Scotsman comment

February 2021: Then prime minister Boris Johnson attends a virtual press conference inside 10 Downing Street after setting out the Government's roadmap out of the third Covid-19 lockdown (Picture: Leon Neal/Pool/AFP)

Readers’ Letters: Boris doesn’t deserve to be the Covid fall guy

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon and Jay Bhattacharya, who is set to become the new director of the National Institutes of Health in the US

Covid shows we should be wary of politicians 'following the science' Paul Wilson

The bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in 1988 killed all 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie (Picture: Georges De Keerle)

Second Lockerbie trial may dismiss the dafter conspiracy theories Tom Wood

The Covid Inquiry found that the Scottish and UK governments were unprepared for the pandemic (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Why humanity's assault on nature is making pandemics more likely Philip Lymbery

Human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar.

Bereaved Scots call for criminal investigations after Covid report

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Sturgeon could be set for a comeback during the general election

Sturgeon's politicking and Johnson's weakness may have damaged Covid response Paul Wilson

Potholes, not air pollution, are the real problem with our roads Tom Wood

Humza Yousaf (right), during his time as health secretary, watches on as then first minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks at Holyrood. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Yousaf accused of 'secrecy' for rejecting Covid 'Gold Command' probe

Humza Yousaf. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Covid WhatsApps a ‘real slap’ for hospitality businesses, says industry leader

UK Covid Inquiry has shown us all how Sturgeon intentionally broke devolution Brian Monteith

Analysis The questions yet to be answered after UK Covid Inquiry's Scottish hearings

If we all deleted our messages like politicians, the result would be carnage Ian Johnston

Nicola Sturgeon didn't use WhatsApp to talk politics... except when she did (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Nothing to see here in Sturgeon's WhatsApps

What did you do in the pandemic? We should all reflect on our actions Stephen Jardine

Scotland deserves better than SNP's scheming, secretive cabal Brian Wilson

Humza Yousaf

‘Fantasy’ to say Spain’s independence stance shaped Covid policy, says Yousaf

Nicola Sturgeon chairs her final Cabinet meeting in March last year. Picture: Andy Buchanan/pool/Getty Images

Scottish Government ‘urgently’ searching for missing pandemic minutes

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon departs the UK Covid inquiry at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

WATCH: Debate over Nicola Sturgeon, John Swinney, Kate Forbes inquiry evidence

Nicola Sturgeon giving evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry

Sturgeon denies secrecy and political motives during emotional evidence session

Nicola Sturgeon arrives for the UK Covid Inquiry at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Nicola Sturgeon's scheming is being exposed at Covid Inquiry

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon arrives for the UK Covid inquiry at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

WATCH: Nicola Sturgeon's morning Inquiry evidence in full

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon arrives for the UK Covid inquiry. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Inquiry team says official X account following anti-SNP profile a 'mistake'

Who is Jamie Dawson KC, the lead counsel for the UK Covid Inquiry?

UK Covid Inquiry is debunking the myth of Scottish exceptionalism Murdo Fraser

Schools were closed for months during the pandemic

Scottish ministers shut schools despite advice it would do little to slow Covid

When will Nicola Sturgeon appear at the UK Covid Inquiry, and how can I watch?

Former health secretary Jeane Freeman and former first minister Nicola Sturgeon. Image: Andy Buchanan/Press Association.

Former health secretary to be questioned on Covid care home deaths

Forget Sturgeon's WhatsApp swearing. We should focus on what really matters Christine Jardine

Why should we believe a word Nicola Sturgeon says? Euan McColm

Jason Leitch, the National Clinical Director for Scotland, departs the UK Covid Inquiry. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.

UK Covid Inquiry: Ten revelations we have learned so far

First Minister Humza Yousaf departs the UK Covid inquiry. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Yousaf admits to 'winging it' as health secretary amid 'pettiness' claims

Analysis From f**king clowns to Covid policy, WhatsApps are giving us a valuable insight

Covid Inquiry uncovers shameful evidence about Sturgeon's inner circle Jackie Baillie

The First Minister Humza Yousaf's statement to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry said be believed there were times decisions made by former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon were not "cascaded" to the rest of the cabinet.

Scottish Government accused of 'cover up' over Covid WhatsApp decision making

First Minister Humza Yousaf (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Humza Yousaf and Liz Lloyd give evidence amid WhatsApp row

First Minister Humza Yousaf arrives for the Covid inquiry at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.

Humza Yousaf apologises 'unreservedly' for failure to hand over WhatsApps
Appearing at the UK Covid Inquiry in Edinburgh, the First Minister said “there is no excuse” for the deletion of WhatsApp messages relating to pandemic decision...

National clinical director Jason Leitch should have told Humza Yousaf to stick to the letter of the Covid rules on masks (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

National clinical director's advice to Yousaf at odds with spirit of mask rule

The Scottish Government's use of WhatsApp has come under scrutiny

Analysis: UK Covid Inquiry exposes the difficulties thrown up by WhatsApp

Scottish Government's culture of secrecy over Covid response was widespread Scotsman comment

Chief medical officer Gregor Smith advised colleagues to delete WhatsApps

Sturgeon looks more vampire than saint in Covid WhatsApp scandal John McLellan

Nicola Sturgeon faces call to appear before Holyrood over Whatsapp row

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Nicola Sturgeon has her say on Covid messages after WhatsApp texts erased

Analysis Sturgeon has serious questions to answer over deleted Covid WhatsApps

Nicola Sturgeon previously insisted she would cooperate fully with the Covid inquiry (Picture: Jane Barlow/pool/Getty Images)

Sturgeon and co’s Covid cover-up is a scandal of historic proportions

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks to press outside her home in Glasgow. Picture: Wattie Cheung/Getty Images

Information Commissioner to probe 'deeply concerning' WhatsApp message deletion

Nicola Sturgeon failed to retain any Covid WhatsApp messages

Sturgeon's deleted WhatsApps are scandal on par with Downing Street parties Brian Wilson

First Minister Humza Yousaf. Picture: John Devlin

FMQs: Horizon Post Office scandal and Scotland's XL Bullies ban

Powerful Covid testimony in Edinburgh as Sturgeon WhatsApp evidence looms

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