The Times claims the prime minister has beefed up his team in an attempt to defend his prime ministership. The newspaper reported growing fears that a vote of no confidence was inevitable amid the storm of partisan revelations in Downing Street during the lockdown. The story says the prime minister enlisted the help of minister loyalists who helped him secure the Conservative Party leadership position in 2019. Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson is pictured photo to promote an interview with the newspaper.
The National says Downing Street is resisting opening an investigation into allegations that Conservative MPs were “extorted” for supporting Boris Johnson. It comes after Tory senior William Wragg said that insurgents who had considered sending a letter to 1922 committee chairman Sir Graham Brady, which would trigger a vote of no confidence, were threatened that investments in constituencies will be “withdrawn” if they continue.
The Scotsman warns schools in Scotland may be “unstaffed”. It reports that Scottish Qualifications Authority contractors are required to register to work on the current exam after being left unpaid when assessments were canceled due to Covid.
My newspaper on Saturday hopes that people in the UK may have endured their last lockdown. The statement came from National Clinical Director Jason Leitch, who said he doesn’t think the country will ever go back to a total shutdown. However, the paper also reports that pressure on the NHS continues, with one health council calling council staff to staff hospital wards due to need.
Covid also quoted in the Scottish Daily Express as saying that UK experts are developing a flu and Covid vaccine combined in one capsule. If human trials of the “miracle drug” are successful, it could provide a major boost in the fight against winter respiratory illnesses, the paper said.
The attorney general is seeking an injunction against the BBC, reports The Daily Telegraph. It says the purpose is to prevent the alleged corporation from identifying a spy who is working abroad. The BBC said it was unable to comment on the incident “other than to confirm that we will not pursue any story unless we feel it is of undue public interest”.
Scotland’s Daily Mail claims “Time for a tax spike” as it calls for this April’s planned National Insurance increase to be scrapped due to the cost of living crisis. MPs and business leaders told the paper this had to be done to help families survive with soaring household bills.
Campaigners told The Herald that social media companies are criminally responsible for cases of sexual abuse. They say the platforms should be seen as putting people at risk after online referrals of child sexual abuse and exploitation surged by 60%. It comes after Police Scotland admitted it needed to improve its approach to violence against women and girls.
The Courier said four-year-old Leylan Forte ‘should not have died’ and that he was “disappointed” by the lack of communication between NHS 24 and his GP. The child died of dehydration and gastroenteritis following infection with norovirus. The newspaper reported on an investigation into the fatal accident in Dundee.
The Edinburgh Evening News continues the story of the death of 13-year-old Devin Gordon in West Lothian with a front page story detailing the goodwill of those touched by the tragedy. It said more than £16,000 was spent in one day on the teenager’s family through an online donation page.
“This mall is over” said the Glasgow Times as it revealed plans to tear down the downtown shopping center Buchanan Galleries to make way for a major transformation at the top of the popular shopping street. of Glasgow. The paper said the proposal is to “replace” the shopping center with a multi-purpose shopping, residential and office complex.
Aberdeen residents had to ‘jumping’ over collapsed steps during the police evacuation to their homes, according to the Evening Express. Tenant Saoirse McIntee lives on the first floor of the building and told the newspaper the stairs collapsed after a delivery driver dropped food on their apartment.
“Diva Las Vegas! As the headline of the Daily Record, it included singer Adele’s cancellation of Las Vegas residency at the last minute, like many other newspapers. Scotland fans paid to travel to The US considers the brand’s opening night a “disgraceful” move.
P&J claims farmers across the north of Scotland are targeted by cybercriminals. It reports that “vulnerable rural communities” are on the radar of criminal gangs as remote areas become dependent on technology, putting them at risk.
We learned in the Evening Telegraph that a 55-year-old Angus man was cleared of assaulting police officers by farting on them. A jury heard Colin Simpson attack officers by “breathing and burping on them while laughing”. A jury at Dundee Sheriff’s Court was told Simpson engaged in nasty behavior after officers arrested him in connection with a driving offence.
The Scottish Sun takes aim at Prince Andrew with its front page about an alleged dispute between the Duke of York and his brother Prince Charles in a Sandringham bathroom.
And finally, the Daily Star reports on rising tensions between Russia and the West over a potential conflict in Ukraine. It reported that Britain’s top UFO explorer blamed Vladimir Putin’s heartwarming for banishing extraterrestrials from visiting Earth.
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