The number of Covid tests carried out in Scotland has fallen to its lowest level in over a month, with barely a fifth of the country’s capacity being used.

"If the UK has moved too early, and if the Scottish Government’s caution leads to slow but steady recovery, then the prudent approach will pay economic and financial dividends, as well as saving suffering and lives."

US President Donald Trump was rushed to a White House bunker on Friday by Secret Service agents as hundreds of people protesting the death of George Floyd gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and tugging at police barricades.

A Scottish technology firm is on course to deliver more than two million Covid-19 testing kits in support of the Government’s Test, Trace, Isolate and Support (TTIS) programme to unlock the country’s economy.

Michel Barnier has accused the UK Government of backsliding over it pledges on Brexit, warning it could lead to the EU denying the UK a trade deal.

"Coronavirus doesn’t recognise political affiliations or national borders. But opinions on coronavirus are formed by people who do."

"What Dominic Cummings has almost singlehandedly done is he's destroyed the lockdown."