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Coronavirus
Only a third of healthcare workers were vaccinated this winter, report finds
Scottish doctor who left the NHS says governments cannot blame crisis on Covid
Sturgeon's politicking and Johnson's weakness may have damaged Covid response
Paul Wilson
Exclusive
Michael Matheson asks for extension as iPad report publication looms
Alex Salmond claims WhatsApp message deletion was not policy while he was FM
Yousaf accused of 'secrecy' for rejecting Covid 'Gold Command' probe
Nicola Sturgeon told to make statement on recording of WhatsApps
Covid Inquiry must focus on what China got right and UK got wrong
Anthony Seaton
Covid WhatsApps a ‘real slap’ for hospitality businesses, says industry leader
Covid Inquiry and SNP's slump in polls leaves Humza Yousaf looking vulnerable
John McLellan
Analysis
The questions yet to be answered after UK Covid Inquiry's Scottish hearings
What did you do in the pandemic? We should all reflect on our actions
Stephen Jardine
Nicola Sturgeon’s deletion of WhatsApps ‘appalling’ says Angela Rayner
Scottish Government ‘urgently’ searching for missing pandemic minutes
Jack tells inquiry Nicola Sturgeon "could cry from one eye if she wanted to"
WATCH: Debate over Nicola Sturgeon, John Swinney, Kate Forbes inquiry evidence
Analysis
Why Sturgeon evidence will not have changed entrenched perceptions
'We have not had a day off since the deaths of our loved ones', Sturgeon told
Sturgeon's credibility in tatters after Covid Inquiry appearance
Scotsman comment
Sturgeon misses chance to allay concerns over her deleted WhatsApp messages
Euan McColm
Nicola Sturgeon's scheming is being exposed at Covid Inquiry
WATCH: Nicola Sturgeon's morning Inquiry evidence in full
Analysis: Emotional Nicola Sturgeon leaves more questions than answers
Inquiry team says official X account following anti-SNP profile a 'mistake'
Sturgeon says she ‘rarely’ used WhatsApp as she confirms messages deleted
UK Covid Inquiry: Who is senior civil servant Ken Thomson?
Analysis: Sturgeon under pressure as she prepares to face the UK Covid Inquiry
Analysis
Swinney’s safe pair of hands can't batten hatches amid Covid scrutiny
Sturgeon's culture of secrecy appears to have been much deeper than thought
Scotsman comment
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
Analysis
Forbes chooses targets carefully amid picture of a two-tier government
Swinney messages to Sturgeon and Yousaf deleted ‘manually’, inquiry hears
Jeane Freeman says she will regret care home deaths for the rest of her life
Sturgeon's Covid inquiry grilling could be the day her independence dream dies
John McLellan
Scottish Government ministers accused of 'orchestrated' WhatsApp deletion
Five things we learned from today’s evidence at the UK Covid Inquiry
Calls for Covid recovery committee to be reconvened after WhatsApp revelations
Forget Sturgeon's WhatsApp swearing. We should focus on what really matters
Christine Jardine
Nicola Sturgeon played politics with Covid, and now all Scotland knows it
Brian Wilson
Yousaf admits to 'winging it' as health secretary amid 'pettiness' claims
More than £850k spent on repairing First Minister's residence Bute House
Jason Leitch called MSP a 'smarta*se' in private messages with Humza Yousaf
Sturgeon's central defence over WhatsApp scandal hasn't even lasted a week
Scotsman comment
Covid Inquiry uncovers shameful evidence about Sturgeon's inner circle
Jackie Baillie
Nicola Sturgeon called Boris Johnson "a f***ing clown" during pandemic
Humza Yousaf to be questioned at UK Covid-19 Inquiry
Leitch: 'There was swearing' in Sturgeon chat on postponing Christmas parties
National clinical director's advice to Yousaf at odds with spirit of mask rule
SNP MPs defend Nicola Sturgeon, but WhatsApp deletion questions remain
Scottish Government's culture of secrecy over Covid response was widespread
Scotsman comment
WhatsApp deletion may have 'subverted' FOI principles, says commissioner
Sturgeon looks more vampire than saint in Covid WhatsApp scandal
John McLellan
Sturgeon and co’s Covid cover-up is a scandal of historic proportions
Information Commissioner to probe 'deeply concerning' WhatsApp message deletion
Sturgeon's deleted WhatsApps are scandal on par with Downing Street parties
Brian Wilson
Scottish Government appeared to make 'same mistakes twice', Covid inquiry told
Powerful Covid testimony in Edinburgh as Sturgeon WhatsApp evidence looms
Call for teachers to be offered a Covid vaccine
Covid infection levels rising, as one in 24 people in Scotland test positive
Rishi Sunak says he is taking the Michelle Mone scandal ‘incredibly seriously’
SNP demands full disclosure over 'botched' PPE contracts after Mone interview
Gove defends 'robust' Rwanda Bill as Sunak dealt blow from Tory right
Michelle Mone breaks silence over PPE Covid contracts scandal
Johnson's admissions over Covid failings show how unfit he was to be PM
Analysis
The key questions Boris Johnson must answer at the UK Covid Inquiry
'Ageing population' contributing to issues at 'stage four' health board
Khan tells UK Covid inquiry 'lives could have been saved' amid Cobra snub
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