Now playing Next United Kingdom Nicola Sturgeon tells Donald Trump he can't come to Scotland for golf Scotland's first minister repeated the current coronavirus lockdown rules as she addressed reports that the US president plans to swerve Joe Biden's inauguration by going on a transatlantic golfing trip. 06/01/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Scotland announces another nationwide lockdown beginning at midnight The lockdown is the first of 2021 for Scotland as it and the wider UK struggles to control the new variant of COVID-19. 04/01/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Coronavirus: UK reports daily record of 26,688 new COVID-19 cases First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon accused Johnson of ignoring experts in not employing a restrictions strategy without an “extreme” measure, close to the full lockdown in spring. 21/10/2020
Now playing Next World Support for Scottish independence soars in new poll A record number of people now support independence for Scotland. A new Ipsos MORI poll puts the number of Scottish residents who want to leave the union at the highest level ever recorded. 16/10/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Scotland records highest number of new COVID-19 cases in 3 months Scotland will remain in phase three of lockdown easing after the number of confirmed coronavirus cases crept it to their highest number in three months. 20/08/2020
Now playing Next World Confusion persists as England goes own way in relaxing lockdown rules Lockdown loosening measures for England are in place from today despite criticIsms that the rules remain confusing and may endanger the lower-paid. It comes as the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer extends the furlough scheme until October. 13/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Brexit gives Scotland mandate for new independence vote - Sturgeon As the UK formally leaves the EU on Friday, Scotland's First Minister is to stress that Scots overwhelmingly voted against Brexit and that they should thus be allowed to hold a new independence referendum. 31/01/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom 'Democracy will prevail': Sturgeon after new independence vote refused The UK prime minister said that Scotland already voted against separating from the UK in 2014. 14/01/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Boris Johnson visits north-east England in lap of victory Boris Johnson visited northeastern England on Saturday, the region that handed him an impressive victory in Thursday's election. 14/12/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK PM tells Sturgeon he's against a second Scottish independence vote No sooner had Boris Johnson seemingly solved the legacy of one referendum, so another reared its head again. 13/12/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Scotland headed for new independence vote after nationalists' victory Scotland must be allowed to hold another referendum on its place inside the United Kingdom following the crushing victory of the nationalists in the election, leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday. 13/12/2019
Now playing Next Iceland Well-being agenda: does this spell the end for GDP? Iceland, Scotland and New Zealand leaders team up on social priorities 04/12/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Boris Johnson 'dangerous and unfit for office', says Nicola Sturgeon The SNP leader puts stopping Brexit and a second referendum on independence at the forefront of the party's manifesto. 27/11/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Scotland will be 'ripped from Europe' without independence: Sturgeon Scottish First Minister addresses thousands at rally in Glasgow. 02/11/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom EU citizens in Scotland: 'Living here makes me feel safe and at home' A new study has found that EU27 citizens feel "safer and more welcome" living in Scotland than in England. We spoke to some of them to find out why. 27/09/2019
Now playing Next World Scotland's Sturgeon gets award for being 'voice of reason' on Brexit Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been given an award by the German media for being "the voice of reason" in the Brexit crisis. 18/09/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Johnson's Scotland visit exposes divisions over Brexit, independence Despite a cash pledge to boost growth, the new prime minister's readiness for a no-deal Brexit is under fire in the pro-EU nation. 29/07/2019
Now playing Next World Raw Politics in full: Tory leadership race, Sturgeon in Brussels Catch the full episode of Tuesday's Raw Politics. 11/06/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom 'They're all pretty awful prospects' - Sturgeon on Tory candidates As the ten remaining candidates for the Conservative leadership in Westminster make their pitches inside parliament, Scotland's first minister did not wish to endorse any of them. 11/06/2019
Now playing Next World Scottish government approves new legislation on Indy Ref 2 The Scottish government has published new legislation outlining a second vote for independence. This comes after SNP's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon secured a record number of MEPs in the latest EU election. The new bill does not specify a date for the vote. 30/05/2019