| Good evening, The big news of today surrounds the ongoing controversy regarding Dominic Cummings and his decision to drive from London to Durham during lockdown as calls for his resignation continue to fuel the national debate. Another trend on social media has called for members of the public - similar to the clap for carers initiative on a Thursday - to boo at 8pm tonight if they are unhappy with the leadership of Boris Johnson during the coronavirus. Anyway, here are tonight's headlines on another sunny evening in Scotland: Six opposition parties have united to demand that the Prime Minister sack his advisor Dominic Cummings for having “severely undermined” trust in public health advice. Scotland will launch its national test and trace strategy in the next phase of the battle against Coronavirus this week as the country emerges from lockdown, Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Scottish MP Douglas Ross has resigned as a government minister following the confusion surrounding Dominic Cummings’ recent excursion to Durham. Establishing whether patients being admitted to hospitals across Scotland are free from Covid-19 remains “very difficult,” Scotland’s health secretary has admitted. Coronavirus test kits and protective equipment are among the medical supplies to be delivered to an island via drone. Urgently needed supplies will be flown between Lorn and Islands District General Hospital in Oban and Mull and Iona Community Hospital in Craignure, Mull, around 12 miles away over sea. Message from the editor While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you. With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our advertisers - and consequently the revenue we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription. Subscribe to scotsman.com and enjoy unlimited access to Scottish news and information online and on our app. With a digital subscription, you can read more than 5 articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.scotsman.com/subscriptions now to sign up. Our journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. By supporting us, we are able to support you in providing trusted, fact-checked content for this website. Joy Yates
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