Good evening, Nicola Sturgeon has condemned weekend protests which took place on the Scottish border urging English visitors to turn back. The First Minister insisted they "do not speak for me" as she addressed the daily Coronavirus briefing today. But Ms Sturgeon stood by her position that she could not rule out quarantine for English people travelling north amid suggestions that this had contributed to the demo. Read the full story here: https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-border-protesters-do-not-speak-me-2905265 *ATTENTION* We are currently running a survey asking out readers to let us know what they are looking forward to the most with shops, bars and restaurants beginning to open up in Scotland. Please take the time to fill it out - https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/support_local 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. Your feedback is really important, please email me with any comments and suggestions at [email protected] Joy Yates Editorial Director JPIMedia Scotland |