Delighted daughter hugs her 90-year-old mother indoors for first time in three months as Covid restrictions ease, Salmond says Sturgeon flouted ministerial code over handling of harassment claims, while SNP chiefs including her HUSBAND Peter Murrell 'pressured' police - and warns Scottish government is not fit for independence, Unforgotten actress Nicola Walker is pictured racing down the River Clyde in Glasgow in an inflatable police boat on set of new crime drama Annika, Alex Salmond arrives at Holyrood for bombshell evidence session TODAY as Nicola Sturgeon struggles to contain SNP civil war with ex-party chief accusing her of 'weasel words' and breaking ministerial code, Scottish independence activist, 52, is jailed for six months after tweeting the names of accusers at Alex Salmond sex assault trial, Nicola Sturgeon's popularity drops 16 points amid SNP civil war over Alex Salmond inquiry as support for independence drops 4% to 52% - and the same percentage of Scots say they will still vote for party in May's elections, Not a single Covid outbreak was linked to staycations in Scotland last summer, Government scientist claims, Nicola Sturgeon snipes at Boris Johnson with claims Scotland is 'reaping the dividends' of her cautious approach to coronavirus crisis, Alex Salmond will give evidence to Holyrood inquiry today after Sturgeon claimed the 'integrity of Scotland's independent justice institutions' was being 'sacrificed on the altar of the ego of one man' in bitter SNP civil war, ANDREW NEIL: Censorship, bullying, threats of jail... how Nicola Sturgeon's storm troops turned Scotland into a banana republic without the bananas, Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon at war: Scotland's First Minister mocks 'conspiracy theory' that she plotted to oust her ex-mentor amid censorship storm over claim she lied to Holyrood about his sex assault case, Primary school teacher was sacked after asking if he could 'motorboat' his colleague before 'groping' her breasts while on school trip, hearing is told, Scottish Netflix viewers accuse new drama Behind Her Eyes of using 'outdated stereotypes' to brand them 'miserable, bad-tempered and stingy', Nicola Sturgeon confirms Scotland WILL return to a tiers system of rules when its national lockdown is eased but ministers say Boris Johnson will focus on 'a gradual reopening of the whole of England' under his strategy, Pictured: Celtic fan, 35, charged over 'offensive' tweet about Captain Tom Moore that read 'burn, auld fella, buuurn' hours after NHS hero's death, And now for some bad news.. UK records 12,718 daily cases - down just 2.3% since last Wednesday - and 738 deaths, while symptom-tracking app says infections are RISING in parts of the country 'in a hitch', Police launch new Jimmy Savile probe after Scottish woman claims she was trafficked to England in the 1980s to be abused by the paedophile TV star, Nicola Sturgeon reveals a roadmap out of restrictions (six days before Boris): First Minister confirms Scottish schools will reopen on MONDAY, two weeks before England, warns people NOT to book foreign holidays - and lockdown won't be lifted until APRIL, Scotland's first black professor will lead Edinburgh University review into buildings and statues linked with slave trade, Taron Egerton transforms into game developer Henk Rogers as he hails a taxi while shooting new scenes for film Tetris in Glasgow, Warring Alex Salmond and Nicola Strugeon could BOTH appear at inquiry into Scottish Government's botched probe of sex complaints against him next week after legal ruling, Comedian Rory Bremner sells his seven-bedroom Scottish country mansion and estate for £2.7m after restoring it to its former glory, 'She has no right to impose laws on English airports': Nicola Sturgeon branded 'ridiculous' over demand that England quarantines ALL international arrivals heading on to Scotland to comply with her border regime, Free speech campaigners including Laurence Fox blast police in Scotland after man, 35, is charged over 'offensive' tweet about Captain Tom that read: 'burn, auld fella, buuurn', 'Made my kids turn their backs on me': Chilling last Facebook post of estranged husband, 40, who knifed his NHS worker ex, 39, and her daughter, 24, to death before dying in crash in 'double murder-suicide', '£8.6 billion of UK taxpayers' money has gone to help Scotland in the pandemic': Jacob Rees-Mogg slaps down SNP's demand for MORE cash as Boris 'bails out' Scotland's sluggish vaccination rollout by sending in the army, Boris Johnson defends visit to Valneva vaccine lab in Scotland last week after it was hit by coronavirus outbreak, Boris Johnson sends in the army to help Scotland sort out its vaccines rollout chaos after furious Nicola Sturgeon insists she doesn't need 'any favours', Scottish care home where 19 residents died in Covid outbreak is slammed by watchdog after inspectors found rooms were not cleaned properly and food was stored in fridge that was switched off, Independence would cost Scotland four times more than Brexit: Economists blow apart Nicola Sturgeon's push for second IndyRef and warn rejoining the EU later won't repair damage, SNP descends into civil war: Sacked Alex Salmond ally and SNP leadership rival Joanna Cherry accuses Nicola Sturgeon supporters of 'riling up their base with lies and smears' after she was ousted from the front bench for 'disloyalty', Nicola Sturgeon SACKS Alex Salmond ally and 'leadership threat' Joanna Cherry 'for gross disloyalty' after Westminster frontbencher opposed her bid to boost transgender rights - but insider says 'the two women have not been getting on well for a long time', Floody HELL: Thousands of homes at risk of being swallowed by rising waters with more than 200 areas braced for more misery... as Scandinavian storm hurtles towards UK threatening more snow and ice chaos from TONIGHT, EU agrees to 'reset' its relations with Northern Ireland as Michael Gove says the bloc has accepted it 'made a mistake' with plan for border controls to stop Covid vaccine getting to Britain, Now humiliated EU bullies BACK DOWN on vaccine export ban: Brussels promises Boris that it will NOT stop 3.5million Pfizer DOSES reaching Britain after being ridiculed over 'Trumpian' plan to divide Ireland, Snow could fall TODAY in London, Wales and parts of south-east England as yellow ice warning brings dangerous conditions for motorists, EU jabs climbdown:  Plans to introduce controls on Northern Ireland border to stop vaccine entering the UK abandoned after 'hostile' move sparked fury - but Brussels presses ahead with export ban that could stop 3.5m doses reaching Britain, Care home is locked down after 12 residents die from Covid while 18 more plus 30 staff test positive for the virus, Moment devastating fire that killed two guests broke out at five-star Loch Lomond hotel after night porter put hot ash in a cupboard with newspapers, Boris Johnson demands EU 'urgently clarify its intentions' after introducing Covid vaccine controls on Northern Ireland border to stop vaccines entering the UK - as bloc unveils export ban that could STOP 3.5 million jabs reaching Britain, White-out weekend: Met Office issues snow and ice warning for tomorrow with flurries due as far south as London - while flood-hit towns brace for MORE mayhem with 276 areas at risk of rising waters, EU steps up fight for UK jabs: Brussels say AstraZeneca contract guarantees them a supply of vaccines from BRITISH labs as they prepare to unveil export crackdown plans TODAY, Nicola Sturgeon is accused of taking the EU's side and risking vaccine rollout as she vows to publish details of UK's supplies despite Boris Johnson ordering her to keep them secret - as Brussels claims AstraZeneca is giving Britain too much, 'I'm Prime Minister of the WHOLE country': Boris Johnson defends trip to Scotland after being reported to police by nationalists - as he attacks Nicola Sturgeon and independence supporters who 'talk endlessly about another referendum', Could Nicola Sturgeon try to BAN Boris Johnson from going to Scotland?