NICOLA Sturgeon hasn t had a day off in a year while dealing with the Covid crisis, it has emerged. The First Minster, who is seeking reelection on Thursday, says the last year has been the most difficult and challenging year of my life . She said: It has stretched my resilience to the limits and tested me to my very limits, just the weight of decision making, knowing that every single decision we are having to take has such a profound impact, asking people to stay away from loved ones. However, she added: I have not had it as hard as many people across the country and reminding myself of that every day has been one of the ways I have managed to get through it.
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There will be plenty to discuss when G7 foreign and development ministers arrive in London for three days of talks hosted by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. Ministers are expected to focus on the situation in Russia amid concern over the treatment of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and recent reports on Moscow’s clandestine operations abroad; China’s treatment of the Uighurs of Xinjiang, its crackdown on opposition in Hong Kong, and growing maritime assertiveness; the appalling situation in Myanmar following the 1 February coup; and relations with Iran. In addition to the formal meeting, which opens on Tuesday, Raab has several one-to-ones scheduled, including with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. The visit is Blinken’s first since taking up his post, and he’ll also meet with Prime Minister Boris Johnson before
Scottish election 2021: Simple guide to North East Scotland regional list
There will be a number of issues for the candidates to consider in the North East
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From oil and gas to fishing and farming, the North East Scotland region has one of the most diverse economies in the country.
RBS owner headquarters would move to London in event of Scottish independence, boss says
RBS, which is owned by NatWest, is a major employer in Scotland
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Royal Bank of Scotland owner NatWest Group has repeated that it would move its registered headquarters to London if the country became independent.
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She put forward The Choosing, one of the first poems she ever wrote as a Glasgow School of Art student – which was based on her school days in Lanarkshire - as an example of a poem she felt had been over-looked.
Her poems The Bargain, My Rival’s House, View of Scotland/Love Poem and Last Supper have all been part of the curriculum in recent years.
Asked about the teaching of her work in schools by podcast host Nicola Roy, Lochhead said: “They’ve picked five poems for the curriculum. Only some of them are ones I’d have picked.