the the red clay site has showed that we need that anger back again in the in the chambers both at holyrood in westminster both degreed in politics feminism in that these forces part of this great radical coalition and that's the arc of that great radical caution hold together i think the coalition has to hang together as a hang separately to remember an old phrase there are new forces in play and i i was out of a master assembly the other week called by an organization called all the one banner which is the organization has been organizing the mass demonstrations that we've seen in scotland over the last. 18 months the biggest demonstrations i have seen in my lifetime calling for independence and that the this this assembly which had delegates from all across colton there was a lot of talk about what how we need to bring together the movement against climate change with the movement for independence because we've got one we've only got one nation we want to go one earth and only people are going to look after scotland's environment are the scots and selves and for that they need to have in

they are due to go through the holyrood parliament in just one day tomorrow, and the coronavirus arrivedf the uk. 0ne later than it did in other parts of the uk. one of the reasons why there isa the uk. one of the reasons why there is a slightly lower number of cases here at the moment. but the scottish government are aware that might not remain the case. one of the special covid wards treating patients with the virus — this is the front line for nhs staff. and more space is being prepared in borders general hospital. they know there will be more cases. over 1,000 coronavirus patients are being treated in scottish hospitals. beds are ready for 2,000 more. the lockdown measures are being pretty well observed in scotland, but the virus continues to spread, there are more positive cases. and that's notjust because more tests are being done. the worrying thing is that the proportion of tests coming back positive is increasing. in response, the scottish government announced sweeping new emergency powers, to stop tenants being evicted as well as major changes to the criminaljustice system. are

in holyrood, the first minister said she wanted everyone in scotland to be clear what was expected ofd already been told that they must stay at home. we have now set more stringent limits to that. the overall message is very clear, people must stay—at—home. i know how hard this is for everybody, but people should not be meeting friends, they should not be meeting family members who live outside of their home, and as i have said previously, for all of us right now, life should not be feeling normal. if it is, then you are almost certainly not sticking to the rules that we are asking people to abide by. i am confident that the vast majority of people will comply with these rules, and i want to thank everyone in advance for doing that. however, later this week, the emergency legislation that parliament will discuss shortly will give us powers of enforcement, and i want to be very clear, we will use these powers if necessary. nicola sturgeon. and the scottish parliament chamber is to shut down for a week as the country goes into what the first minister called an effective lockdown. in wal

nicola sturgeon speaking at holyrood this lunchtime. let's have a look at the weather.oment, apart from the far north—west of scotland. the winds will ease a little bit through the night, the rain trying to make some progress south eastwards, but it is not making much progress. for england and wales we keep clear space through the night. it is going to be quite a chilly night with parts of the midlands, east anglia, the south and south—east of england likely to get down to freezing or a touch below. tomorrow for england and wales, spells of sunshine with northern ireland and scotland, to slow—moving pa nto and northern ireland and scotland, to slow—moving panto and rain will set in place. the rain will be on an offer most. a little bit brighter but cold for the far north and west of scotland. further south, temperatures once again in parts of merseyside, north wales could get to 16 or 17 degrees. looking further ahead, more sunshine to come across england and wales, always more in the way of cloud in northern ireland and scotland. calls for more clarity, after the gover

nicola sturgeon made that announcement during first minister‘s questions at holyrood.epartment of health saying it was an elderly patient who had an underlying health condition. i then used to bring you from the last few minutes, our row corresponding only diamond is reporting that the queen has left buckingham palace for windsor, her easter visit to windsor has been brought forward and extended by a week. concerns around the queen, that she is kept away from any possibility of contracting coronavirus, as indeed we are concerned for everyone. but news that the queen has left buckingham palace, says our royal correspondent. news of hundreds of british nationals who are stuck in peru, around 400 british nationals, we are told, our transport correspondent is reporting that all travel was banned in and out in the country and that the government here is lobbying the authorities in lima to lift restrictions so that people can get home from the. facing questions in the commons, dominic rob said he was asking the peruvian authorities to lift those restrictions so that rescue f

speaking at holyrood she urged people to continue to abide by the restrictions introduced to try to damp over the next couple of days, a weekend at home may feel especially difficult for you so i hope you stick to the rules and do what you are told by your parents and carers but also remember to have fun and i have seen lots of examples on social media of young people coming up with new and inventive ways to have fun while in the house. i am also thinking about grandparents, my own mum and dad who easily look forward toa mum and dad who easily look forward to a visit at the weekend and i would say to young people, make sure you pick up the phone to your grandparents this weekend or fight facetime them —— facetime them. i'm sure they would really appreciate it. i want to just remind people and underline why these rules are in place, it is because they are vital. staying at home more than any other single measure is the way that we can support and protect our nhs and it is ultimately the way in which we can all contribute to saving lives. let us catch up with the weather prospects. there h