Scottish independence: The Union has never been in a more perilous state
In this documentary, The Telegraph's Political Editor, Ben Riley-Smith, travels the length and breadth of Scotland, meeting politicians from across the spectrum to examine why appetite for independence is growing, whether there really will be a second referendum and if so, who will win.
With thanks to:
Charlotte Armitage
Jackie Baillie
Ian Blackford MP
Gordon Brown
John Cumming
Michael Gove MP
Ian Blackford
David Mundell MP
Oliver Mundell MSP
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Reporter: Ben Riley-Smith
Producer: Danielle Robinson
Camera: Andy Mackenzie
Production Manager: Carla De Nicola
Graphics: Mia Teixeria & Zhenqing Du
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June 22, 2021
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Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland aiming to lift Covid restrictions by August 9
Coronavirus restrictions in Scotland will remain in place until July 19, with legal restrictions in place until August 9, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
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The First Minister paused her roadmap, which was due to move from Level 0 from June 28 "for the next three weeks".
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June 22, 2021
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Watch again: Nicola Sturgeon expects Scottish restrictions to lift August 9
The Scottish Government plans to move out of Covid-19 restrictions on August 9 if possible, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
Speaking in the Scottish Parliament, she said changes to current restriction levels in Scotland will be postponed until July 19.
The First Minister said on that date it is hoped all of Scotland can move to the lowest level of restrictions, Level 0, three weeks later than initially planned on June 28.
She said increasing case numbers are behind the delay, after 2,167 cases were recorded in Scotland in the past 24 hours - the highest daily figure since January 8.
However, she set out a series of vaccination milestones and said if these and other criteria are met the majority of restrictions could be lifted by August 9.
She said: "Our assessment - on balance and assuming we meet the necessary conditions on vaccination and harm reduction - is that it would be possible and proportionate to lift the major remaining legal restrictions on 9 August.
"We will consider and make a final assessment nearer the time of whether - as we hope - this could include the lifting of the legal requirement to physically distance indoors as well as outdoors."
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June 22, 2021
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Duchess of Cambridge makes 'spiders' with children at Natural History Museum
The Duchess of Cambridge has joined youngsters taking part in a spider-making activity using pine cones and pipe cleaners, as she visited the Natural History Museum.
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The Duchess, who is a patron of the museum, learned about its new Urban Nature Project.
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June 22, 2021
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'Unsustainable': Brexit minister hints at changes to Northern Ireland protocol
Lord Frost has signalled that changes to the "unsustainable" Northern Ireland Protocol could be introduced, as he warned of the "chilling effect" it was having on trade and rising tensions in the region.
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The Brexit minister said it was "hard to see" how the agreement could last, as he acknowledged claims from outgoing DUP leader Edwin Poots that he has received a personal assurance of "significant" changes.
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June 22, 2021
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UK v rest of the world: How Britain has fallen behind other countries in reopening | Covid-19
With the delay of the much anticipated 'Freedom Day', which was supposed to see most Covid restrictions dropped on June 21, the UK has fallen behind many other nations in reopening the country.
Despite having a high rate of vaccinations, venues in the UK maintain strict capacity limits, mask wearing is mandatory and social distancing rules are still in place. Nightclubs are still not allowed to reopen.
While over in the US, mask wearing is no longer mandatory for those who have been vaccinated, concerts and other events are being held at full capacity and social distancing has been mostly abandoned.
In France, nightclubs will reopen indoors at nearly full capacity from July 9, a full ten days before the earliest possible date for further freedoms to be reinstated in the UK.
Watch the video above to see all the ways in which other countries are reopening before Britain.
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June 22, 2021
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Matt Hancock: UK 'on track' to reopen on July 19 - but strict border controls in place
The country is "on track" to reopen as planned on July 19, the Health Secretary has said, but strict border controls may remain in place to "protect the amazing progress" of our vaccination programme.
Matt Hancock told Sky News that due to the UK's successful vaccination rollout, which has seen 78.4 per cent of the population receive a first dose to date, the country is "on track to deliver Step 4 - the further openings - on July 19, which is good".
He said that the Government is looking to replace the restrictions currently in place at home with "protections that come from the vaccine", however he added that "it is more difficult freeing up international travel".
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June 22, 2021
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HMS Queen Elizabeth: On board Britain's £3bn warship on its maiden mission voyage
The HMS Queen Elizabeth is on its maiden operational voyage to take part in the fight against the Islamic State.
Stealth jets from the £3bn aircraft carrier are for the first time taking part in combat missions over Iraq as part of Operation Shader.
But in the eastern Mediterranean, Russian surveillance is also keeping the crew on alert.
Captain James Blackmore, Commander of the Airgroup, confirmed they had seen a "mixture" of Russian Sukhois and Migs and that they were in "visual range of the pilots".
He said that in the three days that they had been stationed off the coast of Cyprus, the pilots had seen the Russian jets every day that they had flown.
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June 22, 2021
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Samantha Cameron on turning imposter syndrome into a positive | Imposters Podcast
Have you ever felt like a fraud? That you don't belong in the room? That you could get found out at any moment? You're not alone. Each week on our new podcast, Imposters, The Telegraph's Women's Editor Claire Cohen meets a woman at the top of her game and finds out how she defeated imposter syndrome to get there.
Imposter Syndrome can take the form of perfectionism - as is the case for this week’s guest. Businesswoman Samantha Cameron tells the Telegraph’s Claire Cohen about her lifelong quest to perform better, both professionally and personally. She brings a notably positive spin to experiencing self-doubt - and reveals how it impacts those in the most powerful positions in the country, including her husband, David Cameron.
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June 22, 2021
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US Navy detonate a massive explosion in the Atlantic Ocean to test their warships
The US Navy has started a series of tests on its newest and most advanced aircraft carrier by detonating powerful explosions to determine whether the ship is ready for war.
The tests, known as 'Full Ship Shock Trials', have started in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast.
The US Geological Survey said the explosion registered as a 3.9 magnitude earthquake.
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June 21, 2021
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Watch again: MPs debate planning reforms in Commons as pressure piles on Boris Johnson
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MPs debate planning reforms in the House of Commons following the Conservative party's defeat in the Chesham and Amersham by-election.
Conservative MPs have criticised the proposed measures intended to increase housebuilding.
MPs have warned there is no evidence that Boris Johnson’s proposed planning reforms will accelerate house-building or make the process cheaper.
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June 21, 2021
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Brian Moore's Full Contact Rugby: Bob Skinstad & Matt Proudfoot on Springboks' chances vs the Lions
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We're less than a week away from the first British and Irish Lions game of the 2021 Tour, and joining former British and Irish Lions hooker Brian Moore in the studio to look ahead to the tour is the former South Africa captain and World Cup winner Bob Skinstad.
Bob gives us the lowdown on the current South Africa side who haven't played a test match since the 2019 World Cup final as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
England forwards coach Matt Proudfoot was part of the South African coaching setup for that World Cup win and he joins the show to discuss the upcoming series and where he feels it will be one and lost.
Elsewhere Harlequins produced a sensational comeback in the Gallagher Premiership, coming from 28-0 down to defeat Bristol. We speak to the Telegraph's Ben Coles, who was at Ashton Gate , about the match and also about next weeks final against defending Champions Exeter.
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June 21, 2021
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Boris Johnson: July 19 unlocking 'looking good' but 'rough winter' to come
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Boris Johnson said that July 19 was "looking good" but warned of a "rough winter" to come, as fears grow that restrictions could be reimposed later in the year.
Speaking to journalists during a visit to a laboratory in Hertfordshire, the Prime Minister admitted "you can never exclude that there will be some new disease, some new horror that we simply haven't budgeted for, or accounted for".
But he stressed the current data was "looking good for July 19 to be that terminus point".
However he noted that the risk of flu combined with Covid meant "we may have a rough winter for all sorts of reasons".
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June 21, 2021
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Stonehenge: Crowds defy advice to stay away on Summer Solstice day
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Visitors defied advice to stay away from the Stonehenge on the morning of the longest day.
Crowds were seen jumping the fence and gathering inside the stones after the Summer Solstice annual event had been cancelled.
The summer solstice, otherwise known as the longest day of the year, falls on June 21 marking the return of brighter evenings.
The English Heritage pulled a live feed of the sunrise at Stonehenge after people disregarded advice not to travel to the site.
It is the second year in a row the English Heritage have had to cancel the event.
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June 21, 2021
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Nicola Sturgeon must pay compensation for 'hypocritical' travel ban, Andy Burnham says
Andy Burnham is demanding that Nicola Sturgeon agrees to pay compensation to Manchester businesses and residents hit by her "hypocritical" travel ban between Scotland and parts of the north of England.
The mayor of Greater Manchester accused the First Minister of treating the north of England with "contempt" by abruptly announcing the "disproportionate" legal restrictions on Friday without any consultation.
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June 20, 2021
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At Ebrahim Raisi's victory rally in Iran as the ultra-conservative declared president-elect
Iran’s supreme leader declared a “victory” for Iran after the election of an ultra-hard line cleric as president saw anti-Western conservatives cement control of all branches of power for the first time in a decade.
Ebrahim Raisi, 60, was declared president elect on Saturday afternoon after taking more than 62 percent of votes.
Our Senior Foreign Correspondent, Roland Oliphant, was there for the victory rally.
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June 20, 2021
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Fireworks factory catches fire in Moscow
A warehouse holding a reported 16.5 tons of fireworks in central Moscow caught fire on Saturday, injuring several people.
Three firefighters and a warehouse employee were injured, and one firefighter was hospitalized.
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June 20, 2021
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Boris Johnson 'unfit to govern' says John Bercow following his decision to join Labour Party
Former House of Commons speaker, John Bercow said the UK government is "bad news" on Sunday following his decision to join the opposition Labour Party.
Bercow, who was once a Conservative Member of Parliament, also told Sky News that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was a "lousy governor."
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June 20, 2021
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Man on e-scooter tries to join 70mph traffic on motorway
Motorway patrol officers were "shocked" to see a man on an e-scooter attempting to join traffic on a motorway near Bradford.
West Yorkshire Police spotted the man, who was travelling at about 15mph, on the M606. Fortunately, police managed to stop him before he swerved into the path of vehicles going 70mph.
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June 20, 2021
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Thousands queue for 'Super Saturday' vaccines at London stadiums to beat Delta variant
Thousands of people have flocked to Covid-19 vaccination hubs across the UK in a “Super Saturday” drive to beat the Indian/Delta variant.
Football has made way for giant jab clinics at the Olympic Stadium, Stamford Bridge, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Charlton Athletic FC, Selhurst Park and Crystal Palace Athletics Centre.
Lengthy queues have also formed outside local community venues as officials try to vaccinate as many Londoners as possible at “super pop-up” clinics.
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June 19, 2021
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