Musicians beat quarantine rules by chartering fishing boat to sail from France

Your daily news update from The Scotsman [View email online]( [News]( [Sport]( [Arts and Culture]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Aug 17, 2020 Good morning, A group of [Scottish musicians chartered a fishing boat]( between France and the UK to beat new coronavirus quarantine rules - getting home with just 10 minutes to spare. The Dunedin Consort, based in Edinburgh, had travelled to France for a concert in Normandy - their first performance together since lockdown began in March. The [eight baroque musicians]( arrived at Hayling Island in Hampshire at 3.50am on Saturday after a five hour Channel crossing, just ten minutes before new government rules - stating that anyone coming back from France would have to isolate for two weeks - would have forced them to quarantine for two weeks. 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 [( 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 joy.yates@jpimedia.co.uk Joy Yates Editorial Director JPIMedia Scotland [Musicians beat quarantine rules by chartering fishing boat to sail from France]( A group of Scottish musicians chartered a fishing boat between France and the UK to beat new coronavirus quarantine rules - getting home with just 10 minutes to spare. [{$escapedtitle}]( [Article Image]( ['They killed him': Sister of train driver blames ScotRail bosses for his death]( The sister of the train driver killed in the Stonehaven crash last week has blamed ScotRail bosses for his death. [Article Image]( [Stonehaven train derailment: Scotland’s stations to fall silent a week on from rail disaster]( A silent tribute will be held to remember the three men who sadly lost their lives in tragedy. [Article Image]( [Douglas Ross apologises for missing VJ event to officiate football match]( Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has issued an apology after missing a VJ day event in order to officiate at a Scottish Premiership football match. [Article Image]( [No new Scots Covid deaths as case numbers fall again]( The number of Scots testing positive for Covid has fallen again by eight to 43, the latest daily figures show. [Article Image]( [MSPs say Scottish public ‘must get answers’ on Alex Salmond]( A Holyrood inquiry into the Scottish Government’s bungled handling of harassment claims against Alex Salmond must “get the answers that the public needs”, according to MSPs involved in the probe. [Article Image]( [Over 11,000 Scots sign up for coronavirus vaccine trials]( Over 65s, frontline workers and those from BAME communities are being encouraged to sign-up for the vaccine trials [Article Image]( [Pedestrian dies after collision with car on A96 between Keith and Huntly]( Police Scotland has announced that the road is closed in both directions as investigations continue. [View more news]( You have received this email as you are opted in to newsletters from The Scotsman, published by JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. To manage your individual newsletter preferences with us, please [click here]( and log in to your account. Alternatively you can [update]( your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive from JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, or [unsubscribe]( from all future emails. JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with registered number 11499982, having its registered address at 1, King Street, London, England, EC2V 8AU, United Kingdom. We will process your personal data in accordance with our [privacy policy](.