Face masks, travel restrictions and working from home to continue beyond level 0

The requirement to wear face coverings, advice to work from home and restrictions on international travel are likely to remain in Scotland beyond level zero, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. [View email online]( [Subscribe today]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Jun 23, 2021 [Sam Shedden] Sam Shedden Engagement Editor Good morning, Welcome to your midweek newsletter from [The Scotsman.]( Oh dear. [Last night's clash with Croatia]( was not the result we all so desperately hope for. The Scots succumbed to the Croatians and finished bottom of Group D after a 3-1 defeat at Hampden to be eliminated from Euro 2020. [Here's how our sports writers rated every Scotland player out of 10.]( In Covid news, the requirement to wear face coverings, advice to work from home and restrictions on international travel [are likely to remain in Scotland beyond level zero](, the First Minister warned. [Covid Scotland: Face masks, travel restrictions and working from home to continue beyond level 0]( The requirement to wear face coverings, advice to work from home and restrictions on international travel are likely to remain in Scotland beyond level zero, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. [{$escapedtitle}]( Scotland's tread of failure goes on The nights are now drawing in, and Scotland are out. This was the depressing bulletin of news from Hampden Park. Alan Patullo reflects on the highs and lows of our final Euro 2020 game. ["There was little of the control of Wembley, there was little of the artistry. There was no… well, you know who.](" 'Boris Johnson will not grant referendum on Scottish independence before 2024' [Michael Gove has said he “can’t see” Boris Johnson granting a new Scottish independence referendum]( before the next general election in 2024 – insisting the Prime Minister is completely focused on recovery from the Covid pandemic “for the lifetime of this parliament”. The Senior Cabinet minister – who is responsible for countering the push for independence – is likely to infuriate the SNP with his comments, which appear to go further than other ministers who have said that this is the wrong time for another referendum. £1 for two months of unlimited Scotsman access For one more week it is only £1 for two months of access to The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday digital newspapers and website. 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