Scotland’s papers: Students make ‘great escape’ and virus ‘accelerating’

Scotland’s papers: Students make ‘great escape’ and virus ‘accelerating’

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Hundreds of students have fled university campuses in a “mass exodus”, defying of Covid-19 rules that they should not return home, reports the Sunday Mail.

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The Mail on Sunday also leads with the story of students heading home, the newspaper saying the “mass revolt” saw students dodging police and university security as they rushed from halls.

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The Herald reports comments by the national clinical director Jason Leitch on Saturday, who said the pandemic was now “accelerating” in Scotland as 714 new cases were detected.

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The coronavirus pandemic has been the “perfect excuse” for the nation’s “problem drinkers”, says the Scotland on Sunday.

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SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has accused Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak of “deliberately” choosing to let unemployment rise and cause “misery to millions”, reports the Sunday National.

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The Sunday Times says Boris Johnson is “ushering in a new revolution” at the top of British broadcasting by offering two of the top jobs in television to critics of the BBC.

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Scotland striker Marc McNulty was arrested by police investigating allegations of match fixing in football, according to the Sun on Sunday.

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The prime minister has paid tribute to hundreds of “coronavirus heroes” who will be named in the Queen’s birthday honours list next month, says the Sunday Express.

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