Alex Salmond Inquiry row as Rape Crisis Scotland calls for 'emergency' summit over publication of evidence

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentTel-Aviv-based Cinephil, the sales company behind triple-Oscar nominated “Flee,” has snapped up world rights, excluding U.S., to Italian director Nicolò Bassetti’s transgender-themed doc “Into My Name,” which is executive-produced by Elliot Page.UTA Independent Film Group will be handling North American rights. The buzzy doc, which world-premieres at the Berlin Film Festival in the Panorama Documentary section, stems from Bassetti’s personal experience with the gender transition of his child, Matteo.“Into My Name” provides an intimate look at the universal challenges of gender transition by observing a tight-knit group of trans friends in the central Italian city of Bologna. Cinephil managing director Olivier Tournaud in a statement said that he was “immediately taken” by Bassetti’s “sensitive and relatable exploration of the many facets of gender and even more so the love letter from a father to his son.”“Into My Name is timely and spotlights voices that need to be heard; this is exactly the kind of film Cinephil is proud to represent,” Tournaud noted.Bassetti underlined that for him the doc “is a deeply personal project, both as a parent of a transgender son and as a director who has always explored individual paths that show our shared humanity.” “I trust that together with a strong partner such as Cinephil, we can add to the awareness and understanding of trans issues with international audiences,” the director said.The doc’s characters, Nico, Leo, Andrea and Raff — whose ages span from their mid-20s to mid-30s — come from different parts of Italy, and started their gender transition from a female to a male identity at different times in their lives.

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The SNP would fail to win a Yes vote in the wake of the Alex Salmond inquiry, a new poll has revealed.A bombshell survey found that the majority of people in Scotland no longer want to break away from the rest of the United Kingdom.It is clear evidence that the feud between First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her former mentor now threatens to destroy their political dream.The Survation survey for the Sunday Mail revealed support for independence has dropped from 58 per cent in October to a 50/50 split.It is the first time in 22 consecutive polls that Yes has not had a lead. Support for independence has averaged about 54 per cent in recent times.

SFA, SPFL and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will consider a restart.Clubs are now exploring the possibility of a campaign reduced even further to just 18 games and Wishart is open to that if it gets PFA Scotland members playing.He said: “A survey of lower league players shows that 89 per cent of them want to return to playing.“There’s a real desire to return. 70 per cent of players have even said they’d be willing to get back without testing.“Some of it is down to mental health issues involved in not playing but ultimately, they just want to get back to work.“If it means going to an 18-game season, that might be the only way to get the campaign finished.

told the Holyrood Inquiry the name had been shared with his former chief of staff.A Holyrood committee is investigating the SNP Government’s botched handling of sexual misconduct complaints against Salmond when he was First Minister.Salmond took the government to court and it was agreed the internal probe, which destroyed his friendship with Nicola Sturgeon, had been unlawful and tainted by apparent bias.He was separately acquitted of sexual offences after a trial last year.In a bombshell submission to the Inquiry, the former First Minister accused Sturgeon of misleading parliament and breaching the ministerial code of conduct on aspects of the tainted government probe.He has also accused Sturgeon’s husband, SNP chief executive Peter

Ruth Davidson on the eve of Salmond’s appearance in front of the Inquiry.The First Minister was also quizzed on whether the name of one of the women who accused Salmond of sexual misconduct had been inappropriately released.A Holyrood Inquiry is examining the SNP Government’s unlawful investigation into sexual misconduct complaints against Salmond when he was First Minister.The former FM, who was also acquitted of sexual offences charges after a criminal trial, claims SNP figures close to Sturgeon plotted against him.Despite being established to get to the bottom of the botched Government prove, the running of the Holyrood inquiry has become part of the story.In a submission by Salmond, he accused Sturgeon of misleading parliament and

coronavirus case number in all local authority areas in Scotland has been published by health officials.Public Health Scotland said that in the week between February 15 and 21, Scotland recorded a total of 5,736 positive cases of Covid-19 - which represents 5.0% of people tested for the virus.Scotland’s seven-day positivity rate per 100,000 population in those seven days stood at 105.0, according to the latest data.Falkirk recorded the highest number of cases per 100,000 population during this period, with West Lothian, North Lanarkshire, East Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire all recording high figures.Shetland and Orkney recorded no new coronavirus cases over the seven days.Nicola Sturgeon said that Scotland is now seeing lower test

UEFA's top medical man.Scotland have qualified for a first major tournament since 1998 and have two games at Hampden plus a trip to London to face England.But with the coronavirus situation still delicate it's far from certain that fans will be allowed to attend games at Euro 2020.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon hasn't given an indication of when supporters could return to stadiums, but UEFA's top advisor has offered hope.He insists the Tartan Army could be there to roar on Steve Clarke's team, including for the clash with the Auld Enemy.And UEFA's chief advisor, Dr Daniel Koch, a top Swiss expert on global pandemics, reckons fans could yet be allowed to travel internationally to the games.He said: "First of all, there is no way the Euros

latest plan to ease restrictions yesterday but it was criticised for not looking beyond the end of April.The UK Government's routemap out of lockdown for England claimed all social restrictions could end as early as June 21.But Sturgeon said she would be “making it up” if she gave a specific date for the end of coronavirus restrictions.Speaking at the coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh on Wednesday, the SNP leader questioned Johnson's June 21 date.“If I was to give you a fixed, hard and fast date right now, I would pretty much be making it up and I don’t think that’s the approach I should take with you,” she said.Under the Scottish plan, council areas will not return to level three of lockdown - when non-essential retail and hairdressers can

Phillip Schofield has written an emotional message on his kitchen chalkboard about his plans for the coming months once the country comes out of lockdown.And This Morning presenter Phillip is sure to strike a chord with everyone else who has delayed plans to do the simple things in life as a result of Covid restrictions.The dad of two wrote down his own roadmap out of Covid following the release of Boris Johnson's four-step plan for easing coronavirus restrictions and plan to see lockdown restrictions lifted by June 21 in England.The Scottish government's approach is more cautious with Nicola Sturgeon saying restrictions across Scotland should be "significantly eased" by late April with non-essential shops, gyms, hospitality businesses and

direct to your inbox Plans to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the UK vary across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. On Tuesday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unveiled a phased plan to lift lockdown in Scotland, which could see the country move back to the levels system of coronavirus restrictions from April 26.

Covid-19 cases and death rates steadily on the decline and clear evidence that the vaccination programme is exceeding expectations, a return to some normality looks a realistic target for the summer.That's good news for football fans who are hoping and praying that pubs, and maybe even stadia, will be open for Scotland's return to the big stage in the European championships.The governments in Holyrood and Westminster, however, have taken drastically different approaches in terms of what comes next.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Stirling’s future steps out of lockdown have been outlined, with the region’s frozen hospitality sector on track for a possible April restart.The latest routemap laid out by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reveals plans to return Scotland to the previous levels system by the end of April.The changes come on the back of positivity regarding case numbers across Scotland, as well as the successful rollout of the vaccine.Local officials confirmed at the end of last week that more than 75,000 people had now received the jab across Forth Valley.The initial step out of lockdown will see a possible relaxation on rules surrounding care home visiting by the

could be back in class by March 15 with high schools fully open by April 5.But opposition MSPs and business leaders criticised today's document for lacking detail.Speaking to MSPs, Sturgeon said lockdown would ease in phases - separated by intervals of at least three weeks - culminating in the removal of the stay at home order on April 5.Scotland will move back to a regional system of restrictions by the end of that month.The rest of primary school years, as well as more senior phase pupils in secondary schools, will be part of the second phase – which will come no earlier than March 15 – along with an increase in outdoor mixing to four people from two households.Communal worship, a further extension to outdoor mixing and more freedoms in

A spokesperson for the Scottish Parliament said: “The Crown Office wrote to the SPCB last night. We have asked the Crown Office to clarify its concern so that we can respond today.” A Holyrood committee is investigating the SNP Government’s botched handling of sexual misconduct complaints against Salmond when he was First Minister.

"route map" is published.

Prime Minister set out four steps to lift restrictions, warning there would need to be at least five weeks between each to judge the impact on infections and deaths.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon earlier said Scotland’s route out of lockdown, which is due to be announced on Tuesday, would be “broadly similar” to the UK Government’s.But Sturgeon added that her plans would only give indications of the phasing of restrictions easing, and would not provide reopening dates.In the Commons, Johnson put optimistic datelines against opening up and said the first “limited changes” in England will be made on March 29 when some schools go on Easter holidays allowing people to meet up outdoors.

First Minister left a four nations call with the Prime Minister and the leaders of the other devolved administrations to take part in her regular coronavirus broadcast today.With the call between the leaders coming as plans for the easing of lockdown restrictions are being unveiled, the Scottish Tories accused the First Minister of having the wrong priority.A Conservative spokesman said: “It will raise more than a few eyebrows that Nicola Sturgeon’s priority is the BBC briefing over working together constructively with other governments.”He added: “She missed a pivotal discussion in favour of a TV appearance where nothing was announced.“It shows the value that the SNP leader puts on these BBC briefings in the run-up to the election in

pupils in P1-3 comes with a warning that Scots have to stick to the rules and be patient while the mass vaccination programme continues to work its way round the country.Calls are growing on the Scottish and UK governments to set out a safe return to “normality” as evidence starts to build about the positive impact of the Covid-19 jags.Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson are both preparing to set out their route maps to lifting harsh rules as coronavirus gets beaten back.Yesterday, a key adviser to Nicola Sturgeon said the phased approach - starting with primary school - is important to see how relaxing rules changes the spread of the virus.Professor Devi Sridhar said: “We’re learning from Denmark who are ahead of us by several weeks and also

budget.Party strategists hailed the “fantastic news” as Scots prepare for an election in May.But the Tory opposition leader warned the focus is a damaging distraction during the pandemic and financial crisis.There is no date for a second referendum and Prime Minister Boris Johnson opposes all calls for another vote.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has suggested one in the next parliamentary session, assuming an SNP victory in May.