FEARS NEW LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS Halloween is going to be a horror show for us all if it’s cancelled this year
Hundreds of antimask campaigners have flocked to Edinburgh in a protest to “stand for freedom to choose”.
The activists held a protest at the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh yesterday lunchtime.
The group, known as Saving Scotland, say they are protesting against mandatory face covering rules and the search for a vaccine. Some 600 protesters have reportedly turned up for the rally.
The event kicked off at 1pm, with antimaskers marching from the car park at the foot of Arthur’s Seat to the Parliament buildings.
Speakers including University College Dublin professor of medicine Dolores Cahill and Macclesfield-based Scots GP Dr Malcolm Kendrick were due to address the crowds.
Organisers say it is “time to stand up together” and fight “for the freedom to choose”.
Last month, an anti-mask coronavirus conspiracy group were banned from a
A peckish spaniel had a lucky escape after swallowing a discarded face mask.
Kobe was rushed to the vet by his horrified owner after realising the pooch had wolfed down the surgical face covering.
Vets at the University of Glasgow’s Small Animal Hospital popular Edinburgh park after hurling abuse at schoolgirls.
The Edinburgh Resistance 2020 extremists – who openly criticise those for following the Government’s Covid-19 guidance – targeted two teenage girls as they walked through The Meadows.
The conspiracy theorists likened the girls strolling through the popular beauty spot to the “Hitler Youth” for wearing face coverings. decided to try to make Kobe sick before the mask could cause damage to his intestines.
And luckily, the dog was able to vomit it back up in one piece.
The hospital said: “You can see from Kobe’s sad expression that this was not a fun experience.”
A rise in cases has led to localised lockdowns – and many fear restrictions on movement will spoil a lucrative pumpkin picking season.
John Laird, of Cairnie Farm in Cupar, Fife, who has been growing pumpkins for 21 years, said: “Our original small patch had 300 to 400 pumpkins which sold out. “The interest has quietly grown every year to 12,000 pumpkins. “The impact would be huge if Nicola Sturgeon prevents people travelling because people come from all over for our pumpkins. “If she decides to shut festivities down, it would be a struggle for us. “Outbreaks are increasing on a daily basis and places are in shutdown but we’re in the countryside and we hope we can go ahead with the whole event. “It’s hard to tell what’s happening in any 24 hours and we have to respond to it any way we can.
“It would be scary for the few farmers in Scotland who grow pumpkins.
“It would be especial ly terrifying for us. “The