British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called the devolution of powers to Scotland "a disaster", a comment that played into the hands of Scottish nationalists as recent polls show a majority of Scots now support independence.

One Winnipeg cultural society has arranged pop-up concerts to spread cheer among the COVID-19 pandemic.

The train’s driver is believed to be among the dead, but formal identification has yet to take place, the British Transport Police force said.

Officials in Scotland ordered bars, cafes and restaurants in the city of Aberdeen to close Wednesday, reimposing anti-virus restrictions after a cluster of 54 COVID-19 cases in the area was linked to a single bar.

'We can't allow ourselves to be dragged along in the wake of another government's ... shambolic decision-making process,' said Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Greater Glasgow Police said the situation is "contained at this time and there is no danger to the general public.''

The coronavirus pandemic and her husband's cancer postponed a Cranbrook, B.C., woman's birthday trip to Scotland, but it did not stop the spirit of Scotland from coming to her.

The plan to make sanitary products free is expected to pass its first vote in the devolved Scottish parliament on Tuesday.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's victory could potentially imperil the future of the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

A majority of Scottish voters voted against independence in 2014, but now that a separatist, anti-Brexit party has won a landslide in the U.K. election, the push to revisit the question appears to have gained strength.