Scotland's papers: Quarantine loophole 'blow' and vaccine milestone
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The Herald leads with the story that Scotland's new quarantine laws begin on Monday, but without the closure of a loophole that could allow people to avoid the measures by travelling via an English airport.
The Scotsman says a "war of words" has broken out between the Scottish and UK governments over the quarantine loophole, with Scottish ministers saying the UK "red list" system is not strict enough.
The Daily Mail says Scotland's quarantine plans, which require all international travellers to self-isolate in a hotel for 10 days, are in "chaos" with the new restrictions branded as "farcical".
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's "draconian stance" on quarantine hotels risks fuelling the spread of Covid-19 as people may be tempted to travel hundreds of miles to avoid the measures, reports The Daily Telegraph.
The Daily Express says the Scottish government has been forced to "backtrack" on checks at the Scotland-England border, reporting that the new restrictions will be imposed on all international travellers from 04:00 on Monday.
The i newspaper says the UK government has hit its target for the first priority groups to be vaccinated two months after the first jab was administered.
"15,062,189 reasons to be cheerful" is the headline on the front page of the Metro, the newspaper referring to the milestone of 15 million vaccinations which was passed over the weekend.
The Daily Record says the over-80s in hospital have been hit with a "vaccine ban" as doctors delay the jab until patients are discharged so side effects are not confused with other symptoms.
Scotland and England are poised to diverge over coronavirus restrictions once again as they plan different routes out of the current Covid lockdown, reports The Times.
The National reports that there have been demands for Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton to apologise for a "vile outburst" aimed at a female SNP MSP during a Zoom meeting.
Like many of the papers, the Daily Star reports on the announcement from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex that they are expecting their second child, the paper remarking that a "publicity shy woman" decided to inform "7.76 billion people" of the news.
The Courier says dozens of officers were involved in an "armed siege" on a Dundee street that lasted all day on Sunday, the newspaper reporting that it was believed to be be a "hostage situation".
The Evening Telegraph also reports the siege as a "hostage incident", the newspaper picturing armed police outside the house in Balunie Street.
The Press and Journal pictures a car buried by a snow drift on its front page, but warns that there are now flood alerts following the "snow chaos".
The Glasgow Times reveals the city's councillors with the "best and worst records" for attending meetings of the council.
The mother of a sick child has praised "local heroes" who cleared snow from roads so that her son's medicine could get through, reports the Edinburgh Evening News.
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