Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Security stepped-up in Scotland as Nicola Sturgeon brands Brussels attacks “senseless”

Middle earners will now pay more than those elsewhere in the UK
Middle earners will now pay more than those elsewhere in the UK

The First Minister has convened an emergency summit with security chiefs in response to the Brussels terror attacks.

Nicola Sturgeon, counter-terrorism officers and ministers agreed to boost security at public places across the country in the aftermath of the “senseless” bombings.

The Scottish Government insisted there is “no specific threat (of a terrorist attack) in Scotland” but warned members of the public to be vigilant at all times.

Following the meeting of the Scottish Government Resilience Committee (SGORR), Ms Sturgeon offered her condolences and support in a conversation with the Belgian Ambassador.

She said: “This has been an appalling and devastating attack. My thoughts are with everyone affected by the incident at Brussels airport and Maelbeek metro station.

“I convened a Scottish Government resilience meeting to ensure that in Scotland we are closely monitoring the situation. We are working alongside the UK Government and we stand ready to help in any way we can.

“While the UK threat level has not changed and there is no specific threat in Scotland, police patrols in place at airports and rail stations have been increased to provide reassurance.

“People in Scotland should be vigilant but go about their daily business without fear.

“Scotland is a diverse multi-cultural society and this diversity is our strength. Terrorist attacks are intended to divide us and destroy the freedoms and way of life we value so highly.

“We must unite as a community here at home – and in solidarity with those in Brussels – to make clear that they will not succeed.”

Deputy First Minister John Swinney, Culture, Europe and External Affairs Secretary, Fiona Hyslop, Justice Secretary Michael Matheson, Europe Minister Humza Yousaf and senior Police Scotland representatives and Scottish Government officials took part in the SGORR meeting.

The Scottish Government urged those concerned about the welfare of friends or family in Brussels to contact the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Crisis Centre on 020 700 8000.

Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said she was “thinking of everyone” caught-up in the attacks, described the bombings as “terrible”.

A motion of condolence will be agreed at the Scottish Parliament today.