What time is Nicola Sturgeon's announcement? Where to watch and what to expect?
The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel  Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox. Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  Nicola Sturgeon is set to make announcement on Scotland's 'Freedom Day' later today in the Scottish Parliament. The First Minister will also update Holyrood on the latest on the coronavirus pandemic across the country as cases continue to rise in some parts. The Delta variant, which originated in India, has spread rapidly across Scotland which led to a delay in the lifting of lockdown. Testing and the vaccination programme has been ramped up in recent months in order to stem the spread of the virus which has killed more than 7,600 people in Scotland. At present the Western Isles, Shetland, Orkney and some of the smaller islands are in Level 0. (Image: Getty Images)  The rest of the country is in either Level 1 or Level 2. Nicola Sturgeon is set to get to her feet in the Holyrood chamber at around 2.20pm today. The parliamentary session gets underway at 2pm where a number of Topical Questions are expected to be answered by Scottish Government ministers. The SNP could address MSPs earlier or a bit later but we'll keep you up to date on timings. The covid statement by the First Minister will be shown on the Daily Record's Facebook page. We will also be covering the announcement in our live covid blog. It will also be available to view on BBC One Scotland and streamed live on the Scottish Parliament Facebook page. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament last week Nicola Sturgeon said it was 'likely' she would announce a three-week delay to lockdown being lifted. It expected the First Minister will reveal when Scotland's Freedom Day will be. Boris Johnson announced last week that England's Freedom Day would be July 19 which is expected to be similar to what Sturgeon could announce today.