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Scots pubs beg Nicola Sturgeon to let them open for Old Firm clash to avoid house party 'carnage'
Nicola Sturgeon to let them open for next weekend’s Old Firm match – or risk a Covid explosion linked to house parties for the big match.Licensed venues across Scotland cannot serve booze indoors after 6pm today – and Central Belt bars will close entirely for 16 days under new lockdown rules.But with the crunch Celtic vs Rangers league clash kicking off at 12.30pm on October 17, there are fears fans will gather in private homes, breaching the coronavirus rules.Now pub owners have asked for a rethink to allow fans to watch the game in pubs, where industry leaders say corona rules can be strictly supervised.Tony Cochrane, who runs pub and club venues in Scotland including Fat Sams and Duck Slattery’s in Dundee, Vienna’s in Paisley and the