Airdrie MP welcomes Scottish Government funding to support people in creative industries hit by Covid-19

coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours.

coronavirus pandemic. Scots are expected to stay at home while tough restrictions remain in place across the country - but can leave for essential purposes, such as exercising.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Scottish Government has announced.Jeane Freeman also announced 543 new cases of the virus have been identified overnight across the country.Since the start of the pandemic, 7, 371 people have lost their lives to coronavirus in Scotland with total positive cases in Scotland 203,555.A total of 750 people are being treated in hospital, with 65 in ICU.It comes after Nicola Sturgeon announced all school kids in Scotland will go back to the classroom after the

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coronavirus in the last 24 hours.Figures released by the Scottish Government this afternoon reveal 572 new cases of the virus have been recorded overnight.The total number of cases in Scotland now stands at 202,084 with the total death toll at 7,131, of people who have tested positive within 28 days.There are 837 people in hospital with the virus and 78 are being treated in intensive care.The news comes as care home relatives prepare for the reintroduction of indoor visiting this week.Concerns

coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours.The Scottish Government confirmed the latest statistics this afternoon, which reveal 525 new cases of the virus have been identified overnight.This brings with total death toll since the pandemic began to 7,129, of people who tested positive within 28 days.There are 898 people in hospital with the virus and 74 are being treated in intensive care.It comes as health secretary Jeane Freeman confirmed the vaccine rollout will be organised by age rather

link!Mr Neil said: “With the Scottish Government rolling out the Scottish Child Payment and supporting hundreds of thousands of families across Scotland with the £100 Covid winter hardship payment, we are making a real difference to people’s lives and lifting children out of poverty.“This has been an incredibly difficult time for families in Airdrie who may have faced lost earnings, increased food bills and cold weather.“The £100 winter payment will hopefully have eased the financial strain many

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A national housebuilder is refusing to back down after its £37million plan for a new estate was outlawed by the Scottish Government.People in Erskine thought the waterfront land was safe after Persimmon Homes was twice told to take a hike on building 246 homes.But now it has emerged the application is not dead in the water - and the builder is having a final kick at the ball.Persimmon is challenging the

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in North Lanarkshire are to benefit from almost £200,000 of extra funding.The Scottish Government has committed £145.3 million to alcohol and drug rehabilitation services across the country, including £50m to reduce drugs deaths.The Scottish Budget for 2021/22 has committed a total of £16 billion to improving the nation’s health and supporting the NHS in its recovery

coronavirus in the last 24 hours.The Scottish Government also announced a further 827 positive cases have been detected overnight, bringing the total to 197,469.The Scottish death toll now stands at 6,950 since the start of the pandemic last March.9,053 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.A total of 1,132 patients are currently being treated in hospital for the deadly virus with 99 in intensive care.It comes as a nurse has accused

coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced a further 803 positive cases have been detected overnight, bringing the total to 196,642.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.New housing association homes are to be built in Drymen to replace housing originally built in the 1960s.Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park has approved an application by Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd for 15 semi-detached and terraced houses on a site at Conic Way and Montrose Way.The homes will replace 18 houses for the elderly run by the association, which were demolished recently.In

Jeane Freeman, Unison head of health Willie Duffy said the private sector should only be turned to as a “last resort”.Duffy said some health boards have been employing private contractors instead of their own workers or NHS bank staff.According to the union, private contractors receive £231 for a three-and-a-half-hour shift, while bank staff or full-time workers cost just £56.63.Duffy said: “Many retired staff have also returned to practice to undertake vaccinator roles.

Game of Thrones actors Rose Leslie and Kit Harington have become parents to a bouncing baby boy.And Aberdeen born Rose who played Ygritte, a wildling, and her husband who played Night Watch member Jon Snow on the hit show are said to be 'very very happy' according to their publicist.Rose, who was also in Downton Abbey, confirmed she was pregnant with her first child last September and that she and Kit had been spending the pandemic lockdown in “the countryside” in East Anglia, England.The two

LONDON -- The house of Harington and Leslie has an heir.“Game of Thrones” stars Rose Leslie and Kit Harington have welcomed a baby boy, their first child together.Harington's publicist Marianna Shafran confirmed the birth Tuesday, saying Harington and Leslie are “very very happy!”No further details were given.It's the first child for both the 34-year-old Scottish actor Leslie and the 34-year-old English actor Harington, who married in 2018.They announced in September that they were expecting the

Kit Harington and Rose Leslie have entered the journey of parenthood after welcoming a baby boy. The couple,who got married in Scotland in 2018, announced the news by stepping out with their baby on Tuesday in London.The pair are said to be 'very, very happy' according to their representative who confirmed the birth.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded over the last 24 hours. 908 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 190,913.1,449 people are in hospital being treated for the deadly virus while 110 people remain in intensive care.

primary 1-3 could return from February 22, along with senior phase secondary students who need school resources to complete coursework.A final decision will be made by the SNP government on Tuesday and will depend on the prevalence of the virus.Today, Health Secretary Jeane Freeman told the Scottish Government coronavirus briefing on Friday that ministers will be cautious in their decision.Also speaking at the briefing, national clinical director Jason Leitch said progress on reducing the spread

Bi-fab yards have been bought in a nearly £1million deal.Uncertainty has long hung over the wind turbine manufacturing yards which had aimed to help make Scotland the 'Saudi Arabia of wind'.But today it has been confirmed that Infrastrata, who own the famous Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, have bought the facilities in Methil in Fife and Arnish on the Isle of Lewis in a £850,000 deal.The yards had initially been rescued by the Scottish Government in 2017 but entered administration last