Amazing ideas for days out as top attractions reopen across Scotland

hit by a car has raised more than £13,000 to give her 'the send off she deserves'. Robyn Knox, 3, was seriously injured after being hit by the Nissan Micra in Townhill, near Dunfermline, on Monday morning.

took his own life. Paul Quinn, 19, passed away around 1.30am on Thursday, July 30, from a drug overdose five weeks after a close friend had sadly died.

has confirmed after weeks of planning.When will schools reopen?As previously announced, primary and high schools will reopen from August 11, following scientific evidence and advice that it is safe to do so.Schools will be allowed to reopen on a phased basis during the first week, but all pupils will be back full-time as of August 18.Will pupils need to socially distance when at school?Pupils of primary school will age will not have to socially distance.The scientific advice also makes clear

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere have been 17 new cases of the coronavirus confirmed in Scotland in the last 24 hours.Latest figures were released by the Scottish Government as part of its daily coronavirus update to the nation – and on the day it was confirmed full-time in-school learning will return from next month.Scotland's COVID-19 death toll remains at 2,491 although 4,201 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, July

second wave of infections.Confirmation that the length of time is to increase came in a joint statement from the UK’s four Chief Medical Officers.Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy chief medical officer, told reporters the change was being made due to the “low but real possibility of infectiousness” between seven and ten days after the onset of the illness.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood,

coronavirus symptoms in England will be ordered to self-isolate for ten days rather than seven, the UK government is due to announce today with the Scottish government expected to swiftly follow.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded no coronavirus deaths for a 12th successive day - and confirmed cases are up by just four.Latest figures from the Scottish Government show the country's  COVID-19 death toll remains at 2,491 although 4,193 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, July 19 where the disease was mentioned on the death certificate.In NHS Ayrshire and Arran no new confirmed cases have been reported

Do you have a coronavirus related story? Email [email protected] enhanced testing regime for Covid-19 in schools might not be ready for the full-time return to class on August 11, John Swinney admitted.The Education Secretary said public health officials are working to that timetable “at speed” but he could not give a guarantee to MSPs probing progress today.Swinney was providing with just three weeks until schools can resume in Scotland.Swinney said there will be sample testing to

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNo new coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland for an 11th straight day.Scotland's COVID-19 death toll remains at 2,491 although 4,193 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, July 19 where the disease was mentioned on the death certificate.The Scottish Government released new figures this afternoon as part of its daily coronavirus update to the nation.Across Scotland, a total of 346,255

Historic Scotland have confirmed that three of Scotland's most popular castles are set to re-open next week.Posting on social media, the organisation revealed that it would be "opening the gates" and "lowering the drawbridges" at Edinburgh Castle, Stirling Castle and Urquhart Castle.Visitors will be allowed to return to the iconic sites from Saturday August 1st.Posting on their Facebook page, the wrote: "There’ll be a few changes to make sure all our staff and visitors stay safe, but there’s

Nicola Sturgeon has said shielding in Scotland will be paused as of August 1 as long as the Covid-19 infection rate continues to decline at its present rate.About 180,000 people Scots were told by medical professionals to remain at home from March as they were at the greatest risk of becoming seriously ill or dying from the virus.But the First Minister said that as of tomorrow, they would be able to meet indoors in groups of up to eight people from up to two other households, as well as being

coronavirus lockdown today with beauty salons and tattoo parlours opening for the first time since late March. Enhanced safety measures will be put in place to prevent any spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus.

breast cancer has been chosen to front a new charity appeal.Lynsey Ritchie hit the headlines earlier this year by throwing a “Thanks for the mammaries” party ahead of double mastectomy surgery.The 43-year-old wrote movingly on her blog about ordering a boob cake to mark the occasion.And now - a year on from her own diagnosis - the mum-of-four has been chosen to help launch in Scotland an urgent new appeal to get life-saving work back on track.She’s supporting Cancer Research UK as it launches an

lockdown restrictions and starts shopping on the high street again, many parents are stocking up on uniforms for the start of  the new school year. Scottish schools are set to return on August 11, one week earlier than planned for most pupils, providing cases of coronavirus don’t rise.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded its first coronavirus death in eight days.Latest figures from the Scottish Government show one person has died from the disease in the last 24 hours while 11 new confirmed cases have been reported.In NHS Ayrshire and Arran, the number of positive coronavirus cases remains unchanged at 1,260.There remains fewer than five patients, within the health board's region, in intensive

UK this weekend. A number of people took to social media to warn others of their findings, with one going as far to suggest their children were ‘screaming’ at the sight of them.

flights from Scotland to Spain after the Scottish Government refused to add the holiday hotspot to the quarantine exemption list. The airline has scrapped flights from both Glasgow and Edinburgh Airport that were due to travel to mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands.

caravan on Gumtree for just £800 gave it this amazing makeover - in just a week. Ellie Sharkey, 22, and Charlotte Tasker, 24, decided to buy the caravan on a whim after their holiday to Canada was cancelled due to coronavirus.