Bird flu confirmed in flock of chickens on farm in Orkney

East Kilbride and Strathaven have been ordered to close for the entire length of January as part of new coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Nicola Sturgeon announced the strict rules for mainland Scotland in an address to MSPs at Holyrood yesterday.

In a series of tweets today, Ms Sturgeon said: "The rapid increase in Covid cases, driven by the new variant, is of very serious concern. The steep increases & severe NHS pressure being experienced in other parts of the UK is a sign of what may lie ahead.

First Minister said the rapid increase in Covid cases driven by the new variant is of "very serious concern". She stated: “The steep increases and severe NHS pressure being experienced in other parts of the UK is a sign of what may lie ahead.

Laura Whitmore is kicking off 2021 with some ‘good news’ – she and Iain Stirling are married!

pandemic which could kill up to 45,000 Scots as a “worst case” scenario.It was believed the disease would mutate from an already-circulating strain of avian flu, making it harmful to humans.The records show cabinet fears over the extensive spread of the flu, which papers say would “spread very quickly from the Far East to Europe through travellers”.The coronavirus pandemic was initially spread by travellers from the Wuhan area of China, where it originated, into Europe.In a cabinet discussion on

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire has recorded a record-breaking 225 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.It's the largest single-day rise in cases since the pandemic arrived in the region in March.A further seven Covid deaths have also been recorded in the area, new Scottish Government figures show.Three were recorded in South Ayrshire and two apiece in North and East Ayrshire.There are now 162 people battling

Covid-19 cancelled their reception. Lynn Duffy, 31, and Steven Bennett, 32, planned a major party at Airth Castle in Stirlingshire with 170 guests flying in from all over the world.

surrogate for her mother has told how she gave birth to her own sister.

Stella Tennant has suddenly passed away.

East Kilbride. New guidance has been released by the Scottish Government which states: " Gabe Docherty, NHS Lanarkshire’s director of public health has now written to all care homes in Lanarkshire to advise them on changes to visiting.

Tayside area have been vaccinated.

hospital. The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Oversight Board was set up to address the specific issues of infection prevention and control at the £842 million facility, which opened in 2015.

son. Taxi driver Robert Aitchison battled through five inches of snow to get the un-named dad to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary earlier this month.

Netflix movie.But her bash was unable to go ahead after the capital was placed in Tier 3 of the country’s Covid safety measures.Last week First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the city would remain under tighter restrictions after cases rose “sharply”.A source said: “Vanessa planned a party for her birthday last week but was told it couldn’t go ahead due to Covid.

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horror bike crash are planning a special birthday surprise they hope will cheer him up in his recovery battle Keiran Lamond was rushed to the ICU at Dundee's Ninewells Hospital in October after falling off his bike and hitting a lamppost while not wearing a helmet. The 14-year-old, from Blairgowrie, Perthshire, fractured his skull in the horror accident.

flu has been confirmed in a flock of birds from a farm on a Scottish island. The Scottish Government said the remaining birds at the premises on Sanday in Orkney have been humanely culled and a six-mile (10km) temporary control zone has been set up around the infected premises.