BREAKING NEWS: Renfrewshire moves from lockdown Level 3 into Level 4

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The First Minister confirmed Lanarkshire will be moved out of Tier 4 on Friday.Nicola Sturgeon, speaking at her daily briefing, stated that the new level the county would enter would be revealed tomorrow (Tuesday, December 8).She did say “that they would be looking at the latest data to decide which level each area should enter”.Less than 1000 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Lanarkshire for the

Peter Alliss, the former BBC commentator known as 'the voice of golf', has died at the age of 89, the European Tour has announced.   Alliss, who won more than 20 tournaments during his career and played on eight Ryder Cup teams, died on Saturday evening at his home in Surrey.

infection spreading in communities. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it is "likely" she will be able to make major changes at the next review.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.New coronavirus cases in Lanarkshire fell in the first full week of level four lockdown.At her daily press briefing in Edinburgh today (Monday, November 30), First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed there had been just 49 new cases in Lanarkshire on Sunday - the lowest daily tally since September.However, Ms Sturgeon did say that a technical issue with the way Covid-19 cases are reported mean the figures are

festive break between December 23 and 27. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon agreed the basic UK-wide plan but urged caution and wants to keep gatherings to a minimum.

agreement to allow trave l across the whole of the UK regardless of what lockdown level each area is in at the time. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon backed the plan but told people to "think carefully" before reuniting with relatives and loved ones.

coronavirus by posting online videos for the over-60s.Dot Bremner hosts a daily Dancercise with Dot session from the garden of her home in Elgin, Moray.She set herself the challenge of dancing every day this month to raise money for charity North East Sensory Services (Ness), which  supports 6,500 people in North-east Scotland who have vision or hearing loss.Dot, who is partially sighted and almost completely deaf without a hearing aid, toured the region before the virus outbreak to run dance

five-tier system on Tuesday morning but the First Minister told MSPs in the Scottish Parliament this will be the only change. The majority of Scots remain in the first of three weeks of strict measures that have closed all non-essential shops and prevented travel to other areas.Sturgeon told MSPs that 41 deaths and 771 positive tests have been recorded in the past 24 hours.

Prime Minister said there is "a very good discussion going on" with the devolved governments over the length of the festive break. Earlier on Monday Nicola Sturgeon said she wants to see only “a small number of households” to meet up over “a small number of days” over the festive period amid fears that looser restrictions will lead to a higher number of infections.

Hogmanay parties next month.The First Minister said today the New Year period was not part of the four-nations discussions on how to ease lockdown restrictions in late December.The focus would instead be on allowing people to meet indoors in small numbers around Christmas.The SNP leader said when it came to relaxing the rules next month, ministers "couldn't do everything" and warned a ban on indoor household gatherings could be back in place by Hogmanay.Speaking at her daily media briefing in

East Kilbride say they fear for their future with Lanarkshire plunged into lockdown this week.

level two rules on November 24.The change depends on continued progress, but it was seen as a positive sign while Glasgow and 10 other councils were ordered into the highest level four lockdown.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the plan at the Scottish Parliament as part of the government's weekly review of the five-tier system.She said: "I am pleased to report that East Lothian and Midlothian have both seen a marked decline in infection rates – prevalence in these areas is significantly

East Kilbride has been plunged into a second lockdown.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Level four lockdown will be coming to Lanarkshire from Friday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.Businesses including hospitality, salons, gyms, hairdressers and non-essential retail will have to close when the new restrictions come into effect at 6am on Friday, November 20.For three weeks, Lanarkshire will be put into the highest level of restrictions used by the Scottish Government before being

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Level four lockdown will be coming to Lanarkshire from Friday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.Businesses including hospitality, salons, gyms, hairdressers and non-essential retail will have to close when the new restrictions come into effect at 6am on Friday, November 20.For three weeks, Lanarkshire will be put into the highest level of restrictions used by the Scottish Government before being

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Nicola Sturgeon has already signposted the likely decision on moving to the highest level 4 alert ahead of an official statement at the Scottish Parliament this afternoon. Officials were checking the latest infection figures this morning in councils across the Glasgow and Greater Clyde region, Lanarkshire and potentially West Lothian.

Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to keep schools open in the west of Scotland even in council areas placed at level four.The First Minister today gave her strongest indication yet that several local authorities will this week be moved into the Government's highest level of lockdown - meaning thousands of non-essential businesses will be forced to close.But both primary and high schools will stay open to ensure youngsters can still attend class.It comes as the country's biggest teaching union, the EIS,

ViacomCBS is on track to rebrand its CBS All Access streaming service as Paramount+ in early 2021, CEO Bob Bakish said Wednesday. Speaking at a virtual installment of the Code Media conference, Bakish outlined how the company plans to position the service in the marketplace, emphasizing "live sports, breaking news and a mountain of entertainment" (the Paramount logo, of course, features a snow-capped mountain).