Cornavirus Scotland: Infection rate update amid slight rise in Ayrshire Covid patients

Premiership season remaining. But John Kennedy won't be looking at Livingston's third visit to Parkhead like that as he sees an opportunity to keep his unbeaten run intact ahead of next weekend's crunch clash at Ibrox.

covid-19 since the outbreak began last March.

Ruth Davidson got top billing in the video, while Douglas Ross appeared after the half-way point.

coronavirus news overnight is that under-30s are to be offered an alternative covid jab to the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine due to the evidence linking it to rare blood clots, the UK’s vaccine advisory body said. People aged 18 to 29 will be offered the Pfizer, Moderna or another jab where available.

lockdown restrictions continue to ease across Scotland and businesses including hairdressers and some non-essential shops open for the first time in months, police have warned the public to continue to follow the rules and stay safe. The warning comes after disgraceful scenes in Edinburgh as thousands descended on the Meadows area of the city to enjoy the warm Easter weather.

Ruth Davidson’s mug appears on the front page of a Tory flyer while the part-time referee only appears inside.Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie said: “Douglas Ross is used to spending time on the sidelines - but it’s now clear even his own party thinks he should be put on the subs bench.”It appears Ross is living in the shadow of high-profile Davidson, who also used to be leader but has quit the Scottish Parliament to take a seat in the House of Lords.A leaflet landing through

Scotland has been lifted with residents being told to ‘stay local’ instead. From today, April 2, Scots are now allowed to travel within their local authority area for non-essential purposes.

country. The First Minister took to social media to urge people to be wary of the spread of the deadly virus that has killed more than 9,000 people in Scotland.

Nicola Sturgeon was joined by Anas Sarwar from Labour, Douglas Ross from the Scottish Conservatives, Willie Rennie from the Lib Dems and Lorna Slater of the Scottish Greens to be quizzed on the BBC.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionIn contrast, neighbouring South Lanarkshire is sitting at 74.3 cases per 100,000.There have been a further 352 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Scotland during the last 24 hours.No further deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours which means 7,584 people have passed away since March 2020.However, data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) shows 9,897 deaths had been

Perth and Kinross almost halved in just six days last week.

coronavirus outbreak on board. The Jane docked at Finnart oil terminal at Loch Long in Argyll on Friday before two crew members tested positive.

criminal who may be hiding out in Scotland.Cops are hunting Alan Jordan who is wanted for emergency recall to prison after breaching his terms of licence.Independent charity Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £1,000 for information on the whereabouts of the 29-year-old violent offender.Jordan has links to Edinburgh as well as the Derbyshire and Manchester areas.Homes have been searched across Sunderland in a bid to locate him.Ruth McNee, North East Regional Manager at the charity

NHS workers have been offered a 'substantial' pay rise after an 'exceptionally challenging year'.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced 'our NHS staff deserve more than applause and 1% is not enough' after putting a 4% raise on the table.If accepted by staff, would be the most generous National Health Service pay uplift anywhere in the UK.The pay rise will benefit 154,000 NHS employees including nurses, paramedics, allied health professionals, as well as domestic, healthcare support staff,

unelected chamber following the election on May 6. She will sit in the Lords after serving as constituency MSP for Edinburgh Central in the Scottish Parliament since 2016.

Janey Godley 's latest video had fans in stitches as she took a swipe at Scots Tory Ruth Davidson. Yesterday, the Tories at Holyrood lodged the motion on the First Minister over her government's botched handling of the complaints against Alex Salmond.

We will keep you updated on all the latest news on our blog below. Student nurse Keren Nairns lost both her grandparents to Covid last year.Her gran Agnes Addison, from Bannockburn in Stirlingshire, died from the virus but the family believe her grandad Davy Wilson’s death is also partly attributable to Covid.Agnes, 69, died on March 29 last year while Davy, 61, passed away on October 7, while awaiting a hospital referral for an unrelated matter.Read the full story here.First Minister Nicola