Covid in Scotland LIVE as Scottish Labour warns coronavirus cases are getting 'out of control'

Covid victim has been refused disability benefits despite being left unable to work and taking 10 types of medication for the last 16 months. Shereen Smith was a wedding singer and had also been in the process of setting up her own cake-making company when she was struck down by the virus in March last year.

Scots beach. Chilli was splashing around in the water at South Queensferry when she ran over a huge jellyfish.

UK Government has outlined plans for daily contact testing for the food and drink industries – and received assurances from industry that problems were not widespread. Environment Secretary George Eustice and Health Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed targeted testing for certain workplaces is being rolled out - with the food industry prioritised, as part of the government’s close engagement with the sector.

COP26 summit. Glasgow city council’s leader has said she is “absolutely” focused on ensuring an international climate change meeting does not become a covid super-spreader event.

Scotland's long-awaited move to Level 0 in Covid restrictions, meaning a range of new freedom for people up and down the country. And today, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will hold a briefing to update Scots on the latest case numbers, trends and advice.

Scotland edged closer to normality today as the country moved into Level 0 Covid restrictions. A number of local authority areas have been stuck with level one and level two restrictions for a number of weeks due to a spike in infections caused by the Delta variant.

Glasgow teacher who claims’ women will die’ over delays in vital hospital treatment. Rachel Lees has been left waiting more than seven months for a cancer screening that should have been arranged within eight weeks.

face masks could remain mandatory for people in Scotland until Christmas.John Swinney was asked if the rules around coverings implemented during the height of the first wave of the covid pandemic could stay in place until December, he replied "that's perfectly conceivable". During a Scottish Government announcement yesterday on the latest lockdown situation in Scotland Nicola Sturgeon said mask rules would remain passed ' Freedom Day ' on August 9.

Nicola Sturgeon urging her to bring in the same rules as England for quarantine-free travel from amber-list countries.

Nicola Sturgeon has expressed hopes cases of coronavirus in Scotland are now 'levelling off' after a sharp rise in recent weeks.The First Minister has said she remains optimistic that Scotland’s lockdown easing will still go ahead as planned despite a recent surge in Covid cases.But Ms Sturgeon hinted that not all rules scheduled to be removed from July 19 may be implemented as part of Scotland’s planned move to Level 0.She said: “Next Tuesday I will set out to parliament the final decision on

Covid restrictions will be dictated by the number of cases across the country, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said, as she admitted the August 9 'Freedom Day' date is not set in stone. Sturgeon has expressed confidence that the country can move into Level 0 together on July 19, albeit with some restrictions remaining.But she has stopped short of announcing a sweeping end to lockdown and said the Scottish Government must follow the data.

Perth and Kinross. Both residents passed away from the virus between June 28 and July 4, according to the latest National Records of Scotland (NRS) statistics.It marks the third and fourth deaths registered in the region this month with two more residents passing away from the virus between June 14-20.The number of deaths in the region, where COVID is mentioned on the death certificate, this year now stands at 123.

We will bring you all the latest news by following our live blog below.Tougher sentences should be imposed on those who deliberately spit, cough or sneeze on police in a bid to infect them with Covid-19, the body which represents rank and file officers has insisted.The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) branded such incidents as being "disgusting and unpleasant" - and said that the coronavirus pandemic meant they brought a "new level of risk".However, Caroline Macnaughton, the SPF's north area

Falkirk 's drop-in coronavirus vaccination clinic are to be extended from next week.

Covid-19 continue to rise with the latest figures showing an increase to 10,185 detected cases. It comes as UK cases of the variant have risen almost four-fold in less than a month.Public Health England figures show a total of 161,981 confirmed and probable cases of Delta variant have now been identified in the UK - up by 50,824, or 46%, on the previous week.