Covid in Scotland LIVE as the Matt Hancock resignation fallout continues

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.

Scottish Government is exploring ways to allow more than 5,000 students from the high covid risk countries to come to Scotland to study when term restarts later this summer. Existing hotels, based around the country, do not have the sufficient capacity to cope with the number of people wanting to come to study.

Covid is at its highest level yet, according to new figures. That’s prompted accusations that Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has taken his eye “off the ball” over how the health crisis is affecting young people.

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

Scottish Labour has demanded a return to parliament for MSPs as he warns Covid cases in Scotland are getting "out of control". Anas Sarwar has called for the gap between first and second vaccinations to be halved to four weeks to deal with the “out of control” spread of coronavirus.

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.

Irvine Meadow can look forward to potential money-spinning ties in the senior Scottish Cup after securing full SFA membership.The Ayrshire oufit, who ply their trade in the West of Scotland League, saw their application approved at a board meeting of the governing body yesterday.They will officially becoming full members at the SFA AGM on July 24, meaning they will be eligible to play in next season's senior Scottish Cup.The development comes after months of hard work behind the scenes to

Ian Murray MP said said the Boris Johnson’s government still faces “major questions” about conflicts of interest, Government contracts and the use of personal email accounts despite Hancock’s resignation the day after photos and videos of him kissing his part-time adviser, Gina Coladangelo, in his office were published. The Edinburgh South MP said there were a list of questions for the Tories to answer which went beyond Hancock’s personal scandal.

Laura Anderson joked she is trying hard for a baby with boyfriend Dane Bowers and told how she wants Dr Alex replacing Matt Hancock. The Scots reality star is living in Dubai after getting back together with her ex boyfriend popstar and DJ Dane Bowers and says she is 'starting a clothing line'.

pandemic news is likely to be dominated by talks between Nicola Sturgeon and Andy Burnham to discuss the ban on all non-essential travel from Scotland to Manchester and Salford. At a press conference on Tuesday the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester told reporters he was seeking a “political route” out of the dispute.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to issue an update on ‘Freedom Day’ and the latest coronavirus situation in the Scottish Parliament later today.

Scotland has recorded a weekend spike in the number of Covid patients being treated in hospitals across the country.Figures published by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland today show 158 people are currently being treated for the virus in the nation's hospitals compared to 128 on Friday.The rise comes as a further 1,250 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland in the last 24 hours – including 112 in Ayrshire.Public Health Scotland say the national figure is lower