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Get the latest Scottish parenting news sent straight to your inbox each week with our newsletter.The time children spend self isolating could be reduced as its confirmed half of all Renfrewshire schools have experienced a positive covid case.Data, collated by the Express, shows that 31 of the area’s 62 schools have had either a pupil or member of staff test positive for the virus this term so far.All but one Renfrewshire high school has been forced to ask pupils to self isolate on at least one

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UK Government for the likely delay of lockdown restrictions in Scotland. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament earlier today the SNP leader announced that she would make a statement next week on a 'Freedom Day'.

Follow all the latest updates on our blog below. A delay to lockdown easing may also help break the link between infections and hospital admissions, a public health professor suggested.Professor Linda Bauld, from the University of Edinburgh, told LBC that the variant first identified in India now accounted for the majority of UK cases, but the death rate among people with this infection was low."You can see amongst people who were infected with this variant, the mortality rate was 0.7%, just 12

Nicola Sturgeon is set to make an announcement on the state of the coronavirus pandemic in the Scottish Parliament later today.The First Minister will address MSPs at Holyrood as cases continue to rise across parts of the country.It comes as Scotland marks six months since the Covid-19 vaccination programme was rolled out.At the end of last week Sturgeon announced that cases of the deadly virus had tripled in the last month just as Scotland starts to move out of lockdown restrictions.The news

lockdown restrictions. In Tuesday's update, Nicola Sturgeon announced some local council areas could move to Level 1 on Saturday, while others will remain at Level 2.

Gary Tank Commander, Jonathan Watson and Storm Huntley all make an appearance alongside veteran Scotland goalie David Marshall in the new LaFontaines video. The band released Scotland, Bonnie Scotland in time for Scotland's big matches in the Euros 2020 tournament and their celebrity Tartan Army has thrilled fans.

Nicola Sturgeon announced that some council areas in the central belt would remain in Level 2 lockdown due to the rise in cases. It comes as Yousaf and National Clinical Director Professor Jason Leitch said earlier today Scotland is currently in the "foothills" of a third covid-19 wave.

Level 2. Changes are due to come into effect in a weeks time on June 7.

Staff at Dumbarton home were 'scared' for colleagues and residentsAt the height of the first wave of coronavirus last spring, staff at Dumbarton’s Crosslet House care home said they were “scared” for residents and colleagues.They also feared taking the virus home to their families, according to trade union Unison at the time.The trade union were calling on West Dunbartonshire Council to reveal how many residents had died at its care homes, claiming there was a lack of transparency.They told us

exams. As each school is dealing with assessments differently many pupils feel they are at a ­disadvantage.

coronavirus advisor has claimed. Professor Devi Sridhar of the University of Edinburgh has urged policymakers to reopen the country cautiously amid concerns over the mutant strain of the virus, reports Glasgow Live.

coronavirus briefing later today as cases in parts of Scotland continue to rise. The First Minister will issue an update on the situation in Glasgow as cases of the virus spread.

shock news that one in every 10 care home residents died of Covid in the first year of the pandemic. Care Inspectorate figures showed 3774 lost their lives to the virus up to March 31, 2021.

pandemic news will be dominated by Boris Johnson’s former adviser, Dominic Cummings. The aide is poised to give potentially damning testimony on the UK government’s handling of coronavirus, and particularly the decision to delay lockdown last September, when he appears in front of a joint session of the Commons Health and Science committees.

iOS - Android The girls will also choose a charity that is close to their hearts and endeavour to highlight the cause and raise as much funds for them as possible over the course of the coming months. Jan Sue Smith, director of Miss Scotland, Lanarkshire Live : "This year there is sadly no big in person event.