Delayed sick kids hospital will not open until January next year

protest has been held outside a Glasgow hospital by a Scots family unable to visit their seriously ill relative in intensive care. Tracy Donaldson, 43, and her family are demanding relatives be allowed to visit loved ones in intensive care amid tightened coronavirus restrictions.

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second independence referendum would have to be “looked at” if the SNP win a majority at the next election. The Labour leader also said indyref2 is a “question for Scotland” after being pushed on the issue during an interview.

missing man. Billy McDowell was last seen on Tuesday July 28 at his home on Loch Awe Way, Whitburn.

Scottish Child Payment which opens for applications in November.  This is an increase of around 24,000 eligible children (14 per cent) since the Scottish Government’s initial forecast in June 2019, accounting for the increased Universal Credit caseload - one of the main qualifying benefits - due to Covid-19.  The forecast comes as legislation was laid last week to allow for the delivery of the benefit - which will give eligible families £10 a week, per child under six.

Royal Navy's multi-billion-pound flagship won't sail after crew members tested positive for covid-19. The £3billion HMS Queen Elizabeth, which was mainly built at Scots shipyards, was due to leave Portsmouth Historic Dockyard today for training exercises.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Scotland’s Health Secretary was joined by the nation’s clinical director last week as they paid a visit to the town’s hospital.Health Secretary Jeane Freeman MSP, joined by National Clinical Director Jason Leitch, visited the University Hospital Hairmyres on (Monday, August 31) to thank staff for their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic and to see how the hospital has changed as services recover.They

Aberdeen. Cops were called to the city's Back Hilton Road last night amid reports of a disturbance.

coronavirus pandemic, a new report warns. The financial downturn in the wake of the pandemic is as serious as the economic crash in 2008.

standing down from Holyrood at next year’s election – writes in the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser: “It would be absurd to build the new hospital on top of one of the most toxic sites in Scotland. That must be resisted.

Glasgow street over night. Cops were called to Glenisla Street in the east end at around 2.25am to reports of a 'serious assault'.

Ferguson Marine shipyard have been hit by further delays blamed on the coronavirus crisis. Scotland's economy secretary Fiona Hyslop said the two vessels, which were due in service in 2018, have slipped back by another six months with extra costs added.

Glasgow hospital has been evacuated after a suspicious package was found earlier this morning. Eyewitnesses said they saw people being moved from the Gartnavel General Hospital at around 10am with police officers present.