Delays on M8 as motorway closed in search for missing man

coronavirus, Scots researchers have found.Experts at Edinburgh University reassessed a model which predicted hundreds of thousands of deaths if no action was taken to stop the spread of Covid-19.They found that closing schools reduced the reproduction number of the virus but had the unexpected effect of increasing the number of deaths.The authors wrote in The BMJ: "In the absence of an effective vaccine for Covid-19, school closures would result in more overall deaths than no school

Glasgow on the big screen. Warner Bros had been hoping to release the film, starring Robert Pattinson, on October 1, 2021.

hospitalised after a brutal nighttime attack near a Scots graveyard. Emergency services found the 26-year-old with serious injuries after reports of a 'disturbance' at Hawkhead Road near the cemetery in Paisley last night.

That accident, and another at around 7am led to part of the motorway being closed for much of Friday, sparking traffic chaos in the surrounding area.Police Scotland have now confirmed that one person, who was the sole occupier of the vehicle, has tragically lost their life.The road remains closed and police have thanked drivers for their patience while appealing for witnesses to come forward.Chief Inspector Darren Faulds, said: "Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family and friends of the

discovered in the search for missing teen Andrew Baird.The 16-year-old vanished from the Forfar area at around 4.30pm on Saturday evening.He was last spotted in the Reid Park area of the town.When he was last seen, he was wearing a black leather jacket, sandy coloured camouflage trousers, a black hooded sweatshirt, dark green walking boots and carrying a navy 'Superdry' backback.A Police Scotland spokesman said today: "Police Scotland can confirm that a body was found on the morning of Sunday, 4

Police have issued an urgent search for a missing teenage boy. Andrew Baird, 16, vanished from the Forfar area at around 4.30pm yesterday evening.

the government’s £1.57 billion Cultural Recovery Fund were due to be announced on October 5, with final decisions on funding for grassroots music venues in England, Scotland and Wales to be confirmed by October 16.Now, it’s been revealed that the fund has been delayed by a week.

Cops have locked down a busy Grangemouth street while they deal with a “serious incident”. Emergency services raced to the town's Abbott’s Road, just after 8am on Friday, October 2.

crash. Major queues are already forming on the busy motorway as emergency services deal with the incident which happened at around 4am.

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Motorists are facing a 60 mile detour and delays after engineers closed the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful. The busy Argyll and Bute road has been shut as the region is expected to be battered by torrential rain and strong winds on Wednesday.

Royal Edinburgh Hospital. John Tant was last seen at around 4.20pm on Friday in the Morningside Road area of the capital.

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visiting other households does not go far enough, according to a top scientist on the UK Government's advisory committee.Professor John Edmunds, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, welcomed that the governments had "done something" but said curfews on bars and restaurants was likely to have a minimal effect.He said: "Overall I don't think that the measures have gone anywhere near far enough.

Cancer wards at a crisis-hit Scots kids’ hospital will not reopen until next year, it was confirmed today. Health Secretary Jeane Freeman wrote to MSPs and MPs blaming the coronavirus pandemic for delays at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.

Consultation has been carried out with emergency services and relevant stakeholders to make them aware of the plans and share information about the project in advance.Tommy Deans, BEAR Scotland’s South East network manager, said: “These surfacing improvements will help to address the defects on this section of the M9 and will greatly improve the surface for motorists.“We thank motorists and the local community in advance for their patience while we carry out this project.

Police are searching for a missing Scots teenager who vanished earlier this morning. Rachel Allan, 13, was last seen at around 12.30am today at her home in Paisley.