Downing St 5pm coronavirus press conference - the essential bits

coronavirus after huge crowds gathered in a Scots park last night. The First Minister took to Twitter to appeal for people to maintain social distancing after police in Glasgow had to clear Kelvingrove Park from partying crowds.The west end park was swarmed with hundreds of people basking in the the hot weather - with many groups of  youngsters drinking in the green space.

covidiots ’ have again flocked to Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Park on Thursday -  breaking strict social distancing rules. Dozens of boozy punters took advantage of one of the hottest days of the year to meet up in the city centre greenspace.Photos and videos showed huge groups mixing and drinking together without a care in the world.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Her attacker then ran off, leaving her hurt and upset by the ordeal.It is understood the young girl did not recognise her attacker.The terrified victim did not require medical treatment but has been left devastated by what happened.Police Scotland have launched an appeal for witnesses and urged anyone with information to come forward.Sergeant Stevie Airlie, from Paisley’s community policing team, said: “An 11-year-old girl was approached and then

Pitlochry Recreation Grounds when she crawled off, picked up some dirt and put it in her mouth.Scotland Hotel won't reopen till Spring 2021Her horrified mum took to social media to share the incident, making an appeal to dog owners to do the right thing and dispose of their mess.She said: “This is a plea to dog owners who use the Rec to please pick up after their pets.

Perthshire minister has jumped from the pulpit to the famous Soldier’s Leap to deliver his church service.Church of Scotland minister Neil Glover has been unable to deliver sermons to his church in person since lockdown.Like many other ministers, Rev Glover has switched to posting services online but has seen the numbers “attending” his services triple with viewers watching from across the globe.Ten schools could reopen fully in AugustHe and the other Highland Perthshire ministers have decided

Glasgow park just weeks after another girl was raped. The 14-year-old was allegedly attacked in Dawsholm Park in the Maryhill area of the city at around 9.30pm on Friday June 19.

lockdown restrictions. Videos and images show droves of boozed-up punters drinking in the city's Kelvingrove Park on Saturday evening.

Vaccines- Over-50s first in the queue Matt Hancock set out who could be first in line for a coronavirus vaccine if one is proven to be effective. Priority would be given to frontline health and social care workers, the over-50s and those with heart and kidney disease.

Almost 14,000 jobs have been furloughed in East Ayrshire as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.Figures made available reveal the impact of COVID-19 on the back of the country being locked down on Monday, March 23 in a bid to combat the deadly disease – with Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s programmes preventing jobs being axed.A total of 13,700 employments have been furloughed as part of the job retention scheme (JRS) in East Ayrshire.Meanwhile, 3500 claims have been made through the

teenage boy has been arrested after an alleged assault on another teen in Dunbartonshire. Officers from Police Scotland have charged a 15-year-old following an incident at around 6pm on Sunday, June 14 at the skate park area of Lennox Park in Milngavie.We previously told how cops were called to the scene.

Scotland's “test and protect” system. Both have the same purpose - to find everyone that people who test positive for coronavirus have been in touch with and get them to self-isolate.

1 - That’s still a no-go to sunny SpainMatt Hancock signalled that there is little chance of quarantine rules forcing people into 14 days self-isolation if they return from travel abroad being lifted in time for Scottish school holidays.The policy will be reviewed at the end of June, by which time Scottish schools will be out for the summer.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local

Ayrshire is continuing to slow down, new figures show.

Residents near a Scots beauty spot have been left furious by day-trippers parking their cars in blind spots during coronavirus lockdown.

1 - Don’t book your holiday yet

Police are appealing to the public for help to identify a man pulled from the water in Lanarkshire.

A probe has been launched after a teenager was raped in a Glasgow park.