Dumfries and Galloway politician describes coronavirus restrictions that have cancelled Christmas as a "bitter blow"

Aberdeen.A member of the public reported concerns of a household on Fonthill Road breaching coronavirus regulations by having additional people inside.Uniformed officers were sent to the property at around 11.20pm on Wednesday, January 6.Footage of the incident shows officers speaking to individuals inside the house before a disturbance breaks out.It is unclear what happens as the camera falls to the ground and shouting and screaming can be heard in the background.The footage was widely

There are currently 1,467 people in hospital – up 83 from yesterday. A further five people are intensive care, taking the current figure to 100.A further 78 people have died, taking the total to 4,779.

Members agreed to some changes which will take effect for May’s Scottish Parliament elections, including moving Applegarth’s polling station to Lockerbie.An additional paper will be presented to members in the new year on any further changes, with the council’s chief executive, Gavin Stevenson, saying there would be a “full consultation after the Scottish Parliament elections”.

UK health secretary Matt Hancock announced yesterday that the Oxford-AstraZeneca had been approved for use in the UK.The first of 100 million doses – enough to vaccinate 50 million people – are due to be administered on Monday.

A Republican mayor in Oregon is encouraging business owners to defy the state’s coronavirus restrictions. Stan Pulliam, the mayor of Sandy, Ore., blasted Democratic Gov.

After giving Brits the good news about the approval of a second coronavirus vaccine earlier today, the UK government has followed up with a rather more grim announcement.

Naman Ramachandran Some 44 million people, 78% of England’s population, will be under Tier 4, the highest level of coronavirus restrictions, from Thursday, U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced in the House of Commons on Wednesday.Greater London and its surrounding areas are already in Tier 4.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester and even more areas of England are set to be moved to Tier 4 restrictions from tomorrow.Matt Hancock announce the latest tier review in the House of Commons today, and the new rules will take effect from Thursday December 31. Tier 4 is currently the highest level of Covid-19 measures that can be allocated to an area - with much of the south east and London already under the toughest rules.

direct to your inbox More areas of England - including Greater Manchester - are bracing themselves for tougher Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A further 92 people in Dumfries and Galloway have tested positive for coronavirus.It takes the total since the start of the pandemic to 1,591 and comes on the back of 106 confirmed cases yesterday.The significant increase is due to an outbreak in Wigtownshire involving the highly transmissible B.1.1.7 variant.Health board officials revealed yesterday there had been 221 positive cases in the district since

Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday night amid coronavirus restrictions that reduced a normal crowd of as many as 10,000 congregants to a group of fewer than 100 people, according to reports. The smaller-scale service was held in the rear section of St.

The total number of cases of the coronavirus in Dumfries and Galloway is now 1,327 after a further 18 cases were confirmed today.

Christmas Eve bell ring on doorsteps in a bid to combat loneliness around the festive period. The movement follows the same idea as Clap For Carers, which saw people pay tribute to key workers at windows and in doorways every Thursday during the first lockdown.

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mum has told how her own father cancelled Christmas after finding out his grandchild was transgender. The mum said she was hosting her parents for Christmas Eve dinner and then the whole family were planning to attend her parents' house for Christmas dinner.

In Scotland, there were 1,504 new cases today, partly down to a processing backlog. It takes the national total since the pandemic to 113,050.There are 1,078 peple in hospital with 59 in intensive care.

Chris Rea‘s festive track ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ has started trending online following news that the UK is introducing new coronavirus restrictions for the holiday period.Earlier today (December 19), Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that his originally planned relaxed coronavirus rules for the Christmas period have now been scrapped.