First case of Monkeypox confirmed in Scotland as contact tracing underway

The Scottish Government has announced that around 400,000 low income households across Scotland will receive the first £50 payment for a new winter heating benefit in February 2023.

Come for the whisky, stay for the roaring fires and pub grub says Rosalind Erskine. A sleepy Highland village is not the first place you’d expect to see the famous faces of Naomi Campbell, Sadie Frost and Kate Moss, but guests at the re-opening of the 19th-century Craigellachie Hotel did just that. The models and celebrities may have left, but the style and charm have remained.

Three additional monkeypox cases in Scotland and a further 15 in England have been identified.

There has been another rise in the number of monkeypox cases in England, now totalling almost 200 since the disease was first identified in the UK. The latest update confirms that an 11 additional cases of monkeypox have been found in England as of June 2, bringing the total number confirmed in England to 199 since May 7.

A milestone has been reached for the economic and community development agency working with residents and businesses to grow Dumfries and Galloway’s economy by providing investment, expertise and mentoring.

All council leaders have put their names to a letter demanding extra cash from the Scottish Government to avert a summer of strikes.

Scotland now has four confirmed cases of Monkeypox, authorities have confirmed.

The Ukrainian winners of the Eurovision Song Contest have sold their trophy to raise almost $1M for the war effort.

Brenda Edwards is set to replace Gemma Collins as Mama Morton in the musical Chicago after the former TOWIE star pulled out due to an injury.The Loose Women panellist, 53, who recently revealed she speaks to her late son Jamal "every day", will be reprising the role in which she made her West End debut over a decade ago. She first appeared as Mama Morton back in 2007 at the Adelphi Theatre after competing on The X Factor.

Monkeypox cases will 'likely' continue to rise and could turn deadly, an international public health professor has warned.

K.J. Yossman “The Repair Shop’s” Jay Blades has struck a first look deal with BBC Studios via his production company Hungry Jay Media.Hungry Jay is a joint venture between Blades and production company Hunrgy Bear (“Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel”), which was founded in November 2020 by Dan Baldwin and Juliet Denison Gay.The 1-year deal will mean BBC Studios has first dibs on Hungry Jay’s factual entertainment slate.

Gemma Collins has pulled out of her role in West End musical Chicago following a knee injury.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected another 14 cases of the monkeypox virus in England.

Gemma Collins has been forced to pull out of her role in the upcoming UK tour of Chicago due to a knee injury. Back in March, it was announced that the former The Only Way Is Essex star would take on the role of Matron "Mama" Morton on the UK tour of the iconic and much-loved musical.

The total number of monkeypox cases in England has now reached 56, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed. Case numbers have more than doubled, increasing by 36 from the previous number of 20 cases recorded on Sunday.

An adviser to the Scottish Government on Covid has urged the public not to panic after the first case of monkeypox was confirmed in Scotland.

The first case of Monkeypox has been confirmed in Scotland.