First Minister commits to future of Vale Hospital wards following closure concerns

direct to your inboxA man discharged by mental health staff attempted to take his own life on hospital grounds - before he 'rolled' onto a major road and died after being hit by a taxi, an inquest heard. Daniel Kirton passed away at Manchester Royal Infirmary earlier this month.

direct to your inboxNicola Sturgeon has apologised after she breached coronavirus lockdown rules.Scotland's First Minister took off her face mask at a funeral wake to chat to three women in a bar, a photograph published in the Scottish Sun showed.While Ms Sturgeon kept her distance, under Scottish Government Covid rules, customers in hospitality venues must wear a face covering except when seated and must wear one when moving around.Ms Sturgeon was attending a funeral wake for a Scottish

First Minister said the strain is spreading much faster and the Scottish Government will need to look at whether level 4 restrictions are sufficient.

Mae Hamilton Best known for testing eyebrow-raising “life hacks” and for his frenetic food reviews, Brennen Taylor is now shifting gears, trying out something new on the residential front.

Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley seat at next year’s Scottish Elections after clinching the nomination for Labour.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A tot dressed up as Nicola Sturgeon is the star of a  hysterical Christmas play about Santa and lockdown that’s going down a storm.One of the wee ones at the Rainbow Nursery, in Paisley,  dresses up just like the First Minister.Three-year-old Ella boldly announces: “You’ve been telt!”Ella wears a single colour royal blue outfit normally used by the kids for dressing up as Mary Poppins.T’was the Night Before

An iconic daytime drama is getting a primetime makeover. ABC is in early development on Pine Valley, a primetime version of the network’s beloved daytime drama All My Children, with popular alums Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos executive producing alongside Andrew Stearn and filmmaker Robert Nixon, son of the late AMC creator Agnes Nixon.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 30 people in Scotland have died after contracting coronavirus.The death toll was revealed this afternoon as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon urged caution over the relaxation of restrictions at Christmas.She is urging Scots to limit their Christmas bubbles to two households despite previously published rules stating that up to three would be possible.She said: "The safest way to spend

direct to your inbox The NHS in Wales will not be able to cope if coronavirus hospital admissions continue to rise at the rate they currently are at, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said.

covid vaccine has been discharged from hospital after a “whirlwind day”.  Margaret Keenan - known as Maggie – made global news after she was given the coronavirus jab at University Hospital Coventry on Tuesday. Mrs Keenan, who has lived in Coventry for more than 60 years but is originally from Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, had been admitted to the hospital a just few days before her jab.She was discharged at 2pm on Wednesday, leaving hospital with her grandson Conor and daughter Sue.In a

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Lanarkshire will enter into a new tier this Friday the First Minister has confirmed.Speaking at her daily briefing Nicola Sturgeon will place the county into Level 3, after three weeks in the toughest level 4 restrictions.The First Minister confirmed there had been 90 new cases of Covid-19 in Lanarkshire reported overnight, with 692 reported overall.A total of 983 people are in hospital being treated for the

will be given jabs at 23 sites across Scotland under the initial phase of a national programme which will eventually see millions of people protected against coronavirus. Among those who will be first in line for the vaccine is Andrew Mencnarowski, a senior staff nurse at the Western General in Edinburgh.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The First Minister confirmed Lanarkshire will be moved out of Tier 4 on Friday.Nicola Sturgeon, speaking at her daily briefing, stated that the new level the county would enter would be revealed tomorrow (Tuesday, December 8).She did say “that they would be looking at the latest data to decide which level each area should enter”.Less than 1000 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Lanarkshire for the

A regional state stay-at-home order will go into effect for Southern California and San Joaquin Valley at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

Ellise Shafer editorAs COVID-19 cases rise and hospital capacity continues to drop, both the Southern California and San Joaquin Valley regions have been issued a new stay-at-home order by state officials, which will take effect Sunday at 11:59 p.m.As reported by the Los Angeles Times, the order was put into place because the intensive care unit capacity in both regions has dropped below 15%.