First Minister: National coronavirus lockdown will not be imposed this week

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserA short consultation period including input from businesses will now take place ahead of a Scottish Parliament vote on Tuesday – after which decisions will be taken on which tier level will apply to each local authority area in Scotland, and will be reviewed weekly.Ms Sturgeon said: “This will allow a national approach if required but also means we don’t have to take a one-size-fits-all approach and parts of the country with low

Perthshire North constituency at next year’s Scottish election. Mr Swinney was the sole nominee and was unanimously endorsed by the members of the constituency association.

new electric vehicle charging points being installed in Monklands and across the county.

a kilt with his new wife sampling the seaside town's amusements and enjoying their first dance in an arcade.Rose Cook, 33, married Scots boyfriend Paul on Saturday, October 17.But with exotic holidays off the cards, the pair decided to make the most of the Lancashire town for the day.Paul, dressed in full Highland dress, and Rose, in her wedding dress, played the amusements on the piers, enjoyed pleasure rides and even got serenaded by locals.And instead of a slow song under the lights- the pair

horror car crash in Glasgow. David Campbell, 54, and Allison Campbell, 51, died after their BMW smashed into the barrier on the M8 eastbound carriageway, near the junction with Great Western Road, on Sunday.

Nicola Sturgeon has revealed a new strategic plan for tackling coronavirus will be published at the end of this week.The First Minister announced today she would discuss the outline of the framework with opposition leaders tomorrow.Sturgeon has previously said a tiered alert system, similar to what was put in place in England last week, will be part of the Scottish Government’s approach.The First Minister said: “One of the things the framework will set out are the different tiers or levels of

Halloween -themed freak-fest. Mum-of-three Jolene Biggins has forked out thousands over the years building up her menagerie of the macabre in Barrowfield, Glasgow.

RAF Lossiemouth in  .The plane - named the City of Elgin - parked outside a new £132 million facility which houses the pilots, engineers and personnel who will operate the high-tech submarine hunters.Nine Poseidon MRA1 aircraft have been ordered, the first of which landed on UK soil for the first time in February 2020.Since then, crews have been securing the seas on operational missions.Group Captain Chris Layden, station commander of RAF Lossiemouth, said: "Today is a proud moment for Team

Glasgow care home has been left devastated after losing its first resident to Covid-19 after staying clear of the virus during the first wave. A number of staff and residents at David Cargill House, in the city’s West End, have recently tested positive for coronavirus and are now self-isolating.

coronavirus figures. It comes after the first full weekend of pub and restaurant closures across the central belt, and early shutting times around the rest of the country.

lockdown is still possible and must be avoided “at all costs”, a leading UK scientist warned. Professor Peter Horby said every effort has to be made now to stop a return to the harsh restrictions imposed in March.

coronavirus rules. In a statement, Police Scotland said they would 'deploy additional officers across the country' to make sure the new legislation is followed.

Coronavirus cases have continued to rise across Scotland over the weekend as four deaths were recorded. Nicola Sturgeon said infections are spreading to older people and suggested new restrictions will be considered by experts today and discussed by the government tomorrow.Deputy first minister John Swinney has also said it was a "cause for concern" and warned there could be further restrictions put in place.

miracle Scots tot who suffers from genetic conditions says her daughter wouldn’t be walking if it wasn’t for lockdown. Little Luna-Marvella, from Balornock, Glasgow, was diagnosed with two rare developmental conditions at birth and doctors told mum Holly Short, 28, that her baby girl would be unable to sit up or walk for years.

coronavirus across Scotland.It comes six months since the country was first put into lockdown in March.Sturgeon also introduced at 10pm curfew for pubs, restaurants and bars, which will be enforced on Friday.Cases across the country have increased over the last two weeks as different parts of the economy open up for the first time since late March when the pandemic hit the UK.Over the previous 24-hour period, 383 new cases of the deadly virus were identified in Scotland and one person

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded 386 new cases of coronavirus and one new death from the deadly disease in the last 24 hours.The figures were released by the Scottish Government this afternoon just minutes before First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was set to make an announcement in the Scottish Parliament on new restrictions.She will also speak to the nation in a televised address at around 8.05pmThe new cases