Greece added to Scotland's quarantine list along with parts of Cyprus

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.At the end of November every year Scots come together to celebrate the feast day of our patron saint.Saint Andrew is a much loved figure not only here, but also in countries as far reaching as Barbados, Greece, Russia, Colombia, Romania and Cyprus where he is also the patron saint.But how much do we know about the saint and why we celebrate his life?Andrew began his

Scottish Government has announced. Both countries have been added to the restrictions list after a recent rise in the number of positive coronavirus cases detected.

SFA instructions to the letter during the trip to Greece which has sparked club fury towards Hampden hierarchy. The Hibs stopper was one of Scot Gemmill’s Under-21 squad who were plunged into controversy over positive Covid tests and orders to self isolate on their return.

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supermarkets have revealed their plans ahead of the move to level four coronavirus restrictions in parts of the country later this week. The Scottish Government announced that 11 local authorities will be moving to the highest tier of measures, which will resemble something close to the national lockdown in spring.

Scotland passed up the chance to top their qualifying group and reach a major U21 tournament for the first time since 1996. But Gemmill 's side slipped to a 1-0 defeat in Greece to bring their campaign to a disappointing end.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter many years of disconcerting and racist-leaning statements by Morrissey, BMG, his label for the past three albums, has parted company with the singer.In a statement shared on his website, Morrissey cited the label’s “new plans for ‘diversity'” as being the cause of the split.“BMG Records have dropped Morrissey,” the statement, which alternates between third and first-person, reads.

Mexico to find her teenage son who went missing while trying to reach the United States, won the top prize at Greece’s Thessaloniki Film Festival on Monday.Organizers said the feature film by Mexican debut director Fernanda Valadez had been awarded the Golden Alexander prize.“In a cruel world of heartbreaks, tragedy, and survival, a story of an unexpected bond is born,” the organizers said in a statement.

Celtic stars Mohamed Elyounoussi and Kristoffer Ajer. It's currently unclear whether the pair will miss Saturday's visit to Hibs as the final decision on the whether the quarantine is implemented rests with the Scottish health authorities.

Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to keep schools open in the west of Scotland even in council areas placed at level four.The First Minister today gave her strongest indication yet that several local authorities will this week be moved into the Government's highest level of lockdown - meaning thousands of non-essential businesses will be forced to close.But both primary and high schools will stay open to ensure youngsters can still attend class.It comes as the country's biggest teaching union, the EIS,

travel ban is being considered as Glasgow and the west of Scotland look set to move into level four lockdown.The First Minister signalled a "statutory regulation based approach" could replace voluntary restrictions on travelling.Under the current five-tier system, restrictions on travelling from one council area to another amount to advice only.The First Minister confirmed that parts of Scotland could be moved this week into level 4, which is the toughest set of restrictions.Speaking at her

rape claim has demanded justice.The holidaymaker says she was attacked by a hotel worker in Famagusta, Cyprus.However, officers failed to act on a statement she gave them about the alleged assault.The childcare worker has told how she has been left “shocked” and “frustrated” by the police force’s claims she did not make a formal complaint.The 18-year-old, who lives in Midlothian, contacted Police Scotland in the hope that they could investigate.They have passed evidence and statements to their

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAnother 56 people have tragically died from COVID-19 in Scotland with 1,357 new cases of the disease diagnosed.The Scottish Government released new data this afternoon as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.Scotland's death toll from the virus is now 3,244 while three of the people who died in the last 24 hours were from the NHS Ayrshire & Arran region.However, data from the National

UK, while the requirement has been removed for those arriving from countries including Iceland and the United Arab Emirates.

What’s going on with Terrence Malick’s “The Last Planet” movie about Jesus? Well, not much publicly anyhow. As usual, most of it is under the radar, but a new sign suggests it’s entering the post-production stages and perhaps inching towards completion (though with Malick, you never know).

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first look at Charlotte Rampling in Juniper, Matthew Saville’s dark comedy in which the actress plays a feisty alcoholic grandmother whose self-destructive teenage grandson (Marton Csokas) is sent to live with her as a punishment.