Health and council chiefs react to Scottish Government's Lanarkshire lockdown restrictions

school cleaners who worked during lockdown should receive a 'key worker' bonus, one union says. GMB members will protest outside the Scottish Parliament on Thursday in a bid to secure the additional payment for council workers.

The inquiry into the Scottish Government's botched handling of complaints made against Alex Salmond has asked the courts service for help in accessing the documents it needs.

Nicola Sturgeon ’s nationwide house visiting ban.Alister Jack, who is Boris Johnson ’s Scottish Secretary, said he would have preferred England-style local lockdowns north of the border to a national approach.He said he felt sorry for the parts of Scotland that are witnessing low levels of covid-19 infections.Addressing MSPs yesterday, Sturgeon announced a national ban on visiting other people’s homes in a bid to stem the rise of coronavirus infections.She extended a restriction that has been in

lockdown restrictions are required to bring down the number of Scots who are testing positive for Covid-19 each day.Speaking to MSPs on Tuesday, she insisted this was not a return to the kind of full lockdown the public endured throughout the spring.It was instead a way of preventing the need for even more severe rules on daily life being brought in at a later date.Schools, shops and hospitality businesses will remain open.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to announce new lockdown measures to tackle coronavirus following a recent spike in infections.The First Minister indicated that new restrictions would be announced today or tomorrow following 'urgent' discussions.She will address the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood later today following an emergency COBRA meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.Leaders in Wales and Northern Ireland will also take part in the discussion in a bid to find a UK-wide approach following a

Nicola Sturgeon is set to announce new lockdown measures to tackle coronavirus following a recent spike in infections. The First Minister indicated that new restrictions would be announced today following 'urgent' discussions.

lockdown restrictions in Scotland, it has been confirmed. The First Minister will address MSPs at Holyrood on new nationwide restrictions, which are expected to include tighter rules on hospitality businesses and a possible extension of the ban on household social gatherings.

“Scottish Labour has consistently urged our governments on both sides of the border to get testing and contact tracing working at scale, but a failure to do so during the first lockdown has hampered our national effort to control the virus and stop it spiralling out of control.“Every effort must be made to ensure our testing and tracing system is working effectively and that people have the right financial and practical support to allow them to isolate when necessary."

Ayrshire seven new positive tests have been recorded since yesterday. The total for the region now stands at 1535.At the moment, 73 people are in hospital with coronavirus and 8 people are in intensive care.The First Minister said: "The Scottish Cabinet will meet tomorrow to take stock.

Nicola Sturgeon has hinted new national lockdown restictions could be imposed if local measures fail to stop the growing number of Covid cases in Scotland.Seven councils in the Greater Glasgow area currently have bans on social gatherings indoors but the SNP leader suggested similar rules could be rolled out elsewhere.Speaking at First Minister's Questions today, Sturgeon said the Scottish Government was "carefully considering" whether new lockdown rules were required "for all or parts of the

Nicola Sturgeon takes questions on coronavirus in parliament.The First Minister announced 290 new cases in the past 24 hours and hinted at new nationwide lockdown restrictions.Earlier, Sturgeon said she cannot rule out imposing a curfew for pubs and restaurants if the number of Scots testing positive for Covid continues to rise.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Stricter lockdown restrictions for West Dunbartonshire and the surrounding local authorities are to continue for at least another week.       The Scottish Government confirmed the move last night, with the rules applying to West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow City, East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.The measures on meetings in indoor

coronavirus cases, Willie Rennie has said.The Scottish Liberal Democrat leader said details on case numbers would help people who are shielding make informed decisions about their outings.He called for "microscopic detail", while still maintaining patient confidentiality.Current health board breakdowns of coronavirus statistics are not specific enough, he said.Rennie said: "It's clear that this virus is going to overshadow daily life in Scotland for many more months."Local flare-ups and

Nicola Sturgeon has issued a stark warning about coronavirus cases as new lockdown restrictions are introduced in parts of Scotland today.The First Minister took to Twitter this morning to urge Scotland to follow new restrictions currently implemented in council areas and new rules which apply across Scotland on Monday.She warned positive Covid-19 cases are on the rise in the West of Scotland and asked people not to let others into their homes or visit friends and family inside their homes.As of

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserLanarkshire’s new restrictions, recommended by the national incident management team chaired by Public Health Scotland, apply to people living in or visiting North and South Lanarkshire will be reviewed next Friday.People who were previously shielding are asked to be “particularly vigilant”.The First Minister said: “It is clearly regrettable that these restrictions need to be extended to people living in Lanarkshire.“I understand

Scottish Government has announced.It means those living in the area should not invite anyone into their homes or visit other people else for an indoor meeting.Nicola Sturgeon described the move as "regrettable" but said it was required to slow down the spread of the virus across the country.More than one million Scots in the west of the country are now living under a form of temporary lockdown, with local restrictions due to be reviewed by the end of next week.Pubs, restaurants and other

coronavirus.The £15million fund forms almost half of the £31.5m funding for culture announced last month by the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.According to an official release, the funding aims to protect jobs in the cultural sector, alongside organisations that are threatened with insolvency in the near future.Ahead of applications opening on Thursday 17 September, the eligibility criteria and guidelines for applying to the fund have also been published.Culture Organisations and Venues

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Alex Salmond has said he could go back to court to help retrieve key documents for the Holyrood inquiry into the Government’s bungled sexual misconduct investigation. David McKie told the Scottish Parliament committee Salmond is willing to try to access information that is not being handed over by Nicola Sturgeon ’s Government.

Renfrewshire has been added to the list of council areas which now have to follow lockdown restrictions in an attempt to stop the spread of Covid-19.