How many people can meet indoors in Scotland as lockdown rules change

Friends fans rejoiced after the long-awaiting reunion finally aired on TV this week, bringing together the six stars of the sitcom 17 years after it ended. The reunion brought us laughter, tears and quite possibly the best meme to grace the internet in the whole of 2021 - thanks to the one and only Matt LeBlanc.

iOS - Android In 2019, 16,310 children in Scotland were looked after or on the child protection register, 850 of which were from the North Lanarkshire region.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.More than 400 people have died of Covid-19 at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, new figures have revealed.Data, published for the first time by the National Records of Scotland (NRS), shows a total of 425 people have died on the wards since the start of the pandemic.In all, 525 Renfrewshire people have lost their lives to Covid-19 and 214 of those were care home residents.The RAH was at the forefront of

Following a week-long royal visit to Scotland with Prince William, Kate Middleton has thanked the country for it's hospitality with a thank you card that she designed herself.The Duchess of Cambridge, who paid tribute to her three children with a personalised necklace, drew a sketch of Scotland on the postcard.

Rosslyn Chapel’s interactive app has been launched, with the hope that it will inspire more people to visit the landmark now that it has re-opened to visitors..The app offers an immersive virtual experience and a 360° degree panoramic tour for inquisitive guests to explore.There's also a newly designed photo gallery showing some of the most striking features of the chapel, such as the Apprentice Pillar, The Mason’s Pillar and the Green Men.Developed by Scottish company Grizzle & Tan in

pandemic news will be dominated by Boris Johnson’s former adviser, Dominic Cummings. The aide is poised to give potentially damning testimony on the UK government’s handling of coronavirus, and particularly the decision to delay lockdown last September, when he appears in front of a joint session of the Commons Health and Science committees.

Attendance Allowance because they mistakenly believe they will not qualify for the additional benefit or are put off by the claims process. The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that over 1.5 million people are claiming the benefit across the UK, including 143,092 Scots.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Three people escaped from a burning building after firebugs torched the front door of a Renfrew home.Detectives are investigating the incident which happened in Western Park Gate, Renfrew at around 3.10am this morning.The reckless yobs made off from the scene and now a manhunt is on to identify the suspects.It's understood no one was injured in the

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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed it is accepting tax relief claims for Scots working from home due to coronavirus during 2021/22. More than 550,000 employed workers have already claimed and received tax relief worth between £65 and £127 for the current financial year.

coronavirus continues. Data released by Public health Scotland shows that infection numbers remain much lower than they were during the winter spike at the beginning of 2020.

vaccines as the strain continues to spread across the United Kingdom. The five mentioned by the UK Health Secretary are in the Bolton area of England, however it comes after the Daily Record revealed on Saturday that six people in Scotland are in hospital with the variant despite being inoculated.

Rangers youth coach and Scottish reality star Brian Matthews had a mad rush back from Dubai to make it in time for his new Ranger's bar opening in Uddingston. Brian, who already has Oswalds Rangers Bar in Oswald Street Glasgow has spent the last year over lockdown tirelessly transforming the venue into a ' museum and shrine' to his beloved club.

surprised fans after he performed his own acoustic rendition of Biffy Clyro's hit Many of Horror. And fans demanded an instant collaboration with the Scots rockers after he wowed them with his performance.

lockdown in March 2020. For 14 months, we’ve been told not to hug or shake hands with people we don’t live with.Now, this rule is set to change from next week as the country enters Level 2 of its roadmap out of the pandemic.Nicola Sturgeon confirmed social distancing rules will ease on May 17 and admitted she felt 'a wee bit emotional' as she announced the major milestone.

Nicola Sturgeon 'asked people not to lick one another' as she 'looked forward to the bingo with her pals' in Janey Godley's latest voiceover.

First Minister said that case numbers in North East region taking in Forres, Elgin, Lossiemouth and Buckie, are more than four times higher than in the rest of the country which is due to move to Level 2 on Monday.Sturgeon said :“It’s against that backdrop that, unless the situation was to materially improve over the next few days, it would simply not be safe or sensible to ease restrictions there from Monday.”Read the full story.The “huge success” of the vaccination programme along with

have been allowed this year.Scots will also be able to meet outdoors in groups of eight people from eight different households.It comes as the number of people testing positive for covid has plummeted in recent months, with hospitalisations caused by coronavirus also in steep decline.The country's vaccination roll-out also continues at speed, with more than half of the population having received at least one dose.Speaking at her first covid media briefing since winning reelection last week, the

First Minister will likely confirm the country can move to level two as of next Monday when she updates Scots at a media briefing later today. Speculation mounted last night that the Scottish Government will introduce a traffic light system by the end of the month which provide a list of foreign countries Scots can travel to without the need for quarantine.

Emergency crews raced to the scene after the incident happened at a property on Bowhouse Road in Grangemouth, near Falkirk, at around 12.15am on Monday, May 10. The victim of the robbery, a 37-year-old man, sustained "minor injuries" as a result.