How the planned quarantine hotels for travellers could work if Scotland follows Westminster lead

Nicola Sturgeon to let him bury his dad after returning from work abroad and being put in self-isolation.Oil worker Liam Limond was working offshore in Angola when he got the shock news that his dad John died suddenly on Monday.Now, he has pleaded with the Scottish Government for special permission to say a final farewell to his 81-year-old father - as he will be forced into self-isolation on his return this weekend.Liam said he felt left in the lurch by politicians and government officials as

self-isolation rules for travellers.All international arrivals in Scotland will be expected to enter one of six quarantine hotels for a period of 10 days from Monday, with limited exceptions for essential workers.In England, only travellers arriving from so-called “red list” countries will need to quarantine, which means someone flying in from elsewhere could land in England and then cross the border into Scotland themselves without the need to self-isolate – and avoiding the £1,750 hotel

lottery prize following a "life-changing" win.The delighted winner, from Perthshire, is choosing to keep his identity secret and is known only as Mr H.The "overnight millionaire" says he plans to use the huge sum to pay off his mortgage and buy a new home and car.The mystery player's achievement was announced today by The National Lottery.Mr H played a personal selection of random numbers via the National Lottery's website which brought him the win.Mr H matched five main numbers, plus the Bonus

quarantine requirements  in England to match those planned for Scotland, which will require all international arrivals to self-isolate in hotels. The  Labour leader  said and estimated 10,000 travellers a day will be arriving in the UK from “higher-risk countries” where the South African or Brazilian coronavirus variants are circulating but which are not on the Government’s red list.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The boss of a drugs recovery project hopes their work will help shape plans to fight ­Scotland’s drug death crisis.Donnie McGilveray, manager of Alternatives in West Dunbartonshire, had a meeting with drugs policy minister Angela Constance last week after the Scottish Government recently unveiled a £250million pot to tackle the emergency.It came after figures last year showed drug deaths rose to a record new

Avengers star Karen Gillan has admitted she's delighted to be back on home soil after a twenty five hour flight home from Australia.The Scot, who comes from Inverness, had travelled down under to film Thor Love and Thunder and is now facing her second quarantine to comply with Covid rules.She was required to quarantine for 14 days on arrival in Australia and is now self-isolating for 10 days after arriving back at Heathrow.Weirdly, its a case of life reflecting art as one of the next films she

whisky distillery after plans for its design were given the green light by the local council.The Argyll & Bute council planning committee has granted permission to Elixir Distillers to build its much anticipated new distillery.Already home to some of Scotland's top distilleries, plans for Elixir Distillers' new site on the island were first announced in 2018.The spirits company's co-founders Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh say they have taken a big leap forward towards their dream of building a

Scottish Labour’s leadership contenders have revealed that they could push for income tax rises.Hopefuls Monica Lennon and Anas Sarwar broke the news while debating their political stances on BBC's The Nine programme on Monday.Ms Lennon said any changes would be part of an overall review while Mr Sarwar claimed he wanted to bring in more money to the public purse by increasing the amount paid by top earners.He added: “I think we need a progressive tax system where we get the powers we need to do

sent to the Scottish Government later this year.Health board officials have already told of plans for it to become Scotland’s first “digital hospital”; while the current Monkscourt Avenue site is to be redeveloped as a health and wellbeing village after the relocation in seven years’ time.

link.“We now have our own settlement figure and we therefore know that South Lanarkshire Council will receive additional funding this year, with some additional commitments also handed to us.

The event already has backing from VisitScotland, Eventscotland and South of Scotland Enterprise which has provided £20,000 in development funding.On Tuesday, councillors will be asked to chip in a similar amount from the local authority’s community events fund.

whole of the UK and the Republic, which already operate a common travel area. Leitch gave his view to MSP scrutinising the government’s covid response and proposals to monitor travellers arriving in the country.

Nicola Sturgeon confirmed Scotland will go further than the rest of the UK in a bid to stop covid cases from abroad. The UK Government last week announced plans for people coming from so-called “red list” countries to be placed in quarantine hotels for 10 days.

Nicola Sturgeon will outline what changes are being made in a statement at the Scottish Parliament around 2pm.Yesterday, she signalled there will be no easing off until mid February at the earliest while Covid-19 continues to spread in high numbers.Instead, the First Minister is expected to set out tweaks to the rules and the latest details for parents, teachers and pupils who have been dealing with remote learning since the winter break.At her last briefing, Sturgeon said “lockdown is working”

Douglas Ross, the Scottish Conservative leader, will today say that the First Minister is willing to risk Scotland’s economic recovery by ramping up the SNP’s push for another referendum before Christmas The Tory leader will use a speech on Monday to respond to renewed SNP demands for a second re-run vote and the threat to legislate for a referendum without the Section 30 powers from the UK government.Ross hit out at the so-called wildcat referendum plan contained in Constitutional Secretary

Glasgow loch the after their son tragically died when falling into the River Clyde after a night out. Duncan and Margaret Spiers have long campaigned to improve safety around the city's waters after their son Christopher died aged just 28, Glasgow Live reports.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Hotels in the Stirling area say they would gladly welcome people returning to Scotland who need to quarantine.Stirling is arguably in an ideal location halfway between both Glasgow and Edinburgh Airports.On Wednesday prime minister Boris Johnson announced UK nationals and residents returning from “red list” Covid hotspots would be required to quarantine for 10 days in government-provided hotels.Two sister

coronavirus hotspots look set to be made to quarantine in hotels to limit the spread of new variants.Prime Minister Boris Johnson will discuss the proposals – designed to ensure people follow self-isolation rules – with senior ministers at the “Covid Operations” committee.Home Secretary Priti Patel declined to comment on “speculation” about quarantine hotels as she answered an urgent question in the Commons.Reports have suggested that arrivals in England would have to cover the price of