La Bohème review – Scottish Opera's Covid-safe Puccini is a triumph

It's been a dramatic time for Emmerdale character Moira Barton – formerly Dingle – over the years, who is played by Scottish actress Natalie J Robb. She mistakenly killed her sister-in-law Emma Barton, her son Adam Barton confessed to the crime, she's since been run over herself, and her brother is set to reveal a deep dark secret about her when he arrives in the village.

Nicola Sturgeon has made an appeal to students to self-isolate if they show symptoms of Covid following outbreaks at two Scottish universities. The First Minister called on undergraduates who have recently moved into shared accommodation to follow rules on social distancing and to isolate if they believe they have the virus.

map reveals the nine Scottish regions projected to become coronavirus hotspots within a fortnight, putting them at risk of local lockdowns.Imperial College London's interactive maps show clusters of red zones in each UK nation, as of Friday, as tough new measures are imposed across Scotland to curb the spread of Covid-19.But the picture looks much worse two weeks from now, with more hotspots emerging across the cuntry.A projection for 4th October shows Scottish areas already subject to local

link.“To continue to provide the animals at our centre with the best possible care, we need your support.“We would greatly appreciate donations of towels which are listed on our Amazon wishlist.“Items purchased through Amazon can be sent directly to our centre, but they can also be bought elsewhere and dropped off to us.“We understand that times are difficult just now but we, and the animals, would appreciate anything that people can spare.”Towels needed are detailed in the centre’s Amazon

showing off the Inner and Outer Hebrides as you've never seen them before. The Hebridean Air Services account (@Hebrideanair) is a treasure trove of unbelievable photographs of some of Scotland's best known islands - all taken from a bird's eye view.

Douglas Ross plans to spend £550million on 3,000 more teachers for Scotland if his party gains power at the next Holyrood election.

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The longlist for this year’s Scottish Album Of The Year Award has been announced. It’s a strong list, with artists including Anna Meredith, Blanck Mass, Erland Cooper and Shhe.

No man is an island in Limbo, a glumly comic drama about a group of misfit refugees stranded in surreal exile in a remote Scottish backwater town. Building on the promise of his festival prize-winning debut feature Pikadero (2016), Scottish writer-director Ben Sharrock displays a winning flair for small observational detail and minor-key mirth in his warm-hearted second feature, whose deadpan ironic tone invites comparison to Aki Kaurismaki or Jim Jarmusch.

Guy Lodge Film CriticSpartan and wind-whipped and 25 miles from the already far-flung mainland of northern Scotland, the Uist Islands would be a disorienting place for most outsiders to find themselves stranded for an indefinite amount of time — and that’s without the additional, time-stretching uncertainty of a pending application for political asylum.

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

party members they have 'underestimated' him and slammed their "despicable" calls for him to step down. As the party civil war intensifies, Leonard said he needed to 'remind a small group of people' that they had underestimated his resolve.

vaginal mesh surgery. Missouri-based Dr Dionysios Veronikis had previously offered to cross the Atlantic to perform complex mesh removal operations on women.

MSP Ms McAlpine, who has raised the issues with health secretary Jeane Freeman, said: “I believe that we have a responsibility to help children who have been left requiring considerable support for the rest of their lives.“Ms Freeman has reassured me that the Scottish Government is giving careful consideration to all the recommendations in the report and will be consulting with all the patient groups before responding with their plans.

Janey Godley has thanked her fans for buying her merchandise and raising almost £20,000 for the STV Children's Appeal. Janey Godley is best known for providing the country with light-hearted relief with her sweary takes on the First Minister 's daily speeches on coronavirus in Scotland.

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More than 3,100 restaurants in Scotland signed up for UK Government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme - meaning eateries were buzzing again for the first time in months.Ruth Sutherland (below), who runs the Carfraemill Hotel in the Lammermuir Hills, says the introduction of the promotion saw demand 'quadruple'.The UK Government has given firms across Scotland vital support to protect jobs and help them weather the storm of the Covid-19 crisis.