Lanarkshire has had more Covid cases in October than in the previous three months

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish Government will introduce a new five-tier coronavirus alert system from next month as a further 1,401 people were diagnosed with the disease.Regions will be designated Tier 0 (the least restrictive), Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 or Tier 4 (close to a full lockdown) from Monday, November 2.MSPs at Holyrood will vote on the plans with talks to take place

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A South Lanarkshire councillor has welcomed moves to increase participation in classes for new parents.Clydesdale West councillor Lynsey Hamilton was “gutted” when a class she and her daughter Erin attended in Hamilton had to be cancelled after stricter coronavirus restrictions were brought in.However, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday, October 5, that limits on class sizes would double from five

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Warrington ' where coronavirus cases are rising.

Hospitality businesses in parts of rural Stirling have been left angered after being forced to close as part of a crackdown on coronavirus across Scotland’s ‘central belt’.Traders in parts of west Stirlingshire and the north of Stirling district have had to join pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels across Stirling in shutting their doors for two weeks as part of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s tighter Covid-19 restrictions to combat the spread of the virus.However, publicans from as far away as

reached 489. Today a further 22 have been confirmed across the region, including a number of Wigan schools, where the council is the only local authority in Greater Manchester to release its own weekly update showing which ones have been affected across the borough.

Wigan, Springwood Primary in Swinton, Salford, and St Andrew's CE Primary in Radcliffe, Bury.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPubs and bars across the region are devastated to close their doors once again as Ayrshire & Arran faces tighter restrictions to curb a further outbreak of coronavirus.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced last week that boozers would shut for 16 days amongst a list of other measures.Prestwick’s Golf Inn pub said they weren’t expecting Sturgeon’s announcement and feel the bar trade is “getting

Coronavirus cases across Scotland are continuing to rise with the number of deaths creeping up as well. The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said yesterday the pandemic 'can't be seen as a contest between health and the economy'.

link.But just 41 of those patients were tested, three of whom returned a positive result. That meant 126 patients were discharged to care homes without being tested.Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon has since written to the health board to find out which care homes were affected – but the request was refused as being “manifestly unreasonable”.

Jeremy Clarkson has accused Nicola Sturgeon of having a “hatred of the English” as the Grand Tour star slammed Scotland’s coronavirus restrictions. The 60-year-old travelled north of the border with TV pals Richard Hammond and James May to film the latest series of the Amazon Prime show.

Scottish ministers' handling of coronavirus as markedly better than their UK counterparts.The Survation survey of more than 2,000 Scots - carried out for pro-independence group Progress Scotland - shows 67% believe the Scottish Government is competent, while 70% viewed Boris Johnson's Cabinet as not competent.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also received higher ratings for her handling of the pandemic than the Prime Minister for his.Progress Scotland managing director Angus Robertson said: "This

coronavirus symptoms has said she won't quit as she faces backlash.

Cambuslang after testing positive for covid-19 was due to the illness making her "act out of character". Ms Ferrier had been asked to quit by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford and numerous other colleagues to stand down from her post.

Margaret Ferrier has refused to resign following bombshell revelations over her 800-mile round trip while suffering from coronavirus.

coronavirus test.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the new figures at St Andrew's House in Edinburgh.It means a total of 2544 have passed away after testing positive for Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic.1246 new cases of coronavirus have been announced across Scotland in the same period.397 people are currently being treated in hospital with six in intensive care.440 new cases were reported in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 306 in Lanarkshire and 192 in Lothian.The alarming trend

But will they actually help or are they too restrictive and unfair to local hospitality businesses.We asked readers to leave their comments on our Facebook page.Susan Gearty said: "This is preferable to a full lockdown, I hope it helps. Doesn’t matter what the government do it’ll never be right, it’s trial and error at the moment as we’ve never been in this position before, and hopefully never will be again!"And Hannah McGaffinn sadi: "Feel really sorry for Nicola Sturgeon.

East Kilbride mum has accused the authorities of playing “Russian roulette” with vulnerable children’s health.