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Pubs and restaurants will be expected to close by midnight - earlier than anticipated - and Scots should continue to work from home where possible, delaying the move back into offices. The First Minister made the announcement to MSPs at a virtual meeting of the Scottish Parliament today, where she said mandatory use of face coverings was likely to remain for "some time to come".

Chvrches have shared a new single called ‘Good Girls’ and with it details of a UK tour for next March.The Scottish trio, fronted by Lauren Mayberry, premiered the song as Hottest Record on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show today (July 12).

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Tik Tok chef 'learn to cook' after he ended up putting a full breakfast wrap creation in the bin. Josh Durnion aka 'Wrap God Official' has gone viral many times for his wrap ideas, including a mince n tattie wrap and the ham, nutella and cheese wrap.

Wetherspoon is set to increase the price of its food at its Scottish branches when the reduction on VAT comes to an end. Bosses at the firm have been offering customers discounted meals as a result of the measure, which was introduced by Tory Chancellor Rishi Sunak last year.

coronavirus restrictions later this month. Scottish Government officials have pencilled in the July 19 date for the downgrade to restrictions - which will see the number of people allowed to meet indoors and outdoors increase further.

coronavirus restrictions.Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced earlier this week that England is targeting July 19 as the date when the majority of rules can be lifted, while Scotland is currently aiming to end restrictions on August 9.However, no date has been set yet by the Welsh government – though a regular 21-day review process is in place as Wales continues to aim to “reduce the peak number of daily hospital admissions” and allow time to vaccinate more people.While outdoor public events

furlough hit. But electrician Mike Waugh turned it into a huge opportunity to make sure there would be less of him in the future.

Gordon Ramsay told a chef he'd 'lost the plot' after he added canned whipped cream and sliced blood orange to his vegan beef wellington. The Scots telly chef, never seems to holds back when it comes to criticism of how others cook.

First Minister told a covid briefing the end of lockdown had to be measured against the race to get the population vaccinated as she confirmed more than 50 per cent of Scots now had a double-dose of jabs.She said: “We need to balance all of these things we need to make sure that we are keeping the vaccine ahead of the virus.""Remember the dates we set for the 19 July and 9 August are deliberately for those reasons not tied to particular rates of infections, they are tied to vaccination

Gordon Ramsay told a fan he'd 'nailed it' after getting a special manicure complete the Scots telly chef's face on it. Not content with Gordon's recipes or line of cookware, this diehard fan went all out to get the ultimate hand accessory.

looking after relatives with poor health saw their often limited finances stretched even further by successive lockdowns, with many reporting they had no option but to rely on food banks. The report, by Oxfam and the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), is based on interviews with young people aged 13-17 who help to look after a family member at home.

Lucy Dacus has shared a bewitching cover of Snow Patrol’s 2006 single ‘Chasing Cars’.Performed live for SiriusXMU Sessions, Dacus’ cover of the Scottish band’s smash hit retains its melancholic, slow-burning ambience, but adds to it an array of spectral synths and atmospherics.Take a listen to the cover below:In a tweet she posted alongside the track, Dacus noted the poignant relationship she holds with ‘Chasing Cars’. “The pastor at the last [Vacation Bible School] I went to made all the kids

child in Inverness. Jamie Trisha Poirier has been slammed after she didn’t alert her bosses to the serious sexual assault claims as well a bruise on another youngster's face.

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First Minister is expected to tell MSPs in the Holyrood chamber that there will be a three-week delay in the lifting of lockdown in Scotland due to the Delta variant, which originated in India.

the learning system in Scottish classrooms was working a decade after it was first subject to a major reform. The long-awaited final report from the OECD said senior secondary school pupils found lessons focused on memorising information needed for exams "boring".