Lochmaben woman raises more than £4,000 for charity with coronavirus face coverings

supermarket giant announced the new changes to its policy on face coverings as Scotland enters into its second week of stay at home lockdown measures.

direct to your inboxMore than 54,000 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours.A further 54,940 more tested positive in the UK as of 9am on Sunday, the government said.It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 3,072,349. The government also said a further 563 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday.

sexual health charity is urging Scots to wear face masks when having sex with their partner during the coronavirus pandemic. The Terrence Higgins Trust has issued a range of guidelines to take into consideration before getting intimate in the bedroom.

“Thanks to the amazing support of people like Sue, Chris, Colin and Marina we’re adapting by boosting our helpline capacity, providing tailored online exercise classes and making sure people who normally receive face-to-face support continue to do so in new ways.”It is hoped to hold the charity auction and dinner in June, with 50 further lots being put under the hammer.

direct to your inboxMore than 9,000 people have already been vaccinated in Tameside but bosses warn the borough is facing an ‘exponential rise’ in new Covid-19 cases.Greater Manchester is currently locked down for the third time as part of tough nationwide measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.A new more transmissible strain of the virus is now circulating in the region, which is also seeing infection rates and hospital admissions increase again.Leaders say that locally infections have

direct to your inboxThe UK has recorded its highest daily coronavirus death total in eight months.The government has confirmed that a further 1,041 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday.This is the highest daily reported total since April 21 and brings the UK total to 77,346.However, the government's death figures continue to be affected by a lag in the publication of recent data and will contain some deaths that took place over the Christmas and New

Rutherglen ’s Abbeyfield Extra Care House & Templeton House received three out of six and was rated adequate, but with concerns raised there as well.

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Minister for the Middle East James Cleverly, praised the work of the charity, saying: “Landmines are indiscriminate weapons of war that maim and kill innocent men, women and children. Their devastation lasts long after conflict has ended.“HALO Trust is a Scottish charity that is a world leader in demining.

direct to your inboxMetrolink staff handed out 500 face coverings as part of a campaign to encourage passengers to wear masks.Transport staff and police officers held a pre-Christmas day of action at Victoria station yesterday (December 23). Officers from Greater Manchester Police's Transport Unit worked with TravelSafe Partnership (TSP) staff and the new Metrolink 'trambassadors' to encourage passengers to wear face masks on-board the tram.

Jason Leitch has urged Scots to wear a face covering when they are sitting down to their Christmas dinner. The Senior Clinical Advisor says the Scottish public should do so in accordance with guidance set out by the World Health Organisation (WHO).