Lockdown not most effective way to stop coronavirus spread says top Scots Government advisor

farmer has vowed to dump a lorry load of buffalo dung into a shop that has been dumping piles of rubbish onto his land. Steve Mitchell discovered a fresh mountain of cardboard and plastic packaging had been tossed onto a track at the Buffalo Farm in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on Tuesday morning.

Janey Godley? And what did she do before she started her hilarious Nicola Sturgeon voice overs? We took a look back at Janey's life, all the tough times she's been through and all her amazing achievements over the years.She wrote a book, raised money for charity and was recently filming something very exciting with actress Joanna Lumley.Janey Godley Currie was born in 1961 in Stirling and grew up up in Shettleston - she is the youngest of four children.She married her husband Sean Storrie in

lockdown completely alone as she battled breast cancer but she still managed to pass her exams – and has been named Student of the Year.Samantha Currie, 37, even found time to cut off her own long hair, before undergoing chemotherapy, which she donated to the Little Princess Trust to make wigs for child cancer patients. The remarkable mum of two spent 14 weeks apart from her beloved sons Max, five, and Robbie, 10, which was a painful separation.

coronavirus update for Scotland today.The First Minister addressed MSPs in a virtual session where she warned further changes might be made to measures as she attempts to curb the number of cases.Measures to control the pandemic have to be reviewed every three weeks, however rules on indoor household gatherings will not change.Sturgeon also gave further details on rules around wearing face coverings in Scotland.It comes as 13 people who returned a positive Covid-19 test died in the last 24-hour

Pubs and restaurants will have to close for four weeks, while schools will shut for two weeks as part of new rules announced by the Northern Ireland Executive.

Nicola Sturgeon has said the battle against coronavirus should not be seen as a contest between protecting health and protecting the economy. The First Minister was speaking as new figures revealed the number of Scots claiming unemployment benefits has more than doubled in the last year.

Nicola Sturgeon said.As Boris Johnson prepared to unveil the new covid alert levels for parts of England, the First Minister said a similar graded system would be introduced in Scotland after two weeks of local lockdowns currently in place expire.

dementia 'wouldn't have survived' had a 'life-changing' pod not been installed in their garden just before lockdown.We told how Reece Mitchell, from North Kessock, Ross and Cromarty, was struck down with CLN2 type Batten disease in early 2018.

coronavirus restrictions. The Scottish Government ordered the closure of venues on Friday evening as part of a 16-day “circuit breaker” to stop the spread of the virus.

coronavirus measures force their stars to miss out again. A Nations League fixture in Olomouc last month became something of a farce after the entire squad returned to their clubs.

Hibs to victory then tipped him to be the next Easter Road star to get an international call-up. The Premiership high-flyers came from a goal down at half-time to beat the League Two champs with the help of Nisbet’s stunning volley.

Scottish Government 's handling of the coronavirus crisis - and they're getting fed up. Our survey of attitudes revealed Scots think restrictions have gone far enough just as the country enters a two-week shutdown across pubs.Casting their minds back to the start of the emergency, readers have strong feelings about failures in care homes and for young people sitting exams.A massive 90% of more than 8400 responses agreed the Scottish Government has not done enough to protect homes.

Rishi Sunak announced today.The furlough scheme comes into forced from November, which is after the new round of hospitality closures in Scotland.Sunak said the new plan offers a safety net over what could be a "difficult winter".The UK Government will pay two thirds of wages of staff in pubs, restaurants and other business if they have to shut under new coronavirus restrictions.Devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will benefit from a £1.3bn increase to agreed funding

coronavirus rules. In a statement, Police Scotland said they would 'deploy additional officers across the country' to make sure the new legislation is followed.

pubs and restaurants before they close their doors tonight. From 6pm, and for the next 16 days at least, licensed businesses across the Central Belt will not be able to sell alcohol.

Martin Compston appealed to Scots to 'follow the basic guidelines' to help stop the spread of Covid-19. Greenock -born Martin pleaded with fans through NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's social media accounts on Thursday.

"circuit breaker lockdown"  is needed to reduce transmission of the disease in the community.

odd place names and it Scots and tourists can't get enough of having their pics taken next to some hilarious road signs.

Nicola Sturgeon has given the clearest indication yet that Scotland may have to enter a stricter period of lockdown to deal with the rising number of people testing positive for Covid.The First Minister said it was "possible we will have to do more" after a further 697 people were confirmed as having the virus yesterday.The SNP leader will meet with health officials later today to assess the latest data from across the country but stressed no final decision on entering stricter lockdown had been