Minute's silence to be held for workers who died of Covid

Glasgow and the surrounding area to get a covid test following the rise in cases.

foreign holidays are cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic this summer. Advice Direct Scotland, which runs Scotland’s national consumer advice service, said consumer rights remain in place and legislation must be adhered to by travel providers.

Portugal next week are in limbo after the country extended its restrictions with 'no decision yet' on tourists. The second-highest level of coronavirus alert is going to remain in place until May 30 despite the country being added to Scotland's green list.

coronavirus across the UK. The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) is said to be alarmed by the number of new cases of the strain, which has been attributed to a sharp spike in cases in India.

mental health battles. Bradley Allan, who penned a book about his own struggle, ran a hugely successful Facebook page called The Anxiety Bloke where he spoke of his personal journey.

tomato sauce.NHS Grampian have issued a statement stating that no condiment is capable of tricking the tests into providing positive results. They said that anyone who has tested positive for coronavirus using the lateral flow devices are then given a ‘gold standard’ PCR test to confirm their result.

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Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Caithness and Sutherland and Ross is an SNP hold with Maree Todd gaining 15,889 votes.

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iOS and Android.East Dunbartonshire has the second highest rate of 41.4 while East Ayrshire is third with 41.0.Currently, 21 of Scotland's 32 council regions have an infection rate below the national average of 21.4.This includes South Ayrshire (13.3) and North Ayrshire (16.3).0.0 Orkney Islands / Shetland Islands / Na h-Eileanan Siar 1.9 East Lothian2.3 Argyll & Bute 3.2 Midlothian6.9 Scottish Borders 7.7 Inverclyde8.7 Dundee City9.5 Angus11.0 Highland 11.5 Aberdeenshire12.3 Renfrewshire13.2 Pe

ELC Wellbeing Hub last year.The website, which is funded by the Scottish Government, is dedicated to the early years workforce to support them through this challenging time.

iOS and Android.East Dunbartonshire has the second highest rate of 42.3 while East Ayrshire is third with 36.9.Currently, 21 of Scotland's 32 council regions have an infection rate below the national average of 21.3This includes South Ayrshire (13.3) and North Ayrshire (14.8).The encouraging figures comes as the NHS Ayrshire and Arran Health Board region recorded a further 18 cases of the disease in the last 24 hours.0.0 Orkney Islands / Shetland Islands / Na h-Eileanan Siar 1.2 Argyll & Bute2.2

NHS worker Lybi Halliday has been found following a frantic police search. The 21-year-old, from Hamilton, had vanished after a night out in Glasgow city centre on Friday, April 30 at around 11.30pm.

Police are investigating a grass fire the island of South Uist which led to the evacuation of two households.

Met Office warns of a bank holiday wash out across the country. Hopes of seeing off the long weekend with an al-fresco pint have been dashed by forecasts of torrential rain, which is expected to worsen by next week.

coronavirus variant first discovered in India have been found in Scotland, according to the latest data. Public Health England says that it has uncovered 193 cases of the B1.617 variant of the virus across the UK - 13 of which are based in Scotland.

Apple - Android The comic-book guru - who sold his firm Millarworld to Netflix for £25m in 2019 - said he was due to up sticks for America with his family, but that it "lost its appeal".He said: “Last year, we did plan to move to California, but coronavirus happened.“We had a house and everything, but it lost its appeal and I want to stay in the UK.”He added: “Don’t move to Hollywood! "Stay where you came from, because all those little things that came together and made you who you are - they’re

Actor Tony Curran captured the moment his 'local Celtic lad' pal Andrew Howard won an Oscar for his film Two Distant Strangers. Scots born Tony who has played in charity games for Celtic at Parkhead, couldn't resist giving his favourite team a mention as he announced Andrew's win for Two Distant Strangers.