National Trust for Scotland chiefs beg members for emergency £2.5m cash injection

Labour is to develop plans for a publicly-owned care home system in the wake of the pandemic.The party will come up with proposals over the summer for a national care service based on “people not profit”.Leader Richard Leonard said: “This crisis has shone a light on the fragmented nature of Scotland’s care system and the negative effects this has had on residents’ care and staff pay and conditions.”Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics

VisitScotland has teamed up with the national tourism bodies of England, Northern Ireland and Wales to launch a new UK-wide industry standard.Aiming to provide confidence for visitors, communities and tourism businesses alike, as the sector works towards reopening, the 'We're Good to Go' consumer mark complements the guidance already issued by the Scottish Government.The free scheme and supporting mark mean businesses across all sectors of the tourism industry in Scotland can demonstrate that

National Trust for Scotland’s new appeal aimed at securing the future of natural heritage sites and historic attractions.

one-night stand at the Grand National is searching for the Scottish dad he's never known. In 2016 we told how Josie Coak, 71, tried to track down the father of her son, Michael Lee, with no success.

national care service to repair Scotland’s “broken” system after the coronavirus crisis. Unison said adult social care has been the “forgotten front line” in the response to the pandemic, with deaths in care homes rising even as they declined in hospitals.

lockdown. Furious families were horrified to discover the community project in Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire, had been sprayed with grey paint at the weekend - just days after it was created.

There have been no reported deaths from coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours.Latest figures show the national death toll remains at 2,472 - the same as yesterday.Across the country there have been 26 new confirmed cases of the disease.In Ayrshire, cases hit the 1250 mark - a rise of just one from yesterday's figures.There remains fewer than five people in Ayrshire hospitals with confirmed coronavirus.Fewer than five patients are in intensive care with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.A

Vaccines- Over-50s first in the queue Matt Hancock set out who could be first in line for a coronavirus vaccine if one is proven to be effective. Priority would be given to frontline health and social care workers, the over-50s and those with heart and kidney disease.

Almost 14,000 jobs have been furloughed in East Ayrshire as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.Figures made available reveal the impact of COVID-19 on the back of the country being locked down on Monday, March 23 in a bid to combat the deadly disease – with Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s programmes preventing jobs being axed.A total of 13,700 employments have been furloughed as part of the job retention scheme (JRS) in East Ayrshire.Meanwhile, 3500 claims have been made through the

Greggs has announced that 70 Scots branches will open their doors once again this week. The firm previously carried out a health and safety trial at a number of stores in the North East of England amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Scotland's “test and protect” system. Both have the same purpose - to find everyone that people who test positive for coronavirus have been in touch with and get them to self-isolate.

tourist attractions may not reopen until 2022.The shock warning was made by the chief executive of the National Trust for Scotland.Simon Skinner said some of its properties are unable to comply with social distancing or cannot sustain running costs and may be closed even after the initial threat of coronavirus.Sites that could be mothballed until season 2022-2023 include Bannockburn Visitor Centre, Hill of Tarvit mansion house in Fife, House of the Binns in West Lothian, Kippen Smiddy, near

mountain on her staircase is nearing the end of her mammoth challenge. Margaret Payne, from Drumbeg, Sutherland, wanted to pay thanks to NHS heroes who helped care for her late husband prior to his death last year.

Ayrshire is continuing to slow down, new figures show.

The NHS recorded 125 cases of coronavirus beyond special Covid-19 wards in Scots hospitals.

Women and children at risk of domestic or sexual abuse need help “more than ever”, a senior Scottish Government minister warned.