New Cold Weather Payments issued across Scotland - full list of postcodes to receive £25

coronavirus deaths recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. Nicola Sturgeon announced there were 848 new cases of Covid-19 reported overnight, taking the total figure to 180,533 since the start of the pandemic.

weather warnings have been issued for snow in Scotland ahead of an unsettled week. The first of the warnings will come into effect across the north of Scotland from midnight tonight.Forecasters say that around 3cm of snow could land over a 12-hour period, before the warning concludes at midday on Monday.Aberdeenshire, the Highlands and the Orkney Islands are among the places to experience the worst of the conditions.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The First Minister also announced that 1,201 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 176,533.

weather warning affecting most of the west of Scotland has been announced by the Met Office. Snow and ice is expected to cause travel disruption today as scattered snow showers batter the region.The warning is in place from Saturday until 11am on Sunday.People are being warned to look out for icy patched on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths.With roads and railways likely to be affected, longer journey tines are also expected.

Ayrshire as the new year cold snap continues this weekend.

snow starts to fall. The Met Office have issued an amber warning for snow until 8am tomorrow around areas of the central belt and further yellow warnings for snow and ice in the country.

Cold Weather Payments have been issued after a drop in temperatures across certain parts of Scotland. Those eligible will receive £25 to cover their heating bills, which is paid automatically by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) into their bank account.

direct to your inboxLarge parties and car meet-ups were broken up over the weekend as police forces across the UK issued fines to people breaching lockdown rules.A pair who drove more than 200 miles from Scotland to Wales to visit friends, dozens of party-goers across Greater Manchester and a group having a party in a garden shed were among those caught by officers.Two motorists were reported by North Wales Police in Anglesey after driving from Scotland to visit friends.They were found to be

carried out by the armed forces. UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed the deployment of 98 soldiers over the next 28 days to identify and prepare suitable locations for NHS Scotland to administer the Covid-19 vaccine.

Click-and-collect services for non-essential shopping will be banned in Scotland as part of the latest tightening of lockdown measures. Nicola Sturgeon has said 'essentials' stores selling items such as food, hardware tools and medicine will be able to offer collection across the country.

snow, ice and sleet is expected across large parts of the country.The Met Office has issued a amber weather warning for heavy snow and ice with the population told to brace for another bout of plummeting temperatures.Heavy snow is expected across large parts of Scotland from 3pm to 10am on Thursday morning, with warnings weather will cause power cuts and roads being blocked.

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine will be widely available across the country on Monday.A team of more than 3000 trained vaccinators are on standby to deliver doses to those aged over 80, who will be contacted by their health boards.The latest rollout follows an announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon who revealed that more than 110,000 Scots have already received the Pfizer jag.Scotland has an allocation of 533,640 doses of the Oxford vaccine for the month of January, which requires two jabs,

icy conditions underfoot as more snow and sleet is expected across the country. The Met Office has issued a new yellow weather warning as temperatures remain below zero after a recent spell of wintery conditions.

weather warning for rain in Scotland. Those in the north-west of the country are being urged to take care on the roads as forecasters predict flooding and travel disruption.

weather warning has been issued for Scotland as temperatures continue to drop across the country. The warning for ice has been issued for large parts of south east and central Scotland from 4pm today to 11am on Wednesday.