NHS Tayside has highest flu jab uptake for over 65s in mainland Scotland

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire is getting ready to vaccinate those aged 80 years of age and over as it rolls out the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine into GP and community settings from January 11.With mainland Scotland now in lockdown, Mark Russell, Associate Medical Director from NHS Lanarkshire today reminded those eligible who will be invited in the coming weeks, that getting the COVID-19 vaccine is a permissible

James English has been involved in an online bust-up with notorious ex-gangster Darren Gee.The pair, who were previously friends, came head to head after a disagreement which has lead to a series of videos circulating online of the pair having a go at each other.Darren Gee was jailed for 18 years after he was found guilty of organising the murder of David Regan - a crime which formed part of the violent north Liverpool gang war that claimed several lives in 2004.Previously, Darren appeared on

Rutherglen and Cambuslang has the highest rate of new cases in the region, at 3.84 per 1000 residents.

coronavirus vaccine scam described by police as 'very believable'. South Lanarkshire Council alerted residents to the con as Scots desperately try to secure their jab to protect themselves against the virus.

pandemic which could kill up to 45,000 Scots as a “worst case” scenario.It was believed the disease would mutate from an already-circulating strain of avian flu, making it harmful to humans.The records show cabinet fears over the extensive spread of the flu, which papers say would “spread very quickly from the Far East to Europe through travellers”.The coronavirus pandemic was initially spread by travellers from the Wuhan area of China, where it originated, into Europe.In a cabinet discussion on

Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that 42.8% of positive tests processed for Scotland are now thought to be the fast-spreading form of coronavirus, first detected earlier this month.

Ayrshire region has the highest coronavirus case rate per 100,000 population in Scotland. The latest data from the festive period shows that East Ayrshire has the worst infection rate in the country over the past seven days.

direct to your inboxThe UK has recorded its highest daily increase of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic began.Government figures show that as of 9am on Bank Holiday Monday, there had been a further 41,385 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 2,329,730.But the figures for deaths and cases are likely to be higher as Scotland is not releasing death data between December 24 and 28, and Northern Ireland is not providing either case or

health service gears up for a tough few months. They said the government should review all measures to stop the spread of Covid-19, warning it could take months for vaccines to make a dent in the pandemic.

end-of-life hospice. Brave Angus Whyte has now climbed Ben Ledi 12 times - the same height as the world’s highest mountain - and is over the moon to have raised £4,000.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A family in Lothian are celebrating today after receiving the best Christmas gift they could have hoped for.First-time parents Kim, 33, and Donald Dallas, 32, from Edinburgh welcomed a very special delivery during the wee small hours of Christmas morning.The tot who hasn't been named, is known as baby Dallas.He was born at NHS Lothian's Birth Centre, part of the Simpson’s Centre for Reproductive Health at

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterCouncillors voted to close the schools in North Ayrshire early after the area recorded the highest weekly Covid  infection rate in Scotland.But is claimed the Scottish Government refused to allow the region’s schools to switch to online learning.North Ayrshire’s virus case rate hit 205 per 100,000 between December 12 and 18 according to Public Health Scotland figures.  It is the only council region

hospital. The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Oversight Board was set up to address the specific issues of infection prevention and control at the £842 million facility, which opened in 2015.