Nicola Sturgeon announces 93 coronavirus deaths and 2,309 new cases in Scotland

coronavirus vaccine, providing testing and giving financial support throughout the pandemic. The Prime Minister 's visit has been deemed "not essential" by Nicola Sturgeon who emphasised that cross-border travelling was still discouraged.

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Boris Johnson’s Government would announce today, but insisted her Government is prepared to go further.She said the UK plan was "minimal", adding that it was the "least" that can be done.A hotel quarantine system aimed at arrivals from high-risk countries is expected to be announced soon by the home secretary, Priti Patel.Johnson reportedly rejected calls for a blanket policy and is instead believed to support a targeted system for a limited number of countries such as South Africa and

Brian Matthews ended up with a social media ban after posting a fake photo of him partying with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Dubai.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours, Nicola Sturgeon's government has revealed. The First Minister also announced that 1,165 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 164,927.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The First Minister also confirmed 1,949 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 155,372.

coronavirus deaths and 1,875 new cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of people infected in Scotland since the start of the pandemic is now 153,423.

Nicola Sturgeon will address the nation today after convening a cabinet meeting to consider tougher lockdown measures across the country.The First Minister has already hinted at a potential tightening of the stay at home rules for the likes of takeaways, click and collect services and the construction industry.Concerns are growing over the state of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country as the number of people in Scots hospitals continue to surge.Sturgeon said that the number of people currently

Covid-19 is higher than at the height of the pandemic last spring.

coronavirus in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government confirmed that a further 1,877 new positive cases of Covid-19 were reported overnight.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 1,865 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 147,889.

Nicola Sturgeon "acted in an honourable way" after former colleague Alex Salmond reportedly claimed she breached the ministerial code by misleading the Scottish Parliament. Former first minister Mr Salmond's submissions to an inquiry into sexual assault claims against him have been obtained by national newspapers, in which he claims Ms Sturgeon's evidence over when she knew about the allegations was "simply untrue".

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. Nicola Sturgeon announced that 2,649 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 143,715since the start of the pandemic.

coronavirus have been reported in Scotland over the past 24 hours. Nicola Sturgeon announced the grim statistics today taking the total number who have tested positive since the start of the pandemic to 139,027.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPeople in Ayrshire have been told to ‘stay at home’ until the end of January as part of a new national lockdown – with schools to stay shut.Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the strictest lockdown seen since March last year will come into force from midnight tonight.The First Minister told how hospitals in Ayrshire and Arran are at 96 per cent of their Covid capacity.The new restrictions will

variant, which is responsible for a large number of infections in Scotland, has resulted in the Government extending online learning. The move, which applies to all parts of Scotland, will be reviewed in mid January.

In a series of tweets today, Ms Sturgeon said: "The rapid increase in Covid cases, driven by the new variant, is of very serious concern. The steep increases & severe NHS pressure being experienced in other parts of the UK is a sign of what may lie ahead.