Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update LIVE as SNP leader confirms Aberdeen lockdown will continue

Greater Glasgow area have been extended further today to cover East Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire in an attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus. Nicola Sturgeon announced the two council areas were being added to the list a week after people in Glasgow, East Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire were banned from mixing in each other's houses.

coronavirus  cases were recorded in Scotland yesterday - the last time more people tested positive for May 8, when there were 225 new cases of infection. Figures were also on the rise on Saturday with 141 people testing positive for the virus.

coronavirus in the past 24 hours. The First Minister also hit out at “selfish and irresponsible" Covid idiots after more than 300 people were thrown out of an illegal rave at a rented Scots mansion.Police  shut down the party at a £1625-a-night property in Midlothian on Saturday night.

holidaymakers  heading to Greece will have to self-isolate for 14 days from 4am today after new restrictions implemented by the Scottish Government come into force today. Passengers heading to the holiday destination were thrown into chaos just weeks after France was also added to the list with little time for sunseekers to make it home.

Greater Glasgow and Clyde area yesterday following a spike in the number of coronavirus cases. The First Minister took to the airwaves shortly after 6pm to announce that those living in the Glasgow city, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire areas will be prevented from hosting other households.

Nicola Sturgeon will set out her plan to create jobs in the next year as she attempts to reboot the Scottish economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Scottish National Party leader will address the parliament in Edinburgh in her annual "programme for government" speech.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterSixteen new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Ayrshire during the past 24 hours.It takes the total number of positive tests in the region since the outbreak began to 1,340.Across Scotland, a total of 123 people have tested positive during the last day.No new deaths have been reported, with the number of people in Scots hospitals at 251, five of whom are in intensive care.Nicola Sturgeon

First Minister vowed to look into the rise in cases over the last 48 hours. There were 123 new cases of coronavirus in Scotland registered overnight - after the 88 announced yesterday.

coronavirus.

coronavirus in around six weeks. Nicola Sturgeon announced the deaths in the Scottish Parliament yesterday ahead of First Minister's Questions.

Covid-19  in the  Borders in the latest cluster to hit Scotland. NHS Borders Health Protection team are currently dealing with an outbreak in Hawick.The cases are linked to three businesses in the town, Morrisons, the Trinity Bar and Baguette 'N' Go.

Airdrie,  Uddingston  Grammar and Stepps Primary School were the latest schools in Scotland to record positive cases in the last 24 hours. Yesterday a nursery in Fife was forced to close after a young child tested positive for Covid-19.

coronavirus. Kingspark School, in Dundee, was forced to close on Wednesday after pupils and teachers were asked to self-isolate for two weeks.

Nicola Sturgeon described the 43 positive cases identified so far, as part of an outbreak at the 2 Sisters food processing plant, as "a significant cluster". Of those cases, 37 are factory workers and six are contacts.

radio listeners were left in stitches after a stressed-out radio worker let rip with a string of expletives live on air, unaware of his shocking blunder. The frustrated Tay FM staff member was trying to live stream a broadcast of the First Minister's coronavirus update on Thursday when things didn't go to plan.

coronavirus is 'inevitable'. The First Minister spoke about the increase in clusters in different parts of the country over the last week.

Covid-19. The student is now self-isolating at home with immediate family following the positive test.It is understood he only attended school for one day - last Thursday, August 13.

school results scandal.The First Minister praised Professor Mark Priestley, who came out for the SNP at the general election, for his skills and experience and said he is the right person for the job.Education Secretary John Swinney this week made a u-turn after confirming that around 120,000 downgraded results would be reversed following a backlash by pupils and parents.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood,

Nicola Sturgeon’s briefing was dominated by concerns about outbreaks running out of control.The FM made a direct plea on Scots to stop going to house parties. And she pleaded with everyone watching the briefing to tell everyone they know to follow health guidance.You can catch up on all the latest from Holyrood and Westminster on the Record’s politics page HERE.The data is coming through the test and protect scheme, rather than police.