North Lanarkshire records lowest weekly number of coronavirus deaths

Scots have died of coronavirus for the third day in a row with 23 new cases reported. The figures, announced by the Scottish Government this afternoon, come after new cases spiked yesterday to 21.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire have apologised after it was revealed more than 400 data breaches were recorded by the health board in less than three months.Hundreds of patients had their Covid-19 data breached in the region – a statistic Central Scotland Conservative MSP Graham Simpson called “worrying”.There were 414 data breaches between March 12 and May 25, but the health board have moved to assure the public these occurred among

coronavirus for the second day in a row but cases have spiked overnight with an increase of 21 in the last 24 hours. Hospital deaths from the virus remain at 2,491 meaning there has been one death in the last 10 days.

Outer Hebrides has announced plans to make whisky as it gets set to move into a new home which could be become Scotland's most westerly whisky distillery.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded no new deaths from coronavirus for the seventh day in a row, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.The latest figures were revealed as the country took a key step out of lockdown today, with pubs and restaurants opening indoors for the first time.Attractions such as cinemas and museums have also been reopening, while long queues have been waiting at the country's barber

hereFigures published last week by the National Records of Scotland showed that 4,173 coronavirus deaths had been registered in the country up to July 5, while 839 deaths had occurred in Northern Ireland up to July 3, according to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.Together these figures mean that so far 55,710 deaths have been registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, including suspected cases.A further 181 deaths have occurred in England,

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Patients in hospitals across NHS Lanarkshire will again be able to receive visits from a loved one.Hospital visiting is now being re-instated in a staged approach.This comes after hospitals across Scotland had to take the exceptional step of stopping all but essential visitors coming into hospitals.Susan Friel, nurse director for Acute Services at NHS Lanarkshire, said: “Stopping hospital visiting was absolutely

figures released by the National Records of Scotland on Wednesday reported 4,173 deaths linked to the illness have been registered up to Sunday, July 5.

“Thanks to the widespread implementation of the church’s Infection Control protocols, Catholic parishes will begin the resumption of public Masses and other communal activities from July 15.” Bishop Gilbert added: "The bishops are extremely grateful to all those who have worked tirelessly to prepare our parishes for public worship and to those who made their views known to their parliamentary representatives and the government on the subject of communal worship."While thanking the Scottish

Lanarkshire, have been told the plant will be closing in January next year.Bosses blamed the recent acquisition of Argos by Sainsbury’s and the “challenging retail environment” caused by Covid-19 for the decision.One shellshocked worker said the news had come out of the blue. He told us: “This was the last thing anyone expected and has come as a total shock.“We were recently told we were one of the best performing depots in the UK so how they can make this decision is beyond me.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Aldi is looking at opening a new store in Uddingston as the firm announced plans to expand in more locations across Scotland.The supermarket chain is considering opening up shop in the Uddingston and Tannochside area after identifying there isn’t one nearby.The exact site has not yet been confirmed, however Aldi announced they are on the lookout for land around 1.5 acres and able to accommodate 20,000 square ft.The firm

coronavirus  as the total hospital death toll remained at 2,488. The number of positive cases has risen to 18,287 which is an increase of 11 from Friday’s figures.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Performing Arts students from New College Lanarkshire have opened a virtual conference for Scotland’s further education sector.HND Musical Theatre students, based at the college’s Motherwell Campus, were invited to perform virtually at the College Expo20 event, which attracted over a thousand attendees.They sang a rendition of the song ‘What I Did For Love’, set against the backdrop of photographs and news stories

Nicola Sturgeon is set to release the latest coronavirus figures in Scotland after the death toll rose by three over the last 24 hours. Figures from the National Records of Scotland will also be released later today which will show the number of people who passed away when Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

coronavirus  meaning the hospital death toll has hit 2,485. The number of positive cases of  Covid-19  has risen to 18,251, an increase of 10 on yesterday’s figures.

preyed on vulnerable pupils at the school where he taught.Bruce Rankin abused one girl who was being bullied and another who was suffering from depression.Rankin, 61, of Strathaven, Lanarkshire, admitted charges of lewd and libidinous behaviour and indecent assault when he appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court.He was jailed for 18 months in 2017 for abusing three girls, including two pupils at the Lanarkshire school where he taught.But that sentence was later quashed at the Appeal Court.He was

probe has been launched after a man was found dead in a flat in Lanarkshire.The 24-year-old’s body was discovered in a flat in Crindledyke Crescent, Newmains.The man was found dead around 3.55am on Saturday.

Coronavirus deaths in South Lanarkshire remained static last week.Two weeks after recording the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Scotland, South Lanarkshire recorded five deaths for the second week running – the third largest in the country.Figures released by the National Records of Scotland today (Wednesday, June 24) revealed that last week saw the joint-lowest number of Covid-19 related deaths since the first three deaths were recorded in the area in the week ending March 29.Only

A LEADING trade union has warned North Lanarkshire Council that the local authority’s furlough scheme “must not be a waiting room for redundancy”.Councils across Scotland, including North Lanarkshire, announced last week that they have applied to the UK Government’s job retention scheme to fund their staff.Johanna Baxter, Unison Scotland head of local government, said: “The fact that Scottish councils are having to apply for funding from the Westminster furlough scheme is a damning indictment of