Overnight roadworks planned for M8 in Chapelhall

local lockdowns will be introduced across Scotland from next month, it has been reported.Council areas with the highest rate of infections risk being placed in the top tier - which would be similar to the full lockdown imposed in March - while the bottom tier would see areas allowed to return to near normality.Schools would remain open in all cases, but council areas in tier five could see localised closures if infection rates are deemed high enough.It is likely most of the central belt will be

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA new tiered set of lockdown restrictions could come into force across Scotland by November 2.First Minister Nicola Stugeon today confirmed she will meet party leaders to discuss latest thinking on a new strategy.A draft strategic document is set to be published by the Scottish Government later this week.It will include a review of the current testing system, support for businesses and the various

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIt was a great Sunday night for the L.A. Dodgers as they defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-3 to secure their ticket to their third World Series in four years.

Nicola Sturgeon’s plea not to travel south of the border to watch the Old Firm match at English pubs.

 Angelina Jolie ,  Brad Pitt  is reportedly hoping to have his kids overnight for the holidays. Luckily for the actor, two top lawyers say his Christmas wish is very likely to come true.The famous ex-couple are still battling over the custody of their kids, four years after they first split in 2016.

grieving husband will try to outdo the Proclaimers by walking 1700 miles in his wife’s memory.Andy Chalmers, 46, has set off on a virtual walk from John O’Groats to Lands End and back to support the Brain Tumour Charity after losing his wife Suez (corr), to the disease two years ago.On the second year anniversary of her death Andy, from Carnock, near Dunfermline, began his virtual walk from the UK mainland’s most northern point.Because of Covid his walk will all be done in his local area and at

road markings work takes place on the A75 between Gretna and Eastriggs. In addition, carriageway patching repairs will be carried out on the A7 near Langholm from 9.30am to 3.30pm on Thursday.

coronavirus in Scotland over the last 24 hours, Nicola Sturgeon has announced. No new deaths were recorded overnight meaning the death toll stands at 2,550 since the start of the pandemic.

Contrary to a plethora of recent reports, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are due to return to the United Kingdom before 2021.While some tabloids had suggested that Prince Harry might be returning to England alone to see his family, a Sussex source tells BAZAAR.com, "Had it not been for COVID-19 and travel restrictions, they would have already been back in the U.K.–for things like Beatrice’s wedding and Trooping of the Colour for example." Understandably, the coronavirus pandemic has forced the

Scottish Parliament tomorrow. Protesters plan to gather at Holyrood to rally against new tough restrictions.

Stateside for the holidays. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will spend Christmas with David Foster and Katharine McPhee in California, according to a source for The Mirror.

Matt Ratana has told how a planned holiday to reunite with him will now be a visit to his grave. Matthew Ratana, from New Zealand, had been hoping to meet up with the Kiwi police officer, whose late mother Mary was Scottish, during a planned trip to the UK earlier this year.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA McDonald’s drive thru restaurant in Stevenston wants to install hi-tech signs that change with the Scottish weather.The fast food giant  would advertise coffee on cold days and ice-cream on the rare scorchers occurring in Ayrshire.The firm has applied for planning permission to erect three digital signs and one booth screen at the Hawkhill Retail Park in the town.The move would see takeaway fans

A new bus lane will be created as part of a series of junction improvements along Chorley Road in Swinton with work expected to start early next year.The roadworks along the A6 include installing a dedicated bus lane, increasing pavement space and upgrading traffic signal infrastructure at two junctions.The work is set to start in January and should be completed by the end of June.Salford's City Mayor Paul Dennett signed off the £1m scheme last week.The new dedicated bus lane will run north west

Boris Johnson has been accused of "shattering" any remaining trust in a "broken Westminster system" by driving through controversial Internal Market Bill.

Nicola Sturgeon stressed this included a large number of people who were tested on Friday and Saturday, with a backlog of results being added to Monday's figure. The total number of confirmed cases across the country is now stands at 28,604, with no new deaths recorded yesterday.

Brexit and a devolution "power grab". The claim by a Labour MSP was made during a tense grilling for the UK Government minister over laws which will set an internal market once powers return from the EU to Westminster.

Royal Edinburgh Hospital. John Tant was last seen at around 4.20pm on Friday in the Morningside Road area of the capital.

Derek Hough may be sitting behind the judge’s table during Dancing With the Stars’ 29th season, but he shared that he’s set to appear in an upcoming dance routine.“Yes, there is a plan. The plan [is] to [have me] dance,” the series vet, 35, told Us Weekly and other reporters on Tuesday, September 22.

Conservative motion calling on the Scottish Government to drop its plans for an independence referendum bill has failed at Holyrood. Tory MSP Jamie Greene put forward a motion saying the Government "should drop its plans for a further Referendum Bill and focus on closing the attainment gap".