Patients die at Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital as Covid outbreak hits cancer ward

coronavirus at a Scottish health centre.At least three members of staff are understood to have tested positive for Covid-19 at Motherwell Health Centre in North Lanarkshire in recent days.But a source told the Record of fears that nurses were being advised to go to work and carry out house calls as normal earlier this week - despite some being in contact with infected colleagues from the Windmill Street practice.After their concerns were raised with the health board, staff who had contact with

coronavirus following an outbreak at one of the chain's Scots stores. The members of staff, who work at the department store in Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street, are now said to be isolating on full pay after testing positive for the deadly Covid-19 strain.

NHS Ayrshire & Arran patients have died in the past 24 hours after testing positive for coronavirus, it can be revealed today. The death toll for the region is now at 189 with the area recording 9 deaths in the past seven days.A total of 105 fresh Covid cases have been detected in the past 24 hours in Ayrshire and Arran.

Covid-19 outbreak at a Scottish care home. The deaths at the Charnwood Lodge Care Home in Dumfries triggered a deep clean and additional infection control measures.

To get the latest news on the coronavirus, sign up to our  newsletter. Nicola Sturgeon is due to give an update on Scotland’s temporary coronavirus restrictions later on Wednesday following a meeting of the Scottish Cabinet.

coronavirus restrictions remain in place across Scotland which means a large number of employees are still working from home with limited or no time at all spent in the office. And now money-saving expert, Martin Lewis, has some good news for remote workers.

a kilt with his new wife sampling the seaside town's amusements and enjoying their first dance in an arcade.Rose Cook, 33, married Scots boyfriend Paul on Saturday, October 17.But with exotic holidays off the cards, the pair decided to make the most of the Lancashire town for the day.Paul, dressed in full Highland dress, and Rose, in her wedding dress, played the amusements on the piers, enjoyed pleasure rides and even got serenaded by locals.And instead of a slow song under the lights- the pair

road has been closed due to a crash tonight. Emergency services including Police Scotland raced to the scene at the M8 at junction three close to Livingston at around 6.20pm.

wedding venue told her guests her big day had been cancelled before she got the chance to do so. Jenna Campbell said she was furious when she found out staff at GG's Yard in Dumfries and Galloway had emailed several of her friends and family to say her wedding to partner James Paterson, which was due to take place on September 27, was no longer happening and had been rescheduled for February 2021.

Perth and Kinross residents may attempt “potentially dangerous” DIY firework displays due to the cancellation of official Bonfire Night events. It comes after Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) underlined the dangers of fireworks as most large-scale public events are being called off due to the COVID pandemic.

horror car crash in Glasgow. David Campbell, 54, and Allison Campbell, 51, died after their BMW smashed into the barrier on the M8 eastbound carriageway, near the junction with Great Western Road, on Sunday.

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Christmas may not be the ‘usual celebration’ due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Professor Jeremy Farrar said that families should be prepared for a ‘very difficult’ period over the next few months due to a rise in the virus and other infections.

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coronavirus which concerned staff are blaming on ineffectual PPE.Nurses in Scotland, apart from those dealing with patients requiring aerosol- generating procedures such as ventilators, are only issued with surgical masks.They have been denied access to the higher grade FFP3 masks which properly protect the wearer.Now nurses at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley have voiced fears about their safety following the outbreak of the virus on ward 23 – an orthopaedic ward – and ward 27 – a

DIY abortions. Since lockdown, women have been able to take both pills required for an early medical abortion at home, if it’s clinically appropriate.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA £75 million housing plan faces its D-day next month.Builders Barratt West Scotland want to erect up to 300 homes in Monkton and a site for a park and ride.Along with Rochpion Properties, they are set to learn their fate from South Ayrshire Council.Barratt say the Ayrshire Growth Deal will act as a “key economic driver” to help regenerate the area – and insist their plan should be central to

lottery winner pinned his wife to the ground and screamed she was going to die as he throttled her.EuroMillions winner Graeme Lacey attacked his wife Monica – throwing a dog bowl and a pair of trainers at her – before trying to choke her after a night out.As she fought for her life, Monica begged him to stop, pleading: “It’s me, Graeme, it’s me. You’re hurting me.

link.But just 41 of those patients were tested, three of whom returned a positive result. That meant 126 patients were discharged to care homes without being tested.Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon has since written to the health board to find out which care homes were affected – but the request was refused as being “manifestly unreasonable”.

Kilmarnock’s Bank of Scotland branch has been closed temporarily due to the coronavirus.