Pope Francis confirms plans to travel to Glasgow for the Cop26 summit

coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The latest figures, released on Sunday, also show that 1,034 new cases have been identified overnight.

Europa Conference League action as they look to stick Santa Coloma away in Thursday's second leg. The first match at Easter Road descended into farce despite two goals from Martin Boyle and another from Scotland striker Kevin Nisbet getting the job done to generate a 3-0 advantage for the trip to Andorra.

coronavirus deaths overnight and a further 1,004 new positive cases. The latest figures were announced this afternoon as the virus continues to spread across the country.

Playground Festival plans are all go for this September and organisers are working closely with the council to ensure the event is as safe as possible. Following the easing of COVID restrictions in Scotland to level zero, organisers say they couldn’t be more excited to have a date to dance with everyone.

COP26 summit. Glasgow city council’s leader has said she is “absolutely” focused on ensuring an international climate change meeting does not become a covid super-spreader event.

were forced into self-isolation after flouting Covid rules at a colleague’s retirement do. Insiders at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital claimed more than 40 people met for a celebration in a pub in Glasgow’s Maryhill.

announced her departure from her show for the summer. The Scottish TV host was addressing viewers on Friday, July 16, as she marked her final episode of the summer.

Yungblud has confirmed that his ‘Occupy The UK’ August tour dates will go ahead as planned.The singer is set to begin the run of dates, which were rescheduled earlier this year, in Nottingham on August 6, two weeks after the UK drops all its coronavirus restrictions.Scotland will still have restrictions in place next month though, meaning Dominic Harrison’s two Glasgow dates at the Barrowlands have been rescheduled to take place in December.“i cannot wait to be in a room goin fookin mental with

The latest figures were announced this afternoon as new infections continue to surge across the country.515 people are currently in Scottish hospitals battling the virus, with 46 requiring intensive care.A total of 321,202 Scots have now caught coronavirus since the start of the pandemic with 7,772 deaths recorded.3,948,446 people have now had their first dose of the vaccine while 2,914,904 have had their second.

Scottish Parliament, slammed the Leader of the House of Commons on Twitter over his stance on the controversial Nationality and Borders Bill. Rees-Mogg took to social media to comment on a video he filmed about visiting the Border Force National Command Centre.

Pubs and restaurants will be expected to close by midnight - earlier than anticipated - and Scots should continue to work from home where possible, delaying the move back into offices. The First Minister made the announcement to MSPs at a virtual meeting of the Scottish Parliament today, where she said mandatory use of face coverings was likely to remain for "some time to come".

coronavirus deaths overnight but a further 2,134 new positive cases. The latest figures were announced this afternoon as the virus continues to spread across the country.However, a delay at the Glasgow lighthouse lab is causing today's figures to be lower than predicted.

Nicola Sturgeon urging her to bring in the same rules as England for quarantine-free travel from amber-list countries.

Bulgaria and Germany have low enough coronavirus cases to get the green light from the government. Representatives from the UK Government and the devolved administrations are set to meet later this week to decide which countries should be put on the green, amber and red lists.

gin to his schoolmates has bucked the trend during lockdown by launching his own drinks business.Bruce Walker, 22, from Broomhill in Glasgow's west end, turned his passion for spirits into a company called Purist Gin after finding himself jobless when the first coronavirus lockdown hit.Within months of him launching, the first batch of his new juniper spirit had won a bronze medal at the Scottish Gin Awards in a category with 150 entrants, including established names like Edinburgh Gin and Isle

vaccinated travellers will no longer need to isolate on their arrival back in England later this month - and Nicola Sturgeon has suggested Scotland could follow suit.

We will bring you all the latest news by following our live blog below.Tougher sentences should be imposed on those who deliberately spit, cough or sneeze on police in a bid to infect them with Covid-19, the body which represents rank and file officers has insisted.The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) branded such incidents as being "disgusting and unpleasant" - and said that the coronavirus pandemic meant they brought a "new level of risk".However, Caroline Macnaughton, the SPF's north area

Traffic Scotland warning the A720 is now closed in both directions. An announcement shortly before 6pm read: " #A720 is now closed in both directions at Dreghorn due to flooding.

controversial Russian president, who last visited the UK in 2013, could be heading to Clydeside in November if the Kremlin agrees to the offer from Boris Johnson.