Quarantine rules are being lifted for Renfrewshire school kids

Motherwell on Sunday evening where numerous police vehicles and an ambulance were seen parked outside. Locals said there had been an assault in the back garden of a flat block on the street but this has yet to be confirmed.Police officers remain on the scene this evening and part of the garden has been taped off.

Perthshire politician has shared his support for a campaign to highlight the warning signs that a child or young person might be at risk when out at night in Scotland.

MORE NEWS FROM THE PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESSExactly half of Scotland’s 32 council areas recorded covid fatalities last week.Worst hit were Glasgow, Edinburgh, North Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire, each of which had five deaths.In Renfrewshire, more than three quarters of the adult population in Renfrewshire - 77.8 per cent - are now fully vaccinated against the virus.A further 90.9 per cent have received their first jab.A total of 389 new infections were identified between August 9 and 15, with

MORE NEWS FROM THE PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESSThese modifications have already been confirmed by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).However, while exams are set to take place, due to uncertainty over the pandemic, two contingency plans will be in placeIf there is further significant disruption to learning as a result of Covid-19, but it is still safe for exams to go ahead, there will be further modifications to courses and assessment.If public health conditions do not allow for an exam diet

iOS - Android Garry King at Go Kids told Lanarkshire Live: “We usually run some things over the summer holidays but normally have to charge for them. "But thanks to Arnold Clark down in Motherwell who provided us with funding from their community grant we were able to half the price of it.“We then got in touch with Youthlink Scotland and they gave us a bit more funding which meant we were then able to offer it to people who couldn’t afford it, for free.

MORE NEWS FROM THE PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESSThe number of suicides in Scotland decreased by three per cent last year NRS data shows there were 805 probable suicides in Scotland in 2020 - down from 833 in 2019. Between June and September, however, there were 28 per cent more suicides than usual for those four months.

MORE NEWS FROM THE PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESSThis marks the highest total since 2008.In Renfrewshire, the rolling five-year average remains at 43, meaning the latest is in line with the previous year's total.This NRS report presents mortality rates for deaths from causes known to be exclusively caused by alcohol consumption.Most alcohol-specific deaths were of people in their 50s and 60s.Deaths in the most deprived areas were four times more than those in the least deprived areas.Scottish Families

iOS - Android It was the second consecutive week in which case numbers have increased in the region and the eighth in a row in which more than 1000 positive tests have been recorded.Last Monday the Scottish Government lifted the majority of the remaining coronavirus regulations.Last week, Lanarkshire had the second highest rate of new cases in Scotland after 229.6 cases were recorded for every 100,000 residents in the county.Across Scotland, only Dumfries and Galloway (251.5) had a higher rate

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State Pension provides essential financial support every month for around 12.6 million people across the UK, including 981,399 Scots and for some, it is their only source of income during their retirement years. This regular payment is delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020.

social media to hunt down local children he could bombard with graphic sexual images and conversation. Paedophile Steven Gibson trawled through Facebook to find young girls near his home and then posed as a child to lure them onto a SnapChat group he set up.

dance floors last night after remaining empty for the whole of the pandemic. On Monday, nightclubs opened their doors at the stroke of midnight on 'Freedom Day' as excited revellers returned to drinking and dancing.

introduction of a so-called 'third party right of appeal'.

Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterRenfrewshire has suffered its deadliest week of the Covid-19 pandemic since March.Data released by the National Records of Scotland shows that four people died after contracting the virus in the week to July 15.It is the highest death toll the local authority area has recorded since March 14.The tragic total includes a number of care home residents.Recently updated records show that five vulnerable people living

kids were taken into foster care for three months after he struck their bedroom wall with a leather belt has been ordered to be of good behaviour. The three youngsters were removed from their family home by social workers after one of them reported the incident to a teacher.The children, who were all under 11, have since been returned to their father who can’t be named for legal reasons.

Freedom Day '. In a Parliamentary statement on Tuesday, the First Minister said the country will exit the levels system that we have been accustomed to throughout the last year or so.

iOS - Android Last month the Scottish Government issued new guidance to permit certain key workers to attend during their self-isolation period.However, it only applies in limited special circumstances.Stephen said said: “Members should be made aware that the employer has to meet certain criteria before even asking a worker to attend work during their self-isolation period.“Members should also be clear that it is entirely voluntary and they are not compelled to work if they have been required to

bogus benefit claims for children she did not have. Dundee medic Kiyo Adya was today found to have filled out fraudulent paperwork and made phone calls to HMRC officials pretending to be eight different mums before her businessman boyfriend was jailed for a £35,000 child benefit scam.

vaccinated, a leading health expert has said. Linda Bauld, professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh, wants to see children given the coronavirus vaccine that has been successfully rolled out across the country to the majority of the adult population.