Queensferry Crossing closed due to 'falling ice' after snow hits Scotland

An amber weather warning for snow is in place across the central belt and east side until 9pm. A yellow weather warning for snow is in place for the rest of the country.

lockdown restrictions.The fast food giant today announced plans to reopen branches in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for walk-in takeaway on February 22.Enhanced safety measures will be introduced at all restaurants in a bid to protect customers and workers while the more-transmissible ‘UK variant’ of the coronavirus continues to circulate around the country.But the plans have not been extended to Scotland as a result of the country’s stricter measures on takeaway services.Hospitality

Met Office issued an amber snow warning for parts of Scotland on Saturday as a freezing blast sweeps across the country.

direct to your inboxA mother and daughter have died in a double stabbing in Scotland, which led to a hospital being locked down.

Crosshouse Hospital locked down for over three hours last night. Dozens of emergency services raced to the area which was temporarily locked down by armed officers at around 7.45pm.Emma was attacked in the car park of her work outside Crosshouse Hospital.Mercy crews battled to save her but she was pronounced dead at the scene.Takeaway worker Nicole was stabbed shortly after on Portland Street, around two miles away from the hospital.She was rushed to Crosshouse hospital where she later died.A

Falkirk this afternoon. Officers from Police Scotland and paramedics from the Scottish Ambulance Service raced to the two-vehicle smash near Junction 6 at Denny, just after 4pm.Cops have closed a section of the motorway southbound between J9 and J8 following the crash.

rail journey views in Scotland has gone viral.

M9 after the motorway was closed in both directions in Stirling.

Boots starts their annual 70% off sale in stores across the country, with shoppers snapping up bargains in store and online. But, with shops across Scotland closed due to lockdown, customers might have wondered if they would miss out on the yearly savings in 2021.

100-year-old woman is being removed from a care home after her family could no longer bear to see her “fade away”.Doreen Tilly’s great-granddaughter, Sonia Dixon, said she had no other option but to take her out of the facility, which has been in lockdown for 10 months.Sonia, 37, launched a furious attack on the Scottish Government’s “complete and utter failure” to end the elderly’s suffering during the Covid-19 outbreak.She told how Doreen was “full of life” when she celebrated her 100th

Daily Record reported this morning that painters carried out work in the A-listed building in Edinburgh despite the ban by her own Government.

The Health and Safety Executive confirmed it is aware of the situation.A HSE spokesperson said: “We have been made aware of an incident at a house build site at Hallmeadow Place, Annan and are currently attending the site to assist Police Scotland with the investigation.”

Covid-19 in December just two weeks apart but was left shocked when he was given the tragic news of Andy’s death. Andy, from Irvine, was a regular gym-goer with no underlying health conditions.

Parents have been left divided over Nicola Sturgeon 's decision to keep schools closed until mid-February. The First Minister made the announcement to Scottish Parliament in Holyrood today citing the vital need to keep community infections down in order to beat rising Covid19 infection rates.

prestigious BBC Scotland young traditional musician of the year award two years ago – describes his new work as “uplifting and very positive” and says he is “delighted” with the development of his sound and the end result of his new single. Its release also coincided with another honour, as he was recently nominated in the “up-and-coming artist of the year” category at the MG Alba Scottish traditional music awards.