RBS suspends mobile van banking services in some areas due to COVID-19 restrictions

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere have been another 897 cases of the coronavirus diagnosed in Scotland as 16 councils prepare to have restrictions eased later this week.Figures have been published by the Scottish Government this afternoon as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.The data has been presented a day after local authorities found out their new coronavirus restrictions levels with North, East and South

lockdown following weeks of strict measures. Nicola Sturgeon yesterday announced that 11 council areas would drop from level 4 to level 3 after facing the toughest rules in Scotland's five-tier system.

tight travel rules since the end of November. Glasgow and 10 neighbouring areas had been in the highest level 4 but will all drop down to level 3 on Friday.

M8 in Glasgow. The 74-year-old was driving a blue Toyota Corolla when he got out of the vehicle on the Kingston Bridge and was hit by a white Mercedes Sprinter van on December 3.

food banks as McDonald’s restaurants, research has found.The Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) has said new analysis to be published shows there are 165 venues where the public can donate food.In addition, there are 129 food banks run by the Trussell Trust charity, bringing the total to 294.

infection spreading in communities. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it is "likely" she will be able to make major changes at the next review.

Fife businessman has been left heartbroken after his pizza van was completely destroyed in mysterious early morning blaze.Alastair Jack received a call at around 1:45am on Sunday telling him the converted horse box that housed Urban Flame had gone on fire.The 42-year-old launched the small family business just over a year ago and hoped it would be successful enough for him to give up his other offshore job.But the dad-of-two, who is the family breadwinner, has been left devastated after the

Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.Both north-east councils had been put on notice yesterday but will stay at level two on the sliding scale for Scotland's 32 local authorities."I can confirm that the Scottish Government is not proposing any immediate changes today to the levels that currently apply to each local authority area," Sturgeon said in her weekly statement to the Scottish Parliament."However, I need to be clear that we have been looking and will continue to look very carefully in the days to

Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire councils after recent outbreaks in the north-east. Both authorities are in level two but could go to level three, forcing pubs and restaurants to stop serving alcohol.

Nicola Sturgeon has urged Scots to perform an “act of kindness” to mark today’s St Andrew’s Day celebrations. The First Minister paid tribute to those making “enormous personal sacrifices” amid the coronavirus pandemic in an address to the nation earlier today.

vaccination programme and targeted action in high-risk areas in level 4 restrictions.Speaking at Holyrood today, Freeman said: "Testing is undeniably important but it is just one layer of protection - many layers are needed to fight this virus."Our increased capability to test more people, more often, is potentially powerful as we navigate our way through the coming months as safely as we can alongside our nationwide vaccination programme."Freeman said six mobile testing units and 20,000 home

lockdown is working nationally.It comes as daily infection figures dropped to 771 across Scotland and one week after 11 councils, including Glasgow, were ordered into the highest level 4 alert.At Holyrood, Sturgeon said: "The latest data shows that across the country and in most local authority areas the restrictions in place are having an impact."The number of new cases across the country has stabilised in recent weeks.

teachers across the country showed most wanted a return to "blended" or remote learning in regions covered by level three and four restrictions. It comes after Glasgow and 10 other neighbouring councils were put in the top tier of lockdown but schools were kept open.

Perthshire towns which have lost their walk-in branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have now lost their mobile banking van service.RBS has dropped its visits to Perth and Kinross towns as the area has moved into level three of coronavirus restrictions.Black Watch 'not going anywhere' according to MoDA spokesperson from RBS explained that the mobile bank has suspended scheduled stops until the region returns to level two.They said: “We are reintroducing mobile banks onto the road in a

"reasonable excuse" for visiting England, and vice versa. Nicola Sturgeon has insisted the tough new rules are necessary to drive down the spread of coronavirus ahead of the festive season.

Covid-19 researchers - predicts red zones of infection across Scotland.It means that those areas are projected to have the country’s highest infection levels on December 6th.Imperial College London's research and interactive map also suggests infection rates will remain alarmingly high in many parts of Scotland.It shows that 13 authority areas have a 75%-100% chance of being a hotspot next month.Researchers from Imperial College London define a hotspot as a local authority where there are more

Covid lockdown driving rules. In a statement this afternoon, Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs also urged people to continue to play their part in stopping the virus from spreading.

East Kilbride mum has said her children are terrified to come home after her partner's van was destroyed in an early morning blaze.The family say they have been left with virtually no source of income just weeks before Christmas after the works van was "torched".The distraught family have taken to Facebook after the terrifying blaze on Monday night shortly after 6pm at Turnberry Place in Greenhills.Most of the tools in the van are now damaged beyond repair and the charity volunteer mum has said

level four lockdown does not mean a return to strict protective shielding for vulnerable people. But she said many in that category will be worried about being asked to go to work in areas heading to the highest covid alert on Friday.