Renfrewshire becomes covid hotspot as cases in region soar

Cyprus' Covid travel restrictions are the latest to be eased as Easter holidays get underway.

Free Covid testing for most people in the UK ended this month as part of the government's plans to live with the virus. In England, lateral flow tests (LFTs) are no longer available for free, unless you are a patient in hospital, at high risk of getting seriously ill from coronavirus and eligible for Covid-19 treatments, or you work in an NHS or social care setting.

Nicola Sturgeon and her senior ministers have admitted failing to visit a single care home since the start of the Covid pandemic.

A Scots make-up artist has become a TikTok inspiration despite having no arms.

NEW YORK -- Could it be the curse of the Scottish play? Daniel Craig's return to Broadway in a new version of “Macbeth” has been temporarily halted after the actor contracted COVID-19.Wednesday's matinee and evening performances were canceled when the James Bond actor tested positive. When he'll returns was not immediately known, but protocols indicate it could be several days at least.Craig stars in a revival of Williams Shakespeare's tragedy, with Ruth Negga making her Broadway debut playing Lady Macbeth.“Macbeth” is playing the Lyceum Theatre, with an opening set for April 28.

One in 13 people across the UK are currently infected with Covid, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, Dame Henny Harries, has warned Covid-19 infections are at "a very high level" but are not translation into hospital admission and deaths. She appeared on BBC Radio 4' Today program to warn of the increasing levels of infections of the virus all across the UK.

Energy bills in Renfrewshire are one of the cheapest in the country as new research reveals areas hardest hit by soaring energy costs.

acting and directing nominees, even if they don't win an Oscar, they'll still walk away as winners of a goodie bag valued at more than €127,000. Stars including Will Smith, Andrew Garfield, Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench will be lavished with gifts such as holidays at luxury resorts, the services of a 'self love' guru, personal trainer sessions, plastic surgery treatments and fancy cosmetics. But the 20th Annual “Everyone Wins” Nominee Gift Bags are causing a stooshie -- that's the Scots word for uproar -- for one particular gift.

Research has indicated that about one in 11 people north of the border could have had covid last week - the highest proportion ever.

A professor has warned of how difficult it can be to tell the difference between hay fever and Covid at this time of year.

A row has broken out over pleas from NHS chiefs for residents to avoid the area’s A&E emergency department.

Pollen season is about to kick off in Scotland as we enter into the spring period.

Glasgow airport chiefs say they are not operating on a "level playing field" as the UK Government publishes a new report on the toll the pandemic has taken on aviation in Scotland.

Wales has this week made it illegal to smack children.

Alan Cumming says his late father’s bullying helped him pick up “good qualities” for becoming an actor.

Scotland’s children have started receiving their first Covid jabs as the country continues to battle through the pandemic.

Crisis talks were held in Dumfries today as the region prepares to welcome Ukrainian refugees fleeing war in their homeland.

All remaining Covid travel restrictions will end in Scotland and the rest of the UK from 4am this Friday.