Scotland begins stockpiling essential medicines ahead of Brexit

Boris Johnson said the deal would "benefit every party of the UK".The Prime Minister declared it would boost the fishing industry as well as the financial sector - two key employers north of the Border.European diplomats will meet on Christmas morning to review the deal on behalf of the EU's 27 member states, while MPs are likely to vote on the agreement on December 30.But the First Minister took a less than enthusiastic view.Sturgeon tweeted: “Before the spin starts, it’s worth remembering that

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere have been a further 1,314 cases of the coronavirus diagnosed in Scotland within the past 24 hours.Meanwhile, Scotland's death toll from the virus has tragically increased by 43 and now stands at 4,416.

coronavirus death since the start of the pandemic. The girl died somewhere in the country between December 14 and 21, according to new statistics from the National Records of Scotland.

Jason Leitch warned restrictions would be like in March when the UK ground to a halt for weeks. It follows alarm at strain of Covid-19 which appears to spread more quickly and has already ripped through south-east England.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government also announced that 1,190 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 115,566.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.University Hospital Wishaw will feature in the BBC Scotland Christmas Celebration programme this year.Sally Magnusson, will, as ever, be presenting the show which will be aired on Christmas Eve.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Strathaven Park has once again been voted the number one park in Scotland.The park was the only one in the country to make the top ten in a nationwide poll by environmental charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, of the UK’s best green spaces – for the fifth year running.After expert judges awarded 77 parks in Scotland, and over 2000 in the UK, the coveted Green Flag Award earlier this year, over 59,000 members of

Andy said: “I only joined the gym just to lose a bit of weight before my 30th birthday.“ I was eating a lot of rubbish and not looking after myself.“I can’t believe that just two years later I’m sitting here as Scotland’s strongest man.“Doing something like this never crossed my mind before.“But ever since I took part in my first event 18 months ago, which I ended up winning, things have just kicked on.”Andy won all but one of his events in the behind-closed-doors competition.He deadlifted 310kg

Tayside area have been vaccinated.

Nicola Sturgeon announced the tighter restrictions as fears grow that a new variant of Covid-19 is spreading. Sturgeon announced the new rule in her final review of the levels imposed on Scotland’s 32 council areas.

link.Chairman of South Lanarkshire council’s community and enterprise resources committee, Councillor John Anderson, said: “Congratulations once again to Strathaven Park on a phenomenal achievement.“To have been so consistently recognised as not only the top park in the country, but also one of the top 10 in the UK, just shows the hard work that everyone puts in to make the park such an enjoyable place to visit.“I’d like to thank all of our staff for their hard work, especially during a global

direct to your inboxFamilies across the UK have had to dramatically scale back their Christmas plans after the government introduced changes to restrictions.Plans to allow a five-day period of relaxations have been scrapped amid a rising number of infections in the south of England, which is believed to have been caused by a new highly transmissible strain of coronavirus.Health secretary Matt Hancock said the country was facing an “enormous challenge” in bringing the latest outbreak under

England for Christmas as she returned to Scotland yesterday amid a strict cross-border travel ban.Lisa Cross, 34, should have been married earlier this month and starting a new life in Blackpool with her hubby, but her plans were postponed due to coronavirus.She now faces Christmas without her fiance after returning to Glasgow after the announcement, to be with her two children.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.When a ferry load of Syrians arrived one December night in the town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, they had no idea what sort of reaction to expect.Families, who’d fled their homes having endured the living hell of civil war, were given safe refuge in a part of Scotland best-known as the venue for many a sepia-toned holiday memory from yesteryear.None had any notion of what it meant to go ‘doon the

Billy Connolly has said he feels Scotland is "getting closer" to independence after being cheated by Brexit.Previously a vocal opponent of Scottish independence, Sir Billy announced his support for the movement following the 2016 Brexit referendum.The 78-year-old comedian said he thought Scotland was moving towards leaving the union. He said: "I think they're getting close to it.

direct to your inbox The Christmas bubble rules have been dramatically tightened across all parts of the UK. The previous five-day travel window has now been scrapped, with people now only allowed to meet with their selected households on December 25.

coronavirus spreading. Under Tier 4  restrictions, non-essential businesses will be forced to close, including clothes shops, gyms, hairdressers and restaurants.