Scotland plans to lift remaining lockdown rules on August 9

coronavirus restrictions later this month. Scottish Government officials have pencilled in the July 19 date for the downgrade to restrictions - which will see the number of people allowed to meet indoors and outdoors increase further.

coronavirus restrictions.Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced earlier this week that England is targeting July 19 as the date when the majority of rules can be lifted, while Scotland is currently aiming to end restrictions on August 9.However, no date has been set yet by the Welsh government – though a regular 21-day review process is in place as Wales continues to aim to “reduce the peak number of daily hospital admissions” and allow time to vaccinate more people.While outdoor public events

We will bring you all the latest news by following our live blog below.Tougher sentences should be imposed on those who deliberately spit, cough or sneeze on police in a bid to infect them with Covid-19, the body which represents rank and file officers has insisted.The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) branded such incidents as being "disgusting and unpleasant" - and said that the coronavirus pandemic meant they brought a "new level of risk".However, Caroline Macnaughton, the SPF's north area

The UK Government said the Scottish unemployment figure is below the UK-wide rate of 4.7 per cent for those aged over 16.Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said: “There are encouraging elements to today’s figures, but these are challenging times and we still have a lot to do to get people back into work and see our economy prosper again.”

looking after relatives with poor health saw their often limited finances stretched even further by successive lockdowns, with many reporting they had no option but to rely on food banks. The report, by Oxfam and the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), is based on interviews with young people aged 13-17 who help to look after a family member at home.

here.Holloway, 28, of Dumbarton, was found guilty of training his dogs for the purpose of animal fighting and also convicted of supplying videos of animal fighting. In 2015, Holloway was given 150 hours of community service for reset of £1800 of stolen goods.

First Minister is expected to tell MSPs in the Holyrood chamber that there will be a three-week delay in the lifting of lockdown in Scotland due to the Delta variant, which originated in India.

Scotland has recorded a weekend spike in the number of Covid patients being treated in hospitals across the country.Figures published by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland today show 158 people are currently being treated for the virus in the nation's hospitals compared to 128 on Friday.The rise comes as a further 1,250 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland in the last 24 hours – including 112 in Ayrshire.Public Health Scotland say the national figure is lower

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'Freedom Day' after fears lockdown could be delayed over summer. Nicola Sturgeon addressed the current coronavirus situation on Tuesday, where she said restrictions could be pushed back due to a rise in cases and hospital admissions.