Scotland's justice system hits breaking point following court Covid-19 outbreak

Covid-19 Committee he said there needs to be more testing for Police Scotland officers who attends house parties across the country every night.Asked by SNP MSP Stuart McMillan is he believed there was appropriate testing in place for those on the frontline, Calum Steele replied, "no".He is now calling for more frequent testing to allow cops to be safe they are not spreading the virus after attending gatherings.Steele said: "The expansion of testing to emergency control rooms seems to be a

First Minister said there was "good evidence" the national vaccination programme was already reducing the number of deaths from the virus across the country.And the SNP leader revealed the average number of covid cases being reported each day in Scotland had dropped to 657 - the lowest rate since October.It means all primary school pupils will be able to return to class as of March 15 - with high schools reopening full-time after the Easter break.Sturgeon added that a further review of easing

social security payments.Glasgow South West MP said: “We are in the middle of a health and economic crisis, and the uplift in Universal Credit has provided a lifeline for many struggling families and households during these unprecedented and challenging times.

court in Scotland for representing ­clients without a practising certificate has been struck off.Paul Garrett, 47, is at the centre of an £80,000 fraud probe revealed by the ­Sunday Mail.A client told police the solicitor had tricked him into handing over payments for a non-existent court case.In 2018, Garrett, of ­Finnieston, Glasgow, was fined £1000 at the city’s ­sheriff court for ­representing clients in ­criminal cases after his ­practising ­certificate had expired.He was struck off by the

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.A busy road and surrounding areas are currently closed in Wishaw after a horror two vehicle collision.Emergency services were called to the scene on Ryde Road near its junction with Waverley Drive after that alarm was raised at around 4.30pm.Police and paramedics are still in attendance while diversions have been put in place for passing motorists.The extent of any injuries sustained by

coronavirus case number in all local authority areas in Scotland has been published by health officials.Public Health Scotland said that in the week between February 15 and 21, Scotland recorded a total of 5,736 positive cases of Covid-19 - which represents 5.0% of people tested for the virus.Scotland’s seven-day positivity rate per 100,000 population in those seven days stood at 105.0, according to the latest data.Falkirk recorded the highest number of cases per 100,000 population during this

Scottish Justice SecretaryHumza Yousaf ended up blowing kisses on camera to his daughter after she interrupted a serious Hollyrood Justice Commitee meeting.

Scottish Government of “spitting” on her profession by paying dental hygienists, optometrists and doctors five times more for giving vaccinations.Jane McCallum has criticised a deal struck by ministers in November which allows NHS boards to give contractors £230 per three-and-a-half-hour shift – the equivalent of £66 per hour – at inoculation centres.General practice nurses, meanwhile, are receiving as little as £13 an hour to do exactly the same job while often having to train the rookie

Love Island contestant Camilla Thurlow posted a message to fans on her Instagram after being asked if she was pregnant again.The 31-year-old gave birth to a little girl named Nell in October with her boyfriend Jamie Jewitt who she met in the Love Island villa.The new mum was taken aback when one of her followers wrote on her photo and asked if she was expecting baby number two - five months after having Nell.So Camilla, originally from Dumfries, wrote an honest Instagram post where she opened up

Netflix and explores the LA building’s deadly past.It features the 2013 disappearance of Canadian student Elisa Lam who had been staying there, which has since baffled the internet.  Scotland has its own fair share of mysterious and chilling places to stay, here are some of the most talked about.

Covid-19  vaccinations were wasted in  Hamilton. Central Scotland MSP Margaret Mitchell had brought the issue up at First Minister’s questions last week before the health board categorically denied that 14 vials of the Pfizer vaccine had been thrown out at Whitehill Neighbourhood Centre.

direct to your inboxFurther freezing temperatures, snow and gusts of up to 40mph are forecast for parts of the UK as the cold snap continues.Met Office forecasters said records for the lowest temperatures had been broken by 'quite some way' in recent days as the 'extreme freeze' saw the mercury plummet in some areas.The weather station in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, recorded a temperature of minus 23C on Wednesday night, the lowest in the UK since 1995.Temperatures in areas in the Scottish

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Falkirk are being told to stay off the roads as heavy snow and blizzard conditions continue to batter the area.Dashcam footage shows treacherous conditions on some routes in Grangemouth.The district is one of the worst hit parts of the Central Belt, with gritting teams said to be working round the clock to keep roads clear.There's an Amber 'be prepared' snow warning in place across much of Central Scotland until 9pm tonight.Conditions have led to some picturesque senses though, with the Kelpies