Scotland's Test and Protect system branded a 'shambles' as covid case times rise

coronavirus pandemic, which has left many learner drivers in limbo. As a result, many learner drivers have been unable to book theory tests as centres continue to deal with a major backlog.

Perth Prison has gone into lockdown with all inmates self-isolating due to a major coronavirus outbreak.

Covid have come into the spotlight once again. Tory Health Secretary Sajid Javid revealed that he had tested positive for the virus on Saturday, In a video, the UK Government minister said that he had received both vaccinations and was experiencing ‘mild’ symptoms.

Get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterBoris Johnson has quickly caved to public anger and agreed to self-isolate after having contact with health Secretary Sajid Javid who tested covid positive on the weekend.The Prime Minister faced growing public anger on Sunday morning after officials said Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak would avoid self-isolating like thousands of others because Downing Street is taking part in a pilot daily testing

UK Government 's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) group, said experts were keeping a close eye on the rising number of infections. Over the last couple of weeks covid cases in Scotland have been on the rise due to the spread of the Delta variant, which originated in India.

Tik Tok chef 'learn to cook' after he ended up putting a full breakfast wrap creation in the bin. Josh Durnion aka 'Wrap God Official' has gone viral many times for his wrap ideas, including a mince n tattie wrap and the ham, nutella and cheese wrap.

contact tracing system’s performance fell below World Health Organisation (WHO) standards recently, sparking fierce criticism of the Scottish Government. It only reached 65.1% of infected people’s close contacts within 72 hours in the week ending June 27 and 73.1% the following week – both below the WHO target of 80%.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has acknowledged contact times “fell below” the desired level but said changes are being made to speed up the process.

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vaccinated travellers will no longer need to isolate on their arrival back in England later this month - and Nicola Sturgeon has suggested Scotland could follow suit.

Covid-19 continue to rise with the latest figures showing an increase to 10,185 detected cases. It comes as UK cases of the variant have risen almost four-fold in less than a month.Public Health England figures show a total of 161,981 confirmed and probable cases of Delta variant have now been identified in the UK - up by 50,824, or 46%, on the previous week.

Love Island's Shannon Singh has spoken out for the first time since she left the villa and has admitted that she would return to the show. The Scottish stunner, 22, has admitted her time on the show was "very short lived" and would go back into the villa if she was offered the chance to, after her shocking exit on Wednesday 30 June.

university is trialling a new type of coronavirus test which involves patients spitting into a medical cup. The University of Edinburgh is currently looking into the benefits of ‘hypertube samping’, which could be potentially more accurate than PCR swab tests.

told how her tormented daughter took her own life at a Scots children’s home after moving her there for her own safety. Tragic Kirsty McGregor, 13, died three months after being taken into care at the Dunclutha Children’s Home in Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, in 2016.

Scottish Prison Service after 25 inmates tested positive. The source of the outbreak is currently unknown however ‘a significant number’ of prisoners are now self-isolating after potentially being exposed to the virus.