Scotland's youngest coronavirus victim is man under 25

M8 road crash has been identified as a 43-year-old man. The family of the man, who is from the west of Scotland, have been informed of his death after he died at the scene of the crash around 8.45pm on Thursday November 19.

coronavirus  death toll has hit 3,459, the  Scottish Government  confirmed today.

Police have hailed the brave victim of a twisted Scots sex beast who tried to rape a vulnerable woman  just days after being released from prison. Revolting William Belk was caged for life at the High Court in Edinburgh after carrying out a horrific sexual assault on a 47-year-old who has learning difficulties.

supermarkets have revealed their plans ahead of the move to level four coronavirus restrictions in parts of the country later this week. The Scottish Government announced that 11 local authorities will be moving to the highest tier of measures, which will resemble something close to the national lockdown in spring.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNorth Ayrshire will remain in the third level of Covid-19 restrictions.Meanwhile our neighbours in South and East Ayrshire face three weeks at the fourth tier, starting from 6pm this Friday.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has revealed her ‘tough decision’ to move East and South Ayrshire into a tier four in a bid to save Christmas plans.The increased restrictions are the closest to the national

coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Scotland, the Scottish Government has confirmed.A further 1,248 people have tested positive for the virus overnight bringing the total number of cases to 83,259.The death toll for Scotland now stands at 3,323 since the start of the pandemic in March.A total of 1,249 people are currently receiving hospital treatment of which 95 are in intensive care.The figures emerged as Nicola Sturgeon is due to update the Scottish parliament and the country on the changes to

coronavirus tunnel after more good vaccine news was reported today. Interim results from US biotechnology firm Moderna revealed that their vaccine formula could prevent 94.5% of people from getting Covid-19.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 717 new cases of the coronavirus have been diagnosed in Scotland as local authorities wait for the next announcement on which Covid level they will be placed in.Scotland's death toll from the virus is up six to 3,286.

Zoom Boom has triggered a botched plastic surgery epidemic.The Record has discovered that legal experts have been swamped with compensation claims from victims of rogue cosmetic surgery practitioners after they tried to improve their appearance so they look better on Zoom calls.Shady surgeons have used this so-called ‘Zoom Boom’ to push out rushed or even unlawful cosmetic procedures.The news comes as the video conferencing application has become one of the most popular ways of conducting

referendum on Scottish independence should not be held while the country “heals” from coronavirus, Gordon Brown said.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAnother 56 people have tragically died from COVID-19 in Scotland with 1,357 new cases of the disease diagnosed.The Scottish Government released new data this afternoon as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.Scotland's death toll from the virus is now 3,244 while three of the people who died in the last 24 hours were from the NHS Ayrshire & Arran region.However, data from the National

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNorth Ayrshire doesn’t have a Covid-testing centre because Crosshouse Hospital near Kilmarnock is seen as appropriate, a meeting heard.But new walk-in testing centres are now being considered.Councillor Jim Montgomerie said lots of residents have asked him why they have to travel elsewhere for tests.The Saltcoats politician asked council leader Joe Cullinane why there are no coronavirus testing

coronavirus in Scotland in the past 24 hours, the Scottish Government has confirmed.The latest figures show there were 1,357 new Covid-19 cases recorded overnight, bringing the total number of positive cases to 79,017 since the pandemic began.Leading today's briefing, deputy First Minister John Swinney said Scotland's death toll now sits at 3,244.According to the data, 1,228 people are currently being treated in hospital with 96 in intensive care.It comes as three parts of Scotland officially

coronavirus in Scotland in the past 24 hours, the Scottish Government has confirmed. The latest figures show there were 1,212 new Covid-19 cases recorded overnight, bringing the total number of positive cases to 77,660 since the pandemic began.

The First Minister welcomed the first interim results in large-scale trials in relation to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine candidate.The positive development emerged as one more coronavirus death occurred in the past 24 hours.Across Scotland, 912 new positive tests have been recorded in the past 24 hours. Of those, 73 are in NHS Ayrshire & Arran taking the region's total to 5,153..The First Minister said on the vaccine candidate: "That is positive news.

Covid-19 recorded overnight. It brings the total number of cases since the pandemic began in March to 64,355 - while the death toll stands at 3,040.The number of patients currently being treated in hospital after testing positive is 1,226, with 105 in intensive care.

raped her “hundreds of times” has been freed from jail.Sarah Reagan was distraught to get a phone call on Thursday telling her John Barbour had been released that morning and warning her that he was moving back to the city where she lives.Barbour, 54, has been released two-thirds of the way through a four-year sentence, which was appealed without success as too lenient by the Crown.He was convicted in February 2018 of repeatedly raping Sarah over a period of more than a year, starting when he

Covid-19 recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 73,443 since the pandemic began in March. Scotland's death toll from the virus currently stands at 3,039.

NHS Inform  and the  Scottish Government. have the latest COVID-19 guidance online.