Scotland set for 'mini heatwave' next week as temperatures set to hit 'high teens'

cold winds and frost next week as temperatures start to plummet. The Met Office is predicting chilly northernly gusts and showers will sweep across the country from Monday as autumn creeps in.

Nicola Sturgeon confirmed. The move was announced shortly after the same rule was imposed on premises in England.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded 386 new cases of coronavirus and one new death from the deadly disease in the last 24 hours.The figures were released by the Scottish Government this afternoon just minutes before First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was set to make an announcement in the Scottish Parliament on new restrictions.She will also speak to the nation in a televised address at around 8.05pmThe new cases

map reveals the nine Scottish regions projected to become coronavirus hotspots within a fortnight, putting them at risk of local lockdowns.Imperial College London's interactive maps show clusters of red zones in each UK nation, as of Friday, as tough new measures are imposed across Scotland to curb the spread of Covid-19.But the picture looks much worse two weeks from now, with more hotspots emerging across the cuntry.A projection for 4th October shows Scottish areas already subject to local

Glasgow has not had a Michelin-starred restaurant.Now a Great British Menu winner who knocked back Gordon Ramsay could bring dining’s highest honour to the city once again.Lorna McNee, who won the BBC show last year, has taken over the kitchen at Cail Bruich in Great Western Road.The 31-year-old spent 12 years working at Gleneagles’ Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, which is Scotland’s only two-star venue.As well as Great British Menu, she has a string of other awards to her name.If anyone can deliver

coronavirus lockdown.More than 1.6 million people across the UK in receipt of Universal Credit had an average of £60 deducted from their benefits in May when thousands had to claim benefits because of lockdown, according to the Department of Work and Pension’s own figures.The staggering sum has been uncovered by Glasgow MP Chris Stephens who has campaigned for the UC advance loans to be abolished and converted into grants.In his own Glasgow South West constituency some 3,800 people, 48 per cent

care homes.Professor Jason Leitch was speaking on a live radio interview today about the rising number of positive tests for coronavirus north of the border and the potential impact on the social care sector.Appearing on BBC Good Morning Scotland, the national clinical director was asked if he was concerned by the situation in Scotland's care homes."Concerned in the sense I want to protect them as much as I can from this virus," he said."We've learned both in Scotland and around the world, the

A singer-songwriter is setting up what is believed to be Scotland’s first record label for former prisoners.

The UK is set to see “one last blast of summer” next week- with temperatures in some places hitting a scorching 31C.Forecasters predict that the mercury will hit higher than 30C in southern England next Tuesday (September 15), while Greater Manchester can expect highs of around 24C.The warmer weather is expected to last into the latter part of next week with dry periods of sunshine and clouds likely - but cooler temperatures expected by the weekend.However, the warmer weather is expected on the

hereEarlier today, the First Minister uged Scots to download a new 'Protect Scotland' contact tracing app - the latest tool in the fight to stop the spread of coronavirus.The symptoms of coronavirus are:But these symptoms do not necessarily mean you have the illness.The symptoms are similar to other illnesses that are much more common, such as cold and flu.always wash your hands when you get home or into workuse hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not availablecover your mouth and nose with

John Watt Coffee from Carlisle, West Coast Sea Products and Drax are all lined up to sponsor the weekend.Further details of the festival can be found on the Kirkcudbright Food Festival Facebook page.

Scotland side being so poor. And the former international boss has insisted the team's ongoing misfortune can't simply be the fault of managers.

UK Government's , post-covid stamp of approval  we have put together a series of great places you can take your little ones for a day out.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded 101 new confirmed cases of coronavirus amid concerns that the country's 'R' number has crept above one.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon revealed the figures in her daily briefing earlier today.The R number indicates the spread of Covid-19 between people and should ideally be below one.But the First Minister revealed: ""We think that the R number in Scotland increased last week,

coronavirus in Scotland were registered since yesterday.The Government confirmed the total number of positive cases now stands at 20,632.There have been no new deaths meaning the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic in Scotland remains at 2,494.A total of 264 people are currently being treated in hospital with six people in intensive care.It follows yesterday's announcement by Nicola Sturgeon that an incident management team is dealing with a cluster of cases in the Ayrshire

James McFadden.The 24-year-old Aussie is in line to spearhead Scotland’s attack for the Nations League opener at Hampden after Sheffield United striker Oli McBurnie was ruled out of the showdown through injury.Dykes faced the media yesterday for the first time since declaring his allegiance to Scotland despite the offer of an international career with the Socceroos.