Scotland to be hotter than Ibiza with mini heatwave on way as temperatures to hit 18C

fatally injured after he was struck on the head by the vessel's towing bar, an investigation has found. The Indonesian man was on the deck of the Olivia Jean vessel when the incident happened at around 10pm on June 28, 2019.

First Minister said Scotland will adopt a 'green list' to allow people to travel to and from certain destinations without having to quarantine. The traffic light system - similar to the one announced by Boris Johnson in England - will come into effect from Monday, May 17.

Toy Story is set for an exciting live tour in 2022 - and there will be two stops in Scotland. The concert, which is a first of its kind for the UK, is a groundbreaking presentation of the film accompanied by a live orchestra, and is set to delight fans of the movie franchise, both young and old.

reopening of non-essential retail across Scotland as well as a lift in the 'stay at home' guidelines a few weeks prior. April 26 saw shops and services open their doors for the first time this year.

Scottish Government's traffic lights system - similar to the one announced by Boris Johnson in England - will come into effect from Monday. Countries are to be classified as green, amber and red and a review will take place every four weeks.

lockdown restrictions on social distancing to ease for the first time in months. During Tuesday's coronavirus briefing, Nicola Sturgeon admitted she felt 'emotional' as she announced that people could now hug each other from Monday, May 17.

First Minister said that case numbers in North East region taking in Forres, Elgin, Lossiemouth and Buckie, are more than four times higher than in the rest of the country which is due to move to Level 2 on Monday.Sturgeon said :“It’s against that backdrop that, unless the situation was to materially improve over the next few days, it would simply not be safe or sensible to ease restrictions there from Monday.”Read the full story.The “huge success” of the vaccination programme along with

have been allowed this year.Scots will also be able to meet outdoors in groups of eight people from eight different households.It comes as the number of people testing positive for covid has plummeted in recent months, with hospitalisations caused by coronavirus also in steep decline.The country's vaccination roll-out also continues at speed, with more than half of the population having received at least one dose.Speaking at her first covid media briefing since winning reelection last week, the

constitutional future are likely to feature in the debate after the pro-independence Holyrood majority produced by the Scottish elections. Speaking ahead of the Queen’s Speech Blackford said: “England and Scotland are on different political paths” and that the Scottish election result meant there was now a “cast iron mandate” for a second referendum.

First Minister will likely confirm the country can move to level two as of next Monday when she updates Scots at a media briefing later today. Speculation mounted last night that the Scottish Government will introduce a traffic light system by the end of the month which provide a list of foreign countries Scots can travel to without the need for quarantine.

Wendy’s could be coming to Scots high streets in the near future after an absence of more than two decades from the UK. The American fast food chain has announced plans to open around 400 branches across Britain.

coronavirus alert level has been downgraded as the number of deaths and hospitalisations continues to fall across the country. All of the country’s Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) agreed to move Scotland and the rest of the UK from level four to level three earlier today.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionMs Mackay told how she and her Green colleagues will “fight for communities” and focus on a number of varied issues.She told Lanarkshire Live: “We were overwhelmed to hear my name read out and as the celebrations showed, we’re over the moon to have our first-ever Green MSP for Central Scotland.“We’ve had a great network of local activists, who have been phenomenal and put in a

Travellers from across the UK are turning to Scotland for a holiday this year as demand for staycations continues to soar. Since the beginning of April, holiday rentals search engine HomeToGo has seen a 255% increase in searches for holidays in Scotland compared to 2019.

First Minister is due to host a covid briefing on Tuesday - her first since last week's Holyrood election - in which she will detail a significant relaxation of rules as the number of covid cases across the country continues to tumble.Non-essential overseas travel has been banned since last year and the SNP leader has previously expressed doubt over whether the rules could be eased this month.But it's understood the Scottish Government is now planning to introduce a traffic lights system -

Toy Story is set to be performed in Scotland for the first time next year with a live orchestra. Showing in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the Disney and Pixar classic will be screened with the famous soundtrack played live along to the movie.

fifth instalment i n the Indiana Jones series is to be shot in the Highlands later this year. And there’s more good news for Scotland’s film industry as Glasgow and Edinburgh will be used to recreate Gotham City in superhero movie The Flash, which stars Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck as two versions of the Dark Knight.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.The Scottish Greens, Conservatives and Labour have all won list seats in the West Scotland region as the final result was declared at Braehead Arena this evening.Russell Findlay, Jamie Greene and Pam Gosal were elected MSPs for the Conservatives, while Neil Bibby, Katy Clark and Paul O’Kane will represent Labour at Holyrood for the next five years.It will be a second term in office for Mr Bibby and Mr