Scots Drag Race stars Lawrence Chaney and Ellie Diamond get letter from Nicola Sturgeon

Scottish Beer & Pub Association, took to Twitter to announce that 'vertical drinking' will be allowed from August 9. It comes after industry leaders were left confused when First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that physical distancing rules were to be removed on Monday.

Falkirk 's Vibration Festival has been given the green light by bosses who have confirmed that the event WILL go ahead next month.

TRNSMT Festival will go ahead in Glasgow this September, organisers have confirmed.50,000 people will descend on Glasgow Green from September 10-12 to take in sets from the likes of The Courteeners, Ian Brown, Liam Gallagher and The Chemical Brothers.DF Concerts CEO Geoff Ellis has now confirmed that the festival will go ahead after Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that most Covid restrictions will end in Scotland from August 9.“I’m delighted to confirm we’ve got the permission

Nicola Sturgeon. The First Minister wrote to Johnson earlier this week inviting him to Bute House in Edinburgh to discuss covid pandemic recovery.

UK Government must have a plan to roll out coronavirus vaccines to 16 and 17-year-olds following suggestions experts were about to approve the move. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon stated that she was "veering towards expecting" the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to outline updated guidance for young people having the coronavirus jab.

iOS - Android Announcing the changes at a virtual meeting of the Scottish Parliament this afternoon, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: “This has been hard-earned, and while this will restore a substantial degree of normality, it does not signal the end of the pandemic or a return to life exactly as we knew it.“Declaring freedom from this virus is premature.

mitigations that are currently in place in schools will remain.

Shetland has been hailed by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Aylesha Meades, who worked tirelessly for Who Cares? Scotland, sadly passed away in hospital after falling unwell on St Ninian’s beach last month.

Covid-19 vaccine to vulnerable teenagers in certain groups by the end of August. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon previously announced plans to jab some youngsters aged between 12 and 17, including those with Down's Syndrome, learning difficulties or those who are immunosuppressed or live with someone who is.

jabs by tomorrow, but Labour say this target has not been met. Scottish Labour MSP Jackie Baillie said: “The SNP’s failure to meet this flagship target is humiliating for them – but it should worry us all.

drug deaths in 2019 - the highest rate in Europe. Politicians and campaigners declared a national emergency and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who admitted taking her “eye off the ball”, announced £250m of funding to address the crisis.

Scotland's long-awaited move to Level 0 in Covid restrictions, meaning a range of new freedom for people up and down the country. And today, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will hold a briefing to update Scots on the latest case numbers, trends and advice.

Perth and Kinross as the area enters level zero of restrictions – but nearly 10 per cent of the adult population remain completely unvaccinated. Back on June 18 First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it was expected all Scottish adults would have had their first dose of the vaccine by July 18.But the latest figures show 9.1 per cent of over 18s in Perth and Kinross have still not had any dose.The largest proportion of unvaccinated adults are those aged 18 to 29.

face masks could remain mandatory for people in Scotland until Christmas.John Swinney was asked if the rules around coverings implemented during the height of the first wave of the covid pandemic could stay in place until December, he replied "that's perfectly conceivable". During a Scottish Government announcement yesterday on the latest lockdown situation in Scotland Nicola Sturgeon said mask rules would remain passed ' Freedom Day ' on August 9.

covid pandemic could stay in place until December, he replied "that's perfectly conceivable". During a Scottish Government announcement yesterday on the latest lockdown situation in Scotland Nicola Sturgeon said mask rules would remain passed ' Freedom Day ' on August 9.

John Swinney.The country's Deputy First Minister - and Covid Recovery Minister - revealed the detail from the Scottish Government's modelling, which predicts the number of cases and deaths as a result of the virus.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today that Scotland would move to the lowest of its Covid-19 restrictions on July 19 as planned.It means up to eight people from up to four households can meet within homes, while outside up to 15 people from up to 15 households can get together

vaccination rates in Scotland dropped to their lowest level in three months. The Scottish and UK Governments both follow guidance on jabs from the Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunisations (JCVI).

SNP Health Secretary said the government was starting to see a "positive trend" beginning to emerge in the data despite cases of covid still being high. Cases peaked at 4,234 on July 1 following a sharp rise over the previous month due to the spread of the Delta variant which originated in India.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will set out the next step of changes to coronavirus restrictions in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday.

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.