Scots enjoy beer gardens and shopping as lockdown eases significantly from today

lockdown in March 2020. For 14 months, we’ve been told not to hug or shake hands with people we don’t live with.Now, this rule is set to change from next week as the country enters Level 2 of its roadmap out of the pandemic.Nicola Sturgeon confirmed social distancing rules will ease on May 17 and admitted she felt 'a wee bit emotional' as she announced the major milestone.

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

Scots pensioner who has been missing from home almost 24 hours. Robin Green, from the West End area of Aberdeen, was last seen at about 10am yesterday morning at Craigton Park in the city.

Nicola Sturgeon has thanked the people of Scotland for their sacrifices over the last year of the coronavirus pandemic. The SNP leader wrote an open letter which has been published in a number of Sunday papers including the Sunday Mail.

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shoppers have formed huge queues to get back into their favourite high street store as shops reopened in Scotland today. Non-essential shops have been allowed to welcome customers for the first time in almost five months on Monday as lockdown restrictions ease.

Scottish Government has published a series of rules and guidance that Scots should adhere to when visiting the pub during the coronavirus pandemic. From Monday, Scots will be able to enjoy a pint at their local beer garden as part of a series of changes being made to the lockdown.

pubs, restaurants and cafes. The move means that Scots will be able to meet their pals for a drink at a beer garden since the stay at home lockdown rules were imposed on Boxing Day last year.

cancer is desperate for lockdown restrictions to lift so she can ‘say goodbye’ to everyone.Rebecca Broughton has been given the devastating news she only has months to live after medics revealed that her stage 4 triple negative breast cancer had spread to her brain just before Christmas.Despite going through hours of treatment, Rebecca, 27, has ‘accepted’ she is never going to win over her illness.The doting mum to one-year-old Rory and three-year-old Joseph and wife to supportive husband, Barry

First Minister announced the country will be placed under Level 3 as of Monday which means thousands of non-essential shops and businesses can finally reopen their doors after almost five months of closure.Hospitality businesses will also be able to welcome back customers - but with strict social distancing rules in place - as of April 26, with pub beer gardens able to start selling pints.And there's good news for couples planning to celebrate a wedding with more guests allowed at venues.Scots

beer gardens, with opening hours determined by local licensing laws. The First Minister had previously flagged the April 26th date when she published the Government’s routemap for taking Scotland out of lockdown.

Mark Millar has revealed he keeps a beer in the fridge every day to help prevent writer’s block.He said that before he begins work he makes sure he has a drink chilling at home to look forward to when he finishes at 4pm.Millar, 51, who sold his comic book empire Millarworld to Netflix for almost £25million in 2017, said the ritual is part ofa new routine. It includes getting out of bed early before a workout and a 90-second cold shower.

travel ban being lifted in the country this weekend as they travel to beaches to enjoy the sunshine. Cars queued on the M77 to get to the entrance of Troon beach and many flocked to the sand to catch some rays.