Scots health board forced to deny surge in covid cases was down to tomato ketchup fooling tests

coronavirus in Scotland over the past 24 hours. The latest Scottish Government figures have revealed that the total number of people that have been infected with Covid during the pandemic has risen to 233,671.

paedophile who tried to lure a 14-year-old girl to his home to have sex with him dodged jail today. Andrew Halliday exchanged more than 1000 messages on the WhatsApp application alone with his intended victim as he groomed her for more than six weeks - despite her repeatedly warning him of her age and discussing her days at school with him.

death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – remains the same at 7,666. There are currently 83 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with four being treated in intensive care.

Kate Middleton and Prince William are in Scotland and the duo just pleased royal watchers with their latest outing. Kate, 39, joined Wills for the first of several days of outings on Monday after he went to engagements solo on Friday.

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, opened up about his connection to Scotland during his opening address at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. During his royal tour of Scotland, he spoke about how the country holds a special place in his heart.

covid deaths and 370 new cases overnight. It means the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – remains the same at 7,664.There are currently 81 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with four being treated in intensive care.The total number of positive cases since the pandemic hit stands at 231,282.To date 3,096,341 people have received their first vaccination with 1,799,956 having a second jab.

Get the latest Scottish parenting news sent straight to your inbox each week with our newsletter.Schools and nurseries in Tullibody have been closed to pupils as concerns mount over rising Covid cases in the village.The measure - which was communicated to parents on Wednesday - mean that pupils moved to remote learning from yesterday (Thursday) morning and will remain working from home until May 31.It will affect Banchory, Abercromby and St Bernadette primaries, as well as Tulach Nursery - with

Inverclyde may “potentially be linked to illicit drugs”, the local health board have said. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde say they have been made aware of several deaths and investigations have been launched.

covid cases in the area on the outskirts of Glasgow have been "very swift" and that the situation was being monitored by the Scottish Government. The city of Glasgow currently sits at 94.5 cases which breaches the 50 cases per 100,000 benchmark for moving down to Level Two lockdown restrictions.

covid cases in the area on the outskirts of Glasgow have been "very swift". He added that the situation was being monitored by the Scottish Government.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the city of Glasgow will remain in level three for another week after a spike in covid infection cases.She said there is evidence suggesting the outbreak, concentrated in the south side of the city, is being driven by so-called Indian variant.Glasgow, like most of the country, was due to go to level 2 on Monday.Going to this level would have meant pubs being able to

shopkeeper has told how his only worry was breaking his glasses as he pounced on a robber who was holding a gun to his face. Keiran Pearson, 28, was today jailed for five years and four months after he fled empty-handed when Zaheer Babar disarmed him, before instructing him to put his hands up and leave.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The latest figures for Scotland showed that 168 new cases had been identified overnight.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The latest figures for Scotland showed that 200 new cases had been identified overnight.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The latest figures for Scotland showed that 224 new cases had been identified overnight.

mum gave birth in her living room while her entire family were in the house and plumbers fitted her new washing machine next door.Amy Sheddon, 29, and husband Harry 32, welcomed baby son Angus at their Girvan home on April 26.The Girvan couple had planned to have a home delivery and had a birthing pool set up in their livingroom ready for the big day.However Angus made a very unexpected appearance when Amy's waters suddenly broke with no contractions, forcing her to give birth while their new

serial bogus caller who was set upon by a plucky pensioner as he raided her home was dealt another blow when he was jailed for the offence. "Despicable" Denis Smyth has made a criminal career out of preying on the elderly.

NHS worker Lybi Halliday has been found following a frantic police search. The 21-year-old, from Hamilton, had vanished after a night out in Glasgow city centre on Friday, April 30 at around 11.30pm.

issing NHS worker Lybi Halliday, from Hamilton, did not come home after allegedly being "approached by a man" in Glasgow. Police are now frantically searching for Lybi after she was last spotted in the city centre at around 11.30pm on Friday, April 30.

Outlander actors Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish have urged fans to be respectful when visiting the historic sites featured in the hit show. The duo, who play Jamie Fraser and Dougal MacKenzie, followed author Diana Gabaldon in voicing their concerns after they were informed that stones and other items had been taken from the Culloden battlefield.