Scots learner drivers forced to travel to England for theory test amid Covid backlog

coronavirus jag later this week, it has been confirmed. Experts at the Joint Committee on Immunisation and Vaccination (JCVI) recommended that the vaccine should be rolled out further to include all Scots aged 16 and 17-years-old.

Asim Riaz, 41, died on July 24 along with family friend Edina Olahova, 29, and her son Rana Haris Ali, nine. Asim's son, aged 7, survived the tragedy.

Covid restrictions. She’s complained to NHS Grampian about standing out in the open for long periods at Huntly Jubilee Hospital, Aberdeenshire.

dogs stolen from a Scots farm have now been traced at two separate locations in England. The beloved pets were stolen from a farm in Amulree near Dunkeld in broad daylight on Thursday July 15 between 2 - 2.45pm.

Covid victim has been refused disability benefits despite being left unable to work and taking 10 types of medication for the last 16 months. Shereen Smith was a wedding singer and had also been in the process of setting up her own cake-making company when she was struck down by the virus in March last year.

police and the SSPCA after spotting two dogs locked inside a car on one of the hottest days of the year. The woman, who asked to remain anonymous after the dogs' owner allegedly became aggressive towards her, said she was worried the poor pets might die.

missing amid growing concern for her welfare. Karisse Lavelle, 18, was last seen in the Beech Avenue area of Paisley around 6.50pm on Thursday, July 23.

Nicola Sturgeon ’s flagship social justice policy is the Scottish Child Payment, which gives families from low income households £10 a week.

West Lothian street. The 40-year-old female owner of the XL American Bulldog-type animal has also been reported to the Procurator Fiscal in connection with the incident.

Police have slammed those responsible after medics only managed to reach the individual at St Cyrus Nature Reserve in Aberdeenshire "by luck" at the weekend.

emergency response in Stirlingshire. Crews were called to the section of water at Lock 16 of the Forth and Clyde Canal just off Union Road in Camelon, Falkirk on Wednesday.

sweltering heatwave. With the mercury reaching well into the twenties, revellers headed from Edinburgh to East Lothian's beauty spots.

Scots thug is facing jail for attacking his girlfriend and the cops sent to arrest him - and hurling anti-English abuse at one of the officers. Sean Macpherson lost the plot with his ex-girlfriend after he arrived at her home drunk and she refused to let him take their children.

dual carriageway just weeks after passing his driving test. Officers from the North East Roads division clocked the motor, which was being driven by a 17-year-old, on the A90 near Stonehaven on Saturday morning.

sex criminals.Julie Spence and Carol Burns have waived their right to anonymity to highlight the lenient jail terms that attackers are receiving in Scotland. The pair live on opposite sides of the country but have found strength in each other after their traumatic ordeals.Fife woman Julie was raped in her home by a monster out on bail while her children slept downstairs and Carol was abused by a perverted music teacher at Eastwood High in Newton Mearns.

Scots reservoir as the search for a missing man continues. Emergency services were first called to the scene at Threipmuir Reservoir, near Balerno, Edinburgh, shortly after 5.30pm on Wednesday after the alarm was raised.

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

Covid-19 at a Scots prison has left families “gravely concerned” as they claim the virus is “out of control.” It comes a week after a nurse described the situation at HMP Low Moss in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire as pure hell. The prison, which houses around 760, currently has 104 prisoners isolating, with 20 confirmed cases of the virus.

pandemic, with residents now expected to live an average of just two years. The study by top academics also warned about the impact of visiting restrictions on care home residents’ quality of life.