Steve Clarke tackles Scotland's left-back riddle as he considers Gordon Strachan's solution

Covid-19 restrictions being imposed across the country.David Alexander, who runs party firm Zander Nation, is continuing to take bookings for house parties, triggering fears his actions will help spread the killer virus.The 36-year-old offered to provide a home disco service after being contacted amid concerns that draconian rules on socialising are leading to an unregulated clubbing scene.Alexander operates the firm with his brother Stuart, who compared First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to Hitler

Protect Scotland app, according to Nicola Sturgeon. Kirsty Feerick's partner Daniel Rafferty tested positive for Covid-19 today having come down with symptoms, including a loss of taste and smell.Daniel, 26, had been feeling run down without feeling badly ill before suddenly being unable to taste or smell anything at all on Thursday.

Steve Clarke 's side are in Olomouc on Nations League duty to face a Czech Republic side served a grim reminder of the fragility of the game's current existence.The entire squad involved in Friday's win over Slovenia have been placed into Covid-19 quarantine and an entirely new contingent has been hastily assembled in its place.Only defender Roman Hubnik and striker Stanislav Tecl have caps to their name, but have spent four and two years out of the picture, respectively.It creates a hugely

Scotland side being so poor. And the former international boss has insisted the team's ongoing misfortune can't simply be the fault of managers.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded 101 new confirmed cases of coronavirus amid concerns that the country's 'R' number has crept above one.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon revealed the figures in her daily briefing earlier today.The R number indicates the spread of Covid-19 between people and should ideally be below one.But the First Minister revealed: ""We think that the R number in Scotland increased last week,

Kenny McLean backed the 
controverial star to the hilt.The Sheffield United striker has come under fire for pulling out of Steve Clarke’s squad for the upcoming Nations League openers, only to play for the Blades in a friendly against Derby two days later.But McBurnie took to social media in an attempt to explain the background to his appearance.He said: “Nobody is more frustrated than me at having to withdraw from the Scotland squad for this double-header.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded one coronavirus death in the past 24 hours, it was revealed this lunchtime.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said there have been 156 new positive cases recorded during the same period.Six of the new cases have been reported in Ayrshire & Arran with Greater Glasgow showing the biggest spike on 86 cases.The new figure takes the total number of cases across the country to 20,788

Oli McBurnie in a friendly despite the Sheffield United striker pulling out of the Scotland squad.

coronavirus in Scotland registered in the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government confirmed the total number of positive cases now stands at 20,632.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire and Arran has recorded 16 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours - part of 123 detected across Scotland.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted that the new figures were 'a worry' but said it was important to note that the positivity rate remains below one per cent.No new deaths from the disease have been reported with the pandemic total remaining at 2,494.A total of 20,318 people

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterSixteen new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Ayrshire during the past 24 hours.It takes the total number of positive tests in the region since the outbreak began to 1,340.Across Scotland, a total of 123 people have tested positive during the last day.No new deaths have been reported, with the number of people in Scots hospitals at 251, five of whom are in intensive care.Nicola Sturgeon

First Minister vowed to look into the rise in cases over the last 48 hours. There were 123 new cases of coronavirus in Scotland registered overnight - after the 88 announced yesterday.

coronavirus.

Kilmarnock boss has fully turned his attention to the Ayrshire side, admitting it wouldn't be fair on anyone to keep both jobs going.He said: “It’s a big wrech. I love working with the gaffer and working for Scotland.

former first minister's criminal trial on a train, the Daily Record can reveal.The significant step follows allegations by Rape Crisis Scotland that Gordon Jackson "undermined public confidence" by openly talking about the case and women involved.Jackson was filmed talking about the case on the Edinburgh to Glasgow commuter service, sparking outrage from victims groups.Recorded in March, the film emerged after Salmond was acquitted of all charges at the High Court.The recording of Jackson, who

Ayrshire Live tested the system by attempting to book a test from a South Ayrshire postcode, to which we were told our nearest centre was in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, over 125 miles away and a mere four-and-a-half hour trek, each way.

coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Scotland - the highest rise in cases since May 16.But there have now been no new deaths related to the killer virus since July. Latest figures show the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases across the country now stands at 15,096.