Students in Scotland 'will be tested for Covid twice' before being allowed home for Christmas

Jeane Freeman said the NHS in Scotland is ready to start distributing the first vaccine, developed jointly by Pfizer and BioNTech, as soon as approval is granted. UK approval of the first vaccine by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency is due on Monday, December 7, with jabs being delivered immediately.

festive tradition is the latest in line to fall victim to strict public health rules which already banned Halloween guising and bonfire night gatherings. The Scottish Government has not finalised the rules but carol singing is being reviewed along with other traditions, including popular Santa's grottos for children.Nicola Sturgeon said work is under way shortly after a Boris Johnson spokesman said permission was granted in England.

Christmas celebration this year as dad Roy Hann has vowed to stick to new Covid “bubble” rules.Instead of tucking into a turkey dinner, the father of 13 will be on the front line working night shift at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee on December 25.Advanced nurse practitioner Roy has nine of his 13 children living at home and four grown-up children living in separate households.Guidelines released by the Scottish Government last week said Christmas bubbles of three households in Scotland should

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Record revealed last night how council bosses were asked to look at new, longer dates around the festive break.The leaked memo outlined proposals to extend Christmas holidays from December 18 to January 11 as part of the Scottish Government’s Education Recovery Group meeting on Thursday.Freeman, taking today's coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh, was asked explain the plan so parents can prepare.She said: "It would be wrong to overly speculate or jump to conclusions simply because we are looking

Edinburgh University are lobbying for a campus building to be renamed after the first Scot to win Bake Off - who studies there. Pete Sawkins, 20, became both the youngest person to win the Great British Bake Off and also the first Scot, on Tuesday night.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Johnstone Town Hall has been chosen to host Scotland’s first mass Covid-19 testing centre for asymptomatic people, the Express understands.The Church Street venue will be used to test up to 12,000 people who are not currently displaying symptoms of the virus.The pilot is currently proposed to launch on Wednesday and last for one week.Those taking part will, it is understood, undergo a lateral flow test which

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Neil Lennon turning festive storyteller. The manager takes on the role of narrator as his Hoops stars bid to "save Christmas" in the club's yearly feature.

nearly died from pneumonia while on holiday in Vietnam is set to return home for Christmas – 15 months after setting off on the dream trip.Mekala Osborne, 23, from Wallyford, East Lothian, was given a five per cent chance of survival.But now the personal trainer will head home on December 14, after eight months in Edinburgh's Astley Ainslie Hospital.Mekala said: “The countdown is on.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A MERCURY Prize nominee gave a special guest lecture to music students studying at New College Lanarkshire.Musician Dave Okumu spoke with pupils about working with world-renowned artists such as Grace Jones, Jessie Ware, Arlo Parks and Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien.Dave, who was nominated for a Mercury Prize as part of the critically acclaimed band The Invisible in 2009, recalled his time as a student in Scotland

Covid-19 researchers - predicts red zones of infection across Scotland.It means that those areas are projected to have the country’s highest infection levels on December 6th.Imperial College London's research and interactive map also suggests infection rates will remain alarmingly high in many parts of Scotland.It shows that 13 authority areas have a 75%-100% chance of being a hotspot next month.Researchers from Imperial College London define a hotspot as a local authority where there are more

Nicola Sturgeon yesterday announced 11 council areas would move to level 4 from Friday - and will face the toughest restrictions in the five-tier system. Similar to March's lockdown, people will be advised to stay at home "as much as possible", while non-essential shops, restaurants and gyms will close.

predator tactics turned students to “slaves”, according to a bombshell report.Former business professor Kevin O’Gorman was last year convicted of sexually assaulting seven men at Strathclyde and Heriot-Watt universities between 2006 and 2017.Strathclyde University principal Sir Jim McDonald commissioned an inquiry which found that O’Gorman’s behaviour – which included touching men’s bottoms and talking about “a*** whippings” – was an open secret.The Record can reveal that his twisted conduct was

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Renfrewshire has become the worst affected area for Covid-19 infections in Scotland.Data, released by Public Health Scotland, shows the area has overtaken Glasgow in the number of new people testing positive for the virus.In the week to November 11, the region saw 285 people test positive for Covid-19 per 100,000 of population.The public health data, collated by the BBC, shows that Renfrewshire has seen an

UK Government steps up the fight against coronavirus. The megalab will create around 1,800 new jobs and will be able to process 300,000 test results a day when it opens early next year, with a location still to be confirmed.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNorth Ayrshire doesn’t have a Covid-testing centre because Crosshouse Hospital near Kilmarnock is seen as appropriate, a meeting heard.But new walk-in testing centres are now being considered.Councillor Jim Montgomerie said lots of residents have asked him why they have to travel elsewhere for tests.The Saltcoats politician asked council leader Joe Cullinane why there are no coronavirus testing