Supermarkets want vaccinated and Covid negative staff back to work amid 'pingdemic'

coronavirus vaccine before the schools return from summer holidays next week. 16 and 17-year-olds are now eligible for the covid jab after being granted permission by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) last week.

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Police have launched a manhunt after the incident happened on the A68 near Soutra Aisle, around 15 miles south of Edinburgh.

iOS - Android A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 7.05pm on Saturday, 7 August, officers were called to a report of a three-year-old girl injured after falling from the window of a flat in Tulley Wynd, Motherwell.“Police and Ambulance attended and she was taken to the University Hospital in Wishaw, where staff describe her condition as stable.“Police enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding this incident.”

Scots company for six years after £2.4 million went missing from their double glazing firm before it went bust. Gary Fieldman, 58, and his wife Hagit, 54, were directors of First For Windows Ltd, which traded as Dalmatian Windows, before it went out of business with the loss of dozens of jobs.

Paisley dad has thanked firefighters for their quick action that prevented his home from being engulfed in flames from a wildfire. Jonatan Schmidt was sitting at home in Green Road with his wife Heather and son Zack, aged three, when he quickly realised his garden was full of thick smoke and ash.

iOS - Android Last month the Scottish Government issued new guidance to permit certain key workers to attend during their self-isolation period.However, it only applies in limited special circumstances.Stephen said said: “Members should be made aware that the employer has to meet certain criteria before even asking a worker to attend work during their self-isolation period.“Members should also be clear that it is entirely voluntary and they are not compelled to work if they have been required to

police finished searching their former family home. Isabella Skelton, nee McDowall, has not been seen since she disappeared on June 6, 1969.

subsided by the government. More than 140,000 people are on furlough in Scotland and the the employers’ organisation is predicting a widespread skills shortage.

Covid-19 vaccine to vulnerable teenagers in certain groups by the end of August. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon previously announced plans to jab some youngsters aged between 12 and 17, including those with Down's Syndrome, learning difficulties or those who are immunosuppressed or live with someone who is.

attacked by a gang of three men at his Angus home. The 46-year-old was viciously assaulted at an address on Croft Terrace in Kirriemuir in the early hours of Friday morning.

the vaccine's safety was "overwhelming" and helped protect both mothers and their unborn children. The Scottish Government and public health officials have previously sought to reassure pregnant women when it comes to vaccination over fears spread on social media that it could harm fertility.

stabbing an ex-bodybuilder to death has died in prison. Marius Bauba, who flouted eight different bail orders when he knifed Morgan Dunn in the heart last year, was found by guards at HMP Shotts, North Lanarkshire, on Saturday, where he was serving an almost 10-year sentence.

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.

court Brain had been spotted walking in Johnstone High Street with other men on February 2 last year.

Supermarkets are facing empty shelves due to the so-called 'pingdemic' after staff and workers have been forced to self-isolate. Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl are just some of the stores that have responded to the complaints from customers, with essential items missing from the weekly shop.

temperatures across Scotland soared to 27 degrees. Kevin Scott’s one-year-old Renault Kadjar was parked outside his home on Saturday when his wife asked him to get something from the boot.