The Muppet Christmas Carol to be performed live in concert in Scotland this winter

Duke of Edinburgh will lead the buglers performing at Saturday’s funeral. Sergeant Bugler Jamie Ritchie from Dundee is one of four Royal Marines buglers who will sound both the Last Post and Action Stations during the Prince Phillip's funeral service at St George’s Chapel.

Love Island Scot Paige Turley has told fans she is in the midst of getting 'new teeth' in time for a summer smile. And Paige said she was glad social distancing was currently in place as she showed off her new Invisalign braces.

finally lifted today after more than four months, while groups of up to six people from six different households can also now legally meet outdoors. Until now, most Scots have been unable to invite people into their own homes for non-essential purposes since September and thousands of hospitality businesses remain shut.

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restrictions continue to ease across Scotland with pupils return to full-time education inside school buildings now in full swing. Secondary pupils in areas where the Easter holidays have ended have all now returned to their place of education - with more expected to get back into the classroom throughout the coming days.

Earlier this year in February, Justin Timberlake penned a heartfelt apology for Janet Jackson and Britney Spears for his actions in the late 90s and early aughts.

ultimately benefit from the policy, which includes NHS staff and those employed by local authorities. While the majority of those eligible should now have received the bonus, concerns have been raised about the number of council-employed care workers who are still waiting for payment.

Edinburgh. Born in Greece, Philip would go onto spend countless summers as a key Royal with his wife the Queen at their summer residence in Balmoral, Aberdeenshire.

AstraZeneca jab  which has now been banned for their age group. The majority of them work in the NHS or care sectors but some have already received their vaccinations as part of the general roll-out programme.But last night health experts urged them: “Don’t obsess about it” as they pointed out there had only been 79 cases in the UK out of 20 million people who have been vaccinated.

coronavirus news overnight is that under-30s are to be offered an alternative covid jab to the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine due to the evidence linking it to rare blood clots, the UK’s vaccine advisory body said. People aged 18 to 29 will be offered the Pfizer, Moderna or another jab where available.

Laura Anderson is reportedly planning to move back to Dubai "permanently" after struggling with lockdown in Scotland. The Scottish reality star, who recently moved to Stirling to stay with her dad, used to live in the UAE city while working as an air hostess before she appeared on the ITV dating show.

Renfrew. Tam Love is our worthy £100 winner this week for his cracking picture of light trails in front of Renfrew Town Hall.

lockdown restrictions continue to ease across Scotland and businesses including hairdressers and some non-essential shops open for the first time in months, police have warned the public to continue to follow the rules and stay safe. The warning comes after disgraceful scenes in Edinburgh as thousands descended on the Meadows area of the city to enjoy the warm Easter weather.

Scotland has been lifted with residents being told to ‘stay local’ instead. From today, April 2, Scots are now allowed to travel within their local authority area for non-essential purposes.

country. The First Minister took to social media to urge people to be wary of the spread of the deadly virus that has killed more than 9,000 people in Scotland.