The secret to Scotland's best ever Cullen Skink from the family that's been making it for 110 years

coronavirus cases - the highest daily increase in positive tests for more than 17 weeks. The last time more people tested positive for Covid-19 was May 8, when there were 225 new cases of infection.The increase, up from Saturday's figure of 141 people, takes the weekly total of confirmed infections to 1,079 - the most over a seven-day period since May 6.

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Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAn Irvine woman is making the best of a bad time in the world.Kelly Espindola has been unable to teach sewing classes like she normally would due to the pandemic, but she has put her time and effort into making unique leather items instead.She has launched her business Hegri Handmade, which is based at Irvine harbour.And now she has bagged herself a place in the final of a Creative Scotland

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Ian Mitchell, bassist for the Bay City Rollers, has died at the age of 62, according to a post on the group’s Facebook page.With hits including “Saturday Night” and “Bye Bye Baby,” the tartan-clad Scottish group were a pre-punk 1970s phenomenon in the UK and enjoyed several hits in the US.“We are deeply saddened by the news of Ian Mitchell’s death,” the brief message reads. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Wendy, their family and friends.

Bay City Rollers, has died at the age of 62.The Scottish band – known for hits including ‘Shang-a-Lang’ and ‘Bye Bye Baby’ – confirmed Mitchell’s passing via a statement posted on their official Facebook page.A statement read: “We are deeply saddened by the news of Ian Mitchell’s death. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Wendy, their family and friends.

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

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

drug deaths toll will not be known until December at the earliest. Results that are usually released in the summer have been delayed after alternate measures were arranged for toxicology tests.

2 Sisters chicken factory and 14 community contacts had all tested positive. Earlier in the week  Nicola Sturgeon  ordered every worker at the  processing plant  to self isolate and get tested immediately.

teenager left her friend with horror injuries after losing control of her car at high speed as she pursued two married men they had been having a secret tryst with.Chloe Duncan was seen driving at 90 miles per hour before spinning out of control and flipping several times in the air before coming to rest in a field.Jessica Rooney, 19, wept in court as she recalled the crash which left her with foot-long scars on her front and back as well as six metal screws and three plates in her back.She told

house, Scots may not pay much attention to the street name.Research by SellHouseFast has revealed that the first line of your address can actually make a difference on how much your house is worth.In fact, having a ‘rude’ street name can boost the property's value by up to £56,000.Dick, Bush, Cumming and Pratt are the top naughty road names in Scotland that can add a hefty sum to a home's worth.Other rude streets in the UK include Jackass, Hoe, Cock and Thong.Butt, Beaver, Busty and Spank are

stars and meteor showers. The annual Perseids showers in August see up to 100 meteors light up the sky an hour and is caused by the Earth slamming into debris left behind by a comet.

beer in the UK – with some drinkers paying 86p less than the national average.Lucky drinkers in Dundee have the cheapest pints in the country, paying just £3.08 compared to the UK average of £3.94.Perth is next cheapest at £3.14, followed by Inverness, where a jar costs £3.73, while in Aberdeen the same measure is £3.86.But expect little change out of a fiver in Edinburgh, Britain’s fourth most expensive city for pints which cost £4.74 on average.The Scottish capital is only outdone by London

Albian Ajeti, warning that the new man may not cut it in Scotland. The Swiss international completed a £5million move from West Ham United on Thursday, signing a four-year deal at Parkhead.