The US Presidents with links to Scotland

Save the Children told the Record that too many families were already struggling before the pandemic and that months of lockdown had made things even worse.But the steep rise in child poverty rates began long before anyone had heard of coronavirus and can be traced to welfare system reforms brought in by the coalition government over the last 10 years.When David Cameron became prime minister in 2010 he promised a fresh way of doing politics - what we got instead was years of austerity which saw

2019.And now filming is underway in Scotland on the second series of multi award-winning BBC Two and BBC Scotland drama, Guilt.A new cast has been confirmed for the next run, including Sara Vickers, Phyllis Logan, Stuart Bowman, Greg McHugh, Ian Pirie, Rochelle Neil and Sandy McDade.They join returning stars Mark Bonnar, Jamie Sives and Emun Elliot.

link.Scottish Tories MSP Annie Wells said: “We’ll support this important Bill and will seek to ensure the SNP Government put resources and funding in place to deliver it in the way it should be.“Nobody should struggle to access vital sanitary products due to poverty.

lockdown is working nationally.It comes as daily infection figures dropped to 771 across Scotland and one week after 11 councils, including Glasgow, were ordered into the highest level 4 alert.At Holyrood, Sturgeon said: "The latest data shows that across the country and in most local authority areas the restrictions in place are having an impact."The number of new cases across the country has stabilised in recent weeks.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 41 people have died from coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours - including four in Ayrshire and Arran.But there has been a sizeable drop in new;y reported cases of the disease - 771 today compared to 949 yesterday.The new Covid-19 figures were released this afternoon by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland.They show that three people have died in South Ayrshire and

pubs and restaurantsBut a week after sending the hint, the Scottish Government said public health advisers were concerned.It means only East Lothian drops to level 2 from 6am today.

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the festive season indoors but said it would be for a "small number of days" involving a "small number of households". The SNP leader added that Scots should not feel they had to take advantage of an easing of restrictions - and should consider delaying any visits to friends or family until the spring.

coronavirus deaths recorded overnight in Scotland, the Scottish Government confirmed today. In the last 24 hours, there has been 949 fresh infections were recorded in the same time period.

teachers across the country showed most wanted a return to "blended" or remote learning in regions covered by level three and four restrictions. It comes after Glasgow and 10 other neighbouring councils were put in the top tier of lockdown but schools were kept open.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found that almost half of people in Scotland have run out of money before payday since Covid-19 restrictions began. The YouGov poll for CAS reveals that 18 per cent of people running out of money before payday had no financial difficulties before restrictions began but are now facing issues.

SFA instructions to the letter during the trip to Greece which has sparked club fury towards Hampden hierarchy. The Hibs stopper was one of Scot Gemmill’s Under-21 squad who were plunged into controversy over positive Covid tests and orders to self isolate on their return.

Celtic midfielder David Turnbull tested positive for the virus. He is one of three players who have definitely contracted the deadly bug while eight others are now self-isolating.

winter in EIGHT years. Ice, snow and travel chaos are predicted, with temperatures expected to plummet to -10 degrees north of the border, according to The Weather Company.

here.He has currently raised more than £170,000. When the UK was forced into lockdown after the virus hit in March, Chris was sleeping in a tent on mainland Shetland.

coronavirus  death toll has hit 3,459, the  Scottish Government  confirmed today.

Selling Sunset star Mary Fitzgerald admits she has become a massive Scotophile after watching Outlander. And as soon as it’s safe to travel, she and some of her co-stars will be heading here to get the guys on the smash-hit lockdown show in kilts.

"reasonable excuse" for visiting England, and vice versa. Nicola Sturgeon has insisted the tough new rules are necessary to drive down the spread of coronavirus ahead of the festive season.

Covid has been launched in Scotland.The antiviral drug, favipiravir, has already shown promise in the early treatment of Covid-19 in China and Japan and is now to undergo trials in Glasgow.Favipiravir can be taken at home when patients are in the early stages of disease as well as by hospitalised patients.Researchers are now looking for more than 300 patients with COVID-19 to join the new research study into the effectiveness of the drug.The trial will target early treatment of the virus for