Travel survey finds 96% of Scots ‘felt safe’ when travelling abroad during coronavirus pandemic

Glasgow said on Twitter last night: "Pope confirms he plans to come to Glasgow for COP26! "Scotland’s bishops, having written to the Holy Father to assure him of a warm welcome, should he attend the Conference, are delighted to hear that he DOES hope to attend and would be glad to meet with them in Glasgow." Scotland's Catholic bishops are "delighted" over the news and have written "expressing their prayerful support" as he recovers from colon surgery, reports Glasgow Live.

Nicola Sturgeon urging her to bring in the same rules as England for quarantine-free travel from amber-list countries.

Bulgaria and Germany have low enough coronavirus cases to get the green light from the government. Representatives from the UK Government and the devolved administrations are set to meet later this week to decide which countries should be put on the green, amber and red lists.

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vaccinated travellers will no longer need to isolate on their arrival back in England later this month - and Nicola Sturgeon has suggested Scotland could follow suit.

Home Office is being urge to "do the right thing" and grant the grandmother of an orphaned boy permanent leave to remain in the UK so she can continue to care for the youngster. Ketino Baikhadze, 61, is the kinship carer for 13-year-old grandson, Giorgi Kakava.

Traffic Scotland warning the A720 is now closed in both directions. An announcement shortly before 6pm read: " #A720 is now closed in both directions at Dreghorn due to flooding.

told how emergency crews were called to Dewar Street in Dunfermline just before 2pm on Saturday.

gas explosion at a property in Fife. Emergency services were called to the scene on Dewar Street in Dunfermline at around 1.45pm on Saturday, July 3.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A teenage Covidiot challenged cops to fight and tried to spit on the face of an officer.Jay Roney, 18, also bragged: “I could have given the polis Covid.”Out-of-control Roney kicked off at police constables during a rammy at his home.Officers had to place a spit hood over his head and ordered a cell van because of his “violent demeanour.”Paisley Sheriff

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Police have launched a hunt for firebugs after a storage area within a flat in Paisley was deliberately set alight. Fire crews were called to the scene of the empty flat inside the unit on Orchard Street around 10.30pm yesterday, June 24.

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Prime Minister spoke as the UK government prepared to make a formal announcement on the latest travel guidance on Wednesday afternoon. Quarantine-free holidays to Malta, the Balearic Islands and Madeira could be permitted in an update to the Government’s foreign travel policy, according to analysts.

Manchester and Salford for Scots last Friday which came into effect on Monday, June 21. High numbers of cases of the Delta variant was the reason for the ban, the SNP leader said.

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pandemic news is likely to be dominated by talks between Nicola Sturgeon and Andy Burnham to discuss the ban on all non-essential travel from Scotland to Manchester and Salford. At a press conference on Tuesday the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester told reporters he was seeking a “political route” out of the dispute.

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