Families in the north east are expected to be hit with more power outages as Storm Malik continues to bater the nation.
11.01.2022 - 22:01 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Good evening and welcome to the Daily Record's headlines breifing.
Top stories today include all the updates from Nicola Sturgeon'sannouncment earlier today, tot who 'passed out from ain' following bleach burn as well as a tragic crash.
Here are the latest headlines from Scotland and beyond today.
Nicola Sturgeon announced changes to the current Covid restrictions during an address to the Scottish Parliament earlier today.
Measures on large outdoor gatherings were scrapped, while restrictions on hospitality were extended for a further short period of time at least.
We were also given an update on the progress of the vaccination programme and the latest situation at Scotland’s hospitals.
The First Minister said that there are signs of ‘encouragement’ amid the ongoing Omicron wave - but warned Scots to remain cautious.
Read more.
A 10-month-old tot was left with second degree burns and may be 'scarred for life' after boiling water and bleach poured over him at a Scots nursery- while staff didn't call an ambulance.
Little Blake Nilssen suffered toppled an unattended cleaning bucket while trying to stand up at the Little Dreams Nursery in Aberdeen.
His suffering worsened after staff covered him in paper towels and when they removed them it ripped off blisters that started to form.
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A Scots HGV driver has been jailed for eight years and ten months after he killed three people in a 58mph 'fireball' crash while trawling an adult site on his phone.
Romanian-born Ion Onut, 41, who lives in Galashiels, was 'looking for casual sex with strangers' on the App 'Shag Today' and another called 'Mystic Match'.
Read more.
An investigation has been launched after a man and woman were found dead in a Paisley flat.
Police were called
Families in the north east are expected to be hit with more power outages as Storm Malik continues to bater the nation.
Guidance on working from home will be relaxed within days after Scotland continued to make progress in the battle against Omicron.
Nicola Sturgeon will deliver another Covid update to the Scottish Parliament later today.
Nicola Sturgeon will make her weekly statement on coronavirus today as Omicron restrictions in Scotland are finally scrapped.
Nicola Sturgeon has said she is "determined" that Scots will be able to vote at a second referendum on independence by the end of next year.
Nicola Sturgeon has denied her government "went too far" by imposing more restrictions over Christmas in response to the Omicron variant.
A grieving widow has accused Nicola Sturgeon of not being honest with her over the death of her husband at a scandal-hit hospital.
Concerts and large indoor events in Scotland will be back on in time for Burns Night as Nicola Sturgeon said restrictions on large indoor events would be lifted on Monday 24th January.
Nicola Sturgeon is set to give an update on the state of the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland later today.
Nicola Sturgeon is set to give her latest covid statement to MSPs later today after suggesting her government is planning for a long-term shift away from the kind of restrictions Scots have faced since the start of the pandemic.
Nicola Sturgeon is set to issue an update on the state of the coronavirus pandemic to the Scottish Parliament later today.
Nicola Sturgeon has hit out at reports Tory ministers are considering ending the free availability of lateral flow tests.
Nicola Sturgeon’s efforts to stem covid with new tighter restrictions than England have been mockingly compared by a top Tory MP to the Japanese Emperor admitting that WWII was not such a success for his country.
Self-isolation rules in Scotland have changed once again creating different rules based on vaccination status.
Nicola Sturgeon has announced changes to self-isolation rules in Scotland that is set to target the thousands of unvaccinated people across the country.
Nicola Sturgeon will update MSPs in the Scottish Parliament on any possible change to the coronavirus self-isolation period as opposition parties call for the 10-day rule to be adjusted.
Nicola Sturgeon is expected to announce a cut in the 10 day covid self-isolation period to address crippling staff shortages.
Nicola Sturgeon will give give an update to MSPs later today on the current coronavirus situation across the country.
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It has been almost a week since Nicola Sturgeon last delivered a Covid update amid the recent emergence of the Omicron variant.