UK Government insist there’s no delay to covid tests at Glasgow lab

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Netflix has halted production in the UK on The Witcher following multiple positive COVID-19 cases, we can reveal.The four positive cases are from today, we have confirmed, and Netflix will carry out an isolated round of testing of everyone involved in the show.

However, SNP opposition members branded the Labour plea as “hypocrisy”, claiming Labour had already voted against a review of Third Sector funding and refused to spend reserves to help the community.Depute SNP group leader, Councillor Frank Anderson, branded Labour’s approach as an: “Oliver Twist financial strategy of  ‘Can we have some more’.”Councillor Anderson said: “Perhaps if they were serious, instead of playing politics, they would use their £2million reserves, or the ability they have to

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Jurassic World: Dominion began pre-production more than 18 months ago when the world was a very different place.The $165M Universal blockbuster wrapped this morning at the UK’s Pinewood Studios after an unprecedented shoot, which required 40,000 COVID tests, millions of dollars spent on protocols, and for cast and key crew to isolate in a bubble for months.“There are a lot of emotions,” director Colin Trevorrow told me last night on his way to shoot

disappearance of her RAF son’s disappearance has finally been agreed. The family of a young airman Corrie McKeague, who vanished four years ago but whose body has never been found, have finally won a battle to have an inquest held into his death.

money.co.uk has revealed. Data from the personal finance experts found that 77 per cent of adults in the UK are planning to shop the sales during this year’s Black Friday event on November 27.

Geoff Ellis and DF Concerts put together a blueprint to stage live shows that involves securing a superfast, highly accurate and affordable coronavirus test.A pilot gig is expected to take place in eastern Europe in December - but the Scottish Government has issued a statement that may dampen the enthusiasm felt by music lovers after the revelations in the Record on Saturday.The Scottish Government claims testing is only accurate at the exact point of the test being taken and that symptoms may

coronavirus outbreak in Scotland without being Covid tested.And the Public Health Scotland Report into Discharges from NHS Scotland Hospitals into Care Homes published today also showed at least 123 cases who did test positive were sent to care homes.Between March 1 and May 31 this year there were 5,204 discharges to care homes but of this number 3,061 were untested.Of that number 2,949 were discharged between March and April 21.On April 21 Health Secretary Jeane Freeman announced patients

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A vehicle has gone up in flames on one of Scotland's busiest motorways.The motor caught fire at around 7.45am on Monday on the M77 northbound carriageway.The incident sparked rush-hour chaos at junction two, near Glasgow's Silverburn Shopping Centre.One lane has been closed causing major delays for motorists heading towards Glasgow city centre.Traffic Scotland released a statement that read: "M77 northbound

Glasgow today as cops close off parts of the city centre.Officers from Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service raced to St Vincent Lane shortly before 8am after reports a man had fallen.The area has been cordoned off by police as ambulances arrived on the scene.As a result Wellington Street is closed between St Vincent Street and Bothwell Street while the emergency services deal with the incident.It is not known at this stage the condition of the man.A Police Scotland spokesman told

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.Halloween these days is a much more Americanised pumkpin orientated affair but Scots of a certain age will remember the sore arms (and smell) from using a much different vegetable.The humble turnip provided a much more robust (and rewarding) opponent for children at the spookiest time of year.Long before pumpkins became popular, carving a turnip into a lantern to

house parties have been dismissed as “mythical” by a leading adviser to the Scottish Government.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterAn inquiry into the death of Mark Milsome, the UK cameraman who was killed while filming on the set of BBC and Netflix series Black Earth Rising in Ghana in November 2017, is underway.The final inquest had been due to take place in June at the West London Coroner’s Court but was delayed due to pandemic reasons.

I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! will still be filmed in Wales despite new restrictions, an ITV spokesperson told Standard Online.There were fears the popular ITV series, hosted by Ant and Dec may be hauled from the schedules after Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford announced that UK citizens in areas under Tier 2 and Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions are banned from entering the country.This has the potential for things to become particularly difficult as London is set to enter the Tier 2

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Scottish ministers' handling of coronavirus as markedly better than their UK counterparts.The Survation survey of more than 2,000 Scots - carried out for pro-independence group Progress Scotland - shows 67% believe the Scottish Government is competent, while 70% viewed Boris Johnson's Cabinet as not competent.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also received higher ratings for her handling of the pandemic than the Prime Minister for his.Progress Scotland managing director Angus Robertson said: "This

coronavirus pandemic.The money — the first chunk to be spent from a 1.57-billion-pound Culture Recovery Fund — was welcomed by arts organizations that have accused the government of neglecting them while supporting other businesses.But just after the announcement, the government was forced to withdraw an advertisement that appeared to suggest ballet dancers should retrain for jobs in cybersecurity.Recipients of the government funding include major organizations such as the London Symphony