University Hospital Hairmyres staff thanked for their efforts during Covid-19

Covid-19 cases, forcing hundreds into self-isolation and leading to the Scottish Government and Universities Scotland to ask that they do not socialise in hospitality venues this weekend. At Glasgow University, 124 cases of the virus were reported on Thursday, with the number expected to rise.

Dundee has soared to 45. Health chiefs confirmed that more residents at Parker House have caught the bug, as hundreds of others remain in self-isolation.

Nicola Sturgeon has made an appeal to students to self-isolate if they show symptoms of Covid following outbreaks at two Scottish universities. The First Minister called on undergraduates who have recently moved into shared accommodation to follow rules on social distancing and to isolate if they believe they have the virus.

university has shown vile photos of her mould ridden £95-per-week digs.The University of Stirling student, who wishes to remain anonymous, said her student accommodation in Fraser of Allender House was in dire state when she moved in last week.The 21-year-old woman was horrified to discover her ceiling and cupboards in the flat were covered with mould.The first-year student was so shocked that she immediately moved out of the property and is now being forced to pay £130 per week for new

protest has been held outside a Glasgow hospital by a Scots family unable to visit their seriously ill relative in intensive care. Tracy Donaldson, 43, and her family are demanding relatives be allowed to visit loved ones in intensive care amid tightened coronavirus restrictions.

Covid-19 pandemic. The latest figures published this week by the Office of National Statistics show that unemployment across Scotland increased to 4.6% (128,000) between May and July and remains higher than in the rest of the UK.

lockdown, sparking new demands for urgent benefits reform.Independent food banks across the country saw demand rocket over the pandemic with nearly 183,000 parcels distributed.The growing trend led to fresh calls on the UK Government to loosen benefits.

Steve Clarke 's side are in Olomouc on Nations League duty to face a Czech Republic side served a grim reminder of the fragility of the game's current existence.The entire squad involved in Friday's win over Slovenia have been placed into Covid-19 quarantine and an entirely new contingent has been hastily assembled in its place.Only defender Roman Hubnik and striker Stanislav Tecl have caps to their name, but have spent four and two years out of the picture, respectively.It creates a hugely

studies.Agriculture student Johanna Maria, 22, is heading to Dundee to research barley breeding for six months, as part of her dissertation.She couldn’t afford the £2000 flight costs for her 14-year-old Shetland pony Hechizo – and couldn’t bear to be without him for such a long time.So she set out from her home in Halle, Germany, in February, with Hechizo – whose name means magic in Spanish – dragging all her belongings on a cart.Her father drove her to Spain for a work placement – and, from

Aberdeen. Cops were called to the city's Back Hilton Road last night amid reports of a disturbance.

coronavirus pandemic, a new report warns. The financial downturn in the wake of the pandemic is as serious as the economic crash in 2008.

children's hospital in Edinburgh will not be finished until the end of January next year.Scottish Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said there was now a "confirmed timeline" for the facility which was supposed to open in July 2019.The January 25 deadline was announced at Holyrood today after a report last month revealed a mistake in a spreadsheet several years ago contributed to the long wait.But the saga was branded shameful in parliament in a sign of frustration and anger at rising costs and the

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

standing down from Holyrood at next year’s election – writes in the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser: “It would be absurd to build the new hospital on top of one of the most toxic sites in Scotland. That must be resisted.

Glasgow street over night. Cops were called to Glenisla Street in the east end at around 2.25am to reports of a 'serious assault'.