Virus outbreak at Glasgow station as eight firefighters test positive

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

link.She has performed on STV Glasgow, BBC Radio Scotland, and at Celtic Connections and continues to study and teach music and songwriting, lecturing at the University of the West of Scotland.Present Tense is set for release on November 1 on all major platforms.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Fresh Covid-19 cases have emerged among residents in Renfrewshire care homes, the Express can reveal.The deadly virus, which has already claimed the lives of 113 residents in care homes across the region, has returned to a number of facilities.Currently, 96 care homes in Scotland are actively dealing with outbreaks of the virus.Yesterday, the area’s Health and Social Care Partnership confirmed that some of

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

coronavirus at a police station in Lanarkshire, health chiefs confirmed today.Several officers from Police Scotland are now self-isolating while close contacts have also been told to quarantine as a precaution.News of the outbreak at the station - visited by coronavirus scandal MP Margaret Ferrier last month - comes as Lanarkshire is expected to head into tier four restrictions.Dr Martin Donaghy, consultant in public health medicine, NHS Lanarkshire, said: “NHS Lanarkshire’s Test and Protect

Glasgow.Police raced to Shettleston in Glasgow’s east end after reports of an altercation involving a number of people on Budhill Avenue.

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

Covid-19 by Christmas, according to the national clinical director of Scotland. Jason Leitch told the BBC's Drivetime With John Beattie that the Scottish Government expects to have some doses of a coronavirus vaccine before Christmas.

coronavirus at a Scottish health centre.At least three members of staff are understood to have tested positive for Covid-19 at Motherwell Health Centre in North Lanarkshire in recent days.But a source told the Record of fears that nurses were being advised to go to work and carry out house calls as normal earlier this week - despite some being in contact with infected colleagues from the Windmill Street practice.After their concerns were raised with the health board, staff who had contact with

coronavirus following an outbreak at one of the chain's Scots stores. The members of staff, who work at the department store in Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street, are now said to be isolating on full pay after testing positive for the deadly Covid-19 strain.

Covid-19 outbreak at a Scottish care home. The deaths at the Charnwood Lodge Care Home in Dumfries triggered a deep clean and additional infection control measures.

Glasgow care home has been left devastated after losing its first resident to Covid-19 after staying clear of the virus during the first wave. A number of staff and residents at David Cargill House, in the city’s West End, have recently tested positive for coronavirus and are now self-isolating.

Steven Leslie was the first Scottish Prison Service officer to die from the virus. The death of Steven, 59, was described by union bosses as an “enormous loss” deeply felt by his colleagues.

“SNP Ministers have failed to introduce effective infection prevention measures comprehensively across all care homes, which has left residents at greater risk.”Linthgow SNP MSP Fiona Hyslop says the Scottish Government are working hard to bring the outbreak under control.She said:“I am deeply concerned about the outbreak at the Redmill Care Home and my thoughts and deepest condolences are with the family of the person who has sadly passed away.“I am grateful for the swift intervention of NHS

To get the latest news on the coronavirus, sign up to our newsletter. Compliance with new coronavirus restrictions put in place on Friday has been “good”, Nicola Sturgeon has said.Pubs and restaurants in the central belt have been ordered to close, while elsewhere alcohol can only be served in outdoor areas.“The early anecdotal evidence that we have from the police would suggest that compliance with the new rules and with rules generally has been good,” she said.“That’s encouraging – these new

NHS bowel screening will resume in Scotland on Monday after a seven-month pause. Kits will resume being posted out from Monday, and anyone who was sent equipment before the pandemic-induced halt in March is asked to complete and return them, the Scottish Government said.

coronavirus.The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) said two prisoners and four members of staff at Barlinnie prison in Glasgow have tested positive for the virus.All 256 prisoners in A Hall are now having to self isolate, and visitors are banned for these inmates until October 20.Visits recommenced at jails across Scotland on September 28, subject to a series of restrictions.An SPS spokesman said the rest of the prison is not affected by the outbreak or visiting ban.He said contact tracing is being