What Scots need to know from Thursday's 5pm Downing Street briefing

Instagram after posting a series of looks with fashion website Boohoo. The design company has been the subject of claims that staff at one of its Leicester factories were paid as little as £3.50 an hour, and were working without proper equipment to guard against coronavirus.

seriously injured on an Ayrshire street. Emergency services were called to the scene in Kilwinning at around 1.15am on Saturday, July 4, after the man was discovered lying on the ground.

drink-driving limit with a four year old boy in the back of her car in a child seat, a court has heard. Hairdresser Melissa Masson had drunk a whole bottle of prosecco before strapping the youngster into the rear of her soft top Mini and storming off from her parents' home in Strathblane, Stirlingshire.

shops.Neil Douglas, 35, is tired of being swooped on near his home in Dalnair Street, in the Yorkhill area of Glasgow.Neil, who is currently furloughed from his job as a wedding photographer, believes it is the same gull who has taken a grudge against him.In a video, Neil is seen cycling by the bird who is circling above him.The seagull cries out and Neil increases his speed on the bike.

food firm is launching a new service that will excite foodies across Scotland - online pakora making classes.Sheetal Revis, who runs The Pakora Explorer and created Scotland's first pakora drive-through, was inspired to create the new series of online events after doing a FB Live cooking demo with her mum at the start of lockdown went down a storm with her fans, she said:  "The Pakora Explorer came onto the Scottish Street Food scene in 2019, to the best of our knowledge we are the only street

takeaway in favour of early morning deliveries as grub habits have shifted during lockdown It's no surprise that food deliveries have soared during the crisis after restaurants, cafes and pubs were forced to close their shutters and turned to deliveries to feed hungry customers.But takeaway fans have been reaching for the breakfast menu with early morning meals and lunches being the more popular choice, according to new data by Just Eat.Scots veering away from evening meal deliveries are now

charged in connection with an attempted murder after another boy was hospitalised following an alleged assault on a Scots street. A 16-year-old was allegedly set upon in an attack on Boydfield Gardens, Prestwick on Saturday at 8.35pm.

attacks in the same Scots street. A 16-year-old boy was allegedly set upon by four men in Grahams Road, Falkirk, at around 7.15pm on Saturday.

lockdown. Furious families were horrified to discover the community project in Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire, had been sprayed with grey paint at the weekend - just days after it was created.

Government’s roadmap out of lockdown. Nicola Sturgeon announced the latest step of lifting restrictions on Thursday.

hospital in a serious condition after being assaulted and robbed in Ayrshire. The 16-year-old was assaulted by three young men in Boydfield Gardens, Prestwick, at around 8.35pm on Saturday.

Police are hunting a violent thug who attacked a disabled wheelchair user by smacking him in the face. An investigation into the alleged incident has been launched after a man reported being verbally abused on Florence Place, Perth, on Wednesday June 17.

Scots with filthy houses are are needed to star on the next series of a hit  TV show. Presenters on the cleaning show Filthy House SOS want to transform houses in just three days as part of the 5Star and Channel 5 programme.

1 - Go for goal The Labour leader started off by congratulating the PM on his U-turn over free school meals after pressure from Marcus Rashford. Starmer didn’t go in studs first though, preferring detailed questions on poverty rates and warnings from local councils, including Tory ones, that they are about to go bankrupt.

recycling centre. Stuart Urquhart, from Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, had been dropping off rubbish at Stobhill Recycling Centre in Gorebridge on June 5 when the gold loop slipped off his finger.

Scotland's “test and protect” system. Both have the same purpose - to find everyone that people who test positive for coronavirus have been in touch with and get them to self-isolate.

health boss criticised for journeys between Orkney and his mainland home made FIVE trips during lockdown, according to a Freedom of Information response.Iain Stewart, chief executive designate at NHS Orkney, has racked up a £4,500 travel and accommodation bill since he took office on March 1.Orkney MSP Liam McArthur this week called on Mr Stewart to resign or “be removed.”NHS Orkney has stood by its new chief executive’s decision to travel.The FOI response from NHS Orkney indicates that Mr

1 -  Grandparents will be able to hug grandchildren, but only in England.Boris Johnson announced new rules allowing households to create “support bubbles” to give some relief to single people who feel isolated at home as lockdown drags into its 12th week.From Saturday around 11 million people living alone or as single parents will be allowed to “bubble up” with one other household of any size.Anyone in the bubble will be allowed to “act as if they live in the same household”.

lockdown trips to his family home near Inverness has been urged to quit after it emerged he also visited relatives in Glasgow. NHS Orkney chief executive Iain Stewart last month apologised for causing any upset when he admitted travelling between the island and his family home on Black Isle, which is 150 miles away.

18-year-old had been struggling with her mental health and her mum's battle with Huntington's Disease when she passed away.She had been staying in Glasgow with family before returning to Wick where she is from originally.Despite spending a lot of time in care loved ones said she always had smile on her face.Now her former carer Ainslie Keenan is helping her heartbroken family with the 'burden' of paying for the young woman's funeral.Ainslie said: "She was only 18 years old and it has really had