WHO 'recommends ban on vaping' which could see e-cigs outlawed in Scotland

A dementia drama filmed by Oscar-winning actress Glenda Jackson in Paisley has been honoured in the annual Royal Television Society Awards. The STV film was honoured alongside acclaimed BBC drama I May Destroy You and Russell T Davies, creator of recent Channel 4 hit It’s A Sin.

Focus Features' Limbo — Scottish director Ben Sharrock's comic drama about misfit refugees struggling with life on a remote Scottish island — is set for a theatrical release on April 30, 2021. After nabbing two BAFTA nominations for best film and best debut feature, Limbo will get a limited release at the multiplex.

iOS and Android.Across the UK, the figure is 124,261 as of last night.The number of positive coronavirus cases recorded by NHS Ayrshire & Arran has risen by 32 to 15,537.There are five people, within the health board's region, in intensive care with confirmed COVID-19 which is the same figure for the eighth day in a row.In addition, the number of people in hospital with confirmed coronavirus at midnight was 75 which is down three from yesterday.A total of 205,108 positive tests have been

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daily number of covid cases dropped to its lowest level since September.A total of 498 people received positive test results yesterday - the first time the figure has dropped below 500 in more than six months.The SNP leader is due to update the Scottish Parliament on lockdown on Tuesday - and she said there could be an announcement on "relatively minor, but important changes to the rules around our ability to meet people outdoors, and also on how young people are able to interact with friends

Edinburgh flat during a terrifying bin chute blaze.Fire crews raced to the scene after a fire broke out at Castleview House in Craigour at around 5.30pm last night.It's believed the inferno broke out in the bin chute of the high-rise flats before smoke quickly began to engulf the tower block, reports Edinburgh Live.One resident, who lives on the 15th floor, told how she is still struggling to breathe after 'stale nasty smoke' filled her flat and landing."I was just sitting down watching the tv

The Mirror reports.Of the 32 local areas across Scotland, nine council areas are blue - Stirling, West Dumbartonshire, Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, North Lanarkshire, Clackmannanshire, West Lothian, Midlothian and Falkirk.As of Thursday, there have been 204,055 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Scotland and 7,398 people have died following a positive test for the virus, according to the Scottish Government.Here is the seven-day positivity rate per 100,000 population between February 23 and March 1.

“You’d also need a bit of notice to get back into it or you’d be having injuries left, right or centre.

Solace Scotland are delighted to once again be sponsoring the Sunday Mail Young Scot Unsung Hero Award. As the professional association representing Chief Executives and Senior Managers in local authorities, we are committed to supporting all of Scotland’s young people and the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards is a great opportunity to shine a light on some of their amazing accomplishments.

Willie Rennie said voters could not judge the SNP leader on her promise to improve education if the landmark piece of evidence was not made public.A majority of MSPs backed a Holyrood motion two weeks ago calling on ministers to publish a review of the secondary school system carried out by international experts from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).The Scottish Government provoked outrage from opposition parties when it revealed the report - which was originally

Lorraine Kelly has revealed that she planned to get a cheeky bum tattoo to mark her 60th birthday.Today, as the 61-year-old spoke to fellow Scot Ross King via video link on her morning show, talk turned to tattoos and Lorraine told Ross that she nearly did get one.The showbiz correspondent asked Lorraine if she had any tatts.Ross asked: "You don't have any tattoos or anything to hide? No sleeves or anything?"And Lorraine replied: "No, I haven't got any tattoos."Sharing on how she toyed with the

First Minister said there was "good evidence" the national vaccination programme was already reducing the number of deaths from the virus across the country.And the SNP leader revealed the average number of covid cases being reported each day in Scotland had dropped to 657 - the lowest rate since October.It means all primary school pupils will be able to return to class as of March 15 - with high schools reopening full-time after the Easter break.Sturgeon added that a further review of easing

coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Scottish Government has announced.542 new cases have been identified overnight across the country.Since the start of the pandemic, 7,164 people have lost their lives to coronavirus in Scotland while 203,012 have tested positive.A total of 784 people are being treated in hospital for the virus with 71 in intensive care.Yesterday Health Secretary Jeane Freeman marked one year since the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Scotland.She said: “During the last

health officials in Scotland have identified three coronavirus ‘variants of concern’ that have so far emerged in the UK. Three cases of a mutant strain, first discovered in Japan and linked to a significant outbreak in Brazil, were identified in Scotland on Sunday.

meteor was seen flying across Scotland last night.Scots caught a rare glimpse of the huge 'fireball', believed to have been in orbit between Mars and Jupiter and burning through the sky just before 10pm.Spectacular footage from the Great Cumbrae showed the 30,000mph meteor entering the earth's atmosphere from Scotland.Scott Ferris, owner of the island's bike hire shop Mapes of Millport, captured a clip of the 'fireball' hurtling through the air on the shop's security webcam.Scott told the

coronavirus overnight as a further 386 positive cases were discovered in Scotland.Health Secretary Jeane Freeman announced the latest figures at the daily coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh on Monday.A total number of 824 are being treated in hospital with 71 of those in intensive care.The latest figures bring the death toll for Scotland to 7,131 on the one-year anniversary of the first case being discovered in Scotland.Nationwide contact tracing is underway after three people were found to have