Scotland has suffered one of the coldest May days for 23 years thanks to a 1,000-mile wide Polar Vortex with a 5C freeze on its way tonight. Snow flurries are forecast overnight on Scotland’s hills with the mercury plummeting to -5C, as out-of-season frost kills garden plants. Highs of 7C to 11C, 5C below average, … Read more
Tens of thousands of coronavirus deaths in Britain may have been avoided if officials imposed the lockdown a fortnight earlier, a study has claimed. University of Edinburgh researchers said at least 2,000 lives would have been saved in Scotland, if the measures were brought in on March 9 instead of March 23. The official COVID-19 … Read more
Bishops plan to safely reopen Catholic churches in Scotland in bid to ease ‘painful and difficult’ coronavirus restrictions on worshippers Bishops are forming a working group to examine ways of limiting infections They want to form a plan to allow worshippers to return ‘early and safely’ Bishop Hugh Gilbert said that the coronavirus impact is … Read more
The NHS is rolling out its new coronavirus track-and-trace app today for testing across the Isle of Wight. This is how it will work STEP ONE: DOWNLOAD THE APP Britons will be able to download the app for free from the Department of Health website. It is also available vi the Apple and Android app … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon has again jumped the gun on Westminster by revealing Scotland‘s provisional ‘exit strategy’ from the coronavirus lockdown. The First Minister released a 27-page plan for how the loosening might happen north of the border, days before the PM is expected to unveil his ‘road map’ on Sunday. She said her preference was for the … Read more
The UK’s united front on coronavirus looked to be crumbling today as Nicola Sturgeon unveiled her own lockdown ‘exit strategy’ and suggested she will not let schools open until August. The First Minister said her preference was for the UK to coordinate action, but stressed her ‘overarching responsibility’ was to do what was right for … Read more
Doctors in Scotland to trial an 850-calorie ‘porridge and lentil soup’ diet to curb the nation’s spiralling diabetes epidemic A total of 15,980 new patients diagnosed in 2018 – including 205 under age of 30 The 850-calorie daily diet plan includes five portions of fruit and vegetables Participants will lose a stone a month and ‘diabetes … Read more
Emma Thompson left new life in Venice after just four days and flew back to isolated home in Scotland when Italy’s lockdown took hold The actress moved to her Scotland home days after getting Italian citizenship She had said she felt European and moving to Venice was her dream after Brexit Emma Thompson has stayed … Read more
England, Scotland and Wales have announced 601 more hospital patients have died of the coronavirus. The new fatalities take the total number of fatalities in the UK to 22,279. A full-UK roundup is expected later today from the Department of Health, which has pledged to include care home and non-hospital victims for the first time. … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon today suggested people in Scotland could soon be allowed to meet a small ‘bubble’ of friends or family outside of their households under plans to ease the coronavirus lockdown. The Scottish First Minister said other countries are beginning to look at expanding the definition of ‘households’ to allow small gatherings of people and … Read more