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Coronavirus – today’s numbers
The Scottish Government has announced another 640 cases of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in Scotland since yesterday.
Sadly, 7 new deaths have...
Coronavirus – today’s numbers
The Scottish Government has announced another 806 cases of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in Scotland since yesterday.
In Lothian 180 cases...
Letter from Scotland
“Do not visit family or friends in their homes or gardens.” It’s not a return to “lockdown” but another turn of the screw in...
Coronavirus – Countries added to the quarantine list
The Scottish Government has announced that travellers from four more countries must quarantine on arrival into Scotland from Saturday morning.
Travellers from Denmark, Iceland, Slovakia...
Letter from Scotland
It was all going so well. But now we’re sliding backwards. Covid cases are at a four-month high, there are more local outbreaks, the...
Get down to the beach this weekend
This particular beach is on the west coast but it is one of Scotland's finest, made famous in the film Local Hero, and it...
Converge finalists show off the best academic innovation
2020 CONVERGE FINALISTS WILL SHOWCASE THE VERY BEST ACADEMIC INNOVATION TO THE WORLD
The finalists for Converge 2020, Scotland’s leading academic company creation programme, have been announced....
Letter from Scotland
Science has come to our aid. Trials are now being carried out in Scotland for the first time on a natural cure to our...
Letter from Scotland
My “staycation” took me to the bonnie banks o’ Loch Lomond.
The cloud hung low over the glen but as we climbed up the...
Network Rail will work round the clock to fix the main Glasgow line
Network Rail said today they will repair flood damage on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line near Polmont, working round the clock if necessary.
With the flood...
Lockdown puts Edinburgh’s love of walking in the frame
A story of the life-changing way walking helped an Edinburgh man during lockdown is the focus of a new photography-led campaign.
‘Humans of the Walk’...
Escape rooms closing pending government guidance
UPDATE: Since this story was first published the Scottish Government has now issued updated guidelines which will enable Escape to reopen. See the government...
UK Government invest in Scottish research
A research project led by Heriot-Watt University is one of three awarded funding by the UK Government today.
The Centre for Regulated Bio-Manufacture aims...
Letter from Scotland
The coronavirus has truly scuppered our summer. The Edinburgh International Festival and its 3,000 Fringe shows should be getting under way right now.
The...
People travelling from Spain no longer subject to quarantine rules
The Scottish Government has announced this afternoon that border health measures requiring people to quarantine for 14 days on arrival into Scotland are being...
Cars take up over a third of the space in Scottish cities
Scotland's Futures Forum has done some research in Glasgow and Dundee to find out how much space is dedicated to private vehicles. They have...
Letter from Scotland
We’ve done well this week. The freedoms we’ve been granted – traveling more than 5 miles from home, the re-opening of outdoor pubs and...
DVSA to restart tests for new drivers on 22 July
The Scottish Government yesterday has announced that Theory Tests, Motorcycle tests and training will resume in Scotland from Wednesday 22 July 2020.
Theory tests will...
Call for easing of fiscal rules for devolved governments
Today a joint message from devolved finance ministers has been sent to the UK Government.
Finance Ministers from all the devolved administrations are asking the...
Coronavirus – latest update from the First Minister
The Scottish Parliament may be in recess but the government daily briefing still continues.
This is today's speech by the First Minister in which...
Converge has a virtual future lined up for the semi finals
The academic community shows its spirit as a new 2020 Converge cohort is announced.
Converge is the country's company creation programme for the Higher...
Secretary of State for Scotland appoints two new ministers
Douglas Ross MP resigned as a Minister in the Scottish Office last week after the Prime Minister refused to sack his chief aide Dominic...
Andy Murray set to return to the courts
Andy Murray is set to make a return to action this summer in a charity driven event, being billed as the ‘Battle of the...
Thousands of jobs on the line if the UK leaves the EU without a...
Severe economic disruption predicted in Scotland if UK exits Brexit transition period without a deal this year, new Social Market Foundation report reveals. Edinburgh...
First Minister’s statement on easing lockdown restrictions
The First Minister, in a widely pre-pubblicised move, announced the first steps out of the Ccovid-19 lockdown on Thursday 28 May 2020. The full...
Clever tech roll-out helps vulnerable during pandemic
Vulnerable customers of a Scottish housing and care provider are being able to keep in constant contact with friends and family – and where...
Letter from Scotland
Scotland will be the last country in Europe to come out of “lockdown”, if all goes well in the next few days. Our cautious...
Brother and sister have ‘climbed Everest’ to raise money for Age Scotland
The charity, Age Scotland, has told us about a brother and sister from Lothianburn who have helped them with fundraising.
The pair of youngsters,...
Charity fundraiser for Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland
A virtual talent show Sunday night Social - Live will be held to help fundraising efforts of the charity Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland (SBH...
STV joins other broadcasters with new guidelines for safe TV production
Many broadcasters have signed up to new guidelines for producing TV safely during the coming weeks and months, and now STV has joined them.
When...
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