Coronavirus UK: 23,254 new cases and 162 deaths in daily toll

A further 23,254 people have tested positive for coronavirus across Britain in the highest Sunday rise since June 7, figures have revealed today. The figure is up 1,339 from Saturday’s tally of 21,915 cases. A further 162 have also died from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the figures show. The data, published by the … Read more

Coronavirus UK: 23,254 new cases and 162 deaths in daily toll

A further 23,254 people have tested positive for coronavirus across Britain in the highest Sunday rise since June 7, figures have revealed today. The figure is up 1,339 from Saturday’s tally of 21,915 cases. A further 162 have also died from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the figures show. The data, published by the … Read more

Coronavirus: Nicola Sturgeon urges Scots to avoid travel to England

New lockdown restrictions announced for England on Saturday October 30 are the latest measures brought in for the UK. Different rules are now in place in each of the four nations. This is the picture in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.   England On Saturday, October 30 Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new measures … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Heatmaps show how quickly second wave spread

Britain’s second wave of coronavirus lurched from being a handful of small outbreaks to penetrating the entire UK and forcing whole cities back into lockdown within just two months, according to a series of heatmaps that reveal just how quickly the outbreak has evolved.   Covid infections hovered at 10 cases per 100,000 people across most … Read more

Coronavirus Scotland: Lanarkshire faces TIER FOUR maximum lockdown

Scotland plans to put Lanarkshire into maximum-lockdown TIER FOUR restrictions with people ordered to stay home and weddings limited to five people By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 19:08 GMT, 26 October 2020 | Updated: 20:16 GMT, 26 October 2020 North and South Lanarkshire could be placed into the highest level of lockdown, reports say.  … Read more

Coronavirus Scotland: Lanarkshire faces TIER FOUR maximum lockdown

Scotland plans to put Lanarkshire into maximum-lockdown TIER FOUR restrictions with people ordered to stay home and weddings limited to five people By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 19:08 GMT, 26 October 2020 | Updated: 20:16 GMT, 26 October 2020 North and South Lanarkshire could be placed into the highest level of lockdown, reports say.  … Read more

Coronavirus Scotland: Landlords want alcohol BANNED in supermarkets

Furious Scottish landlords are today calling on Nicola Sturgeon to ban alcohol sales in supermarkets and off-licences as the nation’s hospitality chiefs launch legal action against Covid-19 restrictions imposed on the trade by Holyrood. Don Lawson, owner of the Inverness bar Johnny Foxes, proposed the drastic measure to preserve the ‘livelihoods of hundreds of thousands … Read more

£1,200-a-week Scottish cottage where PM stayed booked until May 2021

A remote Scottish holiday cottage where Boris Johnson stayed during the pandemic has been booked up by staycationers who want to holiday like the PM until May 2021. A tourist board has welcomed the surge in bookings but campaigners warn the influx could overwhelm local services in the small coastal village, and spread Covid-19. The … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon warns Scots NOT to travel to Blackpool

Nicola Sturgeon has told Scots not to travel to Blackpool and other high-risk areas of England after almost 200 cases in Scotland were linked to the holiday seaside town.  Scotland’s First Minister warned Celtic and Rangers fans that they should not travel to the Lancashire town to watch the Old Firm match in pubs on … Read more