Follow along with the latest coronavirus news in Scotland and further afield.

Ministers say the measures are designed to prevent mutant strains of the virus entering the country.

By Tom Gordon

NEARLY half a million Scots households are not switching broadband networks for fear of losing their connection or the perceived hassle of switching, new research has revealed.

THE fierce and at times ill-tempered debate in recent weeks over the extent to which various sectors of the economy should be open amid the coronavirus crisis seems to contrast starkly with a pulling together at the start of this awful pandemic.

SCOTTISH rural projects are set to miss out on £14m-a year in "critical" EU funding post-Brexit each year, it has been revealed.

A HAGGIS maker is being bombarded with a fresh wave of complaints in a protest campaign two years after it defended a decision to dress up Scotland's national dish with Union Flag packaging.

NHS office staff who have no contact with patients are being vaccinated ahead of some frontline colleagues and vulnerable groups.

GLASGOW’S head of education has defended a decision to keep all of the city’s schools open saying vulnerable pupils had been put at risk during the last lockdown because teachers “didn’t see enough children”.

WAS shock among the feelings you experienced while watching a mob’s attempts to storm the US Capitol?

THE coronavirus pandemic has partly set the agenda for commercial property in Scotland in 2021 with logistics sites set for significant growth as deliveries of all description become a more prominent part in business and in consumers’ lives.

IT was the shaming of America and the most shameful part was that it was led by the President.

THERE has been a growing outcry about social media being awash with images of so-called "influencers" sunning themselves in exotic locations. The general consensus is this simply isn't on when the "stay at home" message is vital in limiting the sp...

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It is known within the legal profession as ‘divorce day’ – the first Monday back at work after Christmas and New Year celebrations.

The Scottish SPCA has said that grit can be toxic for pets, so we look at how to protect your dog during the winter months.

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By Kristy Dorsey

IF Black Lives Matter had organised and advertised a march on the US Capitol, the building would have been surrounded by a ring of steel. There would have been thousands of police, state troopers and National Guardsmen, all in riot gear and with tear...

It is known within the legal profession as ‘divorce day’ – the first Monday back at work after Christmas and New Year celebrations.

A HIGHLAND distillery has doubled its staff numbers after a seven-fold increase in turnover over the last 12 months, despite turbulent trading conditions.

THE new EU-UK trade deal, skidding over the line just before the January 1st deadline, does not end the UK’s European question. Many years of detailed talks on the relationship, including areas not in the agreement (like much of services), loom ahe...

BORIS Johnson has “unreservedly condemned” Donald Trump’s incitement of the rioting in Washington as Joe Biden insisted the violent mob who stormed the Capitol were not protesters but “domestic terrorists”.

The weekly ritual from lockdowns gone by of clapping for carers returned this evening, under the new name of Clap for Heroes.

Online learning must be the "default position" at Scotland's universities and colleges, student leaders have said as union calls mount for teaching to be delivered remotely until the Easter break.

Exporting seafood to Europe has been "very challenging" due to red tape in the wake of the Brexit transition period ending, Scotland's food industry says.

Health officials have once again urged people in the Scottish Borders to stay at home - as the region continues to see steep rises in confirmed case numbers of Covid-19.

SCOTLAND’S lockdown may need to be strengthened further to be effective in suppressing the more transmissible strain of Covid-19, Nicola Sturgeon has warned.

NICOLA Sturgeon has no plans to admit Covid-19 patients to the NHS Lousia Jordan – despite warning “across the country the health service is under pressure”.