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

YEARS after the Berlin Wall fell, the term “Ostalgie” was coined to describe a yearning among some residents of the former East Germany to go back to the way things were.

THE majority of Scottish nurses are willing to take strike action while feeling undervalued by government with one in three forced to skip meals to feed their family or to save money during the coronavirus crisis.

A MAJOR UK student accommodation provider is offering students a 50 per cent rent discount for four weeks, in response to government lockdown measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

By Scott Wright

Dubai has been added to Scotland’s travel quarantine list with travellers returning from the country told to self-isolate for 10 days.

CAMPAIGNERS have warned the Scottish Government's blueprint to cut carbon emissions “isn’t remotely credible” after new research highlighted gaping holes the SNP’s key strategy.

AMID the relentless gloom of the pandemic it touched the hearts of millions all over the world, including Spanish actor Antonio Banderas.

By Ian McConnell

CARBON capture and storage (CCS) technology has been touted as a solution to de-carbonising heavy industries and providing clean energy to heat buildings.

THE weekend brought with it yet further evidence of neo-liberalism’s stranglehold on Scottish civic life. In the Court of Session Lady Poole ruled ministers acted unlawfully in blocking a no-trawl scheme to protect Scotland's marine environment....

We need to talk about Joanna Cherry. The Scottish nationalist MP has been suggesting Scotland could avoid a second referendum and instead follow the Irish route to independence, and it’s such a shocking and irresponsible opinion, and it’s so l...

The UK headlines have been rife so far this new year with the names of “shamed” businesses large and small that, according to the Government, failed to pay their workers the minimum wage. National concerns such as Tesco and Pizza Hut down to l...

THEY are the scourge of motorists, costing drivers across the UK an estimated £4.09 billion each year in repairs and risking the safety of cyclists.

I CAN assure Jill Stephenson (Letters, January 7) that Scotland will forget very little indeed about the Covid nightmare which still threatens to overwhelm our National Health Service.

FOR many during lockdown our homes became our haven with people spending more and more time at home.

Name: Gaynor Duthie.

A PROJECT to reinforce Scotland’s first wild beaver population in 400 years has been a success, according to a report published today .

There is a wonderful, sweaty, brash, unforgettable buzz about Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom that has made it a favourite with gig-going fans and top acts from all over the world.

AS watching TV and online video services surges once again during full lockdown, nine-out-of-ten of the most watched streaming shows and movies are on Netflix, despite audience anger over rising prices during the pandemic.

THE public sector can often be pompous in its pronouncements, points out reader Gordon Casely, who regularly receives emails from the government’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch. A recent missive described “overspeeding trains between Laur...

OPPOSITION politicians have called for a probe into whether Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code to be expanded following explosive claims made by Alex Salmond.

AN unnamed Celtic player has tested positive for coronavirus following the squad's trip to Dubai, the club have announced.

Anti-lockdown protesters planning to gather in Edinburgh on Monday have been warned to stay away by the city's council leader.

The current national lockdown is the "biggest risk" facing banks, and not Brexit, a leading industry figure warned this week.

There have been 1,877 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Scotland in the past 24 hours.

A SECOND independence referendum is an "essential priority" for the people of Scotland, the Deputy First Minister has said.

The UK Government has denied reports it rejected an offer of visa-free tours for musicians in the European Union, calling it "misleading speculation."

A Scottish food and drink industry leader has said exporters "are finding the door to the EU is shut".

SIR Keir Starmer has said another "divisive" independence referendum is not the right way forward and does not match the priorities of the people of Scotland.

Pupils are facing huge disparity in what they can expect when online learning begins tomorrow, it has been reported.