IT’S a strange election, isn’t it? Not for all the obvious Covid-related reasons, with almost no on-the-ground campaigning, although those do give the campaign a rather unreal feeling. No, for me, the strangest characteristic of this election ...

Welcome to our Covid-19 live blog, bringing you all the latest updates from across Scotland.

NICOLA Sturgeon is to give further details on the easing of lockdown measures in Scotland as the country reaches a significant stage in its route map out of the pandemic.

THERE’S one phenomenon I’ve yet to see in 30 years of journalism: an ex-politician who’s poor.

The mother of a man killed alongside his partner in a fire at a Scottish five-star hotel has said she is “very upset and angry” and will appeal against a decision not to hold a fatal accident inquiry.

A UNION has urged Network Rail to examine "every mile" of Scottish track to ensure the Stonehaven train crash which killed three people never happens again.

It has been described as the fastest declining bird in the UK.

PUB and restaurant owners are furious that "bombshell" guidance over social distancing indicates that they need to have 11 foot long tables.

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WE began with a high shark to no-shark ratio.

An increase in mental-health related employment tribunal claims during the Covid-19 pandemic has sparked concerns about workplace discrimination.

IT is one of tens of thousands of tiny red hearts with the names of covid victims on the wall on London’s south bank across the river from the Houses of Parliament.

It was a stately home once described by Robinson Crusoe author Daniel Defoe as the ‘glory of Fife’ when he visited in the 18th century and drew visitors from the elite classes.

Former BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor has launched our brand new political podcast with an explosive chat with Douglas Ross.

A HISTORIC West Highland Hotel is poised to reopen following a major refurbishment.

AN East Renfrewshire pub has created what it believes is one of the biggest beer gardens on the south side of Glasgow.

By Ian McConnell

AFTER the firm leading Scotland’s flagship Acorn carbon capture and storage project made a significant advance last week excitement is growing about the potential of the scheme but probably not by enough to silence doubters.

On Sunday night plans were announced for a money-spinning European Super League involving 12 of the continent’s top football clubs. The news has not gone down well in some quarters

By Scott Wright

CHANGES in patterns of smart meter usage could help alert carers to health-related incidents around the home.

AMAZON has said it has struck a deal to buy renewable energy from a big windfarm that is to developed off Scotland.

PRESIDENT Joe Biden, unlike his predecessor, is at least prepared to declare publicly that murdering people is bad. I’m not sure that it amounts to all that much, though.

Balls to that

STAFF at the Liberal Democrats' Scottish headquarters have been left shaken after an attack this morning.

Scottish authorities will not hold a fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of two men in a fire at a luxury hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond.

More than 30 firefighters are tackling a large blaze in Debenhams on Edinburgh’s Princes Street.

ANAS Sarwar has insisted his position to oppose another independence referendum is “unequivocal” after Labour’s UK leader said he would need to “assess the situation” after the Holyrood election as to whether another vote should take pla...

DOUGLAS Ross has defended his plan for around half a billion pounds of income tax cuts, after he was accused of engineering a 'Ross Rebate' for Tory MSPs and other better-off Scots.

THE BBC has dismissed concerns that the Scottish Government's regular televised updates on coronavirus on the BBC are a platform for SNP views.

WOULD-BE owners of Ferguson Marine have hit out at the "severe mismanagement" of the shipyard at the centre of a ferry building fiasco after it emerged that ministers are paying a 'turnaround director' more than £790,000 a year to run it.

India has been added to the coronavirus “red list” in response to mounting concern about the number of cases there and the emergence of a variant.

BORIS Johnson will not not campaign in Scotland during the Holyrood election, Douglas Ross has confirmed.

A GROUP of MPs are calling for an inquiry into the Prime Minister’s “failure to be honest” and have written to the Commons speaker about their concerns.

The first episode of The Brian Taylor Podcast is now LIVE across all major streaming sites.

A Cardross-based farm is set to launch a new five-hectare attraction.

NICOLA Sturgeon has been warned that her plans to abolish NHS dentistry charges could lead to more patients taking up private treatment and may end up being “counter-productive”.

Many care passionately about their football – the links between a club, supporters, and community are to many, to paraphrase Bill Shankly, more important than life and death.

SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar has told the SNP and Conservatives to stop their squabbling over independence and “obsess in the next parliament about challenging child poverty”.

WHEN Nicola Sturgeon appeared yesterday on Ridge on Sunday, the interviewer was keen to stress how long the SNP had been in power in Scotland. Fourteen years to get things right yet so much still wrong was the gist of the attack.

SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar has called for football to be democratised after what he labeled a “cartel” of European clubs attempted to launch a breakaway attempt.

Scottish Government statistics have revealed that 232 positive coronavirus tests have been recorded since Sunday

With 17 days left, it feels like this election is already over.

THE UK's most northerly inhabited castle is up for sale - with a starting bid guide price of less than a one-bedroomed London flat.

HALF of the UK public think the SNP should be allowed to hold another independence referendum if they win a majority of seats at the Holyrood election, a new poll has found.

THE Scottish Tories have mentioned the SNP more than themselves in their manifesto for the Holyrood election, just hours after being accused of having "no vision".

Some 130,000 green jobs could be created in Scotland in the next two years if the government invests in key areas including care work and renewable energy.

A popular Scottish wedding venue has announced plans to launching self-catering lodges on the grounds of the hotel to capitalise on the predicted Summer staycation boom.

DOUGLAS Ross has urged people who have never Tory before to lend the party their vote to stop a second independence referendum.

IT will be an Alex Ferguson hairdryer moment.