Coronavirus vaccination drop-in centres open across Ayrshire this week

A neighbourhood in Salford which suffered severely at the start of the pandemic now has the lowest Covid infection rate across Greater Manchester.

Ilkay Gundogan has recovered in time to be available for Manchester City's match with Leeds on Tuesday night.

Manchester has one of the lowest infection rates in the region – but within the city there are some neighbourhoods where Covid-19 cases are rising rapidly.

Time has named entrepreneur Elon Musk as its Person of the Year, selecting him for “creating solutions to an existential crisis, for embodying the possibilities and the perils of the age of tech titans, for driving society’s most daring and disruptive transformations.”

A company near Wigan has created a massive crisp-filled Advent calendar that you need a ladder to open.

Boris Johnson has confirmed that “at least” one person has died with the new Omicron Coronavirus variant, as thousands have been pictured queuing around the block to get their booster jabs.The PM was speaking earlier today at a vaccination clinic near Paddington, west London, when he confirmed the death – although he did not confirm if the variant had caused the death.He said: “Sadly yes Omicron is producing hospitalisations and sadly at least one patient has been confirmed to have died with Omicron.“So I think the idea that this is somehow a milder version of the virus, I think that’s something we need to set on one side and just recognise the sheer pace at which it accelerates through the population.“So the best thing we can do is all get

Fears are growing over the impact that Omicron could have on Scotland’s fight against coronavirus.

A woman who tried to murder her mother in a horrific attack as the victim looked after two small children has been jailed for seven years.

A person has been 'struck by a train' between Rutherglen and Glasgow Central train station.

family memories after finding a suitcase tossed in a skip.Ollie, 30, who has chosen not to give his last name, was the neighbour of a man named Evan Thomas.The pair lived near each other in Queensdale Road, Mossley Hill, Liverpool.However, they had barely spoken until the coronavirus pandemic when Ollie's partner wanted to make sure local residents were OK.He told the Liverpool Echo: “We posted a letter in to our elderly neighbours to see if they needed anything from the shops, stuff like that.“One in particular, a guy called Evan Thomas, was a bit of a hermit crab.

A primary school in Newarthill was presented with its prizes for coming tops in the recent Beat the Street North Lanarkshire game.

The Scottish Government has been called on to "pull out all the stops" to ensure all adult Scots receive a third booster jab before the New Year.

Police are searching for this wanted man in connection with two offences.

Every adult in the UK will be offered a booster vaccine before the end of the year, the Prime Minister has announced.

Booster jabs are now being offered to all adults over the age of 18 as the UK faces an 'Omicron emergency'.

There are now nine areas of Scotland with confirmed cases of the new Omicron Covid variant, according to the latest figures.

High winds ripped through Paisley last night and brought down a giant Christmas trees in the town centre.

Lateral flow tests have currently run out to order on the government's website.

COVID cases, experts say.Last week Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new restrictions for the country due to a rise in cases of the Omicron variant, in measures dubbed ‘Plan B’.Speaking to The Observer, a number of industry experts have discussed how huge numbers of ticket-holders to events, including gigs that have been sold out for months, are now deciding against attending.Artist manager Graeme Stewart said that while “around 5 per cent” of fans would not show up for events they had tickets for in normal situations, “you’re getting as much as 40 per cent no-shows for some gigs now”.“It’s an enormous problem,” he added.

orgies can restart, as Covid-19 rules are finally relaxed.Ms Ardern was asked a very blunt question during a live interview with local television news programme Seven Sharp, where she joked that the introduction of vaccine passports will mean that “Tinder liaisons” can reopen.Clarifying further, she said: “It's not strictly embedded in the traffic light system but um, it is a given, up to 25 actually, in a red area.”Co-host Hilary Barry abruptly shut the conversation down after confirming that large loved-up groups can meet again, but the relaxation comes after the country had one of the most stringent set of covid rules in place since the pandemic began.The rules, which was praised at the start of the pandemic, but quickly turned into some

An Uddingston business will close this week – after almost half-a-century of trading.