Nicola Sturgeon calls off lockdown easing in Scotland

Schitt’s Creek co-creator and star Dan Levy has called out the censorship of a gay kiss from the show.Levy, who plays David in the show, criticised Comedy Central India for editing out a kiss between his character and Dustin Milligan’s character, Ted, from a clip on social media.The clip in question sees a number of characters playing spin the bottle, and includes a kiss between Stevie and Alexis, two women, but has censored the one between two men.“You showed the kiss between two women, you showed the kiss between a woman and a man, then removed the kiss between two men?” Levy tweeted in response.“This is a show about the power of inclusivity.

Love Island couple Paige Turley and Finn Tapp? Rumours began circulating that the couple could have some exciting news to share soon as they enjoyed a romantic hotel break in London.The pair are soaking up some alone time at the five-star luxury Shangri-La hotel and Finn was left stuck for words when his Scots girlfriend Paige got ready for their date night.He said: "Wow. Worth the wait.

chief medical officer as the nation heads for tougher restrictions. Scottish Government officials are desperate to fill the new top medic role after shamed Dr Catherine Calderwood stepped down when she was caught making trips to her second home during the pandemic.

a new map published by Public Health Scotland has revealed how those cases break down across different neighbourhoods.In the week from Monday, September 28, to Sunday, October 4, the Hamilton area had 222 of the 450 cases in South Lanarkshire.It has a rate of 2.19 cases for every 1000 residents - and 21 of the 46 neighbourhoods across the region with at least one case per 1000 residents are in the Hamilton area.Rutherglen and Cambuslang saw an average of 1.31 cases per 1000 residents last week while East Kilbride and Avondale (0.96) and Clydesdale (0.87) had lower rates of coronavirus.Last week, East Kilbride and Avondale had 92 new coronavirus cases while there were 83 in Rutherglen and Cambuslang and 53 in Clydesdale.Hamilton Centre and

Scotland today as customers flocked to get cut-price deals. The mega-store, on Edinburgh's Granton Road, has undergone an enormous extension after originally opening in 1995 in a bid to meet growing shopper demand.

Both secondaries will merge to form the Robert Burns Academy.  The campus will also be home to Barshare and Greenmill primaries. They will both be called Lochnorris Primary School.

Former squaddie attacked shop customer and then hurled racist abuse at copLAL says it “remains imperative we maintain a safe environment for our customers and staff returning to our venues.”A spokerperson said: “Moving forward, we’ll take every opportunity to increase the range of activities and services we offer at the above venues.Popular weatherman taking on massive challenge to raise £25,000 for CHAS“To determine if this is possible, we’ll review the latest guidance from the Scottish Government and Scottish Sports Governing Bodies in combination with customer and staff feedback, level of demand/attendances and financial performance.“Over the course of the next week we will provide further detail on the opening hours, safety arrangements

by a gang of intruders who had smashed their way into their house.The 45-year-old was forced to listen as the gang set about her son and left him with serious injuries including a punctured liver, two abdominal wounds, one to each buttock and his thigh.Detectives have launched an investigation and are treating the incident, which happened in Edinburgh last night shortly after 11pm, as attempted murder.Police sources said the drama kicked off when the 19-year-old victim and his brother were involved in an altercation near to their home in Muirhouse with four youths.Their mother broke up the fight and ushered them into the house but just shortly after the four suspects broke in through a bedroom window and overpowered the mum.A source said:

arrested in Turkey after allegedly being found with thousands of pounds worth of fake cash after he gave a taxi driver a dodgy £20 note.David Thompson was marched into court in handcuffs in front of his wife and children after a fake English £20 note allegedly paid to a taxi driver led police to a £3,540 haul which was reportedly hidden behind a painting in his hotel room.Marmaris police released footage of their search at a five-star venue in the Sitelar district and images of the secret stash of £20 notes.Cannabis is also alleged to have been found in ­Thompson’s room.

fossil fuels in Scotland. The protesters timed the stunt shortly before Nicola Sturgeon was due to lead First Minister’s Questions.

The Chase star Bradley Walsh broke down in tears on This Morning as the ITV show talked about families who were forced apart during the coronavirus lockdown. The ITV programme showed a heartbreaking video of Alice Beer speaking to just a few families desperate to be reunited with their loved ones.

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Ryan Christie has been sent a clear "no exceptions" message after being told to self-isolate for 14 days. The midfielder and Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney were judged to have been in close contact with Stuart Armstrong, who has tested positive for coronavirus.

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Two overnight closures are planned on the M8 between Junction 2 and 3 later this month.The closures will allow Transport Scotland’s operating company, BEAR Scotland, to resurface almost 1.8km of hard shoulder, in a £130,000 project.To keep roadworkers and motorists safe during these works, the westbound M8 will be closed between Junctions 2 and 3 on the nights of October 20 and 21 between 8.30pm and 6am.A diversion route for westbound traffic will be signposted from M8 Junction 2 to M8 Junction 3 via the A89.This diversion will add an estimated nine minutes and 1.6 miles to affected journeys.The eastbound carriageway will remain open.Traffic

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Chip has taken aim at Stormzy on his fierce new diss track ‘Flowers’ — you can listen to it below.The north London rapper dropped two new tracks last night (October 7) by accompanying ‘Flowers’ with the track ‘Killer MC’.Some fans believed that Stormzy targeted Chip back in May during his verse on Tion Wayne’s song ‘I Dunno’ where he rapped: “Is he sending for me? I dunno / What them boy there sell first week? I dunno… Wait, look, I thought I heard shots but the shoe don’t fit.”That track followed on from Chip’s verse on his Skepta and Young Adz collaboration ‘Waze’, which appeared to call Stormzy out with the lyrics: “You ain’t even done ten years in this ting / Round here we don’t hear you’re a king, man will take your throne.”On

Rangers to "grab the bull by the horns" if there's a chance of bringing Jack Wilshere to Ibrox. The former England international was released by West Ham on deadline day so is free to find himself another club.

coronavirus restrictions can still go on holiday.Swinney said staycation plans can “take their course”, but urged people to be respectful when going to areas with lower levels of covid.Nicola Sturgeon yesterday announced her latest plan to get to grips with rising levels of the infection.Although every part of the country will be affected by new curbs, heavier restrictions will apply in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Arran, Lothian and Forth Valley health board areas.All pubs and restaurants in these areas will have to close from 6pm on Friday.People were also advised against travelling outside their own health board area if they do not need to.On BBC’s Good Morning Scotland show, the presenter said there was

Scotland for the second time in as many months. The previous meeting saw Steve Clarke 's side take a 2-1 win in Olomouc but that game in rather peculiar circumstances.

Perth woman who befriended a man during the coronavirus lockdown was sexually assaulted by him as he stalked her for more than five months. Forty-two-year-old Barrie Cameron later struggled violently with police officers as they tried to arrest him.Perth Sheriff Court was told that on one occasion he barged into her home and repeatedly banged on the walls.Police investigate spate of bike thefts in city The sexual assault took place in Perth city centre when he struck her on the buttocks.

Coronavirus restrictions will be toughened across Scotland tomorrow in a bid to spread the deadly disease. Nicola Sturgeon announced in the Scottish Parliament that from tomorrow (Friday) a number of new measures will come into force.