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The number of Covid infections remains high in Scotland - despite a drop in cases over the past couple of weeks.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeJanuary isn’t even over, but believe it or not, it’s time to start thinking about the Emmys again. The TV awards season gets underway today — you read that right, today — as the Television Academy conducts its annual lottery to schedule For Your Consideration campaign events.

Downing Street offered to ease Covid restrictions so that more people could attend Prince Philip’s funeral, but the Queen declined as it ‘wasn’t fair’, new reports claim. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, died on 9 April 2021 and it is reported in Private Eye magazine that Number 10 contacted the Queen to offer a temporary lifting of restrictions for his funeral on 17 April. However, the offer was rejected by the monarch who reportedly wanted to set an example to the nation.

Nicola Sturgeon has denied her government "went too far" by imposing more restrictions over Christmas in response to the Omicron variant.

Dr Hilary Jones has said he is unhappy with the government's decision to change the restrictions on Covid 19 - as he warned people to be cautious.

More Covid restrictions will be lifted next week amid claims that Scotland has ‘turned a corner’ in the Omicron wave.

The UK may have 'solid defences' against Covid-19 but we are still not at the 'end of the road', Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said today.

COVID-19 restrictions are to be eased in Scotland from Monday January 24, with nightclubs reopening, large indoor events resuming and social distancing rules dropped.Restrictions on outdoor events in Scotland were previously lifted on January 17. This allowed fans to return to outdoor concerts and football matches, after COVID restrictions were put in place on Boxing Day, reducing outdoor events to a capacity of 500.Nightclubs had been closed since December 26 but First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had said that all restrictions, including the closure of nightclubs, could be lifted from January 24.The new changes will take effect after a “significant fall” in new case numbers, with Sturgeon commented that Scotland had “turned the corner on the Omicron wave”.

As Covid restrictions in Scotland end, life will look quite different next week.

Boris Johnson is expected to make an announcement to end some Plan B restrictions next week after MPs were told they can be 'substantially reduced.'

Covid restrictions that were implemented over the festive period are to be lifted next week, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

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Boris Johnson is expected to announce an easing of England’s coronavirus restrictions tomorrow.

Nicola Sturgeon will announce later today if covid restriction in Scotland are set to be lifted as cases continue to drop across the country.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to give an update on the state of the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland later today.

Douglas Ross is calling on the Scottish Government to scrap all covid restrictions except face masks by the end of the month.

Covid restrictions on large gatherings have been lifted in Scotland as cases of the deadly virus remain high across the country.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to give her latest covid statement to MSPs later today after suggesting her government is planning for a long-term shift away from the kind of restrictions Scots have faced since the start of the pandemic.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to issue an update on the state of the coronavirus pandemic to the Scottish Parliament later today.

Two members of an armed gang who donned burkas to commit a violent robbery had serious crime prevention orders imposed on them on Friday for the maximum period allowed by law.

New waiting restrictions are being proposed at various locations in West Lothian.