Covid-19

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes and First Minister John Swinney.

What the Scottish Government will do in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic

Cases of the flu, Covid, RSV and norovirus remain high across the UK.

How to tell the difference between flu, Covid, RSV and norovirus

Paula Harkins, Kibble Adoption

Kibble launches a new adoption service to address critical gap for Scotland's ch...

At least 4,637 deaths are still under investigation by a dedicated team of around 100 staff

Exclusive More than 4,500 Covid deaths still being probed by Crown Office unit

Symptoms of the cold, flu and Covid can be similar.

Is it cold, flu or Covid? Latest symptoms to watch out for

Eating disorder charity Beat has revealed the helpline figures. Stock image by Adobe Photos.

Soaring number of Scottish student calls to eating disorder helpline

Retail property investment has rebounded thanks to several factors including the arrival of the flagship St James Quarter in Edinburgh.

Why Indyref was the turning point for the Scottish commercial property market

Children returning to school after Covid lockdown in 2020.

Analysis Child neglect case shows grim reality behind falling attendance rates

Sam Fender at Boardmasters 2024

Sam Fender warms crowd with powerful performance at Boardmasters

Why rents for prime offices in Edinburgh have jumped in the last year

The Covid Inquiry found that the Scottish and UK governments were unprepared for the pandemic (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Why humanity's assault on nature is making pandemics more likely Philip Lymbery

A close-up view of a Covid variant

Why the recent Covid-19 spike in Scotland may have 'peaked'

Why it is time to stop pretending Nicola Sturgeon is a political giant Euan McColm

Nicola Sturgeon holds a briefing on the Covid outbreak at St Andrew's House in March 2020. Picture: Jane Barlow-WPA Pool/Getty Images

Scottish Government 'failed its citizens' on Covid, report rules

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Scottish man and his late wife become legal parents of USA-born boy

Scottish-developed technology is helping combat the UK’s patient backlog in busy NHS hospital waiting rooms

Scottish technology could help ease NHS backlog pressures

The amount of the Covid-19 virus circulating in Scotland has been increasing in wastewater detections for several weeks, increasing by ten times since April. (Photo by Hannah McKay - Pool/Getty Images)

Why everyone is so sick right now, as Covid-19 weekly figures return

The Covid conspiracy of silence nobody is talking about Brian Monteith

Inside the financial losses that have left book festivals on a cliff edge

The NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad (CVLP) will speed up access to messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) personalised cancer vaccine clinical trials for people who have been diagnosed with cancer.

Could cancer vaccine trials be coming to Scotland? How do they work?

Online learning during Covid

Analysis School attendance is crucial but it is time to embrace online learning

Holland & Barrett Life Kitchen range

Holland & Barrett launches new Life Kitchen range

Only a third of health and social care professionals were vaccinated against Covid over the winter, new figures show, leading to calls for a “targeted campaign” to tackle “popular myths”. Picture: Getty

Only a third of healthcare workers were vaccinated this winter, report finds

Scottish Lib Dem leader and Edinburgh Western MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Screenings for potentially fatal aneurysms fall dramatically

Spending per ASN pupil has fallen by a third

'Lost generation' fears as spending on ASN pupils falls by a third in Scotland

Glasgow high school pupils sitting exam. Image: John Devlin

Scottish schools still 'several years' away from recovering from Covid-19

ScotRail trains are seen sitting in Glasgow Queen Street station. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images

Public '50/50' split on whether alcohol ban on ScotRail trains should end

The Fullerton family - Carol, Rebecca and Graeme.

Laurencekirk family announces return of sparkling fundraiser

While you were reading this column, four children died from a mosquito bite Susan Dalgety

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Lead artist Claudia Zeiske met with over 200 people from across Aberdeenshire who shared their own experiences of the pandemic

Symbolic journey for Aberdeenshire communities

King Charles III wearing the Imperial state Crown, waves from the Buckingham Palace balcony after viewing the Royal Air Force fly-past in central London in May last year after his coronation. Photo: STEFAN ROUSSEAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Polo injuries and coronavirus: The King’s health over the years

Analysis Why Sturgeon evidence will not have changed entrenched perceptions

Nicola Sturgeon giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry

Sturgeon insists WhatsApp was not used to reach decisions on pandemic

Humza Yousaf departs the UK Covid inquiry. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Calls for Covid recovery committee to be reconvened after WhatsApp revelations

Nicola Sturgeon faces call to appear before Holyrood over Whatsapp row

At least 90,000 Covid vaccines have been wasted in the last four months. Image: Jane Barlow/Getty Images.

90,000 Covid vaccines 'wasted' in Scotland in just four months

29 per cent of Scots would like to explore the Highlands and Islands while working, according to research (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Scotland's tourism sector must embrace remote workers - Jemma Reid

A Covid-19 vaccine is administered

Call for teachers to be offered a Covid vaccine

Analysis: Has the SNP's drive to eradicate exclusions from schools gone too far?

English broadcaster and journalist Kate Garraway stands with her husband Derek Draper and her parents Gordon and Marilyn Garraway, as she poses with their medal after being appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). Picture: Andrew Matthews/AFP via Getty Images

Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper dies following Covid battle

A person receiving a Covid-19 jab. Picture: PA

Covid infection levels rising, as one in 24 people in Scotland test positive
The number of Scots likely to have tested positive for Covid in mid-December has risen to one in 24 people

The number of Scots who are satisfied with the quality of their local health services, schools and public transport has fallen from 53 per cent in 2019 to just 40 per cent (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Only two-in-five Scots satisfied with key public services

High school pupils sitting exam. Image: John Devlin

Return to 'normal' pre-pandemic exam grading standards for Scotland's pupils

Students during a class. Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Huge decline in Scotland’s performance in Pisa world education rankings

Matt Hancock left was appearing before the UK Covid inquiry. Picture: PA Wire

Sturgeon would try to get her Covid announcement out first, says Matt Hancock

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan departs following his appearance at the UK Covid inquiry. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Khan tells UK Covid inquiry 'lives could have been saved' amid Cobra snub

Installation view of Sounding Line by Mella Shaw PIC: Jenny Harper

Artist and activist Mella Shaw on her new exhibition at Summerhall

Johnson 'bamboozled' by Covid graphics and sometimes a 'broken' man

There is now increased availability for vaccinations.

Don’t Let Your Protection Fade – It’s not too late

Patel says highly-confusing Covid laws hard for people, police

School pupils. David Jones/PA Wire

Exams shake-up delayed as schools tackle behaviour and attendance crisis

Covid jab gv

Brian Monteith: UK’s Covid-19 inquiry is already more revealing than was ever in...

How the vulnerable became victims of 'state sanctioned murder' during pandemic

Matt Hancock giving a Covid updated from Downing Street. Picture: Getty Images

Hancock wanted to decide ‘who should live and who should die’

Nicola Sturgeon claims she has 'nothing to hide' from Covid-19 inquiry

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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