Total of 4,000 Scots have died of confirmed or suspected coronavirus

child sex abusers and protected 180 kids in the past six months as part of an ongoing crackdown. Police warned that peadophiles may exploit the coronavirus lockdown- with children away from school and more likely to be using their laptops and tablets.

coronavirus outbreak began has now passed 65,000, according to the latest figures.

Almost 14,000 jobs have been furloughed in East Ayrshire as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.Figures made available reveal the impact of COVID-19 on the back of the country being locked down on Monday, March 23 in a bid to combat the deadly disease – with Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s programmes preventing jobs being axed.A total of 13,700 employments have been furloughed as part of the job retention scheme (JRS) in East Ayrshire.Meanwhile, 3500 claims have been made through the

coronavirus in Scotland.The figures, updated by the National Records of Scotland (NRS), show that these deaths have been officially recorded as of June 14. The weekly statistics account for all deaths registered in Scotland where Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate.

There have been more than 64,000 excess deaths in the UK since the coronavirus outbreak began, according to the latest figures.Today’s data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that there were 58,693 excess deaths in England and Wales between March 21 and June 5 2020.Data published last week by the National Records of Scotland found there were 4,769 excess deaths in Scotland between March 23 and June 7.The Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency put the figure for Northern

coronavirus crisis is a fall in rough sleepers. Edinburgh-based Very Rev Dr Russell Barr said that getting so many people into hotels and hostels showed that homelessness wasn't 'inevitable'.

18-year-old had been struggling with her mental health and her mum's battle with Huntington's Disease when she passed away.She had been staying in Glasgow with family before returning to Wick where she is from originally.Despite spending a lot of time in care loved ones said she always had smile on her face.Now her former carer Ainslie Keenan is helping her heartbroken family with the 'burden' of paying for the young woman's funeral.Ainslie said: "She was only 18 years old and it has really had

Covid-19 pandemic must be delivered within months to prepare for a second wave of the disease, Scotland 's former chief scientific adviser has said.

Ayrshire is continuing to slow down, new figures show.

The pilot of a motorised paraglider has died after his aircraft crashed in a field in Inverclyde.

The pilot of a motorised paraglider has died after his aircraft crashed in a field in Inverclyde.

Scots are being urged to stay vigilant over a new TV licence email scam as fraudsters take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic.

Over 1,000 arrests were made in Scotland over the weekend, as sunseekers made the most of the rays and the easing of the coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

A 91-year-old woman has died after falling and breaking her leg while shooing away nuisance seagulls.

Costa Coffee has reopened a total of 19 branches in Scotland for drive-thru and takeaway during lockdown.

A 100-year-old women who beat Covid-19 after testing positive in her care home has been branded a 'super granny' by her delighted family.

A total of 3,779 people have died of confirmed or suspected coronavirus in Scotland.