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First Minister says UK quarantine plan is shambolic

The UK Government’s handling of a plan for quarantine free travel has been branded shambolic by Nicola Sturgeon

Highland Council Independent group ejects councillor for being 'too independent'

Highland Council Independent group ejects councillor for being 'too independent'

But council leader Margaret Davidson said Andrew Baxter was 'moving against the administration'

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon sets out latest timetable for lifting of Covid-19 lockdown

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon sets out latest timetable for lifting of Covid-19 lockdown

The First Minister has announced significant changes to the lockdown with beer gardens open from Monday and some holiday lets permitted from tomorrow

Face coverings to be compulsory in shops but two-metre social distancing rule likely to be relaxed

Face coverings to be compulsory in shops but two-metre social distancing rule likely to be relaxed

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed beer gardens can open on Monday with self-catering accommodation able to welcome tourists from tomorrow

Scotland's Covid-19 death toll falls for ninth consecutive week

01 July 2020

Scotland's Covid-19 death toll falls for ninth consecutive week

01 July 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that the weekly death toll from Covid-19 has shrunk for the ninth week in a row

Pay cuts looming for High Life Highland staff

Pay cuts looming for High Life Highland staff

Critics have called it 'kick in the teeth' for workers, many of whom have been volunteering for the council throughout pandemic

Sturgeon cautiously optimistic on Covid-19 trend despite three new deaths

Sturgeon cautiously optimistic on Covid-19 trend despite three new deaths

Scotland has suffered its first confirmed Covid-19 deaths in four days while recording a spike in the number of hospitalisations.

Fears the Highlands could be left in a 'digital stone age'

Fears the Highlands could be left in a 'digital stone age'

The Highlands could lose out on access to superfast broadband if a court case is not resolved by the end of the year it has been claimed.

For the second week in a row there are no new Highland deaths from Covid-19 reported

24 June 2020

For the second week in a row there are no new Highland deaths from Covid-19 reported

24 June 2020

Latest release confirms that the death toll remains at 113 while there were just 39 more fatalities nationwide

Schools in Scotland set to fully re-open in mid August without social distancing

Schools in Scotland set to fully re-open in mid August without social distancing

"I am sure there will be a sense of relief from parents tonight obviously tinged with the necessary caution we all need to be mindful of"

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to reveal further details on lifting of lockdown restrictions tomorrow

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to reveal further details on lifting of lockdown restrictions tomorrow

There were some criticisms last week when restrictions that were expected to be lifted failed to emerge

Deal struck to manufacture Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine

19 June 2020

Deal struck to manufacture Oxford's Covid-19 vaccine

19 June 2020

Second vaccine enters human trial phase

Reopening schools in August will require more money

Reopening schools in August will require more money

Call comes as Holyrood comes under fire for hedging over extra support

Highland Council aiming to get children in Badenoch and Strathspey safely back to school ASAP

Highland Council aiming to get children in Badenoch and Strathspey safely back to school ASAP

Phased reopening of schools, nurseries and playgroups was discussed earlier today by local authority's recovery board

Scotland 'expected' to move into the next phase of easing lockdown tomorrow

Scotland 'expected' to move into the next phase of easing lockdown tomorrow

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcomed new figures which show the number of Covid-19 related deaths has fallen for the seventh week in a row.

No new coronavirus deaths in the Highlands

No new coronavirus deaths in the Highlands

Death toll in NHS Highland stays at 113

Cheap steroid created more than 60 years ago found to reduce death rate in Covid-19 patients

Cheap steroid created more than 60 years ago found to reduce death rate in Covid-19 patients

'Really, really remarkable'.... 10 days of treatment with steroid reduces risk of death in patients on ventilation by 35 per cent

Scotland 'almost certain' to keep furlough scheme after October

Scotland 'almost certain' to keep furlough scheme after October