Covid-19

The unemployment rate among those aged 16 and over in Scotland was 4.4% (Philip Toscano/PA)

Scotland records slight employment increase since last quarter

January 26, 2021

The Accounts Commission has released an overview report of councils (Jane Barlow/PA)

Coronavirus has cost councils £767m, report estimates

January 26, 2021

Boris Johnson is expected to approve plans to force some travellers arriving to the UK to quarantine in hotels to limit the spread of new coronavirus variants (PA)

Johnson to rule on plans for quarantine hotels to protect against new strains

January 26, 2021

Unison members are calling for a pay rise for all NHS workers (Jane Barlow/PA)

Union urges £2,000 pay rise for NHS workers

January 26, 2021

European Commissioner in charge of Health Stella Kyriakides (John Thys/Pool Photo via AP)

EU threatens export controls on coronavirus vaccines amid AstraZeneca row

January 25, 2021

Passengers push luggage through the Arrival Hall of Terminal 5 at Heathrow (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Aviation sector warning as ministers prepare to discuss quarantine hotels

January 25, 2021

The Aberdeen care home is being investigated over seven deaths (Yui Mok/PA)

Aberdeen care home investigated over coronavirus deaths

January 25, 2021

Jessie Westwood said she is ‘exhausted’ by balancing home schooling with running her business (Jessie Westwood and Danny Lawson/PA)

Single mothers call for support amid ‘exhausting’ strain of home schooling

January 25, 2021

Dr Jenny Harries said virus mutations are ‘quite normal’ (John Sibley/PA)

Mutant coronavirus strains being monitored for ‘vaccine evasion’

January 25, 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on a visit to a vaccination site at Barnet Football Club in north London (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

UK ‘not out of this by a very long way’, PM warned as he mulls easing lockdown

January 25, 2021

Labour said families will suffer financially as a result of Tory policies (Anthony Devlin/PA)

Kwarteng: No plan to reduce workers’ rights

January 25, 2021