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'Critical' those in variant test areas stay home
People in affected areas should only go out when "absolutely essential", the health secretary says.
UK variant has mutated again, scientists say
The Kent variant now dominant in the UK appears to be undergoing some 'worrying' new changes.
Heavy snow affects schools, travel and Covid jabs
People are urged to avoid travelling as parts of northern England are blanketed with overnight snow.
Alcohol deaths hit record high during pandemic
The figures for England and Wales cover the first nine months of 2020.
Millions of bees may be 'destroyed' in Brexit row
Beekeeper Patrick Murfet says the "monumentally stupid situation" could cost him nearly £100,000.
Over 40% of deaths in mid-January linked to Covid
It is highest since pandemic began - but there are signs the peak may have passed.
DJ Tiiny dropped by Capital Xtra over 'pay-for-play'
The DJ, who tours with Stormzy, had asked producers for money to put their songs on the air.
UK variant has mutated again, scientists say
The Kent variant now dominant in the UK appears to be undergoing some 'worrying' new changes.
Heavy snow affects schools, travel and Covid jabs
People are urged to avoid travelling as parts of northern England are blanketed with overnight snow.
Alcohol deaths hit record high during pandemic
The figures for England and Wales cover the first nine months of 2020.
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Breaking69 more deaths registered in Scotland
The latest Scottish government figures show a further 758 people have tested positive for Covid-19. That is 7.4% of the total number of tests carried out.
This takes the total number of positive cases in Scotland to 181,291.
There are 1,939 patients in hospital with a confirmed case (down 19), with 143 being treated in intensive care, the same number as yesterday.
A further 69 people who tested positive have had their deaths registered, taking the total by that measure to 6,181.
How much progress has been made in priority groups?
The Scottish government decided to prioritise vaccinating four priority groups first, as set out by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
The groups are: care home residents, care home staff, the over-80s and front-line health and social care workers.
This chart shows the progress made so far in these groups. The Scottish government says it has now exceeded its target of vaccinating 230,000 front-line staff.
Copyright: BBC'We need to vaccinate faster in Scotland'
The health secretary says 34,881 vaccine doses were administered yesterday - the highest total since the Scottish government started providing daily statistics.
Ms Freeman says: "We need to vaccinate faster in Scotland than we have been doing."
She insists politicians should not be pointing fingers and says Scottish Secretary Alistair Jack is wrong about the vaccine figures.
How many people have been vaccinated in Scotland each day?
The first Covid-19 vaccinations in Scotland were administered on 8 December.
Currently the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines are being given in Scotland, with both requiring two doses.
In recent weeks the highest number of vaccinations on a single day was around 29,000, while less than 10,000 people received a jab on Sunday, 31 January.
Copyright: BBCMore than 575,000 people in Scotland in total had received their first dose of the vaccine by 8.30am yesterday, 1 February.
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Copyright: PA MediaA top health official has admitted that Scotland needs to speed up its vaccine programme amid growing concern that it is lagging behind England.
Only 9,628 people had the jab in Scotland on Sunday compared with about 290,000 across the UK as a whole
The figure was the lowest since the Scottish government started publishing daily vaccine statistics.
Prof Jason Leitch said Sundays had been "a bit tricky" but insisted the vaccination rollout was "not a race".
And he said he agreed that "we do need to be doing it faster".
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