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Police Scotland has put together a special message to mark the Easter weekend.

A new service is being launched to match rural businesses with potential employees and volunteers as coronavirus continues to take its toll.

People must resist the urge to do anything other than stay at home this weekend the health secretary has said.

Farmers from across Scotland have made a short video to show that they are continuing to produce food and keep livestock during the coronavirus.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed the four nations of the UK have agreed the coronavirus lockdown will not be lifted over Easter.

SEVEN further cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the Highlands, taking the region's total number of known cases to 144.

He remains in hospital but is described by Downing Street as being in extremely good spirits.

John Scott QC has been commissioned to review Police Scotland’s use of new emergency powers to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.

ONLY a tiny percentage of businesses have been able to access promised financial support, according to the British Chambers of Commerce.

There will be no further consideration of whether or when to lift the coronavirus lockdown until the end of next week according to Dominic Raab.

Concerns about elderly people and the process used for implementing do not resuscitate (DNR) orders surfaced at First Minister’s questions today.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said lockdown is likely to continue for weeks as the Scottish Parliament convened remotely for the first time.

A FURTHER 15 Covid-19 cases have been detected in the Highlands, but the number of patients in the region's hospitals fell slightly.

A U-TURN by under-fire holiday let giant Airbnb over lockdown bookings has been praised by a Ross MP, but he insists more still needs to be done.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has promised £750 million of funding for the charity sector across the UK during the coronavirus outbreak.

Age Scotland has reacted to figures released today showing that 60 per cent of all Scottish deaths from Covid-19 were among people aged 75 and over.

MORE than 60 people were being treated for Covid-19 in Highland hospitals overnight ­– and six were in intensive care.

A total of 16 people have died of coronavirus in the NHS Highland area, according to new data from the National Records of Scotland.

"DON'T drive to our forests during the Covid-19 lockdown," the country's forestry organisation has pleaded ahead of the Easter weekend.

Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance says figures indicate the lockdown and social distancing measures appear to be taking effect.