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NHS Grampian covers the local authority areas of Aberdeenshire and Moray as well as Aberdeen City. Moray has the highest rate of vaccination, with more than 50% of its population having had their first dose. The figure for Aberdeenshire is almost 48%, while in the city it is just below 40%. Vaccinations are currently being carried out at a rate of more than 27,000 per week in the north-east. In the report, which was due to be presented to board members at a meeting this morning, NHS Grampian said: “We would wish to acknowledge the significant efforts by our staff and partners at each vaccin...

Christians left ‘in deep crisis’ by closure of churches in lockdown By James Mulholland STOPPING public religious worship during the pandemic has placed Christians in Scotland into a “deep crisis” and the Government is responsible of a “failure of candour” about why it closed churches, a court has heard. Advocate Janys Scott QC told judge Lord Braid that the pandemic has highlighted a “irreconcilable conflict” which believers have between obeying the State and God. Lord Braid heard that this tension has caused 27 church ministers to instruct Ms Scott to raise a j...

10:39 EDT, 30 January 2021 2.8k shares Five men have been arrested over the riot at an ex-army barracks that was 'torched by angry asylum seekers' in a row over conditions. A 31-year-old was taken into custody after allegedly assaulting a security guard last night and a further four men were arrested in connection with the blaze this morning, police said. The force added that there were no serious injuries caused by the fire, but there was a 'significant amount of damage' inflicted on one part of the site.  Priti Patel strongly condemned the unrest at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, ...

Local government public health officials do not expect to gain celebrity status in the areas they serve. But it’s fair to say Steve Maddern is the best-known director of public health Swindon Borough Council has ever had. He joined the council in early April and has been thrust into the spotlight by the pandemic, holding regular Covid-19 press briefings and live question and answer sessions on the local authority’s Facebook page as case rates in the borough have risen, fallen and risen again. But the councillor who approved his appointment doesn’t see why Mr Maddern should have ...

Updated Wednesday, 23rd December 2020, 1:39 pm Large parts of England could be faced with the strictest level of Covid regulations from Boxing Day (26 Dec), as the government considers placing more areas into Tier 4. Tougher measures may be necessary to try and contain the spread of a mutated strain of coronavirus, which scientists have warned is 70 per cent more infectious than previous mutations. Which areas are at risk? The Cabinet’s Covid operations committee will meet today (23 Dec) to consider the latest data on the spread of the virus, after the UK recorded its highest daily increas...