Follow along with the latest coronavirus news in Scotland and further afield.

Twitter has locked Donald Trump’s account for the first time and demanded he remove tweets excusing violence as it threatened him with “permanent suspension” from the platform.

The First Minister tweeted her remarks after a mob of outgoing President Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol building

MICHAEL Russell is impatient. “I won’t be waiting until my 102nd birthday to vote in another independence referendum,” harrumphed the SNP Constitution Secretary this week.

FROM Butch and Sundance to Thelma and Louise, American cinema has been home to many a last stand hero, some more admirable than others.

WORRYING gaps in online banking security systems that could help criminals to scam customers, have been exposed in a new investigation.

A SCOTS bank has been reported to the finance regulator for failing to comply with rules over online banking security.

SCHOOLS are not adequately prepared for the challenge of delivering remote learning from next week and are being deprived of vital additional teaching capacity, according to a union.

THE rollout of Covid vaccines to the over-80s could be stalled as thousands of GPs and primary care staff have yet to receive any inoculation.

ACTIVISTS are planning separate protests in defiance of the Covid-19 lockdown over over how four were arrested after an anti-child abuse group gathering in Glasgow.

AS the crude price traded at nine-month highs last month Scottish energy giant SSE poured a bucket of ice-cold water on hopes of recovery in the North Sea.

By Ian McConnell

GAVIN Tait (Letters, January 6) says that guilt felt by Nicola Sturgeon over care home deaths has resulted in priority vaccination for those resident therein, thereby depriving young people of a proper education which will affect their whole life cha...

By Brian Donnelly

CLEAN energy tech company Smarter Grid Solutions has been appointed as partner for innovative project set to save networks £250 million.

A SWAN on a roof, a pine marten stuck in a bird feeder and a stranded seal were among the unusual rescues carried out by the Scottish SPCA last year.

Film crews have been given the green light to carrying on shooting despite lockdown – amid record demand from production companies looking to film in Scotland.

VACCINATION logistics and children’s welfare in question were the issues debated by columnists and contributors in the newspapers.

AS the pandemic has upended our lives and necessitated remote working for millions, fashion has been impacted - perhaps permanently - and sales of activewear and loungewear are now soaring in a trend that is expected to continue, along with ‘abo...

Yule logged

Twitter has locked Donald Trump from his own account for 12 hours following violent scenes involving his supporters on Capitol Hill.

Protesters swarm the Capitol building and force a lockdown. Amid violent clashes with police, protesters breached barricades and were able to enter the building on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Live updates.

This is the moment that protesters backing Donald Trump stormed into the US Capitol building.

President-elect Joe Biden condemned the violent scenes in the U.S. Capitol that he said "bordered on sedition" as he called for President Donald Trump to "demand an end to this siege."

Boris Johnson has condemned “disgraceful scenes” as protesters stormed the US Capitol.

Donald Trump has shared a new video in the wake of violence in the US Capitol tonight, where Trump supporters breached police lines and stormed the Senate floor.

Members of the Scottish seafood industry have hit out at "shambolic" customs arrangements in the wake of Brexit.

Thousands of Donald Trump supporters descended on the nation's capital today, while Congress prepared to officially declare Joe Biden as president-elect.