The Scottish Government has announced draft restrictions which will see local authority areas in Scotland placed into one of five levels of coronavirus restrictions.
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Everything you can and can't do under new 5-tier restriction system

Scotland's new tier restriction system and the classifications of all the nation's regions are set to be announced on Thursday.

Scots will be given access to a postcode checker system so they can see what level of restrictions their neighbourhood is under.

The tiers system, on the surface at least, can seem a tad confusing (for example it starts at zero, not one) and many of our readers have pondered what they will and will not be able to do when the new initiative is launched.

Here we break down what you can and can't do under each tier in the system.

Post-Brexit trade deal 'likely', says key Europe minister

Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister has said a post-Brexit trade deal is "likely", but it will not be easy.

Simon Coveney described talks between the EU and the UK as being in a "very serious zone" and said he was "under no illusion of the challenges" as they try to come to an agreement.

Do you think the UK will secure a Brexit deal? Have your say in the article's comment section here.

Birth on a Scottish nature reserve

Stepping away from politics, we have an incredible tale of a father who delivered his baby daughter at a nature reserve.

"It was a bit overwhelming...It's something nobody expects to do," Andrew Still said after the experience.

Baby Eliza arrived safely weighing 5lbs 14oz and her parents even had the nature reserve put on her birth certificate.

More headlines below. Stay safe,

Sam Shedden

 

 
     
  Here is everything you can and can't do under in each level of Scotland's new 5-tier restriction system  
     
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Coronavirus in Scotland: Police called to break up hundreds of house parties every week
 
Police officers in Scotland have been called to break up more than 3,000 house parties across the country, despite a ban on households meeting indoors.
 
     
     
 
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Pubs and restaurants set to see eased restrictions from Monday across Scotland
 
Pubs and restaurants will see relaxed restrictions on opening times and the ability to sell alcohol from Monday as part of changes to the levels system for lockdown restrictions, it has been announced.
 
     
 
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Post-Brexit trade deal 'likely', says key Europe minister
 
Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister has said a post-Brexit trade deal is &quote;likely&quote;, but it will not be easy.
 
     
 
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Here's why Scots hospitality industry needs better support than this piecemeal approach - Murdo Fraser
 
Dave Barclay, who runs the Airlie Street Bar in the centre of Alyth, Perthshire, is not a happy man.
 
     
 
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Future of Scottish medical research 'under threat' from Covid funding slump
 
The future of non-Covid-19 related medical research in Scotland is under threat from a funding slump due to the pandemic, a leading cardiologist has warned.
 
     
 
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Almost half of all Scots workers suffer Covid-19 pay cut
 
Almost half of all workers in Scotland had their pay cut as coronavirus hit the country, a new report has found.
 
     
 
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Police car turned on its roof after collision with another vehicle in Glasgow
 
A police car was turned on its roof following a crash with another vehicle in Glasgow.
 
     
     
 
 
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New 44 Scotland Street Chapter 58: Ranald’s crisis
 
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The story of Scotland’s last win in Wales told in 16 pictures
 
You have to go all the way back to 2002 for Scotland’s last victory on Welsh soil.
 
 
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A third of community indoor tennis centres in Britain could close, claims LTA
 
The Lawn Tennis Association is warning that at least a third of community indoor tennis centres in Britain could close without further financial backing from the Government.
 
 
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Scotland return to Wales in very different circumstances but Scott Cummings is full of confidence
 
The Scotland squad were on a coach on their way to the Principality Stadium when the news came through. Their Six Nations match with Wales, scheduled for the following day, was off.
 
 
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
   
   
 
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