Good afternoon everyone, Here are your news headlines on Tuesday afternoon: - More than 400 staff at National Trust for Scotland have been told they face losing their jobs as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
- Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce an extension to the furlough scheme under which the Government subsidises the wages of workers temporarily laid off due to the coronavirus.
- Key workers and those still using the railways in Scotland will enjoy a small rise in the number of trains on offer from Monday 18 May, provided restrictions around the coronavirus continue to be eased.
- Customers and consumers could be set for a new normal when returning to shops and work as businesses scramble to install body temperature monitoring cameras across Scotland.
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