Scottish hotels, restaurants and bars are unlikely to break even until 2022 and potentially as far in the future as 2023 due to the impact on the sector from Covid-19.
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Zoom to lift time limit on free accounts to allow families to keep in contact over festive period

Video chat site Zoom have confirmed they will reduce the 40 minute time limit on free accounts this Christmas to allow families to stay connected amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Many people across the world have relied on the site throughout 2020, and Zoom have said the decision is a 'token of appreciation' to its customers.

Find out when you can use Zoom for FREE over the next few weeks.

New vaccine calculator shows you when you are likely to get Covid-19 jab

With the Covid-19 vaccine starting to roll-out across the UK, many are wondering when they are likely to receive the jab.

An online calculator has been created on Omnicalculator which estimates when you might be offered a coronavirus jab - plus how many people are ahead of you in the queue.

Find out when you are likely to receive the coronavirus vaccine.

More headlines from today

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  Many Scottish hospitality businesses unlikely to break even until 2022, MSPs told  
     
  Scottish hotels, restaurants and bars are unlikely to break even until 2022 and potentially as far in the future as 2023 due to the impact on the sector from Covid-19.  
     
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Drinking alcohol soon after receiving a Covid vaccine could stop it from working properly
 
Drinking alcohol should be avoided for three days after getting the Covid vaccine, according to a Russian scientist.
 
     
     
 
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Christmas Gift Guide 2020: great ideas to delight people of all ages, for all budgets
 
We’ve rounded up presents to please everybody, be it a secret Santa gift or a luxury present to spoil your beloved. Here are all of our Christmas gift guides for 2020 in one place.

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WHO warns against gathering at Christmas this year as 'it's not worth the risk'
 
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling on people to stay at home during the festive period as it is “not worth the risk” of catching Covid-19.
 
     
 
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Nicola Sturgeon says schools to remain open next week despite rising Covid-19 cases
 
Nicola Sturgeon has said schools will remain open next week across Scotland despite being urged to “think again” by Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, Willie Rennie.
 
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
 
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