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The new NHS Scotland medical facility being created at the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) in Glasgow is to be called NHS Louisa Jordan - after a nurse who worked in Fife.

A worker from Amazon's Dunfermline base has been diagnosed with coronavirus.

Talgo, the firm behind plans for a new train manufacturing factory at Longannet, says timing of the delivery of the project will depend on the length of the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus patients may have life-saving treatment withdrawn if others with the virus are more likely to survive, according to new guidance issued to UK doctors.

Comedian Eddie Large, best known for his comedy double act Little and Large, has died after contracting COVID-19 in hospital, his agent has confirmed.

Official advice on whether people should wear masks in public could be changed after new evidence emerged suggesting they could protect people from coronavirus.

England head coach Eddie Jones has signed a new contract that will keep him in charge until the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.

Club Brugge are set to be crowned Belgian champions after the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors recommended the season should be ended early because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The R&A have denied reports that The 149th Open at Royal St George's will be cancelled outright and held over until 2021.

Retailers hiked the price of cough and cold medicines by 10.7% last week according to a snapshot analysis of the impact of coronavirus on the economy.

Consumers left in financial difficulty by the coronavirus crisis should be offered a three-month freeze on credit card and loan repayments under emergency plans by the City watchdog.

The body representing thousands of leisure businesses across Britain has begged ministers to extend the moratorium on commercial property evictions or risk "irreparable" damage to the economy.

Comedian Eddie Large, best known for his comedy double act Little and Large, has died after contracting COVID-19 in hospital, his agent has confirmed.

The co-frontman of US band Fountains of Wayne, best known for their single Stacy's Mom, has died after testing positive for coronavirus.

Edinburgh Festival, billed as the world's biggest celebration of arts and culture, alongside Glastonbury and the Oscars is a mothership of showbusiness. 

Coronavirus patients may have life-saving treatment withdrawn if others with the virus are more likely to survive, according to new guidance issued to UK doctors.

Comedian Eddie Large, best known for his comedy double act Little and Large, has died after contracting COVID-19 in hospital, his agent has confirmed.

COVID-19 testing machines that can make a diagnosis in less than 90 minutes are to be rolled out across the UK.

A 23-year-old man who spat at police in Lancashire while claiming he had coronavirus has been jailed for a year.

A mother who gave birth alone during the coronavirus pandemic has praised NHS staff for taking "excellent" care of her under challenging circumstances.

An NHS nurse who died after contracting coronavirus would still be alive today if he had been given proper protective equipment, his family believe.

Official advice on whether people should wear masks in public could be changed after new evidence emerged suggesting they could protect people from coronavirus.

Global health leaders have said the state of a person's health before they become infected with COVID-19 appears to play a "crucial role" in determining their fate, while issuing fresh lockdown advice.

The number of deaths due to coronavirus will pass 50,000 within the "next few days", according to the World Health Organization.

The Malaysian government's department for women has apologised after it released a series of online posters telling women how to keep their men happy during the COVID-19 lockdown.

A comedy club in Liverpool, closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, was raided by police over the weekend after a recorded show it streamed on Facebook was mistaken for a live event.

A vicar was left red-faced after accidentally setting his arm on fire while recording a virtual sermon.