Today’s covid news is likely to be dominated by the new 'Delta Plus' variant. The Scottish Government has confirmed that experts are keeping a close eye on the latest strain of the virus to affect Scots.
Nicola Sturgeon has said it is being closely monitored after a rise in infections, as she pleaded people to practice good personal hygiene.
It comes as latest figures show that the new "Delta Plus" variant makes up six percent of current infections. Elsewhere it has been revealed that bigger homes are in huge demand following the Covid-19 pandemic – pushing up house prices to a record high.
Market analysts say the cost of the average home in Scotland now stands at £211,029, thanks to a boom in the sale of homes worth more than £ 750,000.