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  1. SNP conference: £500 'thank you' payment for healthcare staff

    Nicola Sturgeon says the one-off cash payment is to thank health staff for their "extraordinary service".

  2. Covid in Scotland: Students and 'hotspot' areas targeted in testing

    Two new mass testing programmes are under way in a bid to drive down infection rates before Christmas.

  3. Covid: Six people fined for travelling to Oban party from level 4 area

    The six people travelled to Oban which is at level two under the Scottish government's coronavirus restrictions.

  4. Trafficking gangs continue despite Covid restrictions

    More that 80 women have been identified as victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation in 2020.

  5. Covid in Scotland: 'Worry' over door-to-door carol singing

    Scotland's national clinical director says he worries about door-to-door singing during the ongoing pandemic.