BREAKING: Covid restriction level changes across Scotland revealed

Live updates as review of Scotland's Covid-19 levels system are announced. [View email online]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Dec 8, 2020 Good afternoon, Welcome to your breaking coronavirus news bulletin from [The Scotsman](. We've been working hard to bring crucial information to the public throughout this crisis. If you think trusted, fact-checked journalism is worth protecting, please consider taking out a digital subscription with us from just £3 a month. [Try us out today here](. These 11 areas are moving down to level 3 Some good news for those Scots living in 11 council areas in Scotland as Nicola Sturgeon has announced they will be moved from level 4 to level 3 later this week. It's one of the changes to Scotland's [Covid]( tier system which have just been announced by the First Minister this afternoon. [Find out which areas will be moving down from level 4 and when here](. No move for the Capital It was thought Edinburgh may be moved down to level 2 restrictions, but instead it will remain the same at level 3, along with six other areas. Nicola Sturgeon said the 'imminence of the Christmas period' made an impact on the decision. [Find out what she had to say and what changes have been made in other areas here](. More Covid news for you this afternoon - [Level 1 areas rules and restrictions explained]( - [Level 2 areas rules and restrictions explained]( - [Level 3 areas rules and restrictions explained]( [>> For the latest breaking coronavirus news as it happens, keep up to date with our live blog](. Thank you for reading and stay safe, Ginny - ginny.sanderson@jpimedia.co.uk [Nicola Sturgeon's Scottish levels update LIVE: Watch and follow as FM announces changes to local Covid-19 alert levels]( Live updates as review of Scotland's Covid-19 levels system are announced. [{$escapedtitle}]( [Subscribe to The Scotsman today!]( [Article Image]( [Edinburgh will not move to level two as Nicola Sturgeon announces level changes for Scotland]( Capital residents will not see lower levels of restrictions due to concerns of the impact on Covid-19 cases due to the potential of increased Christmas shopping and a small rise in cases. [Article Image]( [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. Promoted by The Scotsman [Article Image]( [Coronavirus in Scotland: 11 authorities across the country to move down to level three]( The First Minister addressed Scottish Parliament on Tuesday to provide an update on the regional levels across the country. [Article Image]( [Summer holidays abroad could be back on next year, vaccine tsar predicts]( Summer holidays abroad could be back on the cards for millions of Brits next year, the Government’s coronavirus vaccine tsar has predicted. [Article Image]( [First Covid-19 vaccinations in Scotland begin at Edinburgh’s Western General]( Scotland’s first Covid-19 vaccinations are under way at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, with Andrew Mencnarowski, a clinical lead at NHS Lothian, among the first to receive the jab. [View more Coronavirus news]( Please note Due to the unprecedented nature of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic we have launched this new daily newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest official information and advice. How to opt out of these emails We are sending these daily Coronavirus email bulletins in addition to our daily newsletter emails. If you would like to opt out of only these additional Public Interest emails, and continue to receive your regular daily newsletters, please [click here](. You have received this email as you have an account on The Scotsman, published by JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. To manage your individual newsletter preferences with us, please [click here]( and log in to your account. Alternatively you can [update]( your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive from JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, or [unsubscribe]( from all future emails. JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with registered number 11499982, having its registered address at 1, King Street, London, England, EC2V 8AU, United Kingdom. We will process your personal data in accordance with our [privacy policy](.