The change to procurement regulations was announced on Thursday.
A total of 935 people were in hospital on Monday with recently confirmed Covid-19.
Coronavirus was the underlying cause of nearly two-thirds of the 4330 additional deaths last winter.
The world-renowned Fair Isle Bird Observatory went up in flames in March 2019.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton issued the challenge to the First Minister.
Just seven countries will remain on the red list once the changes come into effect on October 11.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) says the Scottish Government must 'put its foot on the pedal'.
Paul Gray said Scotland should learn from healthcare systems abroad which have less central control.
Concern is growing that MSP Lorna Slater may be about to push the start of the initiative back further.
The chancellor will pledge to 'make the United Kingdom the most exciting place on the planet'.
Oliver Dowden took aim at the First Minister during the Conservative Party's conference in Manchester on Sunday.
The Scottish Tory leader also claimed the drug deaths crisis will be Nicola Sturgeon’s 'legacy'.
A total of 965 people were in hospital on Saturday with recently confirmed Covid-19.
The proposals would give voice to the communities in the northern parts of the country.
Annual expenditure on libraries by councils has decreased in nine of the last ten years, according to Scottish Labour.
The temporary uplift in UC, announced last year at the start of the pandemic, will finally come to an end this week.
Ross will speak at a Scottish Conservative fringe event at the Tory party conference on Sunday.
The Night Time Industries Association said problems with the app led to ‘chaos and confusion’.
A total of 965 people were in hospital on Friday with recently confirmed Covid-19.
Government increases capacity of the NHS systems that sit behind the app after users experience difficulties registering.
