Some animals at Edinburgh Zoo are aware of the dramatic reduction in human activity, according to their keepers.

The zoo, like Scotland's other animal attractions, is closed due to the lockdown.

Staffing numbers have also been reduced, with only essential staff now working at the zoo.

Edinburgh Zoo said its chimpanzees were among those to have noticed the change - although the majority of its animals do not recognise much difference.

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Supermarket worker Laura McLellan says she has never felt so humbled as when she and her team of checkout operators were told they were key workers.

"I don't fear coming to work," she said.

"I don't feel more at risk, because we are doing everything we possibly can in this unprecedented situation," added the checkout manager at a Tesco superstore in Edinburgh.

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The nation stopped again at 20:00 last night to clap for NHS workers and carers as lockdown continued in Scotland.

It was the same day we learned that Covid-19 restrictions were unlikely to be lifted soon and that they would continue in some form for a long time to come.

We'll keep you up to date with all the latest developments throughout the day as Scotland enters its fifth weekend in lockdown.