With many live entertainment venues still closed in the UK, Scots comic Iain Stirling is among a number of comedians who have opened up about performing online.

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The Scottish population has been backed to holiday safely after the first minister lifted quarantine restrictions on travel to and from 57 countries.

Scottish Passenger Agents' Association president Joanne Dooey suggests on BBC Radio Scotland that people are "used to the different world" they find themselves in, with the need for social distancing and face coverings.

"If you want to travel and you can get to that country without quarantine then go and be vigilant when you are abroad just like you are here," she says.

While she understands the need for public health measures, Ms Dooey believes that it is time to restart the economy because of "there have already been lots of jobs lost" in her industry - in call centres, travel agents, airlines and airports.

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From Wednesday 15 July:

• Hairdressers and barbers will be able to reopen - with enhanced hygiene measures
• Indoor hospitality in pubs and restaurants will return on "a limited basis" and subject to several conditions
• All holiday accommodation permitted (following relevant guidance)
• All childcare providers can open subject to individual provider arrangements
• Museums, galleries, cinemas, monuments, libraries - with physical distancing and other measures

The first minister has said "further consideration and assessment" is needed on some of the other steps planned for Phase 3, and it is unlikely that they would take effect before 23 July.

Read more here.

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The second raft of changes in Phase 3 begins:

From Monday 13 July:

• Non-essential shops inside shopping centres will be able to reopen
• Children and young people will also be allowed to play organised outdoor contact sports
• Dentists will be able to see patients for some routine treatments, and optometrists can begin to scale up work

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Nicola Sturgeon will confirm Scotland will formally enter the next phase of the government's "route map" out of the coronavirus lockdown.

So what happens in Phase 3? Well, if confirmed, a lot, but not at all at once. A number of restrictions will be eased over the rest of the month...starting on:

From Friday 10 July:

• People will be able to meet in extended groups outdoors, and meet a maximum of two other households indoors, from Friday 10 July
• Measures to protect people shielding in Scotland because of a pre-existing medical condition are to be eased
• The wearing of face coverings in shops will become mandatory from Friday
• While the government's advice remains that people should continue to follow the two metre physical distancing rules, some exemptions will be possible for shops, pubs, restaurants and public transport
• The distance could be reduced to one metre if other steps are taken, such as installing perspex screens and enhanced ventilation

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The Scottish government's decision to retain quarantine measures for Spanish travel is "unfair" when such restrictions have been lifted in England, a travel agent claims.

Joanne Dooey, president of the Scottish Passenger Agents' Association, tells BBC Radio Scotland: "It was devastating for us as an industry because obviously Spain is the number one tourist destination for travelling Scots."

Due to concerns about the prevalence of Covid-19, Spain and Serbia were omitted yesterday from the list of countries where self-isolation on returning would not be required.

"I can understand the rationale behind what the first minister is saying, but what we can't understand is why it is safe for English customers to be able to go in and out without quarantine bearing in mind it is in Catalonia, which is not a massive destination for Scottish holidaymakers," Ms Dooey says.

She points out that Spain is a destination not just for one-off holidaymakers but also for many with houses and apartments there.

Many Scots book flights from airports in England and Ms Dooey suggests many will not be able to claim refunds if they decide not to travel because of the different quarantine rules.

12.20-1.45 pm: First Minister’s Statement: Next phase out of lockdown

Scotland is set to formally enter the next phase of the government's "route map" out of the coronavirus lockdown.

Nicola Sturgeon will make the announcement in a speech at Holyrood. We'll bring you extensive coverage here on this live page.

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2.30-3.30 pm: Ministerial Statement: Response to Chancellor’s Summer Economic Update

What does Chancellor Rishi Sunak's statement mean for Scotland?

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes will give the Scottish government's official response to yesterday's summer economic update.

3.30-4.30 pm: Ministerial Statement: Supporting Further and Higher Education

The number of people from countries outside Europe who have applied for a place at a Scottish universityhas gone up despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Douglas Fraser
Scotland business & economy editor

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There were crowd-pleasing giveaways in Rishi Sunak's summer splurge, but business was underwhelmed at the measures many desperately need to get through the short term.

Some projects don't cross the border, giving the Scottish government the flexibility to do things differently. A cut in homes transaction tax, for instance, could be better deployed.

But looking into the numbers, the Scottish government reckons most of the funding is already committed, and very little has resulted from the statement in genuinely new funds.

Read Douglas Fraser's analysis of the chancellor's announcement here.

Jamie McIvor
BBC Scotland education correspondent

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The number of people from countries outside Europe who have applied for a place at a Scottish university has gone up despite the coronavirus pandemic.

The 16% rise is revealed in figures from the university admissions service UCAS.

But universities say they will not know for several weeks just how many people will actually take up their places.

Some universities are fearful a drop in the number of international students will badly hit their finances.

Join us at 3.30pm for coverage of the ministerial statement at Holyrood on supporting further and higher education.

Read the full story here.

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Economic Secretary to the Treasure John Glen was asked on Good Morning Scotland if the Conservatives' programme of austerity over the last decade, which saw large cuts in public spending, was wrong given the economic challenges the UK now faces.

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A Benidorm pub owner told Good Morning Scotland he was "disheartened and bewildered" by the news that travellers to Spain will have to quarantine for 14 days when they return home.

Clark Bowie, who runs the Thistle bar, said about 80% of his customers travel from Scotland.

Mr Bowie told the programme the measures will have a "very damaging" effect on his business as he relies on his summer trade to keep him going during the quieter winter months.

His pub has now been open for four weeks and has seen its capacity increase from an initial 30% to 75%.

Mr Bowie added that "about 90%" of people in area now wear face masks.

The use of face coverings will become mandatory in shops in Scotland on Friday.

It's important to wear them correctly and the video above shows you how.

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"It's not a lot of fun, but it is the right thing to do," says Ewan MacDonald-Russell from the Scottish Retail Consortium on the wearing of face coverings inside shops.

From tomorrow, it will be mandatory to do so in Scotland.

"This is very much on the individual," he tells BBC Radio Scotland, with police responsible for enforcement, not shop workers.

"The only duty staff have is making customers aware of the rules," says Mr MacDonald-Russell. "So it would be great if people didn't report people to staff for not complying."

He explains that he has only seen draft guidance but reckons staff will need to don coverings, including visors, "when on the shop floor and it's not possible to maintain two metre distancing".

He adds: "Retailers should be able to break the day up for workers to ensure they are not doing it the whole time."

Mr MacDonald-Russell says there has been an upward trend in people wearing coverings and that it is "getting towards 50%", while he expects "a jump" tomorrow and reckons it will take a "few weeks" as everyone adapts.

From Friday, travellers are exempt from quarantine rules when they arrive in Scotland from:

Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Réunion, San Marino, Seychelles, South Korea, St Barthélemy, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Pierre and Miquelon, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Vatican City, Vietnam.

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Figures from VisitScotland suggest Spain is Scotland's fifth largest market in terms of tourism visitors, with 205,000 visits recorded in 2018.

The first minister said she knew Scots loved travelling to Spain and that Scottish businesses welcomed many Spanish tourists, adding that the position could change "possibly very soon".

Ms Sturgeon also urged Scots to have a "staycation" this summer rather than going on holiday abroad.

"Remember that this is about trying to stop people getting a deadly and damaging virus and trying to minimise as far as possible any further loss of life," she said.

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People travelling to and from Spain will still have to go into quarantine when arriving in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

The Scottish government has approved almost all of the "air bridge" travel destinations set out by UK ministers.

This means that from 10 July, Scots can travel to 57 other countries without having to self-isolate on returning.

However, Spain and Serbia have been omitted from the list due to concerns about the prevalence of Covid-19.

So where will you be going on your holiday? Will you choose a staycation rather than going abroad? That's today's call-in on Mornings With Kaye Adams.

Phone: 0808 5 929500

Text 80295 or email kaye@bbc.co.uk

Read more here.

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Deaths among the South Asian ethnic group were almost twice as likely to involve Covid-19 than those involving white people, according to analysis from the National Records of Scotland.

There have been "long standing ethnic inequalities in terms of health", says Dr Vittal Katikireddi, clinical senior research fellow at Glasgow University.

Explaining the greater risk for minorities, Dr Katikireddi tells BBC Radio Scotland there is "no simple answer, with a complex interplay of reasons".

He points to differences in socio-economic conditions, a higher risk of underlying health conditions, with obesity a factor and broader societal issues around inequality.

"It will be down to the type of work done, conditions, and, at least in part, the more subtle forms of discrimination people suffer in their every day lives," he says, adding that he would like see more work done in communities to make sure that public health messages resonate.

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John Glen was asked on Good Morning Scotland if the VAT cut will be extended beyond January.

The economic secretary to the Treasury would not be drawn on specifics and added: "We will keep all measures under review."

Mr Glen said a number of "positives" had come out of the chancellor's mini-budget, including £800m for Scotland.

And he added that the UK government's furlough scheme, which is due to end in October, had supported 628,200 jobs in Scotland.