Summary

  • The number of cases linked to a bar in Aberdeen has risen to 32, says NHS Grampian

  • The first minister warns that if you are traced and linked to any cluster it is "non-negotiable" that you self-isolate for 14 days

  • Thousands of pupils in Scotland have received their results and for the first time they are based on no formal exams

  • Pass rates for National 4 and 5; Highers and Advanced Highers were up on last year, but a quarter of estimates were adjusted by the exams body with the majority going down

  • The Scottish Qualifications Authority says results were based on a pupil's performance throughout the year and not on one particular test

  • The results come a week before schools in Scotland are due to open fully - the first in the UK to do so

  • For the 19th day in a row, there have been no new deaths as a result of a positive test

Live Reporting

BBC Scotland News

  1. Good Morning on exam results day in Scotland

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    Candidates across the country will get the unprecedented results this morning

    Good morning.

    It is Tuesday 4 August - a nervy day for teenagers across Scotland as they await the results of the exams they never got to sit due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    Text messages and e-mails should go out at 08:00 while other candidates will be waiting for the post.

    The grades candidates will get will be based on estimates by teachers but some have been changed during the validation process.

    We will bring you all the developments on this important day for Scotland's young people.