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Scotland's papers: Lockdown tightens for 800,000 Scots

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Under the headline "party's over", the Daily Record reports that restrictions on visiting other households have been reintroduced in Glasgow and two neighbouring areas after a rise in coronavirus cases.
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The new rules affect more than 800,000 people in Glasgow city, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire, as The Scotsman also reports. The paper adds that residents are being told not to host people from other households in their own homes or visit another person's home.
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The Herald reports that the restrictions were reintroduced because of a "surge" in virus cases. The paper reports that 135 of the 314 new cases in Scotland over the past two days have been in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.
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About 15% of Scotland's population will be affected by the new rules, the i says. There are 633,120 people living in Glasgow, 95,530 in East Renfrewshire and 88,930 in West Dunbartonshire who are being asked to comply with the new restrictions.
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The Glasgow Times also covers the restrictions, which came into force at midnight on Tuesday. They will last for two weeks, but will be reviewed after a week.
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The Express highlights how quickly coronavirus cases have increased in the area where new restrictions are in force. It says the most recent weekly total stood at 245, compared with just two cases in the final week of July.
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The Daily Telegraph reports the first minister saying the new restrictions should be "a wake-up call for all of us to stick to the guidelines and stop this virus spreading any further or any faster".
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As well as the lockdown restrictions in the West of Scotland, The Times story also highlights that quarantine restrictions will be imposed on people travelling from Greece to Scotland. Ministers said there had been a "significant rise" in cases of Covid-19 being brought in from people who have been to Greece, with a particular link to travellers returning from the Greek islands.
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The Evening Express reports on the thousands of children missing class as absence rates "soar". More than 100,000 pupils in Scotland are absent from school with attendance down to 84.5%, according to official stats.
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A complaint has been made to Dundee United after one of the club’s players, Mark Connolly, reportedly breached coronavirus rules by refusing to put a mask on in a taxi, The Courier reports.
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Dundee's Evening Telegraph reports that one of the most unique nightspots in the city has reopened its doors following the coronavirus lockdown – a sex club.
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The National reports that the Scottish government is to set out its plans for a second independence referendum in a draft bill at Holyrood. Under the headline "game on", it says the details will be outlined within six months. The draft bill will set out the timescale and potential question.
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The Press and Journal front page also highlights the indyref2 announcement, which came as part of the Scottish government's programme for government. The headline reads: "We can plan for brighter days ahead".
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But the Scottish Daily Mail says talk of another referendum is "enough to make you weep". The paper adds that it will divert the Scottish Parliament's focus away from the pandemic and the economic consequences of it.
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The Edinburgh Evening News front page features a plea from a youth worker for peace on a city estate where the paper says teenagers are having violent clashes.
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The Scottish Sun reports that Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn have announced the birth of their first child - a daughter named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.
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And the Daily Star's lead story is a "naturists update". The tabloid claims that celebrities such as Ulrika Jonsson are behind a huge rise in the number of people signing up to naturist clubs. Last month Jonsson described nudity as "not a big deal" in an article for the Daily Mail, in response to those who took issue with her posting naked photos on Instagram.