Everything you need to know as flu cases have risen by almost half across Scotland, in just one week:

Scottish hospitals and schools are grappling with a "massive increase" in flu cases, prompting concern amongst health experts. Prof Nicola Lewis, director of the World Influenza Centre at the Francis Crick Institute, warned last month: "We haven't seen a virus like this for a while, these dynamics are unusual. It does concern me, absolutely. I'm not panicking, but I am worried."

Official figures reveal Scotland has experienced a 45% spike in flu cases within just a week, with laboratory-confirmed infections climbing from 555 to 805. Public Health Scotland (PHS) data shows the infection rate reached 14.5 per 100,000 people over the seven days ending Sunday, November 23, up from 10 per 100

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