COUNTY residents will be able to hug and meet in each other's homes from Monday as Scotland's Covid rules are relaxed.

And pubs will be allowed to sell alcohol indoors from Monday too, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed today.

Mainland Scotland will move to level two restrictions - although Moray is set to remain in level three after a surge in cases.

And a traffic light system will be introduced for international travel from Monday.

Under the level two restrictions, up to six people from three households will be able to meet in their homes, and can also stay overnight.

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Alcohol can be served indoors in pubs or restaurants, which will be allowed to stay open until 10.30pm. Up to six adults from three households will be able to meet indoors in a public place.

Restrictions on meeting up outdoors will ease further, enabling up to eight adults from eight different households to gather.

Adult outdoor contact sports and indoor group exercises will be able to resume.

Cinemas, bingo halls and amusement arcades are also likely to be able to reopen.