Daily Glasgow News Bulletin: Face masks to remain in Scotland, Glasgow city council workers to strike for equal pay and a man dies after being hit by a car on Kilmarnock road

At a glance

• Face masks to stay in Scotland as Nicola Sturgeon delays rule change
• Glasgow City Council workers to strike later this month, involving 12,000 staff 
• A man dies in hospital after being bit by a car on Kilmarnock road

Nicola Sturgeon has said face masks in Scotland will resume until next week, insisting it’s the right decision. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament, the First Minister explained that given the current spike in case numbers, she considers it ‘prudent’ to retain this requirement for a further short period.

Glasgow City Council trade union members are to strike for two days later this month over an equal pay dispute. Workers will strike on March 29 and 30 in calls for equal pay compensation payments. It could see over 12,000 workers out on strike.

A man who died in hospital after being struck by a car in Glasgow, has been named by police. 69-year-old George Jarvis, suffered fatal injuries after he was hit by a Ford Fiesta on Kilmarnock Road at 11.30pm on Friday, March 4 and was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he later died.