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Five years since lockdown

"I was never really fully engaged with any of my learning so I definitely think it impacted me later on."

Young people who were teenagers during the first Covid lockdown reflect on their experience five years on.

They share their experiences of how it affected them, from Zoom classes to panic buying, and the unexpected benefits they've discovered.

BBC's youth-led platform, The Social

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Gary Moore, manager of Assai Records in Dundee, sifts through stacks of vinyls displayed along a wall. He is wearing a checked brown cardigan and black t-shirt.

The Scottish record shops dubbed 'world's greatest'

Composite image of Peter Murrell, Nicola Sturgeon and Colin Beattie

Operation Branchform: Timeline of SNP finance probe

Scotland Politics

Grace Stewart-Skinner in a blue knit jumper and denim jeans sitting on a piled of turquoise, blue and yellow fishing nets. Her wooden clarsach is resting on the nets below her.

The young musician aiming to preserve a Black Isle dialect

An otter runs across a kitchen table and onto the back of a chair, a small vase of red flowers sits on the table

Otter wreaks havoc in family kitchen in Shetland

A photo of Florence and Peter sitting a living room. Florence is on a sofa with her arm on the arm rest. Peter is in a leather armchair and is leaning slightly to get in closer to Florence in the photo. He is bald with glasses and grey zipper sweater. She has shoulder-length blonde hair and floral dress.

'We're sometimes frightened to run the central heating'

Sir Chris Hoy smiling after recieving the Commonwealth Games baton from King Charles who is smiling at him

King launches Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Baton Relay

Glasgow & West Scotland

Falkirk councillor Laura Murtagh sitting in the Scotcast studio, she has shoulder length dark hair and a black and white striped top.

Falkirk councillor felt 'physically sick' after threats over council tax rise

Tayside & Central Scotland

An ariel photo of the buildings destroyed by the fire. The roof has been completely destroyed. A silver car which is also completely burned is right in front of the entrance to one of the buildigs.

Footage shows damaged buildings after deliberate fire

Highlands & Islands

A close up shot of a red-breasted robin on top of a wooden roof. There are twigs and branches around the sides of the image.

'I filmed hours of city wildlife while recovering from surgery'

Edinburgh, Fife & East

Working as an MP at Westminster was 'pure anxiety'

Scotland Politics

Mhairi Black sitting in radio studio behind blue microphone with Scotcast on it. She has short brown hair, and is wearing a brown shirt over a white T-shirt.

Black kept ADHD diagnosis private at 'toxic' Westminster

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice in a dark suit with light blue tie in among a crowd of press reporters in front of a shop.

Reform's Tice struggles to name new Scottish councillors

Glasgow & West Scotland

Shona Robison standing in front of windows. She has short blonde hair an black and white patterned top and dark jacket.

'I feel 27 years in Holyrood is right time to move on' - Robison

Ian McNicol in 2007 wearing a black tshirt and silver rimmed glasses. In the background there is a bookshelf, piles of books and a clock.

'Please be Dinah': The heartbreaking wish of a missing girl's father

Mounzer Darsani, a barber originally from Syria, stands in his barbershop in the centre of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. He has a black beard and black glasses and is wearing a dark blue waistcoat. In the background mirrors, scissors and hair products can be seen on shelves.

'Our lives are here now' - Syrians settled on Isle of Bute

Actor James McAvoy with greying hair and beard, wearing a burgundy jumper and grey jacket. He is standing in front of a Glasgow Film Festival hoarding.

James McAvoy grateful to Glasgow for giving film 'a real Scottish crowd'

Glasgow & West Scotland

Prime Minister Keir Starmer wearing a grey tie and dark suit in front of red brick house.

'I won't be diverted by SNP rhetoric on Trump visit' - Starmer

Scotland Politics

Black and white photo of President Eisenhower at Balmoral with the Royal Family.

Look back at President Eisenhower's visit to Balmoral

Judith Ralston in a long multi-coloured dress, standing in front of a screen with a number of planets on it

Parade of planets to line up across night sky

Old black and white photo of Bobby Cruickshank swinging a golf club, with trousers tucked into socks, and a smartly-dressed man looks on in the background

Golf star Cruickshank 'deserves his place in history'

A new exhibition hopes to raise the profile of the Highland golfer who became a star in the US.

Lochdhu Lodge has several grand historic buildings nestled closely together, surrounded by forest and on the banks of a body of water

The Highland home where women were 'tortured' in a dungeon

Drone footage shows Lochdhu Lodge in Caithness.

A black and white photo shows a school choir dressed in white shirts and kilts singing, the choir master stands facing the choir and with his back to the camera

Islanders' films show life in the 1970s

The films were part of a project aimed at capturing every day life in the Western Isles.

Jayne Donn says her son, James, died in 2022 from a drug overdose aged 29.

Mourning our loved ones among graves of other drug victims

Jayne Donn says her son, James, died in 2022 from a drug overdose aged 29.

early release prisoner

'I'm over the moon to be released from jail early'

Prisoners are being released early in the latest attempt to ease overcrowding in Scotland's jails.

Gillian Mackay sits looking at the camera on a Zoom call, the background is blurred, she has long brown hair and wears a black jumper

JD Vance 'misinformed' on Scotland's abortion buffer zones

Gillian Mackay MSP has criticised the US Vice-President's comments on Scotland's abortion clinic buffer zones.

Lynx lying down on bark staring at the camera.

Captured Highland lynx waiting for their new home

Three lynx that were illegally released in the Cairngorms have completed quarantine at Edinburgh Zoo.

Bagpiper Anna Smart on stage playing bagpipes in a brown and red kilt. She has long blonde hair and a brown set of bagpipes.

'I play bagpipe pop music - from Scotland to Times Square'

Meet the bagpiper helping to show that the bagpipes are more than "just a traditional instrument".

Drone shot of a humpback whale with a rope tangled round its head and a buoy tangled round its body.

Watch rescuers cutting free whale tangled in rope off Skye

Volunteer rescuers have freed a humpback whale entangled in rope off the Isle of Skye.

Last year, Marjory Love became the topped ranked women’s player in the world over the age of 75.

Tennis star serves up world championship at 75

Marjory Love has been playing tennis for over 60 years and aims to keep playing into her 90s.

Lady Dorrian sits in a library, she has grey hair, wears a blue scarf and navy suit

More women needed in judicial roles - top judge

Scotland's top female judge says more women are needed in judicial roles.

Judith Ralston presents the weather showing heavy rain forecast over the central belt. She wears a black and white dress.

What is the weather to be like where you are in Scotland?

BBC Weather presenter Judith Ralston has the latest update.

BBC Scotland Weather's Christopher Blanchett has the latest update following severe conditions.

Watch the weather forecast after Storm Éowyn

BBC Scotland Weather's Christopher Blanchett has the latest update following severe conditions.

Alex from the Traitors against a backdrop of The Traitors castle. He is wearing a brightly patterned cream and red shirt and a black beanie hat.

Scottish 'Faithful' Alex talks all things The Traitors ahead of final

Ahead of The Traitors final we spoke to Scottish 'Faithful' Alex about his time in the castle.

A plane attempts to land on a runway while it is tilted to the right with its left wing raised.

Watch: Shaky landing at Edinburgh Airport in Storm Eowyn winds

Video shows a Ryanair plane battling strong crosswinds to come into land at Edinburgh Airport.

Waves crash onto a road in Troon, with water sweeping over a bench

Watch in 83 seconds: Storm Éowyn sweeps into Scotland

Scotland has been battered with wind gusts reaching 100mph, causing disruption and damage across the country.

Storm Éowyn waves crashing across a pier with grey waves and spray.

Storm Éowyn batters the west coast of Scotland

Storm Éowyn is battering the west coast as a rare red weather warning has come into effect in Scotland.

The Met Office is warning of winds reaching up to 100mph as the storm hits over the next few hours.

Debris and desolation as Storm Éowyn sweeps Scotland

The Met Office is warning of winds reaching up to 100mph as the storm hits over the next few hours.

BBC weather presenter Judith Ralston stands in the atrium of BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay headquarters in Glasgow, wearing a black dress.

What to expect from 'once in a generation' Storm Éowyn

BBC Weather presenter Judith Ralston on what to expect as Storm Éowyn approaches Scotland.

BBC Scotland weather presenter Christopher Blanchett in front of a map of Scotland showing red and amber wind warnings for the south.

Watch the latest Storm Éowyn red warning forecast for Scotland

Watch the latest forecast as Scotland is braced for Storm Éowyn which could bring winds of 100mph in some areas.