Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPeople in Ayrshire have been told to ‘stay at home’ until the end of January as part of a new national lockdown – with schools to stay shut.Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the strictest lockdown seen since March last year will come into force from midnight tonight.The First Minister told how hospitals in Ayrshire and Arran are at 96 per cent of their Covid capacity.The new restrictions will become law with people only permitted to leave home for essential reasons only.The First Minister said the situation with the sharp rise in cases of COVID-19 was “very serious”.Ms Sturgeon said: “From midnight tonight and the duration of January it will.