The New Year Honours turn out to be a double celebration for the Hoy family, with the cyclist's mother Carol Hoy made an MBE for her work as a specialist nurse at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh.

BBC: Sport stars lead New Year Honours

Relatives and friends of patients are being advised not to visit the wards at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in an effort to stop the outbreak spreading.

BBC: Norovirus hits six Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh wards

The health board also said it was having difficulty coping with capacity at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh because of rising population levels in Lothian.

BBC: Hospital ward