Anger as debt collectors drafted in to check if workplaces covid safe instead of trained officials

coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Scottish Government has confirmed. The latest figures for Scotland also showed that 255 new cases had been identified overnight.

Covid sufferers have been told not to cuddle pets while ill after Scots scientists discovered a cat died from the virus it caught from its owner. Glasgow University researchers warned that there could be 'risks' involved with pets catching the bug by licking or sleeping near an infected person.

Scots shop and made off with a large amount of money from an ATM in the early hours of this morning. Police have launched a probe after the yobs burst into Day Today on Woodland Crescent in Cambuslang at around 1.40am on Thursday, April 22.

Salisbury spy poisonings in 2018. Czech officials revealed they would expel 18 Russian diplomats over the incident, which the Kremlin has denied any knowledge of.

Lanarkshire were sent to private hospitals during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic than the rest of Scotland combined.

Perth and Kinross for the second week in a row last week.

school dinner menus, sparking a backlash.Council bosses blame the move on rising costs due to Scottish Government legislation aimed at curbing kids’ sugar intake.But parents reckon that is just being used as an excuse to drop the likes of ice cream and custard from menus.Some pupils have now launched a petition calling for a rethink by Aberdeenshire Council, which has to save more than £20million this year.The petition launched by William Dibb, 11, and Angus Beverly, 10, has been signed by every

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A 32-year-old told his mum he was having a “fabulous time” before he was “unlawfully killed” alongside his partner in a hotel blaze, an inquest has heard.Simon Midgley and Richard Dyson were guests at the five star Cameron House Hotel, overlooking Loch Lomond when it was gutted by fire in 2017.In January, Dumbarton Sheriff Court heard the blaze was

Professor Mark Woolhouse, an expert in infectious diseases at the University of Edinburgh, made the comments as travel restrictions across Scotland are set to end on Friday. Scots will also be able to meet up outdoors in groups of six from up to six different households.But there remains a widespread assumption among some people that meetings outdoors still pose a threat of spreading covid.

takeaway. Stacey Kiddie made the stomach-churning discovery in the macaroni cheese she'd ordered from Frankie and Benny's at Glasgow Fort last night.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.An independent investigation is to be launched into former prime minister David Cameron’s lobbying for the collapsed financial firm Greensill and the role of the scandal-hit financier Lex Greensill in government.Downing Street said Boris Johnson had called for the independent review to be launched into Greensill Capital due to “significant interest” in the matter.The Prime Minister’s official spokesman

Covid-19 after her daughter contracted it at school has begged families to stick to the rules for the sake of her vulnerable child and others.Jenny Tait, from Johnstone, developed flu-like symptoms and ached all over after her daughter Amber, who has a learning disability and heart condition, was named as a close contact of a person with covid at Fordbank Primary School.And, while the covid test was too distressing for Amber to take, positive results were returned for her two siblings Lucy, 12,

The Snuts enter straight in at Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart with their debut album W.L.

shopkeeper has told how he was 'in tears' after a heartless thug snatched a seven-year-old girl's birthday cake in the middle of the night. The NIsa Local in Mintlaw is a mainstay of the Aberdeenshire town and often orders in speciality items from local bakers Murdoch Allan for customers.

Tesco Mobile is set to add a little extra joy to grocery shopping this April by surprising shoppers with some fancy treats in their online shopping orders.Lucky customers across Scotland could find everyday items swapped with one of ten amazing substitutes in their Tesco.com shopping basket, which are no ordinary swaps.The 'Super Subs' include a brand-new Apple iPhone SE subbed for a bag of apples, a Samsung Galaxy S21 for a Galaxy chocolate bar, or even a Nokia 3.4 for gnocchi.From now until 18

SNP, even if that was not a Tory.Ross made the comments during a BBC Scotland radio phone-in, after one caller said he was thinking of voting Labour because their candidate had a better chance of unseating the SNP MSP.Asked “should a Conservative vote for Labour, who have a chance of winning?”, the Tory leader replied: “I think, across the country, people should look at their individual constituency and vote for the strongest candidate, which in most cases is a Conservative candidate, to defeat

The Snuts' debut album W.L. is battling Demi Lovato's seventh studio record Dancing With The Devil... The Art of Starting Over for Number 1 on this week's Official Albums Chart.