Anti-bullying campaign teacher battered drinking pal outside Scots pub

Jeane Freeman said today the vaccine would not be made be made compulsory for Scots but added ministers would actively work to reassure the public the simple procedure was entirely safe. There has been concern among health chiefs around the world over the impact of online disinformation which makes false claims over vaccinations.

winter in EIGHT years. Ice, snow and travel chaos are predicted, with temperatures expected to plummet to -10 degrees north of the border, according to The Weather Company.

hate campaign against social workers following a bitter split from his hero cop wife was caught with live bullets at his home.

East Kilbride mum has said her children are terrified to come home after her partner's van was destroyed in an early morning blaze.The family say they have been left with virtually no source of income just weeks before Christmas after the works van was "torched".The distraught family have taken to Facebook after the terrifying blaze on Monday night shortly after 6pm at Turnberry Place in Greenhills.Most of the tools in the van are now damaged beyond repair and the charity volunteer mum has said

woman as told of her 10-years of hell at the hands of sadistic bullies who tortured her over a birth-defect. Jenny McGibbon, 26, says she was relentlessly bullied between the ages of seven and 17 after being born with a condition called Gastroschisis.The condition meant Jenny was born with her intestines outside of her body and she had to undergo life-saving surgery which left her with a 20cm scar across her abdomen, no belly button, and several chronic health problems.

Scottish independence could take place in spring 2022, a former Yes campaign chief has predicted. Blair Jenkins said the on-going fight against coronavirus meant it was unlikely that a major vote on the constitution could take place next year - despite a pledge from SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford, who said his party must plan for a plebiscite in 2021.

schools are a “hotbed” of covid infections amid growing concerns over safety in the classroom.In a letter to the Daily Record, she said pubs and restaurants have been blamed for coronavirus levels while claiming schools are in the “elephant” in the room.Her plea came as figures showed nearly 30,000 pupils were off school because of covid-related reasons.Education Secretary John Swinney originally planned for a mix of home and school-based learning, but a backlash forced Ministers into supporting

An inspection carried out by Education Scotland earlier this year found the school to be  very good. West Lothian Council’s Education Quality Assurance Committee heard the school had won top marks for the way it has developed its curriculum by working with partners.At the time of the inspection, there were 20 primary aged children on the school roll.

Niall Horan has gifted him a hilarious life-size cardboard cut-out of himself. The Scottish singer sparked hilarity earlier this year when he performed a song from his parent's house with a cut-out of the One Direction star in the background.

convicted of murdering a neighbour by beating him to death in a row over noise. Groundworker William Nimmo, 34, climbed over a six foot fence to get to 56-year-old Robert Clelland – who was known as Stuart - and then brutally attacked him, fracturing his skull, breaking his ribs and inflicting horrific facial fractures.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A thug battered a vulnerable man over the head with a 15kg barbell after trying to grab his wallet.Lee Currie knocked the victim to the ground with a first blow with the weight then aimed a second as he lay helpless.The 43-year-old carried out the brutal attack in the Edinburgh flat of John Stevens who suffers from health problems.Police arrived to find John badly injured with pools of blood on the

Wales. The men - aged in their 20s who can’t be named for legal reasons - were chased through the streets of Aberystwyth by police with one of them eventually found hiding in the toilets of a KFC branch in July last year.

A police probe has been launched after a Scots mum was badly beaten during an unprovoked attack in Glasgow. The victim’s daughter, Megan Wright, shared a picture of her mother Andrea’s shocking facial injuries following the assault on Haywood Street.  The 40-year-old was targeted at around 7.55pm on Sunday and was left covered in blood with painful bruising on her face, Glasgow Live reports.

mum has shared harrowing Snapchat footage of her teen son being beaten by a cowardly gang who filmed the vile attack 'to boast'.

pub tenants a better deal with landlords. In Scotland, around 750 pubs are "tied" to a particular brewery or company, meaning tenants rent from pub owners with an obligation to purchase alcohol from a particular firm.

mum has told of her horror after watching a Snapchat video of her 13-year-old son being brutally attacked by a gang of older boys who she says beat him with 'gloves strapped with nails'. Leanne McIlroy's says teen son Tyler McGreavy was lured to an empty field in Fudstone, Kilbirnie, by a boy he 'thought was a pal' before being ambushed by a gang of older thugs.

Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed the central belt of Scotland will remain at level three of lockdown following a review of Covid infection rates across the country.The majority of local authorities - including Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee - will stay at the same tier they were placed in last month, meaning non-essential shops can stay open.But three council areas - Fife, Perth and Kinross, and Angus - will move up one tier from level two to level three following a rise in Covid infections.There

Daily Record of the horrors she witnessed during her career as a carer, which began at the age of 18 in 2004 and lasted until 2016 when she began a new chapter as a teacher.Residents left sitting in their own urine, going hungry for hours and violent physical assaults were commonplace occurrences during Fiona’s time in the industry.She described private homes as running like “factories” and said “skeleton” staff numbers amounted to widespread neglect.Fiona believes a national care service is