Bogus roofers rob thousands of pounds from distressed Scots pensioner

England is facing pressure to reconsider quarantine rules for Greece after Scotland and Wales introduced new measures over concerns about rising coronavirus cases.The Department for Transport (DfT) said no change to its rules for England had been made, but Wales’ health minister Vaughan Gething said he would be pressing the UK government for an urgent meeting to consider the potential risk in Greece.The Scottish government announced on Tuesday evening that travellers from Greece would have to

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A grandmother who wiped out her own mother's £6,000 savings in a month to fund her gambling habit has been told that only her grandchildren can save her from prison.Desperate Lynne Cree stole her mother's bank card and emptied more than £6,000 from her 82-year-old mother's Post Office account as she chased her losses.Today Sheriff John Rafferty told Cree she should be jailed but might get a chance to walk

police arrived. The 12-year-old boy was cycling at around 5.30pm on Friday on the A6124 Carberry to Whitecraig Road in East Lothian.

The Great British Bake Off in 2012.

schools were allowed to reopen from August 11. Schools were among the first organisations to close their doors in March as the number of coronavirus cases in Scotland spiked.

carnival operators make a living during the pandemic. Scotland's travelling funfair operators have not been able to earn a living since March and might not be able to run local fairs for another three months, an MSP warned.

Steve Clarke has not yet had the luxury of confronting.But on Tuesday the Scotland boss was able to name both Andy Robertson and Kieran Tierney in a squad for the first time - and now he has a couple of weeks to work out how to fit two of the best left-backs in Britain into the same starting line-up.Clarke said: “The fact Kieran is back available for selection is a great thing because you want as many good players as you can in the squad.“I’m delighted Kieran is in there, I’m delighted Andy’s in

mum -of-five says her family had a lucky escape after they were roused by a fire as it ripped through their back garden. Kat Roy, from Kilwinning, was woken by the inferno just inches from her home as her family slept in their beds.

mountain with his daredevil antics caught on camera by a Glasgow snapper. Tim Howell, 31, was videod leaping from the 4,000ft peak of An Teallach in the northwest Highlands by photographer Hamish Frost.

children to return to schools at this stage of the pandemic, according to a new major survey.The Daily Record’s Back to School Survey spoke to 1,452 people up and down the country ahead of the schools returning earlier this month.Reopening of schools has been a controversial topic of discussion during the coronavirus pandemic.There are fears that Scotland’s children will miss out on a thorough education if they remain closed, while there are concerns schools could become breeding grounds for

holidaymakers scrambled to return home from Croatia to the UK before new quarantine rules are imposed. Travellers will have to self-isolate for 14 days from 4am on Saturday.

rescue their stranded dog. Two lifeboats and a helicopter were involved in the dramatic rescue with the pair were airlifted to hospital after the drama on Aberdeen beach last night.

police. The grim discovery was made at Inverkip beach on Monday, 10 August.

vegans will be able to get their hands on KFC’s plant-based chicken burger once again for the first time during lockdown. The snack was a notable omission from the fast food chain’s limited menu as restaurants started to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.

mums who created cheeky 'Buck Foris' kids clothing during lockdown to throw shade at Boris Johnson have raised thousands of pounds for charities - despite having never even met each other. Mums Katie Connelly, 36, and Emi Ozmen-Pendergast, 38, launched Dream On Playwear together at the height of the coronavirus pandemic after following each other on Instagram.Between them Katie, a freelance stylist from Edinburgh and Emi, from Stamford, Lincs, have more than 40,000 followers thanks to their

internet in the aftermath of last night’s thunderstorms. BT has reported an ongoing issue with its telephone and broadband services amid the adverse weather conditions on Tuesday evening.

Police have charged a man in connection with bogus workmen offences as officers hunt for two others. The 24-year-old was arrested following alleged incidents at homes in Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire.

America’s founding father, George Washington.But the 53-year-old Scot has angered many Trump supporters with his ­portrayal of the man who established the American constitution after leading the patriots to victory in the War of Independence against the British.Some Trump followers are unhappy about the inclusion of the legendary president’s slave ownership in the lavish production Washington.And they have even put forward the theory that Democrat party insiders subverted the scripts to besmirch