Coronavirus outbreak declared at Scots prisons as lags locked down

coronavirus vaccine in Scotland, according to the latest data. Health officials are currently working their way through giving the jab to the most vulnerable groups in a bid to reduce the number of deaths and hospitalisations from the virus.

Edinburgh mum Diana Meacock was horrified when her son Ollie made the discovery near their local Scotmid shop in Portobello.The child was on a playdate with a friend when they found the weapon near Bath Street.Diana, 25, says her son came running out of the bushes upset after finding the dangerous blade.She told Edinburgh Live: "We were out with one of his friends and we stopped at the shop for a juice and a snack.

Carstairs amid fears that excluding them is a human rights breach, a report has said.A review into the State Hospital said prohibiting women from the high-security facility was potentially sexual discrimination.Female inmates unfit for mainstream prison north of the Border have been treated at a unit in Nottinghamshire since 2007 following a lack of demand.It has cost the taxpayer £4.5million over the last 10 years for four Scottish women to be held at Rampton Secure Hospital, Forensic Mental

mutant strain of coronavirus first found in Brazil.NHS Grampian released a statement to "reassure" those in the area after the Scottish Government this evening revealed cases of the variant were identified in the north east of the country.All of the people who tested positive with the strain traveled from Brazil via Paris and London to Aberdeen in early February.The three Scottish residents all returned a positive test for the virus while they were doing their 10-day period of

coronavirus vaccine in Scotland. The most vulnerable groups - such as care home residents and pensioners - were among the first to receive the jab, which is seen as the key component behind the end to lockdown restrictions.Three vaccinations have been given the green light for use in Scotland after they were deemed safe by medicines’ regulatory officials late last year.

Daily Record has told how millionaire Blue Dog and Ad Lib owners Alan Tomkins and Billy McAneney refused to pay workers even minimum wage after tax ­irregularities meant they were locked out of the furlough scheme. McDonald made an appeal to Mordaunt to aid workers, quoting a Facebook post from barman John Russell who stated: “I don’t know what to do any more, I’m fighting tooth and nail.

thug who stabbed an ex-bodybuilder to death at a property in Ayr has been jailed for an extra nine months for various offences leading up to the killing.Marius Bauba flouted as many as eight different court orders including a community payback order and several bail orders when he knifed to death Morgan Dunn, 34, at a house in Ayr's Marigold Square on February 8 last year.The 27-year-old also faced a breach of the peace charge and an assault charge, among a host of offences which date from 2018,

James English has released a voicemail which he claims is from notorious prisoner Charles Bronson telling him to 'keep up the good work'.The news of his alleged call came just twenty four hours before James 'confirmed' he will be interviewing Charles who is due for parole this year on his Anything Goes podcast.The prisoner, now 68, was jailed for seven years for armed robbery in 1974 - and subsequently took hostages in 10 sieges and attacked at least 20 prison ­officers.In the released voicemail

coronavirus at a Scots nursery has raised concerns about a full return of youngsters to the classroom.It is understood a community cluster was linked to asymptomatic youngsters at the Mulberry Bush Nursery in Helensburgh.The nursery had been allowed to remain open during the lockdown for children of frontline workers.But several families in the town were forced to self isolate after the outbreak was discovered.Fraser Murdoch, owner of the nursery, in the town’s Charlotte Street, refused to speak

Covid-19 outbreak was identified.A total of 21 patients and staff linked to the Letham Ward at Cameron Hospital in Windygates, Fife, have caught the virus in recent days.NHS Fife confirmed that new admissions have been suspended whilst strict cleaning protocols remain in place.Additional measures have also been introduced to help stop the virus spreading while some staff have been asked to self-isolate.The affected ward offers rehabilitation for people who have suffered a stroke.A statement from

vaccination centre was plunged into chaos after a fridge broke down.Replacement Covid-19 vaccines had to be brought in after the fridge failure Glentrothes' Rothes Halls site, Fife, which delayed jab appointments this morning.NHS Fife said the clinic was now running again with people encouraged to turn up.In a statement, the health board said: “We experienced a brief issue earlier this morning at our Rothes Halls community Covid-19 vaccination clinic following a fridge failure overnight.“The

Covid outbreaks at courts – with one alleged criminal set free and trials halted.A trade union representing court staff has hit out at how coronavirus has been handled by bosses and claims workers are being put at risk.The FDA union, which represents Crown Office staff, wrote a letter – which has been obtained by the Record – to the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service (SCTS) and Judicial Office for Scotland.It revealed:-A sheriff acquitted an accused of a serious offence, which carried a

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The discovery of a strain of "highly pathogenic" avian flu at a Scottish farm has prompted a warning that people should avoid touching dead birds in the wild.Restrictions have been imposed locally on poultry, eggs and manure after the H5N1 strain was identified in a flock of 14,000 birds at a rearing site in Glenrothes, Fife.Concerns were raised about a high death rate in the flock of mixed game birds and a

quarantine requirements  in England to match those planned for Scotland, which will require all international arrivals to self-isolate in hotels. The  Labour leader  said and estimated 10,000 travellers a day will be arriving in the UK from “higher-risk countries” where the South African or Brazilian coronavirus variants are circulating but which are not on the Government’s red list.

Jeane Freeman said Scotland should hit its target of vaccinating 400,000 adults a week ahead of schedule this week - but added the programme will then “need to scale back a bit”.A drop in supply across all four UK nations is being caused by work being carried out by Pfizer – the manufacturer of one of the approved vaccines.The company is having to temporarily reduce output as part of an overall effort to increase manufacturing capacity amid worldwide demand for vaccines.Nicola Sturgeon said on

coronavirus has been described as a “true gentleman” by heartbroken colleagues.Herminio Abalos, a married dad-of-three from Dundee, is understood to have died last week after being admitted to hospital at the end of January.Known to friends as Meng, the 54-year-old worked as a self employed senior nurse in various care homes in the two decades since he moved to Scotland from the Philippines.The dad was admitted to Ninewells Hospital’s high dependency ward and battled the virus for two weeks,

jail term handed down to the woman responsible.Lynsey Casson, a veterinary receptionist was savaged by an out-of-control American bulldog.Dana Mullen, 42, who was in charge of the dog, which belonged to her daughter at the time, was sentenced at Aberdeen Sheriff Court to a nine-month jail term for the attack, as well as 15 months for an assault and robbery offence.The dog, called Boston attacked Ms Casson, as she tried to bring her own dog into the communal garden of properties on Shapinsay Road