Couple of 70 years celebrate Valentine's Day in Uddingston care home after moving in together

dementia and have been in a Glasgow care home for five-and-a-half years. After the clampdown on visits to stop the spread of coronavirus, Alison was finally able to hug her parents, both in their 80s, last Friday.

a watchdog.Denise Connor was working at Beechwood Care Home in Wishaw when she mistreated and abused a total of five vulnerable residents over the course of just one shift in May 2020.Her alarming behaviour was reported and saw her hauled in front of the Scottish Social Services Council who have now banned her from the profession.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines

Aberdeen home last week reportedly lay undiscovered for years.We reported how cops launched a probe into an unexplained death after a woman's body was found at a property in Allison Close, Cove last Thursday.Her death is currently being treated us unexplained.An AGE Scotland spokesperson called the news "absolutely heartbreaking".Brian Sloan, chief executive of Age Scotland, said: “This is an absolutely heartbreaking case that should act as a reminder to all of us that we have an important role

East Kilbride care home residents say there is “light at the end of the tunnel” as visiting restrictions ease.Indoor visiting of Lanarkshire’s care home residents by relatives, friends and carers is set to resume this week – that allows residents to have up to two separate designated visitors once a week.The move follows the Scottish Government guidance ‘Open with Care’ to support the reintroduction of “meaningful family contact” in care homes.Natasha Hamilton's mum, Anne, is in a care home in

She started the year by shooting scenes for her Netflix film The Princess Switch 3 in Scotland.  But Vanessa Hudgens enjoyed a rare break from her busy schedule as she returned to Los Angeles on Monday morning.

Shetland.Stunning footage captures the moment the couple were surrounded by the killer whales, who then swam right underneath their tiny boat.Nick McCaffrey and Kelly Nicol were out on their small 4m Avon Rib boat when the orcas suddenly appeared.They described the incident as “incredible but terrifying” due to the huge size of the animals.Kelly said: “There was a moment of thinking this is incredible but a bit too close but they are so beautiful."Nick said: “It’s intimidating.

Crieff on Friday night, February 19, after the teenager had reportedly taken ill.He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene by cops.The Perthshire youth has been named locally as Matthew Taylor.Devastated mum Dee Taylor took to social media to thank well-wishers for the flood of messages of support she's received.She wrote on Facebook: "I would just like to thank everyone for the such kind words and to let anyone who doesn’t know already that my youngest son Matthew passed away last night."Sweet

police at a home.Michelle Lizanec, of Catmoor Avenue, Scone, was found by cops at a property on Orchard Way, Inchture, at around 11.40pm last Saturday, February 13.A 46-year-old man has been arrested and charged over the 44-year-old's death after a 12-hour long siege at a Dundee house.Tributes have poured in for Michelle who was hailed as a 'a lovely woman' by pals.Now friends of Michelle, Suzanne Cunningham and Robert Dow, have urged people to help her children out during 'this horrific

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Renfrewshire care home residents have been receiving their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine this week as deaths in the elderly population continue to plummet.New figures, published by the Scottish Government, show the number of care home residents dying as a result of the virus has dropped by 62 per cent since the vaccine programme started.The Express understands the national statistics are being mirrored

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has published judge Lady Smith’s findings into care provided by the Christian Brothers at St Ninian’s Residential Care Home in Falkland, Fife, between 1953 and 1983.She said that not only were children exposed to risks of sexual, physical and psychological danger, but those risks also became a reality.Lady Smith, who chaired the inquiry, said: “The overall view I formed of St Ninian’s was depressing."The brothers who were perpetrators of abuse could pursue their

moggy found hiding underneath a car has been reunited with her owners after vanishing four years ago.Bella disappeared from her home in Dunfermline, Fife, in May 2017 while her family were away on holiday and she was being cared for by a friend.Searches for the beloved puss drew a blank and her owners, the Caldicotts, were forced to tell their young boys that their pet was never coming home.But a call from a concerned member of the public regarding an injured stray cat in Tillicoultry,

house of horrors.Helen Davey, 41, moved near to Airdrie from Ipswich last year in the hope of getting her son into a nearby specialist school for blind children.Her autistic son Freddie, nine, lost an eye in a freak accident when he fell into a loft-hatch hole last year.The family decided to relocate to Scotland after Freddie and brother Frankie, seven, were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder following the accident.But their dreams have turned to a nightmare, according to insurance

Storm Darcy blizzards.Barry Forrest and Susan Morrison decided to embrace the snowy conditions in Kirkcaldy by throwing on the thermals and embarking on the ambitious project.It's the third igloo that Barry, 36, has built since purchasing a nifty 'icebox' tool from Canada several years ago.The igloo maker costs about £250 and works by creating compressed ice blocks.Barry told the Record: "Me and my girlfriend decided we'll go play in the snow and make an igloo so we started it last night."It's a

coldest February day in 35 years as temperatures plummeted across the country.Bitterly cold air descended on large parts of the country on Wednesday night following a battering of heavy snow earlier in the week.And the big freeze has continued this morning, with thermostats struggling at extreme lows in their double figures.But the lowest came in the Aberdeenshire village of Braemar with an extraordinary temperature of -21.9C.BBC Weather forecasters say that it is the first time that the

care home worker has been rapped after threatening to 'shank' colleagues and 'boot' another worker 'in the f***y'.Gillian Ash made the shock comments when working for an unnamed service in Inverness.The Scottish Social Service Council (SSSC) heard that Ash had made a series of disparaging comments about both colleagues and a person they had been hired to help.In October, 2018, the support worker was found to have called a service user, who a report says had been 'subject to harmful behaviour',

garden.Doreen Wood was stunned to see the massive creature appear at her window in Braemar, Aberdeenshire while in the kitchen with her husband Brian.The animal had wandered into the village after becoming hungry and looking for food in the thick snow.Doreen snapped some quick pictures before chucking out some carrots for it to enjoy at around 9am.But the wild animal couldn’t find his way out of the garden and instead made itself a bed from grass and stayed all day.It wasn’t until after 4pm

Valentine’s Day is going to be that little bit different to what we’re used to this year due to lockdown restrictions. Firm favourites such as cinemas, bars and restaurants are all off the cards in 2021 as the country still battles the Covid crisis.