Covid-19 lockdown sees number of Scots claiming benefits double in a year

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Residents from a Hamilton care centre have been keeping in touch with each other by showing off a variety of their talents.Throughout the pandemic, Lornebank Care Centre’s priority has been ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all its residents and staff.Whilst the home’s units remain isolated from one another in the best interest of residents and staff, the care centre has continued to encourage a

coronavirus cases since the pandemic emerged earlier this year. Health officials in the country recorded 293 positive cases of Covid-19 yesterday amid a recent surge in infections.

Visitors will be asked to wear face coverings when entering any internal enclosed spaces, in line with Scottish Government guidance.Capacity will be reduced on site and tickets must be booked online in advance.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.PROACTIVE action by officers in Police Scotland’s Lanarkshire division saw an increase in the number of offensive weapons being seized and drugs offences rise during lockdown.Drink or drug-driving also increased compared to the same period in 2019.Management Information figures revealed that between the start of April and the end of June, officers seized 83 offensive weapons – an increase of nine from

Ayrshire more than doubled during lockdown.Crime stats show that 273 instances of fraud were recorded in the region between April 1 and June 30 this year.This huge increase means that fraud is up from 116 during the same period last year.Police Scotland say the rise reflects a national increase in fraud which is increasingly cyber-enabled as criminals take advantage of new technologies to profit from their victims. But officers say the Management Information data published today for Ayrshire

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pub - before insisting she was "at it". Sharon Goldie claimed Robyn Goldie was 'attention seeking' despite the sick 13 year-old begging for help.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Scotland’s walking charity Paths for All is sharing inspirational stories that encapsulate the physical and mental benefits walking has had on those coping with a variety of challenges during lockdown.The charity hopes the ten moving tales will encourage people to keep walking and convince others to take up walking every day.Inspired by the famous digital photography project, Humans of New York, the campaign brings to life stories of love,

Ian Findlay, chief officer at Paths for All, said: “Lockdown has impacted our lives in ways we could not have imagined and these stories highlight how walking can help relieve the worries and stresses we feel every day.“The Humans of the Walk campaign encompasses how walking can improve physical and mental health as well as keeping Scotland happier, healthier and greener.”

Scots mum was left shocked after discovering the face of Jesus in an Aldi supermarket potato. Nikki Halkerston, 44, was unloading her shopping onto the kitchen counter when she saw the face of Christ in a pack of £1.15 Aldi tatties.She immediately called her husband over to take a look and he agreed it looked like the son of God.

Scottish Government to put the country into lockdown, the spirits industry, which was beginning to really reap the benefits of an improved tourism offering, was hit hard.For bigger brands like Diageo and Chivas, this was bad enough but for smaller, independent distillers it was a major blow.For one firm, the St Andrews based Eden Mill, the lockdown was particularly worrying as tourism, both at their distillery and blendworks sites, was vital not only to providing income but also for interacting

Scottish estate have again blasted campers for leaving behind equipment- after tents and rucksacks were abandoned at a scenic loch.Three tents were left behind at Loch Muick yesterday.But a kind-hearted traveller was praised for tidying them up.During the coronavirus crisis, workers at the sprawling royal estate have found litter numerous times- including human waste.Balmoral Castle posted the pictures on Twitter.They then tweeted: "Three abandoned tents at Loch Muick today! Thanks very much to

dogs during lockdown.The cost of popular breeds such as French bulldogs soared from £1600 to £2500.Now animal welfare workers are bracing themselves for a high number of unwanted pets as the nation’s workforce comes off furlough.Classified website Gumtree had listings for 79 puppies for sale across Scotland last week alone.Labradors, cocker spaniels and Jack Russells routinely sell for £2000 on the ad site.An undercover investigator with the Scottish SPCA Special Investigation Unit said: “In my

Scots teachers were left seeing double as NINE sets of twins prepared to start their first day of school. The children, all aged four and five, are set to start at primary schools across Inverclyde - with one school set to welcome three sets of the twins.

Greece amid a spike in coronavirus cases on one of the country’s islands. Around 30 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported on the island of Poros in recent days.

unemployment benefits has more than doubled over the last year as lockdown continues to hammer the economy. The Scottish Government has again called on Westminster to extend the furlough scheme amid fears the full scale of the jobs crisis will only become clear when it ends in October.

lockdown.Seven-year-old Chloe Lennon has modelled for fast food giant McDonald's and high street store River Island, without even leaving her house.

Leigh Griffiths has received another warning over his conduct after holding a gathering at his house. Pictures emerged on social media of a get-together at the Parkhead star's house that appeared to breach the Scottish Government's current social distancing guidelines.