Crowbar thug stormed Scots shop in terrifying till raid

First Minister insisted the system works well despite new figures showing 400 people who tested positive for Covid last week could not be reached. That meant Public Health Scotland could not log details of where they had been and who they had met in recent days.

Garry Faulds has revealed the coronavirus pandemic was the "best thing" that ever happened to him. The rising star, who has been dubbed the new Kevin Bridges, opened up about how the rollercoaster last few months "stripped him bare" but saved his marriage, helped him become a better dad, and improved his finances.

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.

Smurf. Seven-year-old Bichon frise Rosie snuck into the kitchen to raid the bin before chewing a blue ink cartridge after a £40 cut and blow dry.

wedding from £10k to £220 by holding a magical ceremony in their garden.West Lothian couple William and Susan Dobbin, both 33, were due to get married in a no-expense-spared ceremony at Cormiston Farm, Biggar, on May 2 but that was cancelled due to coronavirus.The couple rescheduled their wedding for May 22, 2021, but as cases kept rising and restrictions not easing, they became fearful it might not happen next Spring.Fed up seeing Susan's post coming through the door with her maiden name of

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A community radio station set up to keep Dumbarton and the Vale entertained during lockdown has been handed a top award for its work during the pandemic.River Radio, which started life as Leven Lockdown Radio, has been awarded the accolade by the Scotland Loves Local campaign, which has highlighted the incredible work of organisations to support their communities during the pandemic.Meanwhile, two Dumbarton

cannabis plants at a house in Stirlingshire. Officers raided the property on Duke Street, Denny, at around 2.25pm on Monday before making the major discovery.

car crash in Aberdeenshire saw police close a large section of the A96 for more than four hours.  Emergency services were called to the scene at Inveramsay Bridge near Inverurie at around 8.10pm on Tuesday. Four fire crews, including a heavy rescue unit, were also sent to help and make the area safe before being stood down shortly before 10pm.

Police have appealed for witnesses after a "serious" two-car smash left the drivers and three children in hospital.

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

West Lothian care home after her face was left black and blue from a number of dangerous falls.Isabella Reid was left with deep bruising around her eyes after she tripped in the corridor of Livingston Care Home on Friday night.Her son Jack Reid has been left furious after it was claimed her falls were a result of her slippers.Isabella was taken to St John’s Hospital in Livingston at the weekend were she was treated for her bruises.Earlier this year Isabella, who has dementia, also suffered a

greatest song', which began this summer, has just revealed the top 10 shortlist.Now, music fans across the country are being asked to pick their favourite with voting set to open on Sunday November 15.Shockingly, the Proclaimers '500 Miles' has been left out of the list (don't worry though the pair did make it in with their other hit Sunshine on Leith), which was selected by a panel of top judges including journalists Jackie Bird and Gordon Smart, Aarti Joshi of DF Concerts, and singer and

hospital has been caged after a judge said he had to protect frontline NHS staff. Daniel Craig, 24, was high on a cocktail of alcohol and drugs when he pulled the blade out, which he had hidden on him.

Love Island star Camilla Thurlow has given birth to her first child with Jamie Hewitt.The Love Island couple announced their wonderful news on social media as Jamie shared a gorgeous glimpse of their newborn daughter.Sharing three adorable images of their new little family, the pair revealed they have named their precious little girl Nell.He wrote: "Nell Sophia Jewitt, 6.5 lbs, 27/10/2020 4.32am"After all of life’s ups and downs I can honestly say this morning brought on a monumental change of

hit by a van on a rural Scots street yesterday. The 42-year-old was rushed to hospital after the vehicle hit her while she was walking along Arbroath Road in East Haven, near Carnoustie.

farmer has vowed to dump a lorry load of buffalo dung into a shop that has been dumping piles of rubbish onto his land. Steve Mitchell discovered a fresh mountain of cardboard and plastic packaging had been tossed onto a track at the Buffalo Farm in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on Tuesday morning.

drugs and an illegal spray after a house raid in Ayrshire. Officers discovered what is thought to be cocaine, ecstasy, cannabis and diazepam with a combined street value of £38,615 after descending on Glen Farrar Way in Kilmarnock at around 2.55pm yesterday.

Cancer Research shop leaving behind a trail of destruction.Volunteers were devastated when they found that raiders had smashed their way into the shop before clearing the shelves.They have to wait until a full deep clean is carried out before they can properly count the cost and assess the damage.Between closing on Friday (16 Oct) and the following morning, thieves in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, broke down the shop’s back door before going through the till, store room and shop.One volunteer

terror at the top of Dundee ’s 33-metre big wheel as it spun backwards after a battery failure.