Disfigured Scots woman tells of childhood bullying trauma that saw her dragged by hair and having her clothes torn off

Covid-19 cluster was identified. Health chiefs confirmed that half a dozen people who are linked to the outbreak at Craigie House Care Home in Crossgates have now lost their lives.

food banks as McDonald’s restaurants, research has found.The Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) has said new analysis to be published shows there are 165 venues where the public can donate food.In addition, there are 129 food banks run by the Trussell Trust charity, bringing the total to 294.

abuse survivor has secured £100,000 in damages after being molested and beaten while in care.The man – known as Victim N – was locked in cupboards, beaten with a stick and sexually abused when he was being looked after as a child by the Sisters of Nazareth Catholic order.He was then moved to council-run Auldhouse Care Home in Glasgow, only to be subjected to worse violence.Victim N, now 58 and living in England, raised a legal action after spending decades coming to terms with what happened.He

knife has revealed she needs further surgery to repair damage from the attack.Siobhan Stevenson’s former partner Matthew Grady kicked in her front door and cut her face from ear to mouth – leaving her scarred for life.The 27-year-old had three hours of plastic surgery and needed more than 40 stitches after Grady carried out the assault when he was dumped for being unfaithful.Now Siobhan has been told she will need an “urgent” operation to repair damage to her salivary gland to prevent her face

hero Scots paramedic who died of coronavirus.Rod 'Rodders' Moore, 63, documented his battle with the deadly bug on social media.He had returned to the frontline full time during the pandemic to help younger ambulance workers cope.But the heroic lifesaver was admitted to Forth Valley Royal Hospital's intensive care unit in Larbert, Stirlingshire, after testing positive for coronavirus on October 22.He was self-isolating at home last month but he sadly died from the virus.An online fundraising

school in the Highlands. The incident took place in the grounds of Lybster Primary School in Lybster, Caithness just after 9am on Wednesday, December 3.

missing for more than six weeks. Robert Sinclair, 73, has not been seen since vanishing from his home in Falkirk.Concerns are mounting for Robert, who is known locally as Rab or Rambo.

arrested and charged after £80,000 worth of designer gear was allegedly stolen from a Scots clothes shop. Photos showed empty racks and hangers strewn across the floor after the raid at the high end Overhype store on Aberdeen's Green on Monday.

raping a British holidaymaker and warned he faces up to six years in jail if convicted.Alasdair Euan Randalls, 26, from Aberdeen, is due to be tried next week for the alleged sex attack at party hotel Ibiza Rocks.Prosecutors have demanded a six-year sentence in an indictment submitted to judges ahead of trial.Randalls, who deejayed at Ibiza Rocks before being arrested and held on remand in prison for more than two months, is expected to protest his innocence in court on Wednesday.Prosecutors

Mirror Mirror for selling dodgy replicas from their homes in a sideline worth thousands.But the Facebook page was pulled down after we spoke to one of the women running the site – who protested she didn’t know she was doing anything wrong.Despite openly admitting on the page they were selling copies of the original brand, Lynn Rankin told the Daily Record “everyone does it” and denied any wrongdoing.The page had almost 14,000 members looking to save cash on replicas of their favourite big-name

Cops have uncovered a drug s stash worth up to £1million in an abandoned bingo hall in Inverclyde. A c annabis cultivation worth an estimated street value of £600K to £1million was seized from the scene.

child for sex at an English Cathedral. Anthony Dean, 63, from Hawick in the Borders, had arranged to meet what he thought was a 13-year-old girl at Guildford Cathedral- more than 370 miles from his home address.

Outlander  star Caitriona Balfe for the latest installment of the Scots sci-fi spoof Star Force - which was filmed online during lockdown. The pair joined James  McAvoy  and other Scottish stars to create the third episode of the hilarious show which is filmed and directed remotely over Zoom.

Christmas trees just weeks before the big day. Cops have launched a probe after the heist at the Whitequarries Industrial Estate in Broxburn, West Lothian, which took place between 5.35pm on Thursday November 26 and 7.50am on Friday November 27.

Christmas parcels. Fraudsters have been sending out emails that look exactly like the delivery giants but urge them to reschedule payments.

weather wipeout has led to roads and schools being closed across the country, following a night of storms so wild people were roused from their sleep. The Queensferry Crossing, which links the M90 between Edinburgh and Fife, was shut to all traffic due to falling ice and snow.

dodgy gear in a secret online marketplace.Millions of pounds worth of counterfeit big-name forgeries are being advertised on the Facebook site Mirror Mirror – where organisers openly admit they are selling copies of the original brands.The page has almost 14,000 members looking to save cash on replicas of their favourite big-name brands such as Louis Vuitton and Balenciaga.Members of the Mirror Mirror site include wealthy Scots and a number of minor celebrities.Access to the group is by

Aldi will once again launch a kilted version of its popular Kevin the Carrot toy in time for Christmas. The root vegetable has become one of the nation’s favourite characters in recent years, with customers queuing round the block to get their hands on one in recent times.Scots will be treated to their own unique edition, as Kevin dons the traditional Scottish dress once again this year.

social media video shows the speedometer in a high powered car hit 149mph as the car’s occupants roar and shout.At one point, a road sign for Bathgate flashes past as a male voice shouts: “Lets f*cking have it.”An Instagram user posted the shocking video on Monday night with a series of laughing emojis.A source said: “It is unbelievable to see someone on Scottish roads driving at that speed."If that wasn’t horrific enough, they have been filming and driving at the same time.

burlesque dancing.Kirsty Barr suffered years of violent attacks before summoning the courage to go to the police which ended in him being convicted.Now the mum from Alloa has reclaimed her life as one of Scotland’s most successful burlesque dancers.Kirsty dresses in silk basques, fishnet stockings and high heels to teach fellow abuse victims as well as performing live on stage.The former hair salon owner, who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after giving evidence against her abuser, is