Events themed around teddy bears helps bring smiles to sick children in Kinross

religious cult who raped two young girls has been jailed for 11 and a half years. Derek Lincoln - who was part of the Children of God group - preyed on the youngsters, who were just nine and 10 when he first struck.

Ten years after the release of the original “Life In A Day” documentary, which saw people from around the world record their lives to tell a single story about a single day on Earth, YouTube is doing it again with a 2020 version.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Wishaw hospital radio volunteers have expressed their gratitude to those who have helped them continue their role of entertaining patients and staff throughout the coronavirus pandemic.Radio Law’s live broadcasts returned to the airwaves in April with the DJs delivering their broadcasts from home.The station’s secretary Andy Boyd said: “Radio Law would like to take the opportunity to thank Foundation Scotland and Lighter

Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to rethink the reopening date of gyms in Scotland amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Scottish Government announced last week that the reopening date for gyms will fall on September 14.

Perth and Kinross are ignoring social distancing rules since face coverings became mandatory. Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser asked cabinet secretary for government business and constitutional relations Michael Russell what his view was on people not sticking to the default two-metre social distancing now that wearing face masks is compulsory in shops.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Ask a lot of parents and they will tell you that kids and the word “relax” don’t go together that often in the modern day.Helena Kelman, 58, from Motherwell is a Relax Kids coach, and provides children with coping methods to help them unwind.The mum-of-two was delighted last week when the work of the organisation was recognised in the Scottish Parliament in a motion lodged by Motherwell and Wishaw MSP Clare

Perth and Kinross issued a number of fines and forced the removal of vehicles while on patrol last weekend. Officers from the team, made up of Perth and Kinross Council, Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, penalised individuals for littering and in one instance, for cutting branches off a tree for fire wood.

Perth’s Christmas light switch-on and other Winter Festival events will take place this year.Councillors are expected to make a decision on whether to pull the plug on the annual celebration at a meeting next month.And council leader Murray Lyle has admitted it would be “challenging” to run the events as they usually doCall for urgent action on road named one of the most dangerous in Scotland The news follows the decision in Edinburgh to cancel its traditional Hogmanay street party, with

coronavirus pandemic.

This Morning. The doctor was on the ITV show to discuss face masks and coverings which from Friday (July 24) will be mandatory in shops and supermarkets.

NHS Tayside is currently the best performing health sector in the country for gaining the highest number of successful quit attempts made through its stop smoking service, ‘Quit Your Way’. The national target for NHS Tayside in 2019-20 is to achieve at least 486 successful 12-week quits for people living in the most deprived areas.

dolphins rise gracefully above the waves is one of life's great pleasures and thankfully Scotland is more than blessed when it comes to places to spot these intelligent creatures.In fact, according to the Scottish Natural Heritage site, nearly a quarter of all the world’s cetaceans - dolphins, porpoises and whales - are found in Scottish coastal waters.And it's not just dolphins and porpoises, lucky wildlife spotters can see everything from otters and seals to rarer sights like basking sharks

Perth and Kinross were on the UK Government’s Job Retention Scheme by the end of June.

gadgets is hoping for a fare to Scotland to test out his new wheels.Mark Bates spared no expense when he installed an HD 17 inch TV, free wifi, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ and even a virtual reality headset in his taxi.The 55-year-old, from Swindon, Wiltshire, wanted to have the slickest ride in town when he started his new business after a ‘strange dream’ inspired him.He said: "I'm a taxi driver who's up for driving anywhere, if someone said I need a ride to Scotland I'd say ‘let's rock and

family have told how they witnessed a miracle when their 1lb baby fought back from the brink of death after doctors suggested they turn off the life-support six times.Distraught parents Michaela Lugton, 21, and Barry McLachlan, 37, watched as their little boy, Noah, took what should have been his final breaths in March 2019 at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.As soon as he was born, their baby son had been rushed straight into the neonatal intensive care unit and placed on a ventilator as he was so

paedo monster husband by identifying his willy in sordid photographs sent online to ‘young girls’.

Blairgowrie Library will become the latest in the region to reopen next week. Culture Perth and Kinross is bringing back its services in phases after being given the green light by the Scottish Government.AK Bell Library is set to open this coming Saturday and it has now been confirmed that Blairgowrie will follow suit this Saturday, July 25.

“rape clause” that only allows women to claim benefit for a third child if they prove they were conceived without consent.  The statistics also show that close on one million children in working families are on the breadline as a result of limiting benefits to two children per family.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling

cooked batter, the taste of delicious cod mixed with salt and vinegar (or sauce) hitting your tongue, it's enough to get your mouth watering just thinking about it.