Family of Scots OAP who 'wanted to die' after care home lockdown brands government 'an absolute disgrace'

Aldi is serving up a Valentine’s Day special once again this year - with the return of its sell-out Love Heart Lorne sausage.Scots can serve up a romantic breakfast to their loved one on February 14 with the heart-shaped fry-up favourite for just 99p.The lorne sausage, which is in partnership with Ayrshire butcher We hae meat, are available at all 96 Aldi stores across Scotland from Wednesday, February 10, until stocks last.Treat your better half to a roll and Love Heart Lorne or combine with

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',

Fife and Tayside. Hundreds of pensioners were left standing for hours in the snow and ice, with lengthy queues reported at Caird Hall in Dundee, and community clinics in Kirkcaldy, Lochgelly, Anstruther, Buckhaven and Glenrothes.

sex predator who was caught on camera raping a 13 year-old girl on a cycle path was today caged for four and a half years.Mark Pettigrew, 19, was also convicted of raping another 15-year-old girl and having underage sex with a third.At the High Court in Glasgow judge Lord Burns told Pettigrew: “You have either pled guilty to or been found guilty of very serious sex offences against young girls.

vaccine  dose now stood at 839,226 alongside a clapping hands emoji. The Government has faced claims of sluggishness over the vaccine rollout in relation to other parts of the UK.Ministers were also hit by claims last week that unused vaccines were being dumped,However, the numbers have increased substantially in recent days.

Covid-19.Alan Graham, who lived in Drumchapel but was from Northern Ireland, had no previous health conditions, leaving his family stunned by his sudden death.The dad-of-one was just 38-years-old and appeared to be on the mend after suffering from a cough.His body was discovered at his home on Saturday, January 30th.The bingo worker had been taking lockdown very seriously and following guidance so much that he barely went outside, according to his family.

coronavirus.A cluster of cases has been identified at Mossview Care Home in Lochgelly which has resulted in a further 25 residents catching Covid-19.Health chiefs have confirmed that a further 43 staff members have also been confirmed as having caught the killer bug.NHS Fife say they are working closely with the home and partner agencies in a bid to stop the virus spreading further.The home was temporarily closed to new admissions and visitors but these services have resumed following a 14

job advertisement on Gumtree to get inspiration for her own job cover letters.After struggling with writing a cover letter when she was younger, Nisa Tee from Glasgow, created a false advert on Gumtree in order to find "the best cover letter".Nisa, who is now 25, decided to share the idea on Twitter yesterday.In her post, she said: "When I was 19 I had to apply for a job and couldn't be arsed writing a cover letter."So I made a fake job ad for the job I was applying for on gumtree and like 200

Crosshouse Hospital locked down for over three hours last night. Dozens of emergency services raced to the area which was temporarily locked down by armed officers at around 7.45pm.Emma was attacked in the car park of her work outside Crosshouse Hospital.Mercy crews battled to save her but she was pronounced dead at the scene.Takeaway worker Nicole was stabbed shortly after on Portland Street, around two miles away from the hospital.She was rushed to Crosshouse hospital where she later died.A

raided a Scots car but was scared off when he went into a house. The thief went into the unsecured car on Makbrar Road in Dumfries at around 6.20am this morning and made off with the vehicle's satellite navigation system.

Covid vaccination programme.Furious relatives want to know why residents in care homes for the elderly with learning disabilities are being treated differently from those in regular care homes.In care homes for the elderly all residents, regardless of age, are being vaccinated and 95 per cent of them have already received the jab.But in at least one care home for the elderly learning disabled the residents will only receive their jabs in line with the community vaccination programme.A relative

coronavirus. A total of 30 pensioners at West Park Care Home in Leslie, near Glenrothes, have tested positive for the virus after a major outbreak was identified.

NHS staff after they saved her baby daughter's life amid a choking fit. Little Darcie was rushed to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary for children by ambulance last Friday.

coronavirus despite his wife forking out hundreds of pounds on protective equipment. Hugely popular Scott Hunter, from Auchterarder, had tried to protect himself with the kit and cleaning gear bought by wife Fiona.

hospital after being knocked down in a horror hit and run collision in Midlothian. The 55-year-old pedestrian was hit by a silver-coloured VW vehicle at around 2.45pm on Tuesday January 19 on the A701.

Lanarkshire care home residents have been vaccinated.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire has now completed administering the first dose of its coronavirus vaccine to eligible care home residents.Hamilton’s Abercorn care home was the first in Scotland to have residents vaccinated in min-December with 90 year old Annie Innes being the country’s first care home resident to receive the vaccine.Since then, almost 2,990 Lanarkshire care home residents have been vaccinated.The first