Fiona's MBE reward for lifetime's work seeking justice for Lancastria families

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The boss of a drugs recovery project hopes their work will help shape plans to fight ­Scotland’s drug death crisis.Donnie McGilveray, manager of Alternatives in West Dunbartonshire, had a meeting with drugs policy minister Angela Constance last week after the Scottish Government recently unveiled a £250million pot to tackle the emergency.It came after figures last year showed drug deaths rose to a record new

Humza Yousaf has urged Scottish companies to sign up to a new business network tackling modern slavery.The call comes after the Record revealed details yesterday of a man forced to work on a Scots puppy farm for a year.About 30 firms have joined Scotland Against Modern Slavery (SAMS), which is raising awareness of trafficking and supporting victims.

traffiicked modern-day slave has told how he was lured to Scotland with the promise of a job – and forced to work at a puppy farm for a year.Police and animal rescuers raided the property in Perthshire and found filthy conditions, with dogs crammed into cupboards and puppies missing eyes and limbs.It is feared a boom in demand for pedigree pups during lockdown is fuelling an increase in criminal activity in the dog-breeding trade.A worker has told the Record he was forced to work 16 hours a day,

iOS and Android.The installation of floodlights is in full swing with a new medical room, upgraded dressing rooms and toilets among an impressive array of works on the go.And Spence reckons it all stems back to his side’s 3-0 second round Soccer Shop Challenge Cup victory away to Broxburn in November.The Albyn Park side achieved a full licence in 2019 which allowed them to compete in last year’s Scottish Cup .They enjoyed a money spinning run to the fourth round where they were eventually

organisers helping families stay on top of mess.Zoe Berry and Victoria McHugh have gutted attics, cleared out overflowing cupboards and helped hoarders reclaim their home in their unique job roles.Professionally known as Life/Edit, the Edinburgh-based duo will tackle anything from wardrobes to garages and get a "real buzz" creating "calm out of chaos."The clean queens, who work across Edinburgh and the Lothians, left their nine to five jobs two years ago to declutter full time - and say they

Janey Godley has admitted she is 'always petrified of failing' despite enjoying a successful career.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A mum who gave up her job to study social work says she fears for her future after being left without a placement to complete the qualification.The student, who left a full-time job to do the two-year masters in social work at the University of the West of Scotland, says she was supposed to start a 120-day placement in September.But four months later, the university has still not appointed her an

What are the rules likely to be?Though many believe it could be a blanket ruling affecting all travellers arriving, it is understood various quarantine options will be discussed by the Government's Covid-O Committee.Sources close to the discussion have suggested that ministers could favor a more limited system to be adopted for England, that could target passengers arriving from high-risk coronavirus hotspots.While the BBC has reported that those arriving from most of southern Africa and South

Edinburgh nurse and “devoted mummy” after she died with coronavirus.Naggayi Angella lost her life after contracting Covid-19 and going into a coma.The nursing student, originally from Uganda, had been studying at Edinburgh Napier University and her children have been left with no other family in the UK.Naggayi has also been working in community care to support her two children, Annmarie Yiga, 12, and John Jeremiah Mugisha, aged eight.

Sir Sean Connery's widow Lady Micheline, his son Stephan and granddaughter Saskia have created a new tartan which will represent the actor's favourite places.The new tartan will be unveiled as 007 actor Sir Sean is commemorated at this year's Dressed To Kilt fashion show in Long Island this summer.Edinburgh born Sir Sean founded the Friends of Scotland charity in 2002 who in turn organised the Dressed To Kilt charity fashion show and he hosted the stylish event with his family several times.

100-year-old woman is being removed from a care home after her family could no longer bear to see her “fade away”.Doreen Tilly’s great-granddaughter, Sonia Dixon, said she had no other option but to take her out of the facility, which has been in lockdown for 10 months.Sonia, 37, launched a furious attack on the Scottish Government’s “complete and utter failure” to end the elderly’s suffering during the Covid-19 outbreak.She told how Doreen was “full of life” when she celebrated her 100th

Kilwinning in a bid to help families through lockdown.Woodwynd 's Wee Shoap aims to bridge the gap between more expensive supermarkets and food banks by offering 'friendly, dignified and affordable food support for families and residents.'For just £3 a visit, residents will be able to snap up a choice of food, including fresh produce and personal hygeine products, up to the value of £15.The venture, which opens at Woodwynd Hall on Monday, January 25, is the brainchild of community group ACES

Daily Record reported this morning that painters carried out work in the A-listed building in Edinburgh despite the ban by her own Government.

Scottish police fear losing the right to extradite serious criminals from many EU states, including Germany and Poland, as a result of Brexit.The UK assured the 27 remaining countries that it would continue to co-operate with them all if a UK citizen was wanted for a serious crime on the continent.But 13 of them resolved to refuse future extradition requests from the UK because of fears the human rights of their citizens would not be respected post-Brexit.Extradition was used in 2008 to bring

Covid-19 in December just two weeks apart but was left shocked when he was given the tragic news of Andy’s death. Andy, from Irvine, was a regular gym-goer with no underlying health conditions.

family home just days before Christmas has been caught on camera. Ailie and Tori Gray screamed with delight after realising the family had moved into a three-bedroom house in Kirkliston, near Edinburgh, on December 22.

parents of a Brit killed on a tropical island have vowed to get justice for their former Royal Marine son. Andy and Maria Davies have been given new hope after a coroner ruled their son Carl was unlawfully killed.The couple, from Fife, have vowed to return to the French overseas territory of Réunion in the Indian Ocean to see the killers put behind bars.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.An appeal by the family of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi to clear his name over the 1988 atrocity has been refused by judges.The Court of Criminal Appeal in Scotland announced on Friday it has upheld the verdict of the original trial court and rejected both grounds of the family’s appeal.The bombing of Pan Am flight 103, travelling from London to New York on December 21, 1988, killed 270

restaurants. Chef Nico Simeone will show the ropes to amateur cooks as part of the new Six by Nico Masterclasses.