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coronavirus will still be sent into care homes despite assurances they would first need a negative test result, the Sunday Mail can reveal.Health Secretary Jeane Freeman is facing a furious backlash after admitting the shocking practice – believed to have contributed to deadly outbreaks during the first wave of the pandemic – is still allowed under her official guidelines.Government guidance, updated last month, states patients who test positive for Covid-19 could still be moved back into care

coronavirus rules. Video footage of the two friends meeting on the border of East Lothian and Edinburgh on Saturday has gone viral.

Brian Cox says his parenting skills are nothing like his ruthless on-screen character.The Dundee-born actor plays media mogul Logan Roy – who lets his children fight for control of his empire – in Succession.Each one of them seems dependent on him and almost self-destruct trying to win his approval.But dad-of-four  Brian, 74, has said that he doesn’t overly protect his own children and feels they should be “allowed to fail”.Speaking on David Tennant Does A Podcast With…, he said: “My thing is

lotto millionaire Jane Park has jetted off on a luxury Dubai holiday. The EuroMillions winner, from Edinburgh, flaunted her latest getaway on social media on Saturday as she soaked up the sun at a five-star hotel.

missing Scot. Robert Clark was last seen in Lumphinnnans, Fife, on Sunday.

Lorraine Kelly has shared a sweet throwback of Sir Elton John and David Walliams as she branded them 'legends'. The TV presenter, 60, was feeling sentimental as she remembered the exclusive interview she did with the pair on her show exactly a year ago.

thugs terrorised a girl on a West Dunbartonshire cycle path. They struck as their victim made her way along the path, near to India Street, Alexandria, at around 5.30pm on Friday, November 13.

crash on the Black Isle last week. Paul Nichol was declared dead at the scene of the incident between the villages of Munlochy and Avoch last Thursday.

Edinburgh Airport named after Sean Connery has been rejected.Fans of the James Bond actor, who died last month at the age of 90, had lobbied airport bosses.Petition organiser Andrew Morton wrote: “Liverpool has John Lennon airport, Belfast has George Best airport and with the death of one of her most famous sons, Edinburgh should have a Sir Sean Connery airport.”But an Edinburgh Airport spokesman said: “If we ever consider renaming the airport, then we would have a wealth of famous and historic

dementia, was visited at the Aspen Hill Village care home by her policewoman daughter Denise Hobbs.Owners of the home in Leeds said they were evicting the 78-year-old - who is originally from Stirling - because Denise breached visitation policy by trying talk to her frail mother through an open patio door, according to The Mirror.Denise told the Daily Express: “My mum is being evicted just because I love her and want to see her."The care home have denied any suggestion that Elizabeth is being

police drug detection dogs has sadly passed away. Spaniel PD Buster worked tirelessly at Loch Ryan Port in Dumfries and Galloway in a bid to thwart organised crime and terrorism from blighting communities across the country.

sweet treats from home. A confectionery company is recruiting a “baker tester" who will be paid to eat 12 boxes of chocolate.UK-based Electric Piñata is hoping to find someone who will try out its latest creations every month.

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

independence could help safeguard the Union.

The number of people to have died in Scotland since the pandemic began now stands at 3,040.Tomorrow will see the first review of Scotland’s new tiered restriction level, although First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned it is “highly unlikely” these will be eased.

care home is in lockdown after a massive outbreak of coronavirus. A total of 19 staff members and 24 residents at the Fairview facility, operated by HC One, have tested positive for Covid-19 this week.

parents of children with Down's syndrome say they fear new testing measures will lead to more abortions of babies found to have the condition. NHS Scotland rolled out Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing, or NIPT, in September as part of new routine pregnancy screening measures.

Livingston.  The 38-year-old frontman helped send Rangers six points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership after reaching his milestone in style with a sublime first-time strike after Joe Aribo’s opener at Ibrox.  Gers boss Steven Gerrard handed Defoe his first start of the season and the former England striker repaid his gaffer’s faith with his part in the win that increased the gap at the top over rivals Celtic who slipped up with at Pittodrie.  Defoe’s first club goal came for West Ham

hospital has sparked a major police investigation. Alexandra Capone's last known movements were when she left the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at around 8.50am on Thursday, October 22.

Sean Connery had nothing to do with Donald Trump gaining permission to build a golf course in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, despite the U.S. leader’s claims.