Hospitality bosses urge Scots to 'be kind' to bar staff while being served during covid times

the vaccine's safety was "overwhelming" and helped protect both mothers and their unborn children. The Scottish Government and public health officials have previously sought to reassure pregnant women when it comes to vaccination over fears spread on social media that it could harm fertility.

Covid victim has been refused disability benefits despite being left unable to work and taking 10 types of medication for the last 16 months. Shereen Smith was a wedding singer and had also been in the process of setting up her own cake-making company when she was struck down by the virus in March last year.

head-on smash has been jailed for five years. William Greenfield, 68, was in his Ford Transit van when he struck a Volvo driven by Angela Hardy.

Go Radio bosses were left 'hopping mad' after their breakfast co-presenter Gary Muircroft was late for his show - because he was trying to catch a wallaby in Carluke.

John Swinney.The country's Deputy First Minister - and Covid Recovery Minister - revealed the detail from the Scottish Government's modelling, which predicts the number of cases and deaths as a result of the virus.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today that Scotland would move to the lowest of its Covid-19 restrictions on July 19 as planned.It means up to eight people from up to four households can meet within homes, while outside up to 15 people from up to 15 households can get together

unions raised serious allegations over bullying of staff by management. The Unison union’s Forth Valley NHS branch and the Royal College of Nursing raised the issues with Forth Valley NHS board.Unison branch secretary Karren Morrison said: “Staff talked to us about feeling bullied and intimidated, being frightened to speak up, concerns about the delivery of safe patient care, high turnover of staff and other issues.

Covid is at its highest level yet, according to new figures. That’s prompted accusations that Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has taken his eye “off the ball” over how the health crisis is affecting young people.

after being hit by a van on a Scots road. Police and ambulance crews were sent to the B9097 near Kinross around 1.10pm today after the woman was knocked off her bike by the vehicle.

Get the latest Scotland Now stories sent straight to your inbox with our twice-weekly newsletter.An NHS chief has said that clearing the backlog of hospital operations will take years 'will take years'.Professor Caroline Hiscox, who is the chief executive of NHS Grampian, said the current workload from the rising numbers from the coronavirus pandemic has left staff "exhausted".NHS Grampian is urging people in the region to help relieve pressure on the health service, reminding patients they

Largs and Millport Weekly News her husband was cutting a tree recently when he was bitten above the eye by a false widow spider. Within 48 hours of the agonising bite, his eye had become swollen and he lost full control of his body.With his condition deteriorating, Margaret rushed her husband to hospital where doctors revealed he had inflammation of the brain.

Andrew Bowie for his "braggadocious glee" when speaking in the House of Commons about covid. Bowie slammed the SNP for criticising the Westminster Government for its tackling of the coronavirus pandemic when he said the party's Edinburgh government was seeing rising case numbers.

crash on a major Scots road. Police attended the incident on the A91 between Menstrie and Blairlogie around 6.20am on Wednesday July 7.

Crieff. A group of individuals, made up mainly of teenage boys, were fighting in a car park on Leadenflower Court at around 10.20pm on Friday night.

Raigmore Hospital in Inverness is currently at “code black” and all non-urgent elective surgery has been cancelled in the region. Dr Boyd Peters, Medical Director for NHS Highland, highlighted a combination of rising covid infections, more medical and surgical activity and staff having to self-isolate as problems.

Perth and Kinross has more than tripled over the past two weeks. It comes as the World Health Organisation data shows Tayside has become the COVID capital of Europe with the current highest rates of infection.

Paramedics were forced to scale the mountain to reach the casualty after the helicopter landed nearby. A coastguard helicopter also raced to the mountain from Prestwick and rushed the man to hospital.

Ayr. A 54-year-old man and a woman, 30, were rushed to University Hospital Ayr for treatment after the incident on Smith Street on Saturday night.

gas explosion at a property in Fife. Emergency services were called to the scene on Dewar Street in Dunfermline at around 1.45pm on Saturday, July 3.

Ben Nevis and the West Highland Way during his 15-year cancer battle is desperate to get back out into nature after losing his mobility. Nine weeks ago Steve Barnes received the devastating news that his terminal cancer had spread to his spine.The 44-year-old has been living with stage four cancer since he was first diagnosed 15 years ago at age 30.