Hundreds of midges crawl over Scots forager in 'worst infestation in 30 years'

House of Commons they should not be encouraging their constituents to 'game the system' - despite them being 'inundated' with messages from ill people unable to get tested. Munira Wilson, an MP for Twickenham in London, told the House of Commons she had been told by constituents that they were able to get tested in the town if they entered a Scottish postcode into the government's online booking system.

chocolate lover in Scotland - do you keep it in the fridge or cupboard? Some argue the sweet treat needs to be chilled to stop it from melting, while others claim it must be kept at room temperature to get the best flavour. To settle the debate, we asked Daily Record readers whether they keep chocolate in the fridge or cupboard.

mum has blasted Amazon after they were caught selling offensive Down's syndrome t-shirts for the second time this year.Stacey Corrigan, whose six-year-old son Daniel Murray has Downs' syndrome, spotted the t-shirts for sale on the selling site and was furious.One of the tops is emblazoned with the caption "Make Down's Syndrome extinct, while another pictures a five star rating system with one star highlighted and says "Down's syndrome - Very bad.

coronavirus pandemic. Councils have pulled the plug on events in East Lothian, North and South Lanarkshire, Perth and Kinross, South Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and Highland.

care home has admitted it was at fault over the death of a multiple sclerosis sufferer who choked on a sausage roll. Richy Passmore died after being left to eat lunch on his own, despite clear instructions that he should always have been supervised.

children like her.Two-year-old Jessica Wright battled for survival when she was born with three holes in her heart, undergoing life-threatening surgery at just nine-days old and a further gruelling operation a few months later.And despite another spell in intensive care earlier this year and only starting to walk eight months ago, she crossed the finishing line yesterday after toddling the equivalent distance from her home in Stenhousemuir, near Falkirk, to the Royal Hospital for Children in

parents are being urged not to take part in a sick new TikTok challenge which sees them encouraging children to mock people with disabilities. The 'New Teacher Challenge' has been doing the rounds on the social media platform and has been slammed by disability activists.The trend has racked up more than 100 million views.

cops for his battered vehicle. Shocking pictures released by the police show the white HGV with pieces missing around the front headlight and wiring exposed.

coronavirus in a strongly worded memo to staff.And they warn that wearing masks will be made mandatory if police officers continue to be “complacent” while carrying out their duties.The unsigned memo, which was sent out to officers and posted on the force intranet, said: “Comprehensive guidance has already been issued to every officer and staff member on the importance of physical distancing and the use of PPE and masks.However, I have been made aware of a degree of complacency setting in where

Morrisons has announced it is recruiting for hundreds of positions in stores across Scotland. The supermarket giant is hiring everywhere from Edinburgh to Stranraer and Aberdeen to Dumbarton in a whole host of different roles.

NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Tayside have ruled out indoor visiting. Meanwhile many care homes have missed the deadline for setting out their proposals for meetings inside which had been set by the Scottish Government for Monday, August 24.

Tesco store is a former Tory councillor and UKIP parliamentary candidate. Nigel Wright, who is facing up to 14 years behind bars after being found guilty of the twisted Bitcoin blackmail plot, first won a seat for the Conservatives in 2003.

Glasgow 's club scene. Donald MacLeod is demanding more support from the Scottish Government and claims he is living in ‘daily fear’ over the industry.

mum has sparked a fierce Twitter debate over Next's rainbow-themed children's shoe range. Fionna O'Leary took to social media to call out the fashion giant for the way it has divided its new range into girls and boys shoes.The mum said she was browsing their website for footwear for her daughter when she noticed shoes had been divided into gender-specific catagories.

farmer has been found guilty of planting baby food laced with shards of metal in stores as part of a lengthy blackmail campaign against Tesco. Nigel Wright, 45, hatched a plot to get rich by deliberately contaminating jars of Heinz baby food between May 2018 and February 2020, the Old Bailey heard.

bowel cancer was missed by doctors because he was 'too young'.Mark Newberry, 41, visited an out of hours service and his GP twice in the days leading up to his shock diagnosis where he was told he was suffering from a stomach ulcer and colic.Mark, from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire said: “I had been having irregular bowel movements for a few months but didn’t think much about it.