'It's like being spat on' Scots nurse hits out as other medics paid five times as much to give Covid jabs

Paisley woman Patti Henry says her family are desperately seeking an end to their four-year ordeal.Mother-of-one Patti, 46, was reported missing in March 2017 and, despite extensive searches, she has never been found and is believed to be dead.A pensioner was arrested and charged in connection with her disappearance in 2019 and is due to stand trial later this year after delays due to the pandemic.But her frustrated family are now calling for closure and hope that they will one day be able to

Edinburgh mum Diana Meacock was horrified when her son Ollie made the discovery near their local Scotmid shop in Portobello.The child was on a playdate with a friend when they found the weapon near Bath Street.Diana, 25, says her son came running out of the bushes upset after finding the dangerous blade.She told Edinburgh Live: "We were out with one of his friends and we stopped at the shop for a juice and a snack.

crash forced police to shut down a busy Scots road.Emergency crews raced to the smash on the A91 at Stratheden in Fife after the alarm was raised at 5.40pm on Friday.Cops shut off the busy road in both directions for around an hour, with the incident occurring on a fast straight, close to the Quaker Oats factory.The road was eventually cleared by 7.05pm.Images of the crash emerged online with a photo on the Fife Jammers' Facebook page showing officers on the scene.One person was taken to

crash has forced police to shut down a busy Scots road.Mercy crews raced to the smash on the A91 at Stratheden in Fife after the alarm was raised at 5.40pm.Cops remain on the scene of the incident that happened on a fast straight, close to the Quaker Oats factory.The road is currently closed in both directions.Images of the crash emerged online with a photo on the Fife Jammers' Facebook page showing officers on the scene.It is unclear if there are any injuries as a result of the crash.Police

Police have launched a frantic search for a missing Scots teenager after she vanished from home.Courtney Leigh Simpson, 14, was last seen in the Granby Avenue area of Livingston at around 10.45am yesterday morning.The youngster is described as being around 5ft 5in in height, of slim build with long brown hair.She was last seen wearing a long white puffer coat with a fur hood, black trousers and black ankle boots.Police in West Lothian are appealing for information to help trace the teenager and

Married At First Sight Australia's Mike Gunner says he is part Scottish and has the personality to prove it.His comments come as ex 29 year old virgin Matthew Bennett appeared on Lorraine to tell her he can no longer watch the show because 'it's too triggering'.

daughter.Lorraine Fyfe, 38, lost ten inches off her waist after committing to slimming in November 2019 when she feared she might become diabetic.Mum-of-one Lorraine piled on the pounds when she started working at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow, and grateful families would leave boxes of chocolates for staff.In 2005, when she began her training, Lorraine was a size six, and recalled how a senior nurse laughed at her and said 'You'll be a 14 soon' when scrubs were handed out.She gained

coronavirus pandemic has lost her fight for life.Karen Henderson put her health worries aside to wed her long-term partner Alistair during a moving ceremony in the couple’s Midlothian garden last July.The 48-year-old was initially diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer and the faulty BRCA1 gene in May 2016.The mum-of-one then developed secondary breast cancer in September 2018 but continued tirelessly raising funds to help others.She teamed up with charity founder Lisa Flemming of Make

disturbance at a Fife house has been remembered as ‘one in a million’ by heartbroken pals.The man, named locally as Tom Adams, was pronounced dead at the scene after police and paramedics were called to the Uist Road, Glenrothes, on Saturday night.Tragically, the 65-year-old could not be saved with detectives treating his death as ‘suspicious’.Police Scotland have confirmed that a 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.He is due to appear at Kirkcaldy

Fife town following reports of a significant incident.Police Scotland said officers attended an address in Pitcoudie, Glenrothes, to deal with reports of a disturbance.They confirmed a 29-year-old man has been arrested at a property in Uist Road.It is unclear if anyone was injured in the incident which took place at about 7.10pm, but ambulances were placed on standby to take people to hospital if needed.A post on the North Glenrothes Community Council Facebook page said: “We are aware of an

Scots play park that was targeted by ruthless vandals twice in just 24 hours has told how the culprits' own parents made them apologise.Conifox Adventure Park released CCTV footage of the 13 youths believed to be responsible for causing thousands of pounds worth of damage at the Kirkliston site earlier this week.Within hours of posting the appeal for information, the centre owner said several parents had brought their sons to the park to offer their apologies and to examine the damage.Centre

car was stolen and torched.Lisa Harrison, 23, and Daniel Thomson, 23, were woken by cops yesterday morning to be told that their brand new Jeep Compas had been found burnt out in a field two miles from their Dundee home.

mountain rescuers has warned of the danger of quick changing conditions after a volunteer was paralysed rescuing covid rule breakers in Cumbria earlier this month.Chris Lewis, from the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team in the Lake District, suffered life-changing injuries during a rescue on February 6.The 60-year-old fell 150m rescuing two campers - damaging his spinal cord and suffering multiple face fractures.Kev Mitchell, vice chair of Scottish Mountain Rescue sent his thoughts to Chris and his

Channel 5 bosses have been blasted for 'giving a platform' to convicted killer of Scots schoolgirl Jodi Jones as he launches a fresh bid to clear his name.Luke Mitchell has been in jail for 17 years after being convicted of the brutal slaying of Jodi near her home in Easthouses, Midlothian in 2003.The pair were both just 14 at the time of the incident.Now as part of a new two-part Channel Five documentary called Murder in a Small Town, Mitchell has spoken about how his gothic looks had made it

teenage Scots girl who has been missing for two days.Officers are desperately looking for Lisa Ferguson after she was reported missing on Tuesday February 16 from the Balfron area near Glasgow.The 16-year-old has links to the central belt as she is known to travel to the city.Concerns are now growing for the schoolgirls safety, with police appealing for information from anyone who may be able to help them track her down.She is described as 5'5" tall, slim build, blue eyes and long brown

dementia patientbackwards on a chair.Alison Frew denied seeing the shocking incident in March 2019 but two witnesses at Strathburn Lodge, Glenrothes, Fife, said she was in the dining room area at the time.The 57-year-old also failed to report the abuse to senior management which would have resulted in a probe being launched.A hearing in front of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) heard that the vile unnamed carer was involved in a second incident with the same ‘bruised’ resident just days

long Covid while trying to live in a ‘damp and mouldy’ home from hell.Lisa Brown, 44, was housed in temporary accommodation with her two children after she found herself homeless last year.She said the flat was riddled with damp and also had problems with exposed wiring.Mum of two Lisa told Edinburgh Live: “It was in a poor condition when we first came here, but it has just got worse and worse.“The condensation and damp is a major issue, we wake up and the windows are soaking, it’s not

lockdown depression Raymond Nicholls, 82, who lives alone and has no family members close by, has been popping in to Cupcake Coffee Box on Kirkcaldy High Street, Fife, every day in a bid to keep his spirits up. Raymond, who moved to the town from Stockport, Greater Manchester, after his wife died in 2002, has found the loneliness difficult to combat during the pandemic.