Jealous nurse handed warning for wrecking his ex-girlfriend's Christmas tree

blade-like weapons that he strapped to his hands. Safe cracker Ovidiu Dinu, 32, serving a two-year-and-eight-month term at HMP Grampian, had "struggled to adjust" to life behind bars, a court heard.

Clydebank, is desperately trying to trace the driver and now fears she has been left with "life-changing" injuries. The 32-year-old had stopped at traffic lights on Kilbowie Road around 4.45pm on Sunday when a vehicle crashed into the back of her red Ford Focus.

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

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Dog walkers and wild swimmers have been warned about toxic algae which has been discovered at a Scots beauty spot.A popular walking trail, people visiting the Balgray Reservoir near Barrhead are being urged to be careful after a high concentration of blue-green algae – also known as cyanobacteria - was found in the water.People are being warned not to swim or paddle in the water, while pet owners have

missing Scots nurse say specialist divers are now assisting with their search. Gillian Ballantyne vanished from her home in Coneypark Place, Banknock, at around 10am on Tuesday July, 6.The 50-year-old nurse anaesthetist, at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, was later spotted around 12.45pm on Napier Road, Wardpark Industrial Estate in Cumbernauld that same day.

missing Scots nurse who left her home two days ago have stepped up their search efforts. Cops and firefighters were spotted searching a stretch of water in the Allandale area of Falkirk last night after Gillian Ballantyne vanished from Coneypark Place, Banknock, at around 10am on Tuesday July, 6.

Scottish Labour has demanded a return to parliament for MSPs as he warns Covid cases in Scotland are getting "out of control". Anas Sarwar has called for the gap between first and second vaccinations to be halved to four weeks to deal with the “out of control” spread of coronavirus.

top 10 covid hot spots last week. The Scottish Labour leader wants Holyrood to be recalled as he warned that the exit from the pandemic “rests on a knife edge”.

Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning. Large parts of the country could be affected by flooding amid torrential downpours throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday.

Covid-19 cases at a Scots prison have almost doubled in one week as understaffed NHS nurses working there 'fear for their lives'. The nurse described HMP Low Moss in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire as 'pure hell' amid a spike in cases from 30 to 50 in the last week.

Covid virus is 'highly prevalent' in the cats and dogs of people who have caught the disease. Experts say anyone who is ill should avoid their pets.

Get the biggest City transfer window stories, analysis and updates delivered straight to your inbox

health secretary said the money would go towards staff skills, more diagnostic tests and increased working hours. The announcement came as the SNP minister visited one of Scotland’s first Early Cancer Diagnostic Centres in Fife on Monday.The centre, one of three currently in place around Scotland, allows GPs to refer patients with non-specific cancer symptoms onto fast-track diagnostic programmes.

dog died as a result of his neglect. Police raised concern after two dogs were discovered at the Wishaw property of 19-year-old Jordan Edment and described as “skin and bones”.

sexual violence. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Record, Sarah-Jane Davidson has revealed how Paul Hill, 55, used psychological terror against her – depriving her of sleep and even drowning the family’s pet parakeet.Beast Hill raped her two weeks after she gave birth to their son and forced her to have sex with him before allowing her to go to work.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A yob who threatened to “rip” her neighbour has been warned she is facing jail.Jennifer Hill, 43, was told she is on the brink of being locked up because she keeps flouting a court order.Hill shouted and swore at former partner Kenneth McMillan after he confessed he still had feelings for an old flame.She also made threats to her ex-boyfriend’s

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.An 'irreplaceable' man who showed waning signs of sepsis experienced significant delays in treatment and went without medical observations for almost four hours, an inquest heard.South Manchester Coroner's Court heard Steven Hathaway, 47, from Denton, was rushed to Tameside Hospital before 6pm on March 18, last year after he turned 'blue in the

Get the latest United transfer window updates, news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free

court heard today. Detective Sergeant Nick Eaton, 45, visited Gary More, 32, at his home in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, on 23 July 2018.