Man dies on M8 after being hit by 'number of vehicles' on New Year morning

Aberdeen today.Officers from Police Scotland swarmed on North Deeside Road on the outskirts of the city just before 1.30pm, January 19. A video posted on social media showed around eight police vehicles and many officers on the side of the road.

Aldi has recognised the amazing contribution of its store colleagues by giving them a New Year pay rise and increasing its minimum hourly rates from February 1, 2021. All 1,500 Scottish Store Assistants will benefit from the increase in wages, with Aldi paying a minimum hourly rate of £9.55, up from £9.40.

coronavirus has been described as a “true hero” of her community. Angela Isdale lost her battle with the virus after being transferred more than 200 miles from her home in Girvan, Ayrshire, to Aberdeen for emergency treatment.

Aberdeenshire. The 60-year-old man was discovered unwell by the side of the B9119 close to Lumphanan, near Aberdeen, at around 11.25am on Friday January 15.

Golden Retriever who passed away after eating lumps of ‘poisoned’ meat. Oscar died in October last year after wolfing down white cubes of a meat-like substance which had been tossed on the ground in Anstruther, Fife.

prisoner slashed in the throat during an attack inside has died.Dean Ramsay was targeted at Glenochil prison on Saturday morning after an altercation with another prisoner.Ramsay, from Maryhill, Glasgow, was rushed to hospital in a critical condition but it's understood he lost his fight for life last night.Prison sources said Dean, known as Deano, was slashed then stabbed in the neck.The source said: "There was some sort of argument then Deano went to his cell and he was attacked there."A

Glasgow’s first baby of the year, at 1.58am.But shortly after delivery the tot was whisked away to neonatal intensive care after being born with pneumonia.And instead of being able to take him home to meet his big brother Logan at the family’s Drumchapel home little Finn spent the next three days on CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure).Little Finn was born in the Queen Elizabeth Maternity Unit weighing 8lb 3oz - the exact same birth weight as Logan, 21 months.Lauren said: “We knew straight

early morning blaze. Emergency services raced to the scene in Peterhead after the static caravan went up in flames just before 7am on Wednesday.

donate to Kevin’s funeral fund page.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.30am on Friday, 1 January, 2021, police received report of a man having fallen on Shields Drive in Motherwell.“The man was conveyed by ambulance to Wishaw General Hospital, where he later died.

horror crash at a Scots beauty spot. The one-car smash took place on Sunday afternoon at the A93 Spittal of Glenshee in Perth and Kinross.Police raced to the scene when the alarm was raised at 4.20pm.

Read More About: A 27-year-old woman has been charged in connection with Darren's death.An 18-year-old man has been charged with assault while a 21-year-old man has been released without charge.A Police Scotland spokesperson confirmed two people had been charged.They added: “The woman and man are expected to appear at Paisley Sheriff Court on Tuesday, January 5.“There will be a police presence in the local area and enquiries are continuing.”Anyone with information which may help police with the

fatal New Year’s Day attack in Erskine. Police swooped Park Drive in the Renfrewshire town at around 12.55pm yesterday.

Read More About: As the pandemic began, Jamie spoke to care experienced young people to understand what gaps in support may emerge and created a proposal to make sure Who Cares? Scotland stepped up.Charandeep will receive his BEM for services to charity during the pandemic.With a team of volunteers, the charity delivered more than 100,000 meals to families in need, including some culturally-specific groceries not normally found in food bank parcels. Read More About: He said: “It is a huge

New Year babies weren’t as quick as normal to make their first appearance. The first baby thought to have been born in Scotland in 2021 arrived at 12.19am at Wishaw General Hospital but no details were available about the tot yesterday.

Read More About: He sadly died at the scene and investigations are continuing.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We were called around 12.55pm on Friday, 1 January to a report of a man being assaulted in the Park Drive area of Erskine."He sadly died at the scene."Enquiries are at an early stage to establish the full circumstances of what happened.”Anyone with information is urged to contact the police 101 non-emergency number.

Nicola Sturgeon has made another personal plea to Scots to stay away from loved ones to help stem the spread of coronavirus. The First Minister urged families to forsake the first-foot tradition as cases are "worryingly high".There were 2,539 new cases of the deadly virus reported in Scotland in the last 24 hours.Sturgeon tweeted: ":Today’s case numbers are worryingly high again."The new variant is accelerating spread.

hospital patient has died after a multi-drug resistant infection breakout in an intensive care unit. The unnamed patient contracted the pseudomonas aeruginosa bug at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.