More than a quarter of Scots hospitality firms could collapse in wake of pandemic

Cancer wards at a crisis-hit Scots kids’ hospital will not reopen until next year, it was confirmed today. Health Secretary Jeane Freeman wrote to MSPs and MPs blaming the coronavirus pandemic for delays at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.

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sexual and physical abuse that left them permanently injured and suicidal.Victims say they were regularly attacked by staff members at remote Fornethy House after being told they were going to a holiday camp.Detectives are investigating allegations of sexual and physical assaults at the girls-only facility which was run by Glasgow’s local authority in Kilry, Angus.Poorly youngsters from working- class families were taken to the school 90 miles from the city for “convalescent” breaks after it

four-and-a-half times the drink-driving limit when he set off from his home through residential streets in the middle of the afternoon to visit his local shop.Police were alerted after another motorist noticed O’Neill’s silver Vauxhall Mokka “approaching very quickly from behind and appearing to sway”.The incident happened at about 2pm on June 22, on New Hallglen Road, Falkirk, near the former midfielder’s home.O’Neill pled guilty to drink-driving at Falkirk Sheriff Court.

cocaine bragged about his champagne lifestyle after jumping bail and fleeing Scotland.Security consultant ­Christopher Lawson posted photos of his jet-setting around the world as he spent three years on the run from justice.Lawson, who was shot in the line of duty in Afghanistan, regularly updated his social media with pictures from countries including Tanzania, Cambodia, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates.But he was arrested at an airport when he returned to the UK from Dubai in June

criminal convictions during the bitter strike of the 80s are set to be pardoned.An independent review established by the Scottish Government has proposed the move, which would also cover miners who have since died.The review team, chaired by John Scott QC, reported that most of the miners’ actions were unlikely to lead to ­prosecution today and said those affected believed they were punished in a “grossly excessive manner”.The report concluded: “It is hard to disagree.”The year-long nationwide

bigoted tongue.Karen Mason, 49, verbally abused people in Bo'ness, West Lothian, “almost daily” for nearly two-and-a-half years.Many of her targets were neighbours of her elderly mother.In one particularly nasty outburst she called a man “a homosexual, flag-waving Jew”, a court was told.Prosecutor Kristina Kelly said: “Comments directed at other neighbours included, ‘That’s the black b******’.”Falkirk Sheriff Court heard Mason’s behaviour got so bad that a couple living in Links Road, Bo’ness,

conviction quashed on appeal. Glaswegian Adnan Ahmed - who called himself Addy A-game in secretly-filmed videos posted online - was convicted of threatening and abusive behaviour for approaching several young women, causing them fear and alarm.

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.

Covid-19 and are more reluctant to reengage with society as a result, Scotland's top medical advisor has said. Professor Jason Leitch was speaking as new restrictions take effect from today which limit social gatherings to a maximum of six people from two households.

Husband and wife Joy and Brian Wilson are sticking together through thick and thin.The couple, from Ayrshire, have shed more than seven stone between them after ditching takeaways and junk food.Joy, 55, suffers from a neurological condition and relies on 71-year-old Brian, who is her carer.When both their weight crept up to nearly 15 stone, they knew they had to make a change to ensure their quality of life.Joy said: “I knew my weight was going up and up, and it wouldn’t stop unless I done

greenhouse so he could continue working and still protect his family.David Young, from Caithness in the Highlands, knew how important it was to remain at work while the battle raged against coronavirus but he was also aware of the possible dangers of transmitting the virus – so he moved out of the family home into the greenhouse in his garden to allow him to continue working throughout the pandemic.His incredible commitment to his job was one of hundreds of stories being told on Friday to

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Scotland’s Health Secretary was joined by the nation’s clinical director last week as they paid a visit to the town’s hospital.Health Secretary Jeane Freeman MSP, joined by National Clinical Director Jason Leitch, visited the University Hospital Hairmyres on (Monday, August 31) to thank staff for their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic and to see how the hospital has changed as services recover.They

Ian Murray was on the brink of defecting Labour for a new rebel party formed by colleagues angry at the party's performance under leader Jeremy Corbyn.  The Edinburgh South MP, who is now the Shadow Scottish Secretary, changed his mind at the last minute but not before he had written and rehearsed a resignation speech.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A PARTNERSHIP between Police Scotland and the finance industry has saved people in the country from losing out on more than £6 million.During the past financial year (April 2019 to March 2020), £6.85 million of fraudulent transactions were prevented by the Banking Protocol – a link-up involving the police, the finance industry and Trading Standards.To date in this financial year (April to August), the

children to return to schools at this stage of the pandemic, according to a new major survey.The Daily Record’s Back to School Survey spoke to 1,452 people up and down the country ahead of the schools returning earlier this month.Reopening of schools has been a controversial topic of discussion during the coronavirus pandemic.There are fears that Scotland’s children will miss out on a thorough education if they remain closed, while there are concerns schools could become breeding grounds for