Over 80s milestone: Renfrewshire’s vaccine rollout is on target in fight against Covid-19

stalking campaign and threatened to stab her boyfriend has been locked up.Scott McKinney, 33, hounded his ex Danielle Leitch with abusive rants via text, phone calls and social media posts, which left her scared and frightened.Jealous McKinney, who has a child with Ms Leitch, showed up at her home in Paisley’s Gallowhill uninvited, shouted, swore and banged on her window after she started seeing another man.The town’s sheriff court heard jealous McKinney also threatened “to plug” her new

arrested after over £10,000 worth of fake banknotes were seized in West Lothian. Police raided two properties on search warrants on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Laura Anderson has revealed that travelling to Dubai during the coronavirus pandemic had a huge impact on her as she lost thousands of followers and also jobs.The 31-year-old, originally from Stirling, said she was trolled online as she documented her luxurious trip to Dubai on Instagram back in January.And her followers were so furious by her decision to travel that the Scot was forced to turn off the comments on her social media posts.Laura hopped on a plane to Dubai when the UK still had a

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Labour leader said the Government has not “secured our borders in the way we should have done” after the new strain was detected in six travellers, three of whom came to Scotland, before the February quarantine rules were introduced.An enhanced contact tracing effort is under way after three Scottish residents tested positive for the new strain after flying into Aberdeen from Brazil, via Paris and London.Other passengers who were on the same flight from London are now being contacted.Starmer

Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) in Bosnia.But Sutherland has been suspended from Legion Scotland and ditched by his radio station over fears he did not serve in any branch of the Armed Forces.After telling people he had served as a medic in the RAMC, he was spotted wearing a beret from the Royal Engineers, which surprised real veterans.

Prince Harry’s old regiment have been spotted swooping across the Scottish skies.Deadly Apache attack helicopters - believed to be from the Army Air Corps (AAC) which provides surveillance and combat support and once included Prince Harry in its ranks - were photographed across the country.Prince Harry spent three-and-a-half years in training and operational service with the Apache Force during his attachment to the AAC and completed more than two months service with the Army in Helmand,

Scottish Conservatives are threatening to lodge a week lodge a motion of no confidence in Nicola Sturgeon's second in command at Holyrood on Tuesday.The Tories are giving Swinney 24 hours to agree to release the legal advice or face a vote to remove him from office.The Deputy First Minister has previously ignored two cross-party motions in the Scottish Parliament attempting to force the government to comply with a parliamentary majority telling it to publish the advice.The committee

The SNP would fail to win a Yes vote in the wake of the Alex Salmond inquiry, a new poll has revealed.A bombshell survey found that the majority of people in Scotland no longer want to break away from the rest of the United Kingdom.It is clear evidence that the feud between First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her former mentor now threatens to destroy their political dream.The Survation survey for the Sunday Mail revealed support for independence has dropped from 58 per cent in October to a 50/50

Babcock bosses have hit back in a war of words over strike action at Scotland’s nuclear bases after hundreds of workers voted to walk out.The Unite union revealed that members at the Coulport and Faslane naval bases on the Clyde have given ‘overwhelming’ support to the industrial action over pay and future working arrangements.Babcock said they were “disappointed” but were committed to finding a “mutually acceptable” resolution.

Glasgow last night.Two people have been arrested in connection with a 15-year-old being found 'seriously injured' near Thornliebank Station on Boydstone Road around 11.10pm.The teenager was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 11.10pm on Friday 26 February 2021, police received a report of a disturbance in Boydstone Road."Officers attended and found a 15 year old male seriously injured."He was

link!A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “The establishment of a mass Covid-19 vaccination programme is a huge undertaking, and one that has required us to mobilise and have available a large, capable and diverse workforce as quickly as possible to ensure that the 1100 vaccinations sites we have in Scotland can operate at capacity, many seven days a week.“It remains vital that as many people as possible are available to staff these centres.“All staff employed to work on the programme are

Perth and Kinross are currently dealing with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to NHS Tayside.That is down from the nine that were closed to admissions last week when a local health chief warned the new variant of the coronavirus was “tending to have a more sustained impact on care homes than previously.”The news comes as the Scottish Government prepares to publish guidelines on the resumption of care home visiting in March.Up to two friends and relatives will be able to visit a

interviewed by Oprah Winfrey will be re-edited as tension between them and the Royal Family continues to bubble.This week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed they will not be returning as working members of the Royal Family and also revealed that they would be taking part in a tell-all interview with Oprah, which reportedly 'blindsided' the Queen.The couple, known when in Scotland as the Earl and Countess of Dumbarton, say they will continue to support organisations they have formally

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Renfrewshire care home residents have been receiving their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine this week as deaths in the elderly population continue to plummet.New figures, published by the Scottish Government, show the number of care home residents dying as a result of the virus has dropped by 62 per cent since the vaccine programme started.The Express understands the national statistics are being mirrored

Jeane Freeman, Unison head of health Willie Duffy said the private sector should only be turned to as a “last resort”.Duffy said some health boards have been employing private contractors instead of their own workers or NHS bank staff.According to the union, private contractors receive £231 for a three-and-a-half-hour shift, while bank staff or full-time workers cost just £56.63.Duffy said: “Many retired staff have also returned to practice to undertake vaccinator roles.

coronavirus vaccine - with the huge number of pensioners getting the jab. The latest Scottish Government data shows that 1,113,625 have been vaccinated with the first part of the Covid vaccine as of 8.30am today.