Prisoners freed as part of efforts to control virus

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A person required treatment for smoke inhalation after an incident in Perth on Tuesday.Firefighters were called to a blaze in a home on Dunkeld Road shortly after 2pm.Two fire engines were needed to put the fire out.A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 2.14pm on Tuesday, June 30 to reports of a dwelling fire in Perth."Operations control mobilised two appliances to the city's Dunkeld

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.The “unexplained” death of a 35-year-old man in Perth is being investigated by police.Officers made the grim discovery after being called to a block of flats at Fechney Park on Sunday evening.Forensic teams were later seen and a police presence remained at the scene on Monday.A Police Scotland spokesperson confirmed: “Officers attended at Fechney Park, Perth at 6.30pm on Sunday, June 28 following the sudden death of a

figures released by the National Records of Scotland on Wednesday report 4,119 deaths linked to the illness have been registered up to Sunday, June 21. Figures have been published this afternoon by the Scottish Government as part of its COVID-19 daily update.

child sex abusers and protected 180 kids in the past six months as part of an ongoing crackdown. Police warned that peadophiles may exploit the coronavirus lockdown- with children away from school and more likely to be using their laptops and tablets.

Perth has been dealt a much-needed boost with news that Debenhams will reopen next week.Closed non-essential shops have been under enormous financial strain during the pandemic, with Phase Eight the latest in Perth to reveal it will not reopen.Sex toy  part of mess left by wild campers at Loch TayDebenhams reopened in England at the start of this week and Monday will be the day the sizeable department store chain reboots business in some of its Scottish branches, with the Fair City’s store on

coronavirus crisis. The Scottish Government's economic advisory group, chaired by Benny Higgins, revealed that 628,200 people have been put on furlough since lockdown began on March 23 and some 146,000 claims have been made to the Self Employment Income Support Scheme.

Perth.

mobile phones to keep in touch with loved ones sparked chaos after they made a series of bogus 999 calls.The mobiles were handed out to cons at Polmont Young Offenders jail in a £1 million initiative to make up for cancelled family visits after eight weeks of delays due to security systems being put in place.But Scottish Prison Service bosses failed to account for each mobile being enabled to call 999 services and The Samaritans, which led to bored inmates creating mischief.As a result of the

Cops investigating the death of an unnamed woman found in a Scots river have identified her family following a six day appeal. Veronica Frincu was tragically pulled from the River Forth near Society Road in South Queensferry on June 13.

Police Scotland have issued a warning after car thieves carried out a series of targeted raids on Ford Kuga vehicles. Officers in Argyll and West Dunbartonshire are also appealing for information after three separate cars of the same model were stolen during the last month.

A young Stirling piper took part in last Friday’s commemorations of a WW2 battle in Normandy which resulted in the capture of thousands of Scottish soldiers.Wallace High School sixth-year pupil Murray Mcneish travelled to Morayshire to play the pipes for 99-year-old veteran Donald Smith at his home in Forres.Murray’s great grandfather Thomas Mcneish was in the Seaforth Highlanders with Donald and both were captured in St Valéry-en-Caux, known as the ‘forgotten Dunkirk’ in June 1940.The

East Kilbride is only the second college in Scotland to have achieved this success.

the Reformer : “The UK Government’s furlough schemes have been essential in keeping people in employment throughout the coronavirus pandemic, including thousands of people in Rutherglen and Hamilton West.

River Forth. A female was pulled from the water after a body was spotted west of South Queensferry off Society Road at around 9.45am on Saturday June 13.

protests have been declared “illegal” by the Home Secretary Priti Patel as she updated MPs on the Government’s response to protests. Patel said that 135 protesters had been arrested and 35 police officers injured during protests.

A total of 31 prisoners have been released early from Perth Prison as part of emergency measures to increase prison capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

LONDON -- Prince Charles says he has missed giving his family members a hug during the long weeks of lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Almost 350 prisoners have been released early from Scottish jails during a programme to protect offenders from the spread of Covid-19.

One person in Perth and Kinross died from coronavirus last week, according to new figures.

Forth Valley College now offers nine innovative partnership degree courses in partnership with three of Scotland’s leading Universities (Stirling, Heriot-Watt, Strathclyde).