Scots animal charity landed with £3.7m costs of crime bill for pups in care

care worker jobs with rates RL Wage despite making promises to pay at least that much. Figures obtained by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and the Daily Record show the frontline work is being advertised with salaries short of the UK’s Real Living Wage of £9.50 per hour.

sex criminals.Julie Spence and Carol Burns have waived their right to anonymity to highlight the lenient jail terms that attackers are receiving in Scotland. The pair live on opposite sides of the country but have found strength in each other after their traumatic ordeals.Fife woman Julie was raped in her home by a monster out on bail while her children slept downstairs and Carol was abused by a perverted music teacher at Eastwood High in Newton Mearns.

cops on an erratic 40-mile chase. Graham Ellis, 40, stole the 999 vehicle that had arrived to treat his pregnant girlfriend, a court heard.

scenic Scots river. Bosses at Calamity Kayaking in Paisley were so sick of the state of the River Cart that they used a massive line over a local bridge to pull out as much rubbish as they could.

Cops have launched an investigation into the assault, which happened at a taxi rank in the town centre. The incident occurred at around 10.45pm on Stirling Street, on Saturday, July 10.It's understood a 46-year-old was left with a serious facial injury after being punched.

Edinburgh when he heard a hissing sound coming from his shorts. Believing he accidentally turned the vape on, Alex plunged his right hand into his pocket to investigate, reports Edinburgh Live.

failed in a bid for freedom. Daniel Kerr was jailed for seven years in January for a sickening campaign of historical abuse against two young girls including his sister in law Tracey Callaghan, who died before she could see him face justice.

knives allegedly stolen from a supermarket.

Glasgow sparking a police probe. Emergency services are understood to have attended at a property in Mossbank Drive in Glasgow after the alarm was raised at around 10.40am on Tuesday.

John Swinney.The country's Deputy First Minister - and Covid Recovery Minister - revealed the detail from the Scottish Government's modelling, which predicts the number of cases and deaths as a result of the virus.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today that Scotland would move to the lowest of its Covid-19 restrictions on July 19 as planned.It means up to eight people from up to four households can meet within homes, while outside up to 15 people from up to 15 households can get together

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. The all terrain vehicle from Elgin also assisted in the efforts and a high pressure lance was used to extinguish the fire.

police appeal for public help. The incident occurred around 9.15pm on Monday July 12 in Lusset Glen, Old Kilpatrick.

Scots foster mum who beat children in her care with wooden spoons and tied them to a bed avoided a prison sentence. Elspeth Margaret Cromar was found guilty of assaulting three children at her former home in Craigmount, Edinburgh.

pandemic, with residents now expected to live an average of just two years. The study by top academics also warned about the impact of visiting restrictions on care home residents’ quality of life.

Scots dog who was sentenced to death after allegedly killing another canine has been saved from death row. Rocco was suspected to be a pit bull-type dog, an illegal breed to own in the UK.It is understood that he was involved in an incident where his former owner left him at home in Kirriemuir, Angus for 48 hours without food or water and in the company of a smaller dog, unknown to him.

iOS - Android It has also expanded into the neighbouring north authority in the past decade, and adapted to continue providing support virtually throughout the COVID pandemic.Staff at NFU were invited to nominate local charities to receive support from its latest fund – part of a £2m “agency giving” programme for customers and communities affected by coronavirus.Other Scottish recipients included the Royal British Legion, Scottish Association for Mental Health and Scotland’s Charity Air

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mum claims the Scottish Government has ignored her pleas to make lifesaving cannabis oil available on the NHS for her son. Lisa Quarrell's eight-year-old son Cole Thomson has drug-resistant focal epilepsy - a condition which means he suffers from severe seizures which cannot be stopped or controlled by conventional medication.

Paramedics were forced to scale the mountain to reach the casualty after the helicopter landed nearby. A coastguard helicopter also raced to the mountain from Prestwick and rushed the man to hospital.