Scots art teacher battling Covid paints inspiring portraits of NHS heroes

dog owner has issued her heartfelt thanks to two paddle boarders who saved her beloved pet dog after he fell into a river. Bronson had been out for a walk with Tracy Needham when he plunged into the River Dee at Milton of Crathes in Aberdeenshire, on Saturday afternoon.

Covid intensive care patient has finally left hospital after a brutal 195 day stay. Neil McLaughlin spent more than six months in hospital and 167 days in intensive care.

lockdown restrictions. In Tuesday's update, Nicola Sturgeon announced some local council areas could move to Level 1 on Saturday, while others will remain at Level 2.

Amur tiger cubs, who arrived at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park on Tuesday, May 18, are currently being nursed by mum Dominika.

A yob has been caged for deliberately coughing on a police officer while claiming he had Covid-19. Kevin Goudie targeted the officer while he and colleagues were attending a fire at a Scots home.

royally -approved company that built coronavirus test centres has been reported to HMRC for allegedly claiming furlough cash while employees were made to work.

pervert teacher has hit out at a “lenient” prison sentence he was handed - and blasted him for ruining her life. The woman, now 47, was abused when from the aged of 11 to 16 by music teacher William Wright who was caged for 20 months for the attacks between 1985 to 1990.

Humza Yousaf said the new organisation would work with regional health boards to ensure all buildings are designed with infection prevention and control practice in mind to protect patients. It follows the scandal of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow which has been plagued by serious infection issues since opening in 2015, despite costing the taxpayer £842m.

Aberdeen, said: "I phoned my GP who referred me to a neurologist. But the wait to be seen by the NHS was three to four months, so I decided to go private." Two weeks after she lost her sight in one eye, Kara had a video appointment with a neurologist in Glasgow.

health minister said he was encouraged by the fact the numbers of “did not attends” had fallen over the last few days. On the weekend of May 22 and 23, around half of all vaccination appointments at the SSE Hydro were missed.

coronavirus advisor has claimed. Professor Devi Sridhar of the University of Edinburgh has urged policymakers to reopen the country cautiously amid concerns over the mutant strain of the virus, reports Glasgow Live.

virus expert. Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University, said Holyrood leaders repeated the same devastating errors as Westminster.

coronavirus vaccine. Nicola Sturgeon also revealed that a total of five million doses have now been administered in Scotland, with almost 1.9m second jabs now been given.

supermarket Lidl has lost out in a legal battle with Scots gin giants Hendrick’s. Lidl is no longer allowed to sell a revamped version of its own gin after changing the label, bottle and strength of the drink.Hendrick’s owners - William Grant & Sons Irish Brands Limited - claimed the supermarket's Hampstead gin looked too similar to their own and breached trademarks.

Nicola Sturgeon will hold an urgent coronavirus press briefing later today as the number of cases in some part of Scotland have risen in recent days. The First Minister is expected to address the situation in Clackmannanshire, which has now overtaken Glasgow with the highest number of infections in the country.

cops were forced to self-isolate after a Covidiot coughed and spat at them during a drunken rammy in Paisley.Paul McGuigan, 38, shouted: “I have covid symptoms” and coughed in the face of PC Adam Marshall during a disturbance at Neilston Road.McGuigan, who was swigging from a bottle of whisky, then spat in the face of Constable Jay Greer as he was being arrested on February 5, this year.He also bit PC Chris Ferris on the thumb during a struggle.The officers and three of their colleagues had to

sex beast teacher who preyed on female pupils was slammed after he was jailed again - for abusing a young girl at least 100 times.Pervert William Wright, 80, is already serving a four-year prison sentence for abusing two girls in the 1970s and 1980s.Last month Wright, of Elderslie, Renfrewshire, admitted repeatedly sexually assaulting another former pupil between 1985 and 1990.And at Paisley Sheriff Court on Friday, the retired music teacher was blasted by a judge as he was hit with a further

East Kilbride who say the debilitating after-effects brought their lives to a standstill.Every adult who has tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland is to be invited to take part in the study into the effects of the virus.Researchers hope to identify how many people continue to be unwell after having the virus.Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the region The Covid in Scotland Study (CISS) will ask people what their

sex offences against two schoolgirls. Kieran Malcolmson was convicted of two charges following a trial at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Friday.