Scots care home outbreak sees 'loss of life' as 48 test positive for Covid-19

Hogmanay anthems. The Performance Academy Scotland youngsters headed down the city's deserted streets to present their stunning show, expressing the disappointment of this year before building up to their hope for a brighter 2021.

Ayrshire region has the highest coronavirus case rate per 100,000 population in Scotland. The latest data from the festive period shows that East Ayrshire has the worst infection rate in the country over the past seven days.

gangland vendetta, with attacks on her home and business.Jennifer McLeish, whose dad is founder of railway maintenance firm QTS, Alan McLeish, has shut down her salon in Glasgow after a terrifying ram-raid.The Record can reveal the attack on House of Aesthetics in Duke Street, Dennistoun, came a month after her home – next door to Celtic star Leigh Griffiths – was firebombed.Jennifer’s Range Rover was blown up by a petrol bomb, which also set fire to the roof of her £500,000 home in Bothwell,

Pride of Scotland surprise for the hero schoolboy.The 11-year-old, who saved his grandad’s life, met the presenter and magician at a London hotel and was awestruck when he magicked up a golden ticket inviting him to a VIP gaming experience.Stephen then led the youngster – who pulled his grandpa John Howe, 63, from a fast-flowing river after he suffered a bleed on the brain – to a room where he got to play a video game with his idol, YouTube gaming sensation Daz Black, aka Daz Games.Greg, from

cocaine.Photos of the toy elves with straws up their noses and lines of pretend cocaine were posted on a staff WhatsApp group.The images showed the elves surrounded by beer cans and cigarette packets on desks at Braidburn School in Edinburgh.But the gag blew up after a pupil support assistant at the school complained that the pictures were “disgusting”.Robert Sinclair, who reported the festive spoof to the council’s whistleblower hotline, said his job was terminated as a result.The 40-year-old

East Kilbride. New guidance has been released by the Scottish Government which states: " Gabe Docherty, NHS Lanarkshire’s director of public health has now written to all care homes in Lanarkshire to advise them on changes to visiting.

Covid-19. The action was taken at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday against Thornlea Nursing Home, a residential care home in Loanhead, Midlothian, after 15 residents died as a result of coronavirus.

coronavirus outbreak has been reported at a major Scots salmon processor. Eight workers at the Farne Salmon plant in Duns, in the borders, have tested positive for Covid-19 with health officials now tracking close contacts.

A carer who moved a pensioner’s buttocks ‘like a mouth’ while making ‘garbled noises’ at a Scots care home has been struck off. Jill Marina Philip admitted a string of sickening behaviour whilst employed at Balhousie Alastrean Care Home in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, during 2018.

Santa’s Grotto at a Scots hotel resort have tested positive for coronavirus sparking a warning to visitors. Hotel guests and members of the public who took part in ‘festive activities’ at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort since December 11 are being warned to be alert for virus symptoms.

care home has combated Covid restrictions by building an outdoor visitor hub for residents to see their families. Abbeyfield House, in Irvine, has created a safe space for the old folk to meet their families in a garden setting - while managing to be undercover and warm in the winter.

car and fleeing the scene.Cara McCarthy, 24, was left in “hysterics” when a black car being driven erratically ploughed into her Audi, near Barrhead, East Renfrewshire - leaving both vehicles badly damaged.Police are still hunting the occupants of the Vauxhall Omega - who ran off without trying to help Cara and left the wrecked car at the scene.Cara, from Barrhead, said: “They didn’t try to communicate with me at all.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA Kilwinning father and son have recorded an ‘advent calendar of song’ to bring Christmas cheer to people across Scotland living in care homes.Ron and Ronald Swanson, who have been recording a variety of musical videos in their home and sharing on social media throughout the pandemic, are currently posting their advent calendar of song on Facebook every day will continue until Christmas Eve.But

mum has spoken of her heartache after she was forced to self-isolate from her newborn baby after testing positive for coronavirus in hospital.Mum Sarah McInnes was rushed into hospital after she began experiencing stomach pains just six weeks after giving birth to her baby boy Alexander.The 41-year-old was stunned when her GP diagnosed her with appendicitis last Wednesday and sent her to Ayr Hospital's A&E department where she was admitted.The Ayr mum was tested for coronavirus when she arrived

Laura Anderson has thanked the Love Island Scot for raising awareness of breast cancer after she discovered a cyst. Laura shared a message from the fan on Instagram who told her that she decided to get checked by her doctor after seeing the 31-year-old's picture for Breast Cancer Awareness month.

care home after watching her suffer through nine months of lockdown.Lucy Challoner, 22, who lost her dad to suicide in 2007, told how she can no longer bear the separation.Lucy’s mum Judy suffers from alcohol-related brain damage and her 98-year-old gran Mary Boag is also isolated in a care home.Judy started drinking after her husband died.Lucy, who lives with 19-year-old brother Jack in Edinburgh, said: “It’s been really tough not getting to see mum or gran for the best part of the year.“Time

coronavirus outbreak saw 67 people test positive for the bug. A total of 35 residents and 32 staff members have caught the virus at Canmore Lodge Care Home in Dunfermline.