Scots care worker left in tears after 15 elderly residents died from Covid-19 in just one week

“Isle be off to work now, love.”The 32-year-old front-line care worker surely has the UK’s trickiest commute.

CCTV appeal after two thugs robbed a female worker in a "terrifying" raid on a Scots petrol station last month.The crooks targeted the Spar store next to the Shell Garage in Glasgow at around 9pm on Friday, January 15.They made off with hundreds of pounds in cash and fled from the scene, in Edinburgh Road, in an unknown direction.Today, cops have released images of two men they wish to speak to as part of their ongoing enquiries into the incident.The first man is described as white, between

car was stolen and torched.Lisa Harrison, 23, and Daniel Thomson, 23, were woken by cops yesterday morning to be told that their brand new Jeep Compas had been found burnt out in a field two miles from their Dundee home.

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has published judge Lady Smith’s findings into care provided by the Christian Brothers at St Ninian’s Residential Care Home in Falkland, Fife, between 1953 and 1983.She said that not only were children exposed to risks of sexual, physical and psychological danger, but those risks also became a reality.Lady Smith, who chaired the inquiry, said: “The overall view I formed of St Ninian’s was depressing."The brothers who were perpetrators of abuse could pursue their

Dumfries just metres away when the senseless vandals targeted his vehicle.The 32-year-old was alerted to the attack on Monday evening, February 15, after he heard a loud bang followed by his car alarm.He ran to the door to find his Vauxhall Vectra Sri covered in shards of glass.The furious pharmaceutical delivery driver then took to Facebook to appeal for information shortly after the attack.He shared photos of the damage to his car and said: “Anybody seen two young boys running about King

dementia patientbackwards on a chair.Alison Frew denied seeing the shocking incident in March 2019 but two witnesses at Strathburn Lodge, Glenrothes, Fife, said she was in the dining room area at the time.The 57-year-old also failed to report the abuse to senior management which would have resulted in a probe being launched.A hearing in front of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) heard that the vile unnamed carer was involved in a second incident with the same ‘bruised’ resident just days

care home worker has been rapped after threatening to 'shank' colleagues and 'boot' another worker 'in the f***y'.Gillian Ash made the shock comments when working for an unnamed service in Inverness.The Scottish Social Service Council (SSSC) heard that Ash had made a series of disparaging comments about both colleagues and a person they had been hired to help.In October, 2018, the support worker was found to have called a service user, who a report says had been 'subject to harmful behaviour',

Fife and Tayside. Hundreds of pensioners were left standing for hours in the snow and ice, with lengthy queues reported at Caird Hall in Dundee, and community clinics in Kirkcaldy, Lochgelly, Anstruther, Buckhaven and Glenrothes.

sex predator who was caught on camera raping a 13 year-old girl on a cycle path was today caged for four and a half years.Mark Pettigrew, 19, was also convicted of raping another 15-year-old girl and having underage sex with a third.At the High Court in Glasgow judge Lord Burns told Pettigrew: “You have either pled guilty to or been found guilty of very serious sex offences against young girls.

dog muck left behind by the "irresponsible" owner.Mum Katy MacDonald, 46, said her girls were left sobbing following the ordeal, which left them covered in the filth.The marine surveyor took to Facebook to share disgusting images of the children’s stained clothing in a plea to dog owners to clean up after their animals.A furious Katy wrote: “Thank you to the selfish, lazy irresponsible dog owner who decided they wouldn't clean up after their dog.“You ruined my children’s day out in the snow

council worker was crushed between two snowploughs at a Scots depot.The 51-year-old man was raced to hospital after the horrific incident at the Aboyne depot in Aberdeenshire.Emergency services raced to the scene on Friday and the Health and Safety Executive have been contacted to start an investigation.It is understood he suffered serious leg injuries after being crushed between the massive machines.The region, like most of the country, has been hit by heavy snowfall recently.An Aberdeenshire

Covid-19.Alan Graham, who lived in Drumchapel but was from Northern Ireland, had no previous health conditions, leaving his family stunned by his sudden death.The dad-of-one was just 38-years-old and appeared to be on the mend after suffering from a cough.His body was discovered at his home on Saturday, January 30th.The bingo worker had been taking lockdown very seriously and following guidance so much that he barely went outside, according to his family.

coronavirus.A cluster of cases has been identified at Mossview Care Home in Lochgelly which has resulted in a further 25 residents catching Covid-19.Health chiefs have confirmed that a further 43 staff members have also been confirmed as having caught the killer bug.NHS Fife say they are working closely with the home and partner agencies in a bid to stop the virus spreading further.The home was temporarily closed to new admissions and visitors but these services have resumed following a 14

job advertisement on Gumtree to get inspiration for her own job cover letters.After struggling with writing a cover letter when she was younger, Nisa Tee from Glasgow, created a false advert on Gumtree in order to find "the best cover letter".Nisa, who is now 25, decided to share the idea on Twitter yesterday.In her post, she said: "When I was 19 I had to apply for a job and couldn't be arsed writing a cover letter."So I made a fake job ad for the job I was applying for on gumtree and like 200

Crosshouse Hospital following reports of multiple fatalities. NHS worker Emma Robertson Coupland, 39, and her daughter, Nicole Anderson, 24, died following the incident which saw Crosshouse Hospital locked down for over three hours last night.

Dumfries, had ordered the teddy for her six-month-old son Kade Jordan who never got to meet his grandad.“Papa” Thomas Currie passed away several years ago, but Tammy decided to pay £50 to have a keepsake made from some of his old clothes to pass down to her little one.The item was marked as received by Hermes on January 7, but 28-year-old Tammy has since been advised the couriers have lost track of the toy monkey.She has been left distraught and says that a £50 goodwill gesture from Hermes is

Covid vaccination programme.Furious relatives want to know why residents in care homes for the elderly with learning disabilities are being treated differently from those in regular care homes.In care homes for the elderly all residents, regardless of age, are being vaccinated and 95 per cent of them have already received the jab.But in at least one care home for the elderly learning disabled the residents will only receive their jabs in line with the community vaccination programme.A relative

coronavirus. A total of 30 pensioners at West Park Care Home in Leslie, near Glenrothes, have tested positive for the virus after a major outbreak was identified.

NHS staff after they saved her baby daughter's life amid a choking fit. Little Darcie was rushed to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary for children by ambulance last Friday.