Scots fast food workers share grim experiences with rude customers

racist abuse.Debora Kayembe, 45, has compared the racially motivated attacks she's suffered in the Midlothian town she lives in as 'like Alabama in 1964' - the epicentre of the US Civil Rights movement where black people were subjected to abhorrent racism.Single mum-of-two Debora, who lives in Bonnyrigg with her two teenage children, left her home in the Congo in 2005 after a backlash against her investigative work into a massacre of women and children put her life at risk.  She has forged a

dogs were found living in “dirty and cluttered” conditions. Andrew William McPherson has admitted failing to properly care for seven-year-old German Shepherd Zara and 16-year-old Bobo at his home in Airdrie.The 39-year-old also failed to seek veterinary treatment for the dogs who were both found with their hip and rib bones jutting out.

Ruth Davidson has claimed Unionists should have "put the boot in" following the 2014 independence referendum. The former Scottish Conservatives leader said there should have been a more aggressive approach to nationalism in the aftermath of the landmark vote, which saw support for the SNP surge.

conwoman who helped herself to her elderly mother's life savings has been sent to prison for a year. Elizabeth Reid was locked up after she admitted targeting her own mother and several other frail and elderly victims to fund a drug addiction.

cancer weighing just three stone after her benefits were stopped.Christine McCluskey, 61, from Dundee, was severely malnourished and had to be fed through a tube at the time she was assessed by the Department of Work and Pensions in May 2018.At the time, she was fighting a number of health issues including Crohn's disease, osteoporosis, arthritis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.But despite her struggles, the DWP, removed Christine's £117.85 a week she received in Personal Independence

Falkirk.She was born in a nearby village, Blackbraes, and still has vivid memories from her childhood.The mum-of-one attributed her long life to not worrying too much - and not letting things 'fester'.Marion said: "Just carry on day after day."I believe if you are really worried and don't know where to turn, a wee talk to God helps."When you come to 100, you've had your worries and you come through them."Just deal with them as soon as you can and do the best you can."Don't let them fester

Perth residents can sit in at the two McDonald’s stores in the city. The fast food giant announced on Wednesday that, after a successful pilot, its’s restaurants were now able to have customers in them.This will impact the McDonald’s at Broxden and on Dunkeld Road. Call for urgent action on road named one of the most dangerous in Scotland Residents previously rushed to the stores when the drive thru service opened in June.

brain tumour.Trudie Murphy, from East Lothian, says she faces a 'postcode lottery' over her treatment as the tumour is located in such a place that chemotherapy is not an option.The 36-year-old went 'back and forth' to the doctors several times before receiving the heartbreaking news, according to Edinburgh Live.She is now looking into private options to see if anything can be done.Brave Trudie has vowed to fight on and do everything she can to spend more time with husband Dave and their

Facebook but got a 'flimsy, plastic' doll with 'stained clothes' instead.Irene Lundy, 56, wanted to treat her granddaughter, Maisie, 18 months, with the toy from online retailer, Goodealsus.Retiree, Irene, from Ardrossan, North Ayrshire thought the site, punting the doll for £39, looked 'clean and professional'.The doting gran, who lives with her husband, Bill, told the Record: "We saw it on Facebook and it looked really lifelike and thought Maisie would love it."It was advertised on Facebook as

McDonald's has unveiled the full list of restaurant reopening for dine-in in Scotland. The fast food chain will allow customers to sit in and eat their meals for the first time during lockdown following a successful trial.

Motherwell’s Sitel call centre while delivering food to staff.The site, in Maxim Park, which has now become the centre of a Covid-19 outbreak, is currently under investigation for lack of social distancing.A driver, who asked not to be named, told the Daily Record he observed no compliance with Government guidance at the site when delivering food multiple times a day.He said employees were seen hovering around reception, out smoking together in large groups and failed to comply with the

Dundee this morning to give a fairytale send-off for a youngster who drowned after getting into difficulty at a Perthshire beauty spot.Freya Skene passed away following a devastating freak accident by Ossian's Cave in Dunkeld on Monday, July 6.

farm workers in Scotland have been quarantined after arriving on the same flight as dozens of others who tested positive for coronavirus. A total of 93 people have been confirmed as having Covid-19 at a vegetable farm in Herefordshire in England - forcing over 200 fellow workers to self-isolate.

hospitals.A probe into problems at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) and Edinburgh’s Sick Kids starts next month and could take three years.Critics slammed the fee for public relations, which comes despite the Scottish Government and health boards employing their own in-house PR teams.Glasgow’s 3x1 Group has been awarded the PR contract, having secured a similar deal for the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry.Labour MSP for Glasgow Anas Sarwar said: “What matters is not media management

missing Scots mum who vanished in Clackmannanshire. Joanne Walker was last seen leaving her home in Stalker Avenue, Tillicoultry, at around 10pm on Friday.

freak accident by Ossian's Cave in Dunkeld on Monday night.
 The youngster was raced to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee but passed away a short time later.
Her devastated mum, Brooke Reid, 26, has now posted an emotional tribute on Facebook.
She told her friends in the public post:
 "As most of you are aware yesterday we had to say goodbye to our best friend, our life, our world, our everything."I stayed with Freya the whole night and most of today before she was taken away.
"Everyone tried their

The gran of a Scots tot who died from a brain tumour has received more than 100,000 signatures on her petition calling for more research into childhood cancer.Logan Maclean was just three years-old when he passed away from a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) - the deadliest of all childhood cancers.Little Logan, from Largs, North Ayrshire, was diagnosed with the incurable disease in November 2016 but tragically died a short 11 months later.Following his death, his heartbroken gran Fiona

child abuse images has been struck off. Robert Reid pleaded guilty to possessing the sickening material at his home in Dumfries between November 2018 and August 2019.The 33-year-old pervert was caught after cops received information that he had been accessing the revolting images online and raided his home.The former Lockerbie Academy teacher was found to have a hidden safe which contained electronic discs, two hard drives and a laptop.Seedy Reid also admitted hiding secret cameras in a woman’s

The Chester Hotel booking system after their new al fresco dining experience was unveiled. The offering, which features a 20-metre open-sided marquee and transparent igloos, saw just under 1,000 reservations taken in the first hour of bookings opening.We revealed recently how the Chester Hotel, the AA four silver star hotel which is located on Queen's Road in the west end of the city, announced the innovations as part of its social distancing plans for its outdoor areas.

birthday.Laken Beattie from Stenhousemuir, Falkirk, was lost for words when officers gave him a birthday to remember on Sunday.Doting mum and dad, Nicole Beattie, 32, and Aaron Beattie, 35, and sister Rihanna, 12, wanted to make up for his soft play party being cancelled.Nicole, a high school teacher, told the Record: "We had to cancel the soft play party and Laken couldn't understand why he couldn't have a few friends round to play."I was in tears and thought I had to do something."Little