Scots hospital worker reversed over pensioner as she walked to get morning paper

reversing over her has escaped being jailed. Francis Creedican, from Edinburgh, was instead ordered to carry out 225 hours of unpaid work and banned from driving for three years and nine months.

driver who killed a pensioner while on the phone and behind the wheel of a faulty car has been jailed for three years. William Gall ploughed into Thomas Beall shortly after the frail 81 year-old had left a supermarket on November 12, 2018.The headlights of the 24 year-old's Ford Focus were not working and its battery had very low power at the time.

flavour combinations since the ‘love it or hate it’ product first hit the shelves in 1902. The spread has morphed into its own version of peanut butter and has recently collaborated with Lynx for a unique Marmite scented body spray.But now Scots are able to get their hands on hummus infused with the spread’s distinctive flavour.

being threatened by a couple in a row over bad parking at a Tesco car park.

prison sentence after he caused the death of Hanno Garbe by dangerous driving on a Highland road.Lord Fairley told Johnstone at the High Court in Edinburgh: "You continued to drive a motor car when it was plainly dangerous for you to do so."The judge pointed out that he had been told by optometrists on two occasions that his eyesight did not meet the required standard for driving.Lord Fairley said that the unexpected death of Mr Garbe has had "a devastating effect" on his wife Dagmar.The judge

A Scots call centre worker has told how at least four people have tested positive for Covid-19 after an outbreak at a contact tracing centre.The 19-year-old was employed at the Sitel building in Maxim Park, near Motherwell, alongside as many as 200 other people before it was locked down by management.The teenager, who worked for Virgin Media on the upper floor of the building, discovered there was a cluster of cases after arriving for work on Saturday.A number of workers from the contact trace

Fife. The injured horsewoman was left to phone an ambulance herself after the pair walked off with their two children and two dogs without checking if she was all right.

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

closures across Scotland will have to be reversed, a top civil servant has admitted. Some 13 Job Centres across Scotland, including six in Glasgow alone, were closed in 2018 as applications for Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit moved online.

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

coronavirus  in  Scotland.The figures, updated by the National Records of Scotland (NRS), show that these deaths have been officially recorded as of July 5. The weekly statistics account for all  deaths registered  in Scotland where Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate.

Loch Lomond.

flocked to get in pints for the first time since lockdown.Many had to book tables in advance before heading for a socially distanced ‘swally’ outside.Those who got a pub pew celebrated their new-found freedom by tasting their first draught beers and pub cocktails for the first time in almost four months.At Glasgow’s Brel bar in the city’s West End, owner Oli Norman told The Record: “It’s quite an emotional day.“It’s been a tortuous few months, but to get to this point and for it to be a

coronavirus while being treated for other conditions is not yet known, Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has admitted. Figures published last week revealed more than 1,000 patients tested positive for Covid-19 after being admitted to hospital, but Freeman said the number of deaths linked to the cases is unknown.

Love Island superfans can get personalised messages from their favourite Scottish stars for as little as £16. Reality stars Laura Anderson, Jamie Clayton and Biggs Chris are all giving fans the chance to get a custom video clip tailored to them or a friend on the website Cameo.

Glasgow.In her letter, Christine, 60, from Kilmarnock, wrote: “The bravery Lewis displayed that day is not unusual, the British Police Service is renowned for it.

seriously injured on an Ayrshire street. Emergency services were called to the scene in Kilwinning at around 1.15am on Saturday, July 4, after the man was discovered lying on the ground.

dog owners are being warned of the dangers of coastline walks as the country's lockdown restrictions continue to lift. RNLI Anstruther Lifeboat issued the warning on Friday as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told Scots that more rules and guidelines would be lifted or eased, as we continue to suppress coronavirus.

coronavirus symptoms before flying, a consumer rights expert has warned. Alex Neill, chief executive of consumer resolution service Resolver, said travel insurance is unlikely to cover such a scenario.

hospital. Emergency services raced to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in August after being alerted to the suspicious package.