Scots lout refused fist bump by hostel worker over Covid-19 fears threatened to batter him

Kilmarnock. The 'shaken' 16-year-old was confronted on a cycle path near Knockintiber.

Brian Matthews ended up with a social media ban after posting a fake photo of him partying with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Dubai.

coronavirus vaccination appointments for those aged 70 to 79 will start arriving through letterboxes on Monday, the Scottish Government has said. As the inoculation programme moves through priority groups, several health board areas are beginning to send out letters telling those in the age group when they will receive their first dose of the Covid-19 jab.

hospital after his tractor skidded out of control on an icy road in Fife. Emergency services were called to the scene on the A921, near Otterston Loch, shortly before 1pm on Saturday, January 23.

army veteran who suffers from extreme anxiety-triggered PTSD has successfully fought for his local council to change their on-hold music, which he says can cause flashbacks to his time in Bosnia. Harry Marshall, 41, found the on-hold music used by the systems at Perth and Kinross Council triggered severe anxiety whenever he was forced to sit through it.

Covid deaths. The BBC reports the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service's dedicated Covid-19 Death Investigation Team (CDIT) is probing the circumstances of coronavirus-related deaths in care homes across the country.

Scottish police fear losing the right to extradite serious criminals from many EU states, including Germany and Poland, as a result of Brexit.The UK assured the 27 remaining countries that it would continue to co-operate with them all if a UK citizen was wanted for a serious crime on the continent.But 13 of them resolved to refuse future extradition requests from the UK because of fears the human rights of their citizens would not be respected post-Brexit.Extradition was used in 2008 to bring

horror attack that left a terrier needing life-saving surgery. Police have launched a probe over the incident, which took place at the Eskrigg Nature Reserve near Lockerbie at around 2.15pm on Sunday January 17.

coronavirus according to the latest figures.

weather. The alarming discovery was made in Uig on the Isle of Lewis yesterday before emergency services were called to the scene.

prison. Richard Wotherspoon used an illegal phone to call Gemma Mooney and demand that she have charges against him dropped.

Paisley over a week ago has sparked concern. Police are desperately searching for Shaun Paul Noon who went missing on Friday, January 8.

Scottish Government for at least nine months but ministers insist it is safe for nurses to use in hospital settings while dealing with Covid patients.However, with the more transmissible new strain of the virus now dominant in Scotland, nurses are again raising concerns – and this time they have the backing of medical experts who agree their PPE is far from adequate.Doctors’ union the BMA and the GMB union have both called for “urgent improvements in PPE”.And an open letter signed by 1500

coronavirus. No one will be allowed to enter the country from Scotland via air or sea until 6pm on February 2 under the new restrictions.But there are exceptions to Spanish nationals and those who are a legal resident in Spain.

Covid-19 ward over Christmas Day and New Year says an Amazon oximeter saved her life.

shellfish outside Westminster in protest at the toll Brexit is taking on his industry. Jamie McMillan, owner of Lochfyne Langoustine & Lochfyne Seafarms, took to Twitter to share his disgust that Scottish exporters are not able to sell product to the EU market due to Brexit red tape.

supermarket giant announced the new changes to its policy on face coverings as Scotland enters into its second week of stay at home lockdown measures.

Oxford/AstraZeneca jab was rolled out in more than 1,000 locations across Scotland. The total number of people vaccinated by the end of the month will be just under 560,000, she said.

Tesco store. Ann Weir’s heartbroken family confirmed she passed away last week while a second staff member at the Greenock Extra branch in Inverclyde also lost his life.

chimpanzee thrown into your hair.But a producer of one of Scotland’s best-loved animal shows has told how she counts getting showered in dirt by cheeky chimps as part of the privilege of her job.Pat Macleod has spent the last 12 years working on BBC Alba shows, including Vets and The Animal Keepers.Her programme-making talents have seen her regularly visit animal attractions ranging from Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling to the Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore.And she says having