Scots motorists warned to get set for winter

Paisley after a 'worrying' incident involving her daughter and two strangers. Natasha McCotter was walking with her toddler, Rowan, in Glenburn, when she noticed a couple watching them at 1.30pm on Monday.

parents still have time to make Christmas 2020 extra special for their little ones. Live Entertainment company, Underbelly have teamed up with Mr and Mrs Claus to bring the magic of Santa ’s Official Grotto online this year.

Glasgow.Vets are treating more pooches for gastroenteritis in recent weeks. Gastroenteritis is a general term for irritation of the stomach and guts, causing issues such as vomiting, diarrhoea, loss of appetite, stomach pain and dehydration.

dog walker was shocked after finding a crisp packet dating back nearly 50 years on a beach.Tracey Radnall, 60, came across the plastic Golden Wonder ready salted crisps packet on Tyninghame Beach near Dunbar, East Lothian.She was walking her eight-year-old cocker spaniel Bertie on November 19 when she spotted the dated packaging on the sand near some rocks.The printing was quite weathered but Tracey, from Stenton, East Lothian, could make out “Golden Wonder Crisps” on the front and was shocked

coronavirus scams being used by fraudsters across the country. Both the Test and Protect scheme and the support fund for self-isolation have been used by criminals trying to steal people’s personal information, according to evidence collected by Trading Standards Scotland.

First Minister said the largest immunisation programme ever seen was a welcome development but added it was still unclear how the world would look by the middle of next year.

coronavirus should be ‘completely confident’ about receiving the vaccine, a medical chief has said. Chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) June Raine has urged everyone who is eligible to get the jag when it’s available to them.

raping a British holidaymaker and warned he faces up to six years in jail if convicted.Alasdair Euan Randalls, 26, from Aberdeen, is due to be tried next week for the alleged sex attack at party hotel Ibiza Rocks.Prosecutors have demanded a six-year sentence in an indictment submitted to judges ahead of trial.Randalls, who deejayed at Ibiza Rocks before being arrested and held on remand in prison for more than two months, is expected to protest his innocence in court on Wednesday.Prosecutors

Christmas trees just weeks before the big day. Cops have launched a probe after the heist at the Whitequarries Industrial Estate in Broxburn, West Lothian, which took place between 5.35pm on Thursday November 26 and 7.50am on Friday November 27.

Christmas parcels. Fraudsters have been sending out emails that look exactly like the delivery giants but urge them to reschedule payments.

Aldi will once again launch a kilted version of its popular Kevin the Carrot toy in time for Christmas. The root vegetable has become one of the nation’s favourite characters in recent years, with customers queuing round the block to get their hands on one in recent times.Scots will be treated to their own unique edition, as Kevin dons the traditional Scottish dress once again this year.

cancer. Little Isla McPhee was a fit and healthy two-year-old before she started appearing 'under the weather' and 'really tired' at the beginning of February 2018.

Scots singers Joshua Grant and Luke La Volpe are battling it out in the UK charts this week. The talented young musicians are currently neck and neck in the iTunes top 40, prompting a "wee Oasis vs Blur situation" as they both vie for the top spots of the official rundown on Friday.

vaccination programme and targeted action in high-risk areas in level 4 restrictions.Speaking at Holyrood today, Freeman said: "Testing is undeniably important but it is just one layer of protection - many layers are needed to fight this virus."Our increased capability to test more people, more often, is potentially powerful as we navigate our way through the coming months as safely as we can alongside our nationwide vaccination programme."Freeman said six mobile testing units and 20,000 home

‘Black Friday’ scammers as shoppers prepare to spend billions on bargains.A national campaign raising awareness of the latest counterfeit goods and unsafe products has been launched today - urging consumers to report fraud to a new, national ‘scamwatch’ service.Topping the list of this year’s dodgy gifts are dangerous soft toys, fake cosmetics and perfumes and slime products that can make kids ill.And experts are also warning parents to be extra cautious when looking for the latest computer

cleaning influencer has warned Scots against making the bed as soon as they get up in the morning. It is a task that the majority of us are firmly used to doing, as it signals a definite end to our previous night’s slumber.

breakthrough drugs are given the formal green light in time.Scotland's health secretary Jeane Freeman set out the timeline and who will get vaccinated first in a statement to the Scottish Parliament.She said one million people could be vaccinated by the end of January.Freeman said it will be among the "biggest civilian logistical challenges in our lifetime".The first wave of vaccine distribution, from December to February, will go to frontline health and social care staff, older residents in

schools are a “hotbed” of covid infections amid growing concerns over safety in the classroom.In a letter to the Daily Record, she said pubs and restaurants have been blamed for coronavirus levels while claiming schools are in the “elephant” in the room.Her plea came as figures showed nearly 30,000 pupils were off school because of covid-related reasons.Education Secretary John Swinney originally planned for a mix of home and school-based learning, but a backlash forced Ministers into supporting