Scots mums 'baffled' by relaxed restrictions for baby groups but not toddlers

Paul Burgess was jailed for seven-and-a-half years in 2016 for shaking 15-week-old Zaiidyn Burke to death.The brute pled guilty to culpable homicide after inflicting fatal brain injuries when he was left in charge of the tot for an hour.Just over four years after he was locked up, Burgess, 29, is living less than 25 miles from Zaiidyn’s mum, Jade Caven.Jade, 30, said: “This feels like a huge kick in the teeth.“Where he’s been placed is just a drive away from my home in Dumfries.

mum is facing an agonising wait for a transplant after a traumatic premature birth of her 1lb baby uncovered hidden kidney disease.Doctors discovered 23-year-old Lauren Ballantine had been living with underlying kidney disease after she underwent an emergency Cesarean section when she was just 25-weeks pregnant.The young mum, from Newmilns, had been suffering from potentially fatal pre-eclampsia and was rushed to Crosshouse Hospital at 24 weeks pregnant.Doctors we able to stabilise the East

Christmas may not be the ‘usual celebration’ due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Professor Jeremy Farrar said that families should be prepared for a ‘very difficult’ period over the next few months due to a rise in the virus and other infections.

baby loss and help others enduring a similar ordeal. Angela Kenney was 'naive' to the devastation baby loss causes, tuntil her unborn child's heart stopped beating on June 30 this year.

Pubs and restaurants will have to close for four weeks, while schools will shut for two weeks as part of new rules announced by the Northern Ireland Executive.

otters pups played with their mum in the River Nith has been caught on camera. The adorable sighting was made by Bob Fitzsimmons in Dumfries on Sunday morning as he planned to enjoy a leisurely stroll along the water.

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pubs and restaurants before they close their doors tonight. From 6pm, and for the next 16 days at least, licensed businesses across the Central Belt will not be able to sell alcohol.

Liam Gallagher has given his given his sympathies to Scots after tighter coronavirus restrictions were announced earlier this afternoon. The former Oasis frontman tweeted a message of support to Scotland shortly after it was revealed that strict new lockdown measures will be introduced on Friday which will be in place for at least two weeks.

Nicola Sturgeon has given the clearest indication yet that Scotland may have to enter a stricter period of lockdown to deal with the rising number of people testing positive for Covid.The First Minister said it was "possible we will have to do more" after a further 697 people were confirmed as having the virus yesterday.The SNP leader will meet with health officials later today to assess the latest data from across the country but stressed no final decision on entering stricter lockdown had been

sex offender has revealed he ordered her daughter to call him “Daddy” and use a “baby voice” when they spoke on the phone.Matthew Kelsey, 32, who has been jailed for two years, twice had sex with his victim after travelling 270 miles to Stirling from his home in Yorkshire.The girl’s mother has now warned other parents to be careful about who their children are meeting online.She said Kelsey’s instructions to her daughter, who is now 15 and struggling to cope with the abuse she suffered, “would

charity in her memory.Seven-year-old Freya Skene and mum Brooke Reid were dragged down a series of waterfalls in the River Braan near Dunkeld on July 9.Despite Brooke and her partner Sean McKiddie's best efforts to save her, Freya sadly passed away.Heartbroken Brooke has now set up a fundraising page in the hope of starting up a charity called 'Freya's Wish' in her daughter's honour.She said: "Like a flash of a light, a current dragged us both down multiple waterfalls."I was lucky to survive,

mum has started a petition after she was banned from TikTok for posting video of her breastfeeding her baby.  Emma O'Donnell, 33, posted the helpful video of her feeding five-month-old baby Harry to show how to breastfeed discreetly after receiving messages from anxious new mums who were unable to access breastfeeding help or classes due to Covid-19.

mum's witty Instagram post slamming Nicola Sturgeon 's Covid restrictions for 'neglecting' mums and toddlers has gone viral. Yasmin Myles posted a simple but effective illustrated message onto her Instagram stories about how the Scottish Government were "leaving pre-schoolers behind' with the latest restrictions.

tot was rushed to hospital at around 5.05pm yesterday, Saturday, September 26, after cops and paramedics arrived on the scene on Ravelston Street in the Carntyne area of the city. The child then sadly passed away at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

son of a Scots mum killed in a deliberate house fire says his unborn baby has been robbed of the gran she will never know.

miscarriages. Jodi Gray, who is more than 16 weeks pregnant, began having contractions on Tuesday afternoon and called the maternity unit at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.The 25-year-old was told medics would not be able to see her in person because she was just days short of the 17 week cut off point.

care home resident has made a plea for visiting rules to be eased so she can spend more time with her family.In a video message, Mary Fowler said the coronavirus restrictions mean her care home has been "like a prison".She urged people to get involved with campaigns to allow relatives more access, and she said many care home residents must be in the same position of wanting to see their children "at the end of their life".She said: "I just want to say, it's just been like a prison in here."We're

Nicola Sturgeon announced new, tougher restrictions to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic this week - but what do they mean for children? Under the new rules, no one is allowed to meet inside households after research showed a high proportion of new cases came from interactions inside homes. The news will come as a blow to families and friends who were just getting used to the new-found freedoms after four months of lockdown.