Scots NHS board brings in new mask rules as Covid 'more prevalent' in area

Crosshouse Hospital by her knife-wielding ex-husband.Emma Robertson Coupland lost her life after being ‘knifed’ by deranged Steven Robertson as she left work in Kilmarnock on Thursday night.The 39-year-old’s daughter, Nicole Anderson, 24, was also killed just 20 minutes later after the 40-year-old blade fiend attacked her near her work on Portland Street.The maniac then sped away from the scene before crashing into a tree 12 miles away where he was pronounced dead at the scene.John Burns, chief

Covid ­powers by ­bursting into a terrified couple’s ­bedroom and hurling a pet dog out of the way.Defence lawyer Aamer Anwar – who is part of a watchdog group monitoring the use of ­temporary coronavirus laws – has called the late-night raid the “worst incident to date”.Chef Cameron Meechan, 26, claims he and girlfriend Danielle McHugh were in bed watching Netflix when about 10 police officers broke the door off its hinges and wrestled him to the ground.During the incident – ­understood to have

East Kilbride Community Growth Area (EKCGA) has taken a step forward As part of a detailed planning application Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has submitted an Approval of Matters specified in Conditions (MSC) application to South Lanarkshire Council.

domestic abuse classes.Darren Strachan, 25, of Glasgow Road, Hamilton, avoided a prison sentence when he appeared at the town’s sheriff court on Friday.He admitted assaulting Jodie Murray at her home in Duke Street, Newmains, on August 13.Strachan also admitted threatening or abusive behaviour that included breaking household items and kicking Ms Murray’s car.Rebecca Clark, prosecuting, said the couple had been together for a year, but an argument started after Ms Murray asked Strachan to

Covid vaccine priority list. The move follows an announcement last month that Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) control-room staff were in line for an early vaccine.

organisers helping families stay on top of mess.Zoe Berry and Victoria McHugh have gutted attics, cleared out overflowing cupboards and helped hoarders reclaim their home in their unique job roles.Professionally known as Life/Edit, the Edinburgh-based duo will tackle anything from wardrobes to garages and get a "real buzz" creating "calm out of chaos."The clean queens, who work across Edinburgh and the Lothians, left their nine to five jobs two years ago to declutter full time - and say they

diseases specialist Hector Diaz Albiter fell ill in the city of Villahermosa on January 27.

Nicola Sturgeon has been unexpectedly backed by actress Jennifer Aniston. The Friends star featured the Scottish First Minister in a list of women who hold positions of power in their respective countries.She said that Sturgeon is one of the leaders who is bringing ‘change’ to world politics.Other women on the list included German Chancellor Angela Merkel and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden.

coronavirus rules. Catherine Calderwood stepped down from the £120,000 a year role last April amid controversy over visiting her second home during the early stages of the pandemic.

child abuse images. Liam Mackay was yesterday sentenced at Inverness Sheriff Court to nearly two years in jail for possessing the horrendous pictures.

Lanarkshire - 98 more than the whole of Australia.

Edinburgh nurse and “devoted mummy” after she died with coronavirus.Naggayi Angella lost her life after contracting Covid-19 and going into a coma.The nursing student, originally from Uganda, had been studying at Edinburgh Napier University and her children have been left with no other family in the UK.Naggayi has also been working in community care to support her two children, Annmarie Yiga, 12, and John Jeremiah Mugisha, aged eight.

Teenage Fanclub have shared ‘I’m More Inclined’, a new single taken from the Scottish indie stalwarts’ forthcoming album ‘Endless Arcade’.It marks the second song fans have heard thus far from the the record, which the band announced back in November alongside lead single ‘Home’.Listen to ‘I’m More Inclined’ below:The band have also announced they’ve postponed the release of ‘Endless Arcade’ from March 5 to April 30, citing only “circumstances beyond [their] control”.In addition, they’ve

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

bird flu. The New Arc centre near Ellon, Aberdeenshire wrote on social media that it had been confirmed that the two Knots that were in its care had the virus.

Cumnock's famous Tryst music festival has revealed plans to create a centre for excellence in the town.Sir James MacMillan said teaching already pioneered in the area's schools could become a template for music tuition throughout Scotland and beyond.He has revealed plans to link with music education body Trinity College London over the next 10 years.The aim will be to nurture the careers of fledgling composers and their teachers.Leading teachers and composers from around the world will,

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire has now completed administering the first dose of its coronavirus vaccine to eligible care home residents.Hamilton’s Abercorn care home was the first in Scotland to have residents vaccinated in min-December with 90 year old Annie Innes being the country’s first care home resident to receive the vaccine.Since then, almost 2,990 Lanarkshire care home residents have been vaccinated.The first

coronavirus has been described as a “true hero” of her community. Angela Isdale lost her battle with the virus after being transferred more than 200 miles from her home in Girvan, Ayrshire, to Aberdeen for emergency treatment.