Scots NHS medics reveal emotional rollercoaster of pandemic as Health Secretary pays tribute to staff

covid-19 pandemic got the surprise of his life on Thursday night. Connor Pratt - one of Scotland’s top young pipers - has honoured NHS heroes and entertained care-home residents with more than 150 free performances since the lockdown began.

coronavirus pandemic at a safe distance from Hollywood.“As a writer, you’re self-isolating your entire life anyway,” Morrison says from his home in his native Scotland. “So it hasn’t been that difficult.

schoolboy son was forced into harming himself after evil blackmailers threatened to kill her. Rocky Gyoury was left terrified after being tricked by an online account with the name 'Jonathon' who demanded he send ‘proof’ of his injuries.

council car park. Mark Ross passed away after being found near Motherwell Civic Centre at around 9.30am on Sunday.

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

Craig Ferguson has slashed the price of his Hollywood mansion for the fourth time in a bid to find a buyer. The ex-US chat show host has been trying to flog his sprawling estate in the hills above Los Angeles after moving back to Scotland.

Gleneagles Hotel is offering frontline healthcare heroes some well deserved pampering with free bed and breakfast stays for the next five years. As a huge thank you to NHS Scotland staff working tirelessly through the coronavirus pandemic, bigwigs at the five-star Perthshire resort are offering them 365 free room nights each year until 2025.

Perth and Kinross Council “progressing well” with the roll-out of its childcare program Antibody tests are not currently being used for public testing in Scotland but are used to detect antibodies to the COVID-19 virus to see if you have previously had the virus.The test works by taking a blood sample and testing for the presence of antibodies to see if you have developed an immune response to the virus.Antibody tests differ to virus swab tests, which test to see if you currently have the

Nicola Sturgeon has paid tribute to Scots comedy legend Johnny Beattie after his death at the age of 93.

coronavirus spread throughout the country, new emails have shown. Staff at NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) knew a large number of their FFP3 masks for pandemic supplies were out of date just as the first cases were confirmed.

NHS workers are set to be rewarded with free holidays to Ibiza for their tireless work on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. The Together for Healthcare Heroes initiative is hoping to provide 5,000 European healthcare staff  and their families with holidays across the continent - most of which will be on the Balearic party island.

cop who has died after a short battle with cancer leaving behind two young children.Inspector Chris Mutter served in Fife Division before his death last Monday - having only been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer on October 31.He was promoted to the post of inspector in November - while he was receiving treatment for his illness.A special ceremony took place where he was promoted by the chief constable.Devastated wife Maxine is now left behind with children Ethan, three, and one-year-old

social media trend has revealed many couples' unique 'love stories' and involves the couple sharing their first conversation beside a photograph of them together now. While some messages prove that romance isn't dead, others are less than chivalrous and will certainly have you cracking up - but luckily all the couples are still together, with some engaged or now parents.

Scots beauty spot have paid tribute to their “cheeky little devil”. Freya Skene passed away after getting into difficulty with her mum Brooke at Ossian’s Cave in Dunkeld, Perthshire, on Monday evening, July 6.

disabled children were left in tears after a group of yobs covered a family room in human faeces and urine. Fabb Scotland booked one of their newly refurbished rooms for a 'family' who pretended to have an autistic child and needed a weekend break.

freak accident by Ossian's Cave in Dunkeld on Monday night.
 The youngster was raced to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee but passed away a short time later.
Her devastated mum, Brooke Reid, 26, has now posted an emotional tribute on Facebook.
She told her friends in the public post:
 "As most of you are aware yesterday we had to say goodbye to our best friend, our life, our world, our everything."I stayed with Freya the whole night and most of today before she was taken away.
"Everyone tried their

NHS staff should be "properly rewarded" for their hard work during the Coronavirus pandemic, Matt Hancock has said.

NHS by joining in a nationwide round of applause to mark its 72nd anniversary. The national show of support was echoed Clap for Carers, which dominated Scotland’s streets every Thursday during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.