Scots nursery worker struck off after grabbing child by cheeks and saying "she better watch it"

Alzheimer’s so she could forget about him. Martin Marley, 73, from Balloch, avoided a jail term after admitting pursuing the young woman - who has learning difficulties.

NHS's failure to protect nurses in the pandemic. Lesley Roberts told how more than a year after she raised serious issues she believed were putting nurses at risk, they have still to be addressed.

cheeky cat returned home with a still warm burger he had pinched from a neighbour’s house. Billie Carolann heard little Enzo growling on Wednesday evening and feared the three-year-old had caught a bird or mouse while out exploring in Dalgety Bay, Fife.

terrifying moment two men were winched to safely from the bottom of a sea stack in the Highlands. Huge waves off the treacherous Atlantic Sea and strong winds battered Mike and Chris who got stuck at the foot of the Old Man of Stoer in Sutherland on Thursday evening.

accident. The woman, whose name has not yet been released, is believed to have come off the quad bike on Gerranton Farm, near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway and was badly injured.

worker who became the victim of a horror abduction and rape has been fined £20,000. The Action Group, which provides housing and community support to those with additional needs, had pled guilty to health and safety at work breaches.

drugs after cops spotted him “sweating profusely” in Edinburgh’s Waverley train station. Lee Brunton was approached by officers in the station who suspected he and a pal were “under the influence of something”.The 28-year-old was searched and 104 benzodiazepine tablets were recovered from his rucksack.Police also found four screwdrivers in the bag and Brunton, a painter and decorator, was arrested.

Falkirk Sheriff Court heard the accident happened about 10.30 am on October 14th, 2017.

health segment on the daytime show where the TV hosts were promoting Lorraine Kelly’s No Butts campaign, encouraging people to call their doctor if they had any change in their bowel habits or tummy pain. Ally, whose dad had recently been diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer, phoned her GP and asked to be referred for tests.

money for sex when she wanted to leave for a better paid job still poses a “risk” to girls, a court heard.Asim Akram told the teen: “If you’re that desperate, I’ll give you £30 to have sex with me.”Akram, 28, left her “horrified” after making the sick proposal over Snapchat.He had earlier made the girl “uncomfortable” by frequently talking about sex when his business was quiet.Akram also asked the schoolgirl, who can’t be identified for legal reasons, to be his girlfriend in another social media

soldier who exposed himself to a nightclub worker has been fined nearly £1,000 for the seedy stunt. Elliot Whelpton slapped his penis out onto a ledge and told the staff member: "I've not got a ticket, but I've got a d***." The soldier, who is based at Leuchars Station in Fife, left the female worker stunned after refusing to pay his way into the club.

Scottish Child Payment (SCP) was topping up incomes, but said “simply giving people money” is “not going to fully assist them”. Nicola Sturgeon has insisted the SCP, worth £520 a year to parents on low incomes for each child, is a game changer in the fight against poverty.

restaurant worker has won an £11,000 pay out after a tribunal found he was racially abused and grabbed by the throat by a head chef. Kitchen porter Vasilis Kodra took La Vita - a family-run business which has five Italian eateries in and around Glasgow - to an employment tribunal, claiming he was attacked and told “Albanians are f**king trouble” during a rammy with ex colleague Robbie Syme at the city’s Byres Road branch.

stroke on a bike ride at the start of lockdown led to the 'darkest times of his life' when he lost control of his hand on the cycle. Troy Johnson noticed something was wrong when he could not control his right hand while out on a cycle around East Lothian on May 14 last year.

laying out her government's priorities for the year ahead. The SNP leader said: "Last, but by no means least, we will introduce the Miners’ Pardon Bill to provide a collective pardon for those convicted of certain offences during the 1984/85 miners’ strike.

East Lothian as emergency services close the rail line. Scotrail services between Prestonpans and Longniddry have been disrupted and trains between North Berwick and Edinburgh have been cancelled as a result.

cancer survivor, who has a weakened immune system, has been in self-isolation at home with her son. Unable to go to the shops, she had ordered food for delivery from meal kit retailer Gousto, reports Edinburgh Live.

disabled resident to buy handbags has been struck off. Nicola Paterson was working as as a support worker by Support for Ordinary Living in Wishaw, Lanarkshire when she nicked the cash last year.

assaulted a 96-year-old care home patient. During a nightshift, two of Margaret McGhee Dunbar's colleagues were struggling to help the 'distressed' elderly resident take off her wet nightdress.