Scots OAP dies after getting Covid-19 and breaking both hips in horror hospital stint

Falkirk. The 16-year-old, named locally as Harley Smith, sadly passed away after being hit on the A803 Polmont Road at around 8.55pm on Friday.

mum says she 'cried for days' after being stuck in hospital for nine days alone with her new baby under strict Covid rules.Jenna McFarlane said she felt lonely and isolated after giving birth to her baby son Caleb during lockdown because coronavirus restrictions meant her family were refused entry to the ward see her or the new baby.The 26-year-old first time mum is now backing the #butnotmaternity campaign and calling for less restrictions on expectant mothers and maternity wards.Jenna's

Chinese eaterie in Dundee.His attack on “Andrew from Anstruther” begins: “Dear filthy animal” and he signs off: “Get a life before it gets you!”Mr Malik says he wasn’t on the premises at the time, but was furious that the diner made no allowance for the impact of coronavirus.In a response to the critic he wrote: “Honestly if I was there in person, I would slap you so hard right on your face that you would never every dare to trouble any hospitality business during such crisis!”He later said he

military war games mission off the Scots coast.The Sowerby beaked whales were stranded on the shoreline in Musselburgh and Gosford earlier this month.A team of experts from the Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme carried out necropsies on both the stricken animals to determine their cause of death.No signs of infection, disease, boat strike or entanglement were discovered prompting fears they may have died from decompression sickness caused by underwater noise.A massive international war

Scroll down for the latest updates.The number of positive coronavirus cases in Scotland has passed 60,000, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.She said 28 coronavirus deaths and 1,202 positive tests have been recorded in the past 24 hours.The First Minster gave the latest Covid-19 figures as the Scottish Government prepares to reveal how a new tiered system of restrictions to tackle the virus will apply across the country.Decisions on which levels will apply to each region will be announced on

Fife road.Emergency services raced to the scene on the A985 near Cairneyhill at around 1.50pm on Monday following reports of a one vehicle accident.A red Vauxhall Corsa, which was being driven by a 74-year-old man, had left the roadway and collided with a tree.Both pensioners were taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary where medics described their conditions as ‘serious’ and ‘critical’.Police Scotland have now confirmed that the 74-year-old female passenger has sadly died from her injuries.A

out-of-date appointments.And one health board has had to cancel its vaccination roll-out after admitting it was struggling to meet demand.Elderly Scots told how ­appointment letters arrived days after the date and others have to travel long distances to get a jag.Ann Booth, 74, normally gets hers at her local health centre but has been told that this year she will have to travel from her home in Germiston, Glasgow, to Bridgeton, meaning she will need to take three buses each way.The retired

Covid test even if they were already displaying symptoms of the virus.Scottish Government guidelines call for members of the public to immediately self-isolate if they show signs they have caught coronavirus – meaning they can only leave the house in order to be tested.But a shock poll commissioned by health bosses has revealed a sizable proportion of people are unsure of the self-isolation rulesA YouGov survey of more than 1000 adults in Scotland asked what they would do if they developed one

link.However, FIVE tables from Sam’s restaurant did not return, with only one customer doing the right thing by getting in touch to square up with the popular bistro since.Sam admits he knows who the punters are and is considering all options, including going to the police – but he hopes it doesn’t come to that.The 23-year-old told us: “The fire alarm goes off fairly regularly at the centre, usually in the morning when we’re setting up – this is the first time in a while it’s happened during

Glasgow man was left furious after discovering 'scumbag' thieves had robbed his house before making off with his late wife's jewellery.Steven Cowan, 33, returned to his Darnley home last Saturday night at around 10.30pm to find two men ransacking the property he shared with his wife Nicole, who died in May after a long battle with cancer.Steven said the 'rats' had broke down the front door using a crowbar and were raiding the place as he pulled into his driveway.The suspects had already been

chucked off an Edinburgh bound flight for refusing to wear a face mask.

pandemic that they don’t know how to play with pals.Childcare expert Natalie Connell fears the lost Covid generation will need years of special support to deal with their trauma.She told the Record that poverty, adversity and soaring levels of domestic abuse during the coronavirus crisis have created a toxic mix.Natalie said: “You would think that play comes naturally to children, however this is sadly not the case.“The young people who come into our care have not always been granted this start

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East Lothian. The grim discovery was made at Gosford Sands just days after another young whale was spotted on the beach in Musselburgh.

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coronavirus which concerned staff are blaming on ineffectual PPE.Nurses in Scotland, apart from those dealing with patients requiring aerosol- generating procedures such as ventilators, are only issued with surgical masks.They have been denied access to the higher grade FFP3 masks which properly protect the wearer.Now nurses at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley have voiced fears about their safety following the outbreak of the virus on ward 23 – an orthopaedic ward – and ward 27 – a

missiles as part of a conflict.Maryam Iskanderova, from Aberdeen, said a ceasefire between her country and Armenia had already been broken and she worried for her grandmother, uncle and auntie living in Ganja.Azerbaijan's second city has been attacked as part of an escalating war between the two sides over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.More than 500 people have been killed since the conflict broke out on September 27 with claims of shells and missiles used by both sides.Maryam, a third year law

GP who was sacked while taking time off to care for her dying father has been given £16,000 compensation.Dr Alison Sneddon was working part-time at Tranent Medical Practice in East Lothian when her dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2019.He moved into her home in North Berwick, East Lothian, but the toll of caring for him left her feeling unable to work and she was signed off by her GP.Dr Sneddon offered to take unpaid leave but the offer was declined and, three days before her dad died,