Scots pilot who was Vietnam's most critically ill Covid-19 patient issues virus warning to not be 'blase'

police warning has been issued after a man was attacked by an intruder in the bedroom of his Tillicoultry home. The victim had been asleep at his property in the High Street when he was woken up by a stranger at around 2.20am on Saturday.After being disturbed, the bungling housebreaker assaulted the 44-year-old man before fleeing from the scene on foot.He was wearing dark coloured clothing and was seen carrying a white carrier bag.

bowel cancer was missed by doctors because he was 'too young'.Mark Newberry, 41, visited an out of hours service and his GP twice in the days leading up to his shock diagnosis where he was told he was suffering from a stomach ulcer and colic.Mark, from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire said: “I had been having irregular bowel movements for a few months but didn’t think much about it.

schools began to reopen yesterday – with many pupils, parents and teachers still expressing anxiety over Covid-19.Only Borders and some Shetland schools reopened to pupils, with the vast majority of Scots children heading back today.All pupils will return by next Tuesday. Fears have been raised about how well-prepared teachers are to deal with mitigating  the spread of the virus.

baby food containing shards of metal on the shelves of a Tesco store in Lockerbie, a court heard today. Nigel Wright, 45, is accused of launching a blackmail campaign against the supermarket giant.

posted to homes across Scotland. Scores of households have received the plastic packets containing mystery seeds that appear to have been sent from China or Singapore.

Police have charged a man in connection with bogus workmen offences as officers hunt for two others. The 24-year-old was arrested following alleged incidents at homes in Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire.

sunseekers prepare to flock to Scots beaches today. Officers will be upping patrols in Ayrshire and Edinburgh after a string of incidents in recent weeks sparked by good weather.

Police are warning youths to behave safely around fast-flowing water after a number of alarming incidents in Aberdeenshire. Officers are investigating an incident on the North Esk River, near Marykirk, after a youth was seen causing issues at a private salmon fishing area called Canterland.

cancer. Holly Blake, 35, dialed NHS 24 after a persistent pain in her right calf and breathlessness, which she initially feared was a pulmonary embolism - a type of blood clot in the lungs.

rain and floods across parts of Scotland tomorrow. Nearly half of one month's rainfall will batter the country in yet another spell of bad weather.

Coastguard crews have issued a safety warning after a blind dog died falling from a cliff. The pet could not be saved after it plunged over the edge at Birsay, Orkney, just before 9pm on Saturday.

lord of the dance to king of the catwalk - gravity defying Peter Russell has jetéd and pliéd his way to success in the world of modelling.The flexible 40-year-old, who has danced with companies all over Europe, is now one of Scotland’s most sought-after male models.Peter, who grew up in Edinburgh, has walked runways across the globe and modelled for some of the hottest designers on the planet including Paul Smith and Louis Vuitton.The contemporary dancer, who was scouted at the famous La Scala

22 people died from Covid-19 has been hit with a new outbreak of the virus.Five people tested positive for Coronavirus last week at Fullarton care home in Irvine including two members of staff.At the height of the pandemic in May, watchdogs found the home was dirty with poor infection control and not all staff had been trained in the use of PPE.When the Care Inspectorate revisited on July 6, the home had improved but a relative of one resident said the new outbreak was “horrifying”.The relative,

Police Scotland's deputy chief constable after a surge in Covid-19 cases. DCC Will Kerr took to Twitter to reiterate guidance from the Scottish Government shared on Friday by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

pub too often after alarm at a rise in coronavirus cases.Around half of the latest positive cases of Covid-19 were among people in their 20s and 30s.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the levels are a reason for caution, while other parts of the world have also seen infection rates among young people surge.At a coronavirus briefing on Friday, Sturgeon said "nobody can safely get Covid", despite the disease causing more fatalities among older people.Urging people to "stick rigidly" to the latest

Covid-19 in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area. The cases are linked to the M&D Green pharmacy in John Wood Street, Port Glasgow and an Amazon warehouse in Gourock, Inverclyde.

Alfredo Morelos on the eve of the new season - because he's still not convinced his former club can trust their striker's discipline.The Ibrox legend believes Steven Gerrard will face a massive quandary if French outfit Lille meet the Rangers board's asking price for the Colombian.McCoist reckons Morelos will score between 25 and 30 goals this term if he stays - but only if he avoids the red cards that have plagued his career in Scotland.And he's not convinced the striker has proved that he has

internet with their broadband services - despite a number of Scots reporting problems this morning.Thousands of users across the UK have reported issues with the firm’s internet services on the website Down Detector throughout the morning.A total of 61 per cent of people experienced problems with the cable internet, 24 per cent had issues with email services and a 14 per cent of the reports were in regards to Virgin Media’s mobile internet.Reports of technical issues peaked at around 9am this