Scots prison officer tests positive for coronavirus as jail block goes into lockdown

neighbour-from-hell attacked five police officers after they arrived to break up her asbo-breaching nine hour through the night party.Sarah Stewart, 23, reacted by tearing off their PPE and telling them she had coronavirus, as well as threatening to firebomb their families.Sheriff Tom Hughes jailed Stewart for 27 months and told her: "It is quite clear that on the night in question you caused considerable difficulty to your upstairs neighbour when there was an asbo against you."You paid no

nurse fears she won’t get a mortgage after being hit with nearly £700 of parking tickets.Vicky McGuire - who was ticketed while working at a coronavirus testing facility in Dyce, Aberdeen -  was reassured by contractors that they’d be waived.She has spent her weekends during the pandemic carrying out vital tests on offshore workers at the oil and gas firm Aker Solutions, in addition to her job at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.However, despite filling out the appropriate paperwork before she

Covid-19. The youngster at Newburgh Primary School and Nursery is now self isolating at home with other relatives for 14 days.

Scottish estate have again blasted campers for leaving behind equipment- after tents and rucksacks were abandoned at a scenic loch.Three tents were left behind at Loch Muick yesterday.But a kind-hearted traveller was praised for tidying them up.During the coronavirus crisis, workers at the sprawling royal estate have found litter numerous times- including human waste.Balmoral Castle posted the pictures on Twitter.They then tweeted: "Three abandoned tents at Loch Muick today! Thanks very much to

Kirkcaldy after it was engulfed in flames. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 7.28pm on Saturday following reports that the Old Viewforth High School building was alight.

Covid-19. Peterhead Central School had been due to open on Wednesday, August 12, but severe weather forced it to remain closed.

Nicola Sturgeon’s briefing was dominated by concerns about outbreaks running out of control.The FM made a direct plea on Scots to stop going to house parties. And she pleaded with everyone watching the briefing to tell everyone they know to follow health guidance.You can catch up on all the latest from Holyrood and Westminster on the Record’s politics page HERE.The data is coming through the test and protect scheme, rather than police.

coronavirus. The decision was made to shut Peterhead Central School on Wednesday night, August 12, as several employees went into precautionary self-isolation.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA new report released today shows that five deaths last week were linked to coronavirus.The National Records of Scotland figures mean the COVID-19 death toll in Scotland stands at 4213.The five deaths mean it's the lowest recorded weekly total since the first death was recorded in March 2020.Across Ayrshire and Arran no new deaths linked to coronavirus have been registered since July 20 to July

internet in the aftermath of last night’s thunderstorms. BT has reported an ongoing issue with its telephone and broadband services amid the adverse weather conditions on Tuesday evening.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.THE number of Scots claiming benefits has more than doubled over the past year as the economy continues to feel the impact of the coronavirus lockdown.The latest figures show the number of people working in Scotland fell by 15,000 from April to June.Official figures out today show there were 222,000 claimants as of June - an increase of 9100 over the month and a rise of 112,500 over the year.For the

Greece amid a spike in coronavirus cases on one of the country’s islands. Around 30 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported on the island of Poros in recent days.

unemployment benefits has more than doubled over the last year as lockdown continues to hammer the economy. The Scottish Government has again called on Westminster to extend the furlough scheme amid fears the full scale of the jobs crisis will only become clear when it ends in October.

lockdown.Seven-year-old Chloe Lennon has modelled for fast food giant McDonald's and high street store River Island, without even leaving her house.

Prison, Edinburgh, at around 8.10pm.Passers-by reported a huge response including fire crews, police and paramedics.A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "We were called to a fire in a cell but it was extinguished before we arrived."

lockdown - with her gran providing the kidney she needed. Ruby Simpson, two, has spent most of her life on dialysis and medics had feared she may not survive.

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.

pub was ' petrol -bombed' in a targeted attack in Kirkintilloch.The Redbrae Pub, in the East Dunbartonshire town, was set upon at around 1.45am on Sunday morning.Fire crews and police were called after locals spotted flames coming from the boozer.They arrived at the scene before 2am and didn't leave until 11am.Nobody was injured in the blaze.Locals claimed the pub had been petrol-bombed in in the early morning incident.The inferno is being treated by police as 'wilful' and officers say enquiries