Scots prisoner dies after throat slashed in brutal jail cell attack

coronavirus ward has said patients told her they did not believe the virus was real.Senior charge nurse Rosario Walshe leads the team at Ward A31 at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, near Falkirk, and said there has been a “huge spike” in cases recently.The 32-bed Covid-19 ward has every bed taken up as hospital referrals have doubled since the first wave.Rosario believes a combination of family gatherings at Christmas, people ignoring guidelines and the rapidly-spreading variant is behind

music producer, SOPHIE, who has died suddenly aged 34. The Glasgow -born artist passed away 'following a sudden accident' in Athens, Greece, around 4am on Saturday January 30.

child abuse images. Liam Mackay was yesterday sentenced at Inverness Sheriff Court to nearly two years in jail for possessing the horrendous pictures.

flash cars were stolen in a 'daring heist' at a showroom more than 150 miles away. On January 14 Hawco Garage in Elgin, Moray was robbed of luxury cars totalling £60,000.

collision with a car on a Scots road. The man had been on his electric-assisted bike on he B822 one mile south of Kippen at around 3.25pm on Friday.

prisoner has written a moving poem to the drug support team who saved his life.Nurses at the Cairn Centre, in Dundee, helped turn the man’s life around and give him a new focus.He was suffering from Hepatitis C and had nowhere to turn having just left prison.As a thank you, he penned the heartwarming poem to show his appreciation for what staff there had done for him.Brian Stephens, an Outreach Nurse Specialist, shared the poem on the Tayside NHS Facebook page.It said: “I walked into the Cairn

Oban. The 69-year-old female pedestrian was struck at around 6.30pm yesterday on Soroba Road.

coronavirus despite his wife forking out hundreds of pounds on protective equipment. Hugely popular Scott Hunter, from Auchterarder, had tried to protect himself with the kit and cleaning gear bought by wife Fiona.

East Lothian student who died in her sleep just days before she had an interview for her dream job. Ellie Morris, from Longniddry, tragically died on December 5 after suffering an epileptic seizure in her sleep.Mum Alyson Birss said the family had been "devastated" by the loss of their "beautiful, bright and much loved" daughter.

horror attack that left a terrier needing life-saving surgery. Police have launched a probe over the incident, which took place at the Eskrigg Nature Reserve near Lockerbie at around 2.15pm on Sunday January 17.

sex is today exposed after a Daily Record probe into lowlife landlords.Divorced Steven Anderson told our female reporter, “I won’t treat you like a piece of meat,” after she responded to an online advert for his flat.He was just one of several men we found touting for female “rent-free” flatmates despite a pledged crackdown.We went undercover to lay bare the depraved tactics used by would-be landlords targeting vulnerable Scots during the pandemic.Anderson, 45, responded to our message through

coronavirus has been described as a “true hero” of her community. Angela Isdale lost her battle with the virus after being transferred more than 200 miles from her home in Girvan, Ayrshire, to Aberdeen for emergency treatment.

Aberdeenshire. The 60-year-old man was discovered unwell by the side of the B9119 close to Lumphanan, near Aberdeen, at around 11.25am on Friday January 15.

Golden Retriever who passed away after eating lumps of ‘poisoned’ meat. Oscar died in October last year after wolfing down white cubes of a meat-like substance which had been tossed on the ground in Anstruther, Fife.

missing Scots teenager who was last seen in his pyjamas.Robbie Innes went missing at around 10.30am in Wallyford, East Lothian.The 16-year-old had not been seen since and cops now mounted a search for the missing boy.Police Scotland have issued a description of the youth where they say people should look out for a boy in 'onesie or pyjama style clothing'.A statement from East Lothian police read: "Police Officers in East Lothian are appealing for information to help trace a boy reported missing

River Clyde - following the death of two of her other children. Missing man Michael Fitzpatrick was last seen on December 10 in the Govan area of Glasgow.

HMP Glenochil. The alarm was raised at around 11.30am on Saturday, January 9, after the male convict was discovered with serious injuries at the Clackmannanshire prison.

early morning blaze. Emergency services raced to the scene in Peterhead after the static caravan went up in flames just before 7am on Wednesday.