Scots Santa's Grotto 'Covid outbreak' as eight staff at hotel test positive for virus

coronavirus-stricken care home in Fife. NHS health chiefs have now confirmed the tragic death toll at Lomond Court Care home in Glenrothes after the cluster was identified last month.

Easter Sunday.Eagle-eyed shoppers have spotted eggs in stores and supermarkets across the country, with the holiday itself still more than three months away.Several pics of the chocolate treats have been posted on social media this week, with Scots spotting them in B&M and The Range.As well as being stocked on shelves of a B&M in Glasgow, they were seen being sold in The Range in Livingston.They have also been seen on sale in Co-op, Morrisons and Tesco stores down south.And Aldi is selling hot

Police have warned they will use their powers to break up Hogmanay parties. Cops are urging Scots to "do the right thing" this New Year's Eve and stay at home to stop the spread of Covid-19.

Nicola Sturgeon revealed the number as she confirmed a second vaccine, which could be the key to restoring relative normality to people's lives, will be rolled out from Monday.

cat starved to death after she was abandoned in an empty house by her cruel owner. Stephen Smith claimed pet Molly had gone missing, but the cat's emaciated body was found under a bed in the rubbish-strewn, stinking property in Newarthill, Lanarkshire.

Ayrshire region has the highest coronavirus case rate per 100,000 population in Scotland. The latest data from the festive period shows that East Ayrshire has the worst infection rate in the country over the past seven days.

Glasgow as he continues his mission to visit every little boy or girl around the world. Mr C has been hard at work tonight as the clock ticks towards Christmas Day, with kids across Scotland struggling to sleep with excitement.

cocaine.Photos of the toy elves with straws up their noses and lines of pretend cocaine were posted on a staff WhatsApp group.The images showed the elves surrounded by beer cans and cigarette packets on desks at Braidburn School in Edinburgh.But the gag blew up after a pupil support assistant at the school complained that the pictures were “disgusting”.Robert Sinclair, who reported the festive spoof to the council’s whistleblower hotline, said his job was terminated as a result.The 40-year-old

Christmas was over the moon after kind-hearted council workers gifted him with his own rubbish truck. Little Ollie McEwan had asked Santa Claus to bring him a refuse worker, a green ball and a stone in his heartwarming present list which he later sent off to the North Pole.  The two-year-old had recently struck up a relationship with the Falkirk Council bin men who lift rubbish from his home in Bo’ness over the last three months.

coronavirus outbreak has been reported at a major Scots salmon processor. Eight workers at the Farne Salmon plant in Duns, in the borders, have tested positive for Covid-19 with health officials now tracking close contacts.

'real life Barbie doll' due to her extravagant style. With her big bouncy hair, petite figure, doll like featured and glamourous outfits, it's no surprise that Elizabeth Smith, 20, from Edinburgh, has been dubbed a Barbie doll by strangers.Elizabeth says it's a compliment though and loves wearing custom made clothes.She added: "People say I am the human version of Barbie.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Johnstone mum who scooped £300,000 on a National Lottery Scratchcard has joined other lucky Scots giving back to the vulnerable.Sandra Devine put in a shift with a charity that brings Christmas comfort to those that need it.We revealed last month that youth worker Sandra and postie hubby Martin won the jackpot after failing to get a table at a Johnstone Italian restaurant.Instead of enjoying a meal, they

flu has been confirmed in a flock of birds from a farm on a Scottish island. The Scottish Government said the remaining birds at the premises on Sanday in Orkney have been humanely culled and a six-mile (10km) temporary control zone has been set up around the infected premises.

parents still have time to make Christmas 2020 extra special for their little ones. Live Entertainment company, Underbelly have teamed up with Mr and Mrs Claus to bring the magic of Santa ’s Official Grotto online this year.

twin granddaughters have launched an online bid to get their cash back – after the thieving sisters avoided having to pay compensation.Crawford and Marlene Pirrie, from Irvine, Ayrshire, were left heartbroken when Marlene’s grandchildren Clair and Louise Smith drained their bank account of £8000 while posing as doting carers of the pensioners.Relatives were furious when the 25-year-old twins avoided jail last week, with a sheriff sentencing them to a three-month tagging order and making no order