Scots schools with highest Covid-19 infections since start of pandemic

An 88-year-old man has been charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a teenage boy in a popular Edinburgh park.

A single mother-of-two whose energy bill soared to £760 a month cannot afford to heat the home and uses candles for light.

A Scots theatre has been forced to cancel a Saturday night showing as Celtic fans gather in Glasgow to celebrate the club's Premiership title success.

Forensic officers have been seen carrying out enquiries on a Scots street amid an ongoing incident.

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a "gentle giant" Scots dad, who was found injured in the street.

Tributes have been paid to a "gentle giant", who was named locally after being attacked on a street in Edinburgh.

A 30-year-old man has died after being seriously assaulted in an Edinburgh suburb on Thursday evening, Police Scotland has confirmed.

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Rod Stewart surprised drinkers at a pub in Glasgow on Sunday, by stepping behind the bar to serve pints to locals.“Great to have spare bartender Rod ‘the mod’ Stewart tonight!” said a post on the pub’s social media channels, along with a photo of the veteran musician speaking to locals.Stewart, a superfan of Glasgow football team Celtic, had been to see his team’s draw with Rangers in the Old Firm Derby hours earlier along with Scottish singer-songwriter John McLaughlin.A post shared by The Dirty Duchess (@thedirtyduchessglasgow)  Stewart had also been joined by two of his sons, Alastair and Aiden, but not his son Sean, with whom he recently pleaded guilty to battery over an altercation with a security guard at a Florida hotel in 2019.The musician and his son, Sean, entered guilty pleas to a misdemeanour count of “simple battery” but will not face jail, pay a fine nor go on probation. The judge withheld adjudication, which means the pair have not been formally convicted.Rod and Sean were accused of assault on New Year’s Eve 2019 when they were refused access to a private event at Breakers Palm Beach Hotel, according to a police report.

Scheduled operations in Scots hospitals reached the highest number since the start of the pandemic, last month.

A Scots nurse has told of her panic after her son was rushed to hospital with a serious infection whilst she was abroad on holiday.

The family of a young mum who took her own life after allegedly being sexually assaulted by two men have said she is “just a statistic” to police following a decision not to prosecute one of the pair.

Animal owners in Stirling have been warned to be extra vigilant after two cats were thought to have been poisoned on the same street.

A Scots jewellery business has been criticised by activists and politicians for putting up "Dickensian" signs telling beggars not to sit outside while they're open.

School kids across Falkirk are set to benefit from a new water safety initiative in a bid to reduce deaths in the likes of lochs and rivers this summer.

Rod Stewart has joked he could soon be called up Scotland after performing an impressive workout in his Celtic tracksuit on a recent trip to France.

A pensioner is to stand trial accused of threatening Nicola Sturgeon.

A man and woman have been rushed to hospital following fears of a gas leak.

Police are probing an attempted murder on a Scots street after a man was mowed down by a car.