Scots stars take parts in BBC film exposing care homes blunders that led to virus death surge

coronavirus-connected deaths in the last week - an decrease of two from the previous week. National Records of Scotland released its figures today.

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.

BBC weather presenter accidentally claimed that a park was "full of doggers" in an X-rated slip of the tongue during a live broadcast. Carol Kirkwood was left red-faced as she delivered today’s weather outlook for the UK from London’s Greenwich Park.

care home residents will be able to receive more visits from friends and family from Monday, it was confirmed today. Up to three outdoor visitors from no more than two households will be allowed - if the home meets infection control criteria.

baby is in a coma after he bit into a washing detergent liquid capsule.10-month-old Pearce Shepherd ingested some of the contents of a capsule while his mum’s back was turned at his family home, in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire, on Friday July 31.He was rushed to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow after the toxic chemicals burned his stomach and caused his lungs to swell up with mucous.Mum Melissa Cairney, 27, was at home with her partner, David Shepherd, 36, and their four other

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,

Covid-19 response.We revealed in January how 79-year-old dementia sufferer Irene Marandola was found freezing and badly injured at 2.30am after wandering more than a mile from Kintyre House in Invergordon, Ross-shire.A probe by the Care Inspectorate concluded that the pensioner had been repeatedly failed by her carers and now it has branded the home’s care during the coronavirus pandemic as “weak”.An unannounced inspection in recent weeks raised concerns in relation to the safeguarding of

Scottish Government 's handling of care homes during the coronavirus crisis breached public health legislation. The Scottish Conservatives have written to Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC, saying ministers' actions have had "harrowing and devastating consequences for the residential care home sector".

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.

holiday destinations could be struck off Scotland’s quarantine exemption list as coronavirus infection rates across Europe have skyrocketed in recent days. Holidaymakers were left disappointed earlier this week after the Scottish Government announced that anyone arriving back in the country from Spain will now have to self-isolate for 14 days.

A short film set in a Glasgow supermarket has been selected for this year’s Venice Film Festival.

Aberdeen Market in 2018 two days after he had fallen down the staircase on June 7.The alarm had been raised by staff at his sheltered housing complex on June 8 and his body was discovered by police on June 9.Yesterday a court heard how Frank’s death was “entirely foreseeable” and could have been avoided.The Market Village Company Limited, who run the shopping centre, were fined £80,000 at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.Following the proceedings, Frank’s 46-year-old son Keith Finnie told the Daily Record

coronavirus patient is warning others not to underestimate the deadly bug. Medics didn't know if Stephen Cameron from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, would survive Covid-19 after spending 65 days on life support.

cancer weighing just three stone after her benefits were stopped.Christine McCluskey, 61, from Dundee, was severely malnourished and had to be fed through a tube at the time she was assessed by the Department of Work and Pensions in May 2018.At the time, she was fighting a number of health issues including Crohn's disease, osteoporosis, arthritis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.But despite her struggles, the DWP, removed Christine's £117.85 a week she received in Personal Independence

Covid-19 outbreak to be “vigilant”. The First Minister thanked the firms for their co-operation as public health officials try to keep a lid on infections.

killer blood infection.Scott Dyer, from Bonnyrigg, came home from work feeling seriously unwell on February 7 but believed he was suffering from a stomach bug so went to bed.But just eight hours later, the 46-year-old was left fighting for his life and placed in a coma after being diagnosed with meningococcal septicaemia and pneumonia.The dad-of-two’s family were warned he was unlikely to survive the night before spending the next four weeks in intensive care.Doctors were forced to cut off both