Scots teacher who gave ‘rubber penis’ as Secret Santa gift hauled in front of education watchdog

police found a secret drug preparation lab in an illegal loft conversion at his house. Derek Johnstone, 41, is thought to have supplied at least £32,000 worth of drugs to users from his semi-detached home, Falkirk Sheriff Court was told.

suicide attempts.Jenna Duffy, 17, was left with horrific injuries after her psychological illness sparked a string of episodes which saw her taken to A&E three times last week.Her family claim she has been failed by mental health services who sent her home from Monklands Hospital, Lanarkshire, told her she was not at risk and “chastised” her for going to hospital during a pandemic.Jenna, who has made dozens of attempts to take her life since the age of 15, said she doesn’t want her battle with

Isle of Bute. Cuthbert, 24, saw red on May 27 last year - the day before First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the Covid-19 lockdown, which had been in place since March 23, was coming to an end.

Solace Scotland are delighted to once again be sponsoring the Sunday Mail Young Scot Unsung Hero Award. As the professional association representing Chief Executives and Senior Managers in local authorities, we are committed to supporting all of Scotland’s young people and the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards is a great opportunity to shine a light on some of their amazing accomplishments.

bad weather in Perthshire, an inquest heard.Dad-of-two Chris Smith, 43, from Sussex, died of hypothermia and exposure, at Invervar, near Aberfeldy, while running through the remote area in October last year.Mr Smith, who represented Team GB in international mountain running events, was “doing everything he could to run back to his family”, the hearing at Crawley coroner’s court, Sussex, was told.His body was found at Meall Garbh after almost 48 hours of searching.

mums have had to breast feed their babies while on work Zoom calls, new research claims.A nationwide survey from baby brand Tommee Tippee suggests as many as one in twenty stressed out, working Scottish mums have been forced to feed their baby in front of their boss or colleagues on a video call.Almost a third (31 %) of those surveyed claim they feel 'ashamed' feeding in front of others, while 15 %find it 'excruciating' getting their breast out in front of male colleagues or friends.In fact, the

school after the Easter holidays.In a statement to MSPs the First Minister said all primary school children will be back in the classroom in two weeks time by March 15.The resumption of face-to-face learning is dependent on the state of the virus in Scotland.Last week kids from primary one to three were allowed back to the classroom after restrictions were lifted slightly.The SNP leader said all primary school pupils will be able to return to childcare as well in the coming weeks.Sturgeon told

message and gift hidden under the floor by the previous owners for two decades.Craig Harrigan, 35, was carrying out essential renovation work on a home in Edinburgh with his colleague last week when the pair stumbled upon a time capsule left untouched.The kindhearted former owners had scribbled a message on the tiles 20 years ago - and even left a bottle of whisky for the next person to find urging them to 'have a drink on us'.Sharing the surprise on Tik Tok, which has racked up 11,000 likes,

court in Scotland for representing ­clients without a practising certificate has been struck off.Paul Garrett, 47, is at the centre of an £80,000 fraud probe revealed by the ­Sunday Mail.A client told police the solicitor had tricked him into handing over payments for a non-existent court case.In 2018, Garrett, of ­Finnieston, Glasgow, was fined £1000 at the city’s ­sheriff court for ­representing clients in ­criminal cases after his ­practising ­certificate had expired.He was struck off by the

cancer.Laura Mcaloon, 36, from Bathgate in West Lothian, was given the heartbreaking news that she had up to a year to live after she was diagnosed with the aggressive illness in August 2020.The devastating news left the mum-of-three's family broken, with her youngest - two-year-old Connor - unable to understand why he's not allowed to give mummy a cuddle because it makes her sore.But despite the bleak outlook, Laura's fiancé Mark Smith, 37, and their other children Tiegan, 20, and Demileigh,

Paul Sweeney, who said the Conservative had “groped” him in a Westminster bar in October 2018. The Independent Expert Panel (IEP), established last year as part of a complaints process developed following a major report on bullying and harassment in the House of Commons by Dame Laura Cox, considered an appeal by Sweeney against commissioner Kathryn Stone’s decision.

told how the body of a man was found at around 2.40pm today in the woods near Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Formal identification has yet to take place but the family of David Letham, reported missing earlier today, has been informed.Heartbroken loved ones took to social media in their droves to pay tribute to David on social media.

Scottish Government of “spitting” on her profession by paying dental hygienists, optometrists and doctors five times more for giving vaccinations.Jane McCallum has criticised a deal struck by ministers in November which allows NHS boards to give contractors £230 per three-and-a-half-hour shift – the equivalent of £66 per hour – at inoculation centres.General practice nurses, meanwhile, are receiving as little as £13 an hour to do exactly the same job while often having to train the rookie

Glasgow Gruffalo as the original author hailed it as "wonderful".The video of four-year-old Jessica has been viewed over 38,000 by people from as far afield as Australia, America and Italy.Mum Kerry Fullerton was "chuffed to bits" by the fantastic response to Jessica reading her favourite story from memory.She told the Record: "I really wasn't expecting it to be honest."She's just a funny wee lassie in general.

tragic accident in a Scots river.Margaret Wares' body was found in the Dighty Burn in the Monifieth area of Angus on Tuesday night.It's believed Margaret was trying to rescue her dog Dizee from the river which was flowing incredibly fast as snow was melting, when she is said to have fallen in.A search, including resources from HM Coastguard and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, took place at around 10.45pm with the tragic discovery made near the River Tay a short time later.Shocked friends

tried to sell a baby for £1million. Evil Claire Boyle, 34, was convicted of child neglect after the horrific incident at her Ayrshire home where a little boy was trapped in the modified cot.

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has published judge Lady Smith’s findings into care provided by the Christian Brothers at St Ninian’s Residential Care Home in Falkland, Fife, between 1953 and 1983.She said that not only were children exposed to risks of sexual, physical and psychological danger, but those risks also became a reality.Lady Smith, who chaired the inquiry, said: “The overall view I formed of St Ninian’s was depressing."The brothers who were perpetrators of abuse could pursue their

Dumfries just metres away when the senseless vandals targeted his vehicle.The 32-year-old was alerted to the attack on Monday evening, February 15, after he heard a loud bang followed by his car alarm.He ran to the door to find his Vauxhall Vectra Sri covered in shards of glass.The furious pharmaceutical delivery driver then took to Facebook to appeal for information shortly after the attack.He shared photos of the damage to his car and said: “Anybody seen two young boys running about King

Scots river after a late night rescue mission.Emergency services were called to the Dighty Burn in the Monifieth area at around 10.45pm on Tuesday.Concerns had been raised about the welfare of a woman in the area.A search, including resources from HM Coastguard and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, took place with the tragic discovery made near the River Tay a short time later.Formal identification has yet to take place and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal regarding the

psychic has told of snapping the ghostly figure of a young girl during a trip to an abandoned castle turned asylum near Glasgow.Bethany McPherson's skin-crawling experience at Lennox Castle with her ex and his sister is enough to send shivers down anyone's spine.From smelling rotting meat and burning to having an object thrown at her, the 23-year-old is adamant the site -  near Celtic's training complex - is a hot bed of paranormal activity.But it was when she looked back at the pictures from