Scots teaching union says school closures 'need to be considered' as two-thirds of teachers support strike action

Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) says six of its branches are moving to ballot union members in disputes with their respective local authorities, while another four branches are considering whether to take this step. EIS says current coronavirus measures do not keep pupils or staff safe.

Nicola Sturgeon could relax social bubbles rules for families of disabled children after desperate pleas from a Scots mum. Paisleymum Danielle Haynes this week urged the First Minister to relax extended household rules for families with disabled children to help combat loneliness.

mum says her 2lb baby was just hours from being stillborn until 'angel' doctors stepped in and saved her life. Tashana Johnston, 25, gave birth to baby daughter Ruby at 31 weeks after doctors discovered she wasn't growing.

The luxury British car maker will build just 18 special DBX Bowmore Edition cars, which will be delivered to customers at a private lifestyle experience in Scotland.

Scottish Government has been defeated for the second time in three weeks over calls for more teachers to be hired to help schools cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

jury how an ex-boyfriend drowned her pet parakeet in the kitchen sink. The woman, who can’t be identified, said she took her children to her mum's after she caught Paul Hill having sex with another woman in her bed.

prime minister predicted that Scots would vote to remain part the UK in another referendum but warned it would be a "hard battle" to keep the union together. Brown also described Boris Johnson as “completely out of touch” after the Prime Minister said Scottish devolution has been “a disaster”.

coronavirus should be ‘completely confident’ about receiving the vaccine, a medical chief has said. Chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) June Raine has urged everyone who is eligible to get the jag when it’s available to them.

Mirror Mirror for selling dodgy replicas from their homes in a sideline worth thousands.But the Facebook page was pulled down after we spoke to one of the women running the site – who protested she didn’t know she was doing anything wrong.Despite openly admitting on the page they were selling copies of the original brand, Lynn Rankin told the Daily Record “everyone does it” and denied any wrongdoing.The page had almost 14,000 members looking to save cash on replicas of their favourite big-name

job advert saying “retards not needed”.James MacLean came under fire after putting up a Facebook message hoping to recruit five new workers to Border Eggs.The 42-year-old wrote: “Right, going to try again, retards not needed, decent hard working individuals yes!”He added applicants should tell him “a bit about yourself, not your criminal career as one d******d sent me”.The post attracted condemnation online, with some even calling for a boycott of the business based in the Scottish Borders.It

bagpiper said he is often groped and 'upskirted' with women taking pictures up his kilt. Red Hot Chilli Pipers musician Willie Armstrong, 55, said the groping and pictures are a weekly occurrence when the band performs.

poverty “since forever”.And despite their best efforts to get out of the poverty trap, government benefit rules mean any chance they get to improve their lot is snatched away,Sue Harvey, 35, her husband Kev, 36, and their six children Zack, 14, Luke, 13, Kara, 11, Skye, nine, Max, three, and four-month-old Hunter live in a private rented house in Falkirk.They cannot get a council house because the specific needs of their children are not recognised under the system, which says children must

Great British Bake Off is upon us and just a few nail-biting challenges stand between the final three and the winning trophy. Last week's semi-final saw Scottish contestant Peter Sawkins triumph as he was rewarded with a coveted Paul Hollywood handshake after his outstanding technical bake.

miracle drug has transformed her life. Cheryl Dester, 33, is one of the first patients to be prescribed Kaftrio since it was made available on the NHS in August after a campaign by the Daily Record.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAnnbank United have tonight announced the signing of former Hearts and Sheffield United striker Christian Nade.The West of Scotland League Conference A side broke the news on their Facebook page.The post read: "Annbank Utd are delighted to announce the signing of Christian Nade."Christian brings a wealth of experience with him having played at the highest level, France under 21s, Hearts, Sheffield

level four lockdown does not mean a return to strict protective shielding for vulnerable people. But she said many in that category will be worried about being asked to go to work in areas heading to the highest covid alert on Friday.

schools are "not significant areas of transmission" based on expert research. But teachers union the EIS said the move to the highest level four restriction in Glasgow and much of central Scotland is making them anxious.

predator tactics turned students to “slaves”, according to a bombshell report.Former business professor Kevin O’Gorman was last year convicted of sexually assaulting seven men at Strathclyde and Heriot-Watt universities between 2006 and 2017.Strathclyde University principal Sir Jim McDonald commissioned an inquiry which found that O’Gorman’s behaviour – which included touching men’s bottoms and talking about “a*** whippings” – was an open secret.The Record can reveal that his twisted conduct was

schools are a “hotbed” of covid infections amid growing concerns over safety in the classroom.In a letter to the Daily Record, she said pubs and restaurants have been blamed for coronavirus levels while claiming schools are in the “elephant” in the room.Her plea came as figures showed nearly 30,000 pupils were off school because of covid-related reasons.Education Secretary John Swinney originally planned for a mix of home and school-based learning, but a backlash forced Ministers into supporting

babies she’s delivered – only that it runs into ­thousands.June, 69, trained as a nurse in 1969 and has been a midwife since 1974.The majority of her career has been in Glasgow, firstly at Belvedere Hospital then the city’s Southern General and more recently in the communities of Pollokshields and Govan.Celebrating 50 years of nursing and midwifery, June said: “Looking back, it’s been such a privilege to look after so many women at such a special time in their lives.“Women are remarkable and