SQA scandal: Renfrewshire youngsters prepare for exams appeal as council says it is reviewing the evidence

coronavirus in around six weeks. Nicola Sturgeon announced the deaths in the Scottish Parliament yesterday ahead of First Minister's Questions.

Scotland's first coronavirus deaths in six weeks today. The First Minister said that two deaths had been recorded in the past 24 hours meaning the national death toll stands at 2,494.The deaths are the first to be declared since July 16.Ms Sturgeon also revealed that 67 new cases of the deadly virus have been reported since yesterday and the total for the nation now stands at 19,998.

coronavirus across Scotland in the last week.

Dance studios delighted to expect returning students on August 31Perth and Kinross Council asked for the organisation’s help when much of Perthshire was deluged by heavy rainfall overnight on August 11/12.Director, Carol Raeburn told the PA: “We were contacted by Perth and Kinross Council to come and support them.”Homes and businesses in Alyth, Bridge of Earn, Dunning, Kinross and Perth were all affected by flood damage.And Carol believes global warming means storms such as the severe one a

hospital six months ago. Norwegian Anne Vetvik was reported missing by staff at Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow on February 13.

south of Scotland has been identified as one of six new coronavirus hotspots across the UK. Dumfries and Galloway has been highlighted as an area of concern in the latest Covid Symptom Study app figures.

Scottish Government’s dramatic exam results U-turn.Erin Bleakley tearfully told of her joy after Education Secretary John Swinney announced all downgraded results would be reverted back to those predicted by teachers.The 17-year-old organised a rally in George Square last week after the SQA exam board used a system to 'normalise' the results which left thousands of young people with grades lower than those predicted by their teachers.Erin, from Shettleston in Glasgow, had held a banner in George

Rutherglen Reformer wants to hear about how this fiasco has affected you – and, possibly, your future.

NSPCC show there were 5311 recorded offences in 2019-20 – an average of 15 a day and up 30 per cent in the five years since 2014-15.This include incidents of rape, online grooming and sexual assault.The most recent figures show girls were five times as likely to be victims.A total of 1588 offences were against children under 13, about 45 per cent of crimes where age was recorded.NSPCC Scotland’s Matt Forde said: “Every day,children in Scotland are being sexually abused and having to live with

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Lauren’s English grade is among thousands across Scotland being questioned after the SQA confirmed students’ past work and predicted grades were slashed purely because of where they live.The exam body - which this year had to find a new way of grading students performance in absence of the usual exams - controversially also looked at each school’s previous history of results.This downgraded the pass rate for the poorest pupils by 15.2 per cent,

SQA a 'fail' for questioning the judgement of teachers after downgrading thousands of pupil results across the country.Rod Grant, headmaster at Clifton Hall School in Edinburgh, has demanded a full-scale independent review after almost a third of his students had their grades lowered by the education body.He blasted the exam quango and said it called into question the integrity of Scots teachers who will be called upon to help mark appeals.The new pupil grading system - brought in after

religious cult who raped two young girls has been jailed for 11 and a half years. Derek Lincoln - who was part of the Children of God group - preyed on the youngsters, who were just nine and 10 when he first struck.

pupil grading system is to give evidence to a Holyrood committee. Fiona Robertson of the Scottish Qualifications Authority will be asked to account for a new set up that has seen over 100,000 results downgraded.

Glasgow over their 'postcode lottery' exam results. Teenagers are expected to gather in the city centre on Friday over accusations pupils were downgraded because of their school's past achievements than personal predictions.

Edinburgh nurse is escaping her ‘boring’ marriage by having 'exciting' sex flings with married men.Chloe, a 32-year-old hospital nurse, has revealed how she began cheating on her husband to inject some passion into her life.The mother-of-two has been with her husband since she was 16 and they had got stuck into a mundane routine where the sex was unadventurous.She began to use online websites to kick-start her affairs which were covered by telling her husband she was working night shifts at the

Nicola Sturgeon has said all pupils who are unhappy with their exam results will be able to appeal them for free as the Scottish Government faced mounting criticism over how grades were awarded. For the first time in more than 130 years, Scottish youngsters did not sit down for exams in May as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A careers adviser has urged young people to reach out for support if they need it on results day.Young people across West Dunbartonshire can get results support when Skills Development Scotland’s (SDS) results helpline opens today.Around 138,000 candidates across the country will receive their National, Higher and Advanced Higher results.The free helpline will offer advice, information and guidance for young people and

sex-pest claims which have led to him being dropped by the BBC.And he says he “apologises unreservedly” to any women he has “intimidated” and hopes to live a life of “great understanding”.The BBC severed its ties with Kohli, 51, after 16 women came forward to accuse him of sexual and physical violence, harassment and inappropriate behaviour.The Celebrity Big Brother star tweeted: “I have been reluctant to make a statement regarding the allegations against me."This is primarily because I