Staff crisis at Carstairs high-security hospital 'putting patients at risk'

Prince Andrew is to leave his Balmoral hideaway after it was reporter that he intends to visit his heavily pregnant daughter Beatrice, who has been admitted to hospital. The 33-year-old Princess, is believed to be with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi after being taken to hospital on Friday.

Nicola Sturgeon announced earlier this week that she was calling in the Army to help deal with the ambulance crisis as pressure mounts on the service.

the Army being called in to help. It can be revealed that up to seven key officials with the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) were operating the business at an executive office next to Glasgow Airport – which also houses the crucial mobile Covid testing hub where they work.

Vigil star Rose Leslie was eight month pregnant during filming for the hit BBC show as she had to secretly hide her growing baby bump. The Games of Thrones star, 34, stars as DS Kirsten Longacre in the gripping drama which follows the murky mysteries on submarine HMS Vigil, with the series filmed in Scotland.

Ambulance Service, also said military emergency drivers and logistics staff could become available. Patients are facing massive delays following a surge in calls to 999 handlers and ambulances stacking up outside A+E departments while they wait to transfer the sick.The Daily Record has been at the forefront of exposing the problems in the emergency service.

Scottish Labour 's health spokesperson Jackie Baillie said government ministers can't deny they didn't know about the situation after it being highlighted in parliament and in the media for several months. The First Minister announced at Holyrood yesterday that the Army is being called in to help deal with the crisis after reports people had died while waiting hours for paramedics to arrive.

First Minister faced tough questions from MSPs in the Scottish Parliament over the current situation. The crisis comes as the NHS attempts to recover from being hit hard by the covid pandemic with many services struggling to cope with the virus and normal health concerns.

pressure points in the service - an action already taken in parts of England.The SNP leader spoke out following reports that a frail pensioner found collapsed at his home in Glasgow died following a 40-hour wait for an ambulance.Relatives of Gerard Brown, 65, said they had been told the delay cost the former engineer his life.

paramedics are calling for immediate action to end the growing ambulance crisis. The move comes after we highlighted last week how the average waiting time for an ambulance had soared to six hours – with many patients experiencing waits almost four times that long.

Gordon Ramsay took over the lease at a landmark restaurant. The sweary superchef - who fronted hit show Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares - is set to open his first Edinburgh restaurant after taking over premises currently occupied by trendy eatery The Refinery.

hospitals – and an OAP waiting 22 hours for a crew to reach them after a 999 call. We revealed earlier this week that the service has seen waiting times soar in the past two weeks to an average of six hours, according to paramedics.

pandemic, not feeling valued financially or professionally have left doctors "feeling worn out", said the BMA Scotland chairman, Lewis Morrison. Many doctors are considering moving elsewhere in the UK or abroad, taking early retirement, or reducing their hours as a "cocktail of problems" threatens the stability of healthcare in Scotland, he said.

Scotland score just once in three matches against the Czechs, England and Croatia and hot on the heels of a 2-0 defeat in Denmark last week, the manager admits his star men could be struggling with the pressure of taking big chances at crucial moments. And he’s called on them to rediscover their composure in Vienna as a place in Qatar 2022 goes on the line against the second seeds.

Billy Gilmour to get their World Cup campaign back on track. The teenager was the stand out contributor on an otherwise chaotic night in Copenhagen on Wednesday as a 2-0 defeat against the Danes left Scotland with almost no room for error in Group F.

Scotland currently occupy fourth place, sitting behind Denmark, Austria and Israel. Steve Clarke is adamant that his side can rise to the occasion against Moldova and get much needed points recorded if there is to be a repeat of an appearance for the national side at the next major tournament in Qatar.

beer, the company has confirmed. The pub chain say that it is currently experiencing ‘supply problems’ with Carling and Coors, which is having an impact on taps across the UK.

Scottish Government has been urged to get to grips with the huge backlog in operations as fears grow that rising covid case numbers could make the situation even worse.

hunting a knife thug who swiped cash from a shop then fled the scene on a mountain bike. The suspect threatened staff at a store in Edinburgh's Summer Place at around 7.45pm on Friday August 27.

The Queen is said to have picked up quite a spooky habit during her summer holidays at Balmoral - and it's not for the faint-hearted. It's a well known fact the monarch, 95, spends every year at her 50,000-acre estate in the Scottish Highlands hosting various members of the Royal Family.