Top 10 scams of 2020 targeting Scots include coronavirus, HMRC, banking and illegal puppy farms

Ayrshire hospitality company Buzzworks Holdings was crowned independent operator of the year at a top industry awards.Buzzworks, which operates nine venues across Ayrshire, was recognised amongst finalists Caledonian Heritable, The Corte Leisure Group and Signature Pubs at the Scottish Bar and Pub Awards 2020.A spokesperson from the awards judging panel said: “We were impressed by Buzzworks because from the very start of the pandemic it went into planning mode – for the best and worst case

Shoppers have been warned against using a dangerous hand sanitiser which includes deadly substances. The lbcccndc Instant Hand Sanitiser was being sold on AliBaba, Ebay and Wish but has now been removed.Trading Standards is urging the public to avoid the clear gel which contains 37 per cent methanol.

Click-and-collect services for non-essential shopping will be banned in Scotland as part of the latest tightening of lockdown measures. Nicola Sturgeon has said 'essentials' stores selling items such as food, hardware tools and medicine will be able to offer collection across the country.

Burns Night. A celebration of Scotland's favourite bard, Rabbie Burns, it's the perfect excuse to crack open a dram of whisky and enjoy some great food.

Ayrshire’s first case in March to surging positive cases across the region in recent weeks and months almost 10,000 county residents were struck down with COVID-19 in 2020. Up to December 31 a total of 9,591 people had tested positive for the deadly bug last year.

Edinburgh while trying to do his job. BBC Scotland journalist John Fernandez was stopped by a group blocking Princes Street while he was preparing a report.

covid rule breaching trip to Isle of Man to see his partner now appears to be flogging his trusted jetski on eBay.A listing has appeared on the selling site for a £4500 Seadoo Spark jetski alongside claims it is the one ridden by Dale McLaughlin when he travelled across the Irish Sea to visit his lover Jessica Radcliffe, 30.Dale was jailed for four weeks on December 14 for arriving on the island unlawfully.But he was released in time to get home for Christmas.Under details of the jetski, the ad

Leslie Evans, 62, also stands to benefit from an £85,000 a year pension when she leaves her post.Labour MSP Jackie Baillie said: "With thousands out of work and the pandemic laying waste to family finances, few in Scotland will be able to look forward to as comfortable a retirement as Leslie Evans."Evans, the Scottish Government’s Permanent Secretary who earns around £170,000 a year, is a key figure in the ongoing row over how sexual misconduct allegations against Salmond were handled.The former

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Lewis Capaldi’s Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish was the UK’s biggest album for a second year in a row, Official Charts Company data confirms.

coronavirus, lockdowns, protests and stockpiling to celebrity deaths and staying at home, there's been a lot of chaos and change. But 2020 has also been a year of appreciating the things we take for granted, including family, friends and key workers who have powered on tirelessly during the pandemic.

Covid rules and travelled from Glasgow to party in a holiday rental near Loch Lomond. The 'lockdown' gathering was rumbled on Sunday when residents reported cars parked outside the Trossachs property.Cops were called and split up the party, fining those who flouted Covid restrictions.

Laura Whitmore is kicking off 2021 with some ‘good news’ – she and Iain Stirling are married!

the party found that just 44 people who identified as either Black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) worked in the top ranks of the national constabulory.Freedom of information requests revealed top tier positions including Sergeant, Inspector, Chief Inspector, Superintendent, Chief Superintendent, Assistant Chief Constable, Deputy Chief Constable and Chief Constable were filled by just one per cent of BAME officers.Scotland's 2011 census recorded that four per cent of the population identified

Glasgow sees two of Scotland’s most iconic DJs play back-to-back for the first time ever. Michael Kilkie and Jon Mancini have each had 30-year careers playing Scotland’s biggest clubs and events – but they have never before collaborated.

supermarket to do some last-minute shopping before the big day.Whether it's to grab a turkey or some sprouts, most stores will be open today to help customers get prepared for the festive celebrations.Due to lockdown restrictions across Scotland, supermarkets will be closing at different times than usual on December 26.Before you head to your local store, it's best to check the festive opening hours to avoid disappointment - as some will be closed on Boxing Day.Here are the Christmas Eve and

gangland vendetta, with attacks on her home and business.Jennifer McLeish, whose dad is founder of railway maintenance firm QTS, Alan McLeish, has shut down her salon in Glasgow after a terrifying ram-raid.The Record can reveal the attack on House of Aesthetics in Duke Street, Dennistoun, came a month after her home – next door to Celtic star Leigh Griffiths – was firebombed.Jennifer’s Range Rover was blown up by a petrol bomb, which also set fire to the roof of her £500,000 home in Bothwell,