Troubled Skye care home to be bought by the NHS after critical inspection

homeless.Callum Coulson, 33, was left on the street after council officials ordered an ­evacuation of his Glasgow home.He was among dozens of people affected after council building standards officers and structural engineers ruled the tenement unsafe.The St Andrew’s ­Ambulance driver says he felt “abandoned” by the authorities as lockdown restrictions were reintroduced in the city and he was left ­struggling to find shelter.Council officials admitted only one person from the block of six

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received at the home, which has been at the centre of three abuse cases in the past two years.

missing for four days said his disappearance is totally out of character. George Thomson was last seen leaving his home in the Douglas area of Dundee on Thursday afternoon.

miracle baby Annabelle Main, who was born with half a heart, is home after six life-saving operations. The tot has hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and weighed just 4lb when she was born in January .

care home has admitted it was at fault over the death of a multiple sclerosis sufferer who choked on a sausage roll. Richy Passmore died after being left to eat lunch on his own, despite clear instructions that he should always have been supervised.

coronavirus, a survey by ­Scotland’s biggest trade union has revealed. The alarming statistic emerged in a poll of 300 Unison members – who visit elderly and vulnerable clients living independently each day.

Covid-19 in a Scots care home hopes legal action will prevent other families enduring a similar ordeal. Colin Harris passed away in April after catching the deadly bug.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A scaffolder was caught by border agents buying a stun gun which was shipped to his home from China.Sean Crozier admitted the offence under the Firearms Act and faced a prison sentence for obtaining the device.A court heard the dad-of-two was unaware the purchase made over a shopping app was illegal.Sheriff Alistair Noble told him he “didn’t think a sentence of imprisonment was necessary” and accepted

gay' after weeks of torment from a teenage gang.Peter McCluskey, 25, said he endured weeks of homophobic abuse and violence from 'thugs' which led him to flee his flat in Greenhill Court, Rutherglen last week.The Scottish Government Civil Servant told how he was targeted any time he left his home by the gang of around 20 youths.He claims he was spat on, as well as being called a number of homophobic slurs, including 'gay boy' and 'p**fter*, several times a day.He added: "I tried to not let them

Royal Navy's multi-billion-pound flagship won't sail after crew members tested positive for covid-19. The £3billion HMS Queen Elizabeth, which was mainly built at Scots shipyards, was due to leave Portsmouth Historic Dockyard today for training exercises.

coronavirus pandemic. Margarita Platt, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, has not been able to see her friends and family since the UK was first locked down in March.

couple who lost their dog in a horrendous house fire has raised over £12,000.Callum Martin, 30, and wife, Melissa, 29, from Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, were left devastated when a horrific fire took hold in their home and killed their beloved Luna on August 10.The couple were out having lunch when they received a phone call from a neighbour to say their house was up in smoke after an electrical fault in their kitchen took fire.Despite best efforts from firefighters, the couple's home could not be

Covid-19. The cases were detected at Parkdale Care Home in Perthshire.

X Factor contestant Cher Lloyd has donned a 'Disgustang' face mask on her TikTok account and told her fans she's forever linked with the famous Scottish 'Disgustang' meme. The iconic video, which went viral a few years back is remembered by many and includes two young Scottish girls who prepare to sing a cover of ‘Oath’ (not Cher Lloyd) by  Cher Lloyd.

Middle East last year, but claims he was freed without charge, has been left terrified as he now faces a year behind bars in a Qatar jail after being hunted down by cops again in Greece last weekend.

dementia pensioner who recorded a charity single is back on the microphone after music 'saved her' during lockdown. We told how a video of Margaret Mackie performing Frank Sinatra's My Way at her care home in Edinburgh went viral in late 2019.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Some schools in South Lanarkshire could go more than a decade without a formal inspection.Education Scotland currently have “no plans” to restart inspecting schools this academic year after standing down that part of their operation following the UK-wide coronavirus lockdown in March.Carole McKenzie, head of education for school improvement, updated councillors during a meeting of the council’s