'Women are remarkable' Scots midwife who delivered 'thousands' of babies during 50 year career says each birth was special

hero Scots paramedic who died of coronavirus.Rod 'Rodders' Moore, 63, documented his battle with the deadly bug on social media.He had returned to the frontline full time during the pandemic to help younger ambulance workers cope.But the heroic lifesaver was admitted to Forth Valley Royal Hospital's intensive care unit in Larbert, Stirlingshire, after testing positive for coronavirus on October 22.He was self-isolating at home last month but he sadly died from the virus.An online fundraising

child for sex at an English Cathedral. Anthony Dean, 63, from Hawick in the Borders, had arranged to meet what he thought was a 13-year-old girl at Guildford Cathedral- more than 370 miles from his home address.

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cops and officers from the Scottish SPCA. A total of 80 animals including dogs, puppies, cats and kittens were seized from the addresses during a major operation on Friday, November 27.

coronavirus outbreak at a Scots nursing home branded “weak” for its Covid-19 response. Mavisbank Care Home in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, confirmed the deaths and said 11 staff members and seven residents remain positive for the virus following an outbreak in recent weeks.

teacher smacked one of his pupils on the bottom with a ruler as he carried out repeated sex attacks on her over a two year period. James Skelton Smith, 58, admitted sexually assaulting the girl, who was aged between 14 and 17, on several occasions.

The Great British Bake Off. Producers are urging people north of the border to get involved in the next series after the show's youngest ever contestants proved to be one of its biggest hits.

coronavirus will still be sent into care homes despite assurances they would first need a negative test result, the Sunday Mail can reveal.Health Secretary Jeane Freeman is facing a furious backlash after admitting the shocking practice – believed to have contributed to deadly outbreaks during the first wave of the pandemic – is still allowed under her official guidelines.Government guidance, updated last month, states patients who test positive for Covid-19 could still be moved back into care

Glasgow care worker who was caught producing herbal cannabis has found himself in bother with a watchdog. Christopher Robin failed to tell the Scottish Social Services Council that he had been charged with the controlled drug offence in October 2019.

dementia, was visited at the Aspen Hill Village care home by her policewoman daughter Denise Hobbs.Owners of the home in Leeds said they were evicting the 78-year-old - who is originally from Stirling - because Denise breached visitation policy by trying talk to her frail mother through an open patio door, according to The Mirror.Denise told the Daily Express: “My mum is being evicted just because I love her and want to see her."The care home have denied any suggestion that Elizabeth is being

mum is pleading with doctors to 'cut her leg off' after a c-section to deliver her premature baby left her with agonising blood clots. Irene Miller had to have an emergency c-section when she went into early labour with her baby son Lenny, on October 24.

Zoom Boom has triggered a botched plastic surgery epidemic.The Record has discovered that legal experts have been swamped with compensation claims from victims of rogue cosmetic surgery practitioners after they tried to improve their appearance so they look better on Zoom calls.Shady surgeons have used this so-called ‘Zoom Boom’ to push out rushed or even unlawful cosmetic procedures.The news comes as the video conferencing application has become one of the most popular ways of conducting

COVID-19 lockdown. Scottish-born Allana Allard was over the moon when she and her Aussie husband Tim, 31, discovered they were going to become first-time parents back in October, 2019, The 29-year-old from Davistown, New South Wales, Australia, said she and Tim had been trying to have a baby for just two weeks before discovering a positive result on a home pregnancy test.

covid testing for all health and social care workers. Scottish Labour’s Monica Lennon called for the ‘immediate’ routine testing that received support from all parties in a vote at Holyrood on Wednesday evening.

Long Covid patients.Thousands of Scots are suffering what’s been described as the “slow motion car crash” of Long Covid, with no prospect of treatment.None of the 14 health boards in Scotland are offering dedicated Long Covid clinics despite calls for Scotland to follow NHS England’s £10m pledge for specialist facilities.An investigation by BBC Scotland has revealed the plight of those suffering Long Covid.The broadcaster reports how estimates suggest as many as 6,000 people in Scotland could

Daily Record of the horrors she witnessed during her career as a carer, which began at the age of 18 in 2004 and lasted until 2016 when she began a new chapter as a teacher.Residents left sitting in their own urine, going hungry for hours and violent physical assaults were commonplace occurrences during Fiona’s time in the industry.She described private homes as running like “factories” and said “skeleton” staff numbers amounted to widespread neglect.Fiona believes a national care service is

West Lothian care home after her face was left black and blue from a number of dangerous falls.Isabella Reid was left with deep bruising around her eyes after she tripped in the corridor of Livingston Care Home on Friday night.Her son Jack Reid has been left furious after it was claimed her falls were a result of her slippers.Isabella was taken to St John’s Hospital in Livingston at the weekend were she was treated for her bruises.Earlier this year Isabella, who has dementia, also suffered a

police officer dubbed Mr Tickle by his shift because of his drunken groping has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two female colleagues. Austin Barrett's career was in ruins last night after a sheriff ruled there was a clear sexual element to the series of attacks during police social events.