Young Scots children so traumatised by Covid they don’t know how to play

coronavirus eight months ago.  Brighid O Dochartaigh has issued a warning to other people about the devastating long-term impacts Covid-19 can have. The 47-year-old geologist, who lives in Edinburgh, was previously a fit and healthy person who enjoyed exercise outdoors.

snared with over 9,000 indecent images of children as young as three in his parents’ home. Garry Mason, 25, was caught at the property in the city’s Baillieston in February this year.

hospital after serious drug and booze problems.Latest figures show a 63 per cent increase in patient rates for the 15-25 age group from 2013 to 2019, after several years of decreases.The revelations in the Public Health Scotland figures for those where inpatient treatment was needed show an increase from 126 in 2013 to 206 last year.New figures back up strong anecdotal evidence from doctors and drug workers that more youngsters are mixing booze and benzos - street drugs - as Scotland continues

The Great British Bake Off.The popular Channel 4 programme has been providing Scots with a bit of light relief amid the coronavirus pandemic.And with the 11th series of the show coming to a conclusion, the wheels are already in motion to kickstart next year’s edition.Producers behind the show have put out a casting call for those who think they could earn a Star Baker award.Do you reckon you have what it takes to get that handshake from Paul Hollywood? And could your plans for a showstopper wow

coronavirus "amnesty" on Christmas day has been shot down by Scotland's deputy chief medical officer. Dr Nicola Steedman was responding to Bishop John Keenan's proposal, which he had likened to a legendary ceasefire in the First World War trenches.

Sean Connery meeting Paul Gascoigne at Ibrox has resurfaced on social media after a Rangers fan account posted the video in tribute to the legendary star.

racial abuse by a gang of youths. The 22-year-old was subjected to the horrendous comments in the Kirriemuir Circle area of Bishopton in Renfrewshire on Sunday October 25.

Covid to allow families to enjoy festive gatherings, a senior bishop has said. It comes just days after the Scottish Government's clinical director warned the public to prepare for a "digital Christmas" which could see large indoor gatherings banned in December.

sex attack on a lesbian drag queen. Pamela Kane, 40, pulled the woman's top down and exposed her breast in front of a crowd of people in a nightclub.She accepted that she had pulled her wraparound dress and bra-let as she made a point about the amount of cleavage the teenager was displaying.Sheriff John Rafferty told Kane: "It was an exceedingly rude and ill-informed thing to do.

coronavirus.Craig Meikle, who owns Edinburgh's Saltire Soft Play, hit out at a lack of government support and said the closures were 'devastating' for the sector.In an impassioned video released on the centre's Facebook page today he said his firm was 'going down the pan' and that the industry was facing 'utter disdain'.He made the claims on the day that Nicola Sturgeon announced a new five-tier lockdown system to come into force in an effort to battle coronavirus.Craig told the Record he had

Highland garden boozer.Paul Stephenson, from Cawdor, near Inverness, converted his outhouse into a pub during lockdown and hasn’t looked back.The ex-radio producer began the Vintage Rock Pod podcast from his new bar and has already blethered with a host of music legends over a pint.Since going on air at the start of the month, he has chatted to John Illsley from Dire Straits and Big Country star Bruce Watson.He has also interviewed Mitch Murray, who has sold more than half a billion songs

Silentnight has found that Scots aged 25-34 are the most likely to own an electric blanket, and 48 per cent of the UK’s electric blankets are owned by those aged 18-34. It's believed that younger people opting for electric blankets as more people spend time getting cosy at home.

Covid – all while a patient in Scots hospitals.Joseph Gorman’s children were called to the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, on Thursday to say goodbye to their father – who only went to hospital after a problem caused by his cancer medication.He died the following day.Joseph’s son Joe, 62, spoke yesterday about his father’s treatment at the Vale of Leven Hospital, Dunbartonshire, and the RAH after reading in the Record about 18 nurses and 14 patients at the RAH becoming infected with the virus

baby loss and help others enduring a similar ordeal. Angela Kenney was 'naive' to the devastation baby loss causes, tuntil her unborn child's heart stopped beating on June 30 this year.

puppy got hold off a sex toy sent to their house by joker pal. French Bulldog Carlos was excited to see the 'new toy' and ran outside for a play in the front garden with it hanging out his mouth.

Ecclefechan - Let's get the obvious one out of the way, Ecclefechan is named for a "small church" in the Middle Ages dedicated to St Fechan.It's not pronounced eck-le-fe-chan, it's actually pronounced Ek-el-feck-hanGarioch - This Aberdeenshire town's name is often pronounced Ga-ree-ock but it's actually a Doric name that's pronounced 'Geerie'.Milngavie - Most Glaswegians will have chuckled at the various attempts of naming this town - with the usual being Mill-en-Gavie.It's actually pronounced

Glasgow care home has been left devastated after losing its first resident to Covid-19 after staying clear of the virus during the first wave. A number of staff and residents at David Cargill House, in the city’s West End, have recently tested positive for coronavirus and are now self-isolating.

Covid-19 tester at one of Scotland’s main test sites - has tested positive for the killer bug. The steward at the Glasgow Airport testing facility - dubbed a “shambles” by fellow workers - has been struck down with the virus triggering widespread panic among other staff at the site.