Scots ex-firefighter battered partner in boozy row over taxi fare

NHS workers free accommodation during the cold snap.Owners of the Beveridge Park Hotel, in Fife, are welcoming doctors and nurses who can’t travel during the arctic weather.Last night over a dozen members of staff from the Victoria Hospital, in Kirkcaldy, took up the generous offer.A similar number are expected to take up the offer tonight.An employee at the hotel said the manager was doing his “good deed” for the hard working NHS workers.He explained that most of the medics had travelled from

radio phone-in was caught nearly five times the drink-drive limit after smashing into a parked car.Lisa McMillan, 47, made the “stupid” decision to visit friends in Brechin, Angus, after drinking wine with her husband.She’d scooped £19,018.17 on the Radio Tay FM cash register competition the previous day, a court heardMcMillan, the boss of a plumbing firm got behind the wheel after midnight but was so inebriated she shunted a parked car yards down the road after crashing into it.It was her

coronavirus last year has revealed doctors feared he may not survive.Adam Sieradzki, 39, developed a headache and fever at the start of the pandemic and although he self-isolated, he did not immediately think it was Covid-19.He went on to develop facial numbness and tingling in his hands which prompted him to call 999, but medics but the symptoms down to stress and refused to admit him.He was finally able to arrange an appointment with a doctor the next day.He told Edinburgh Live: "I managed to

Storm Darcy.Using skis, snowboards and "anything from their homes", revellers flocked to the area last night after the city was blanketed in snow.Freezing conditions blanketed the city in snow over night, turning the West End park into a scene from the Alps.However, the images prompted concern from some residents over the lack of social distancing in place.Dozens of people were pictured huddled up along the park’s banks, despite the recommended two metre distance.In one image, a wall of people

Firefighters are tackling a 'well developed' blaze at a Greenock home.

Covid ­powers by ­bursting into a terrified couple’s ­bedroom and hurling a pet dog out of the way.Defence lawyer Aamer Anwar – who is part of a watchdog group monitoring the use of ­temporary coronavirus laws – has called the late-night raid the “worst incident to date”.Chef Cameron Meechan, 26, claims he and girlfriend Danielle McHugh were in bed watching Netflix when about 10 police officers broke the door off its hinges and wrestled him to the ground.During the incident – ­understood to have

fishermen have been rescued after their 160-tonne boat came seconds away from smashing into rocks near Peterhead Harbour.The vessel was towing a second boat when they were hit by massive waves and gale force winds on Friday afternoon.The alarm was raised at 4.30pm after the tow line broke several times and the boats began to be pushed towards the rocks.Thankfully, rescue crews arrived within minutes and were able to re-attach the drifting vessels before they successfully made their way into

Edinburgh, had the “purest heart and soul” as friends rallied to support the family and help pay for her funeral.The performer, who sang with Scottish-Jamaican reggae band Project Bona Fide, seemed destined for fame when she signed to global label Sony in 2008, who had stars like Britney Spears on their books.But the deal fell apart after she was locked up for having a fake gun and metal pole in her possession at a block of flats in the city.At the time, her solicitor said the singer, from

Inverness. Four people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after the Mercedes E220 collided with the property at around 9.10pm on January 21.

cops are warning about a 'callous' new Amazon scam by fraudsters to access computers and steal cash. Police in Glenrothes, Fife have had reports of locals being targeted by phone with 'well-rehearsed' criminals giving convincing performances pretending to be from the online shopping giant.

marry her partner in front of their beloved son. Natalie Sanders was given less than 12 months to live after being diagnosed with Grade 4 Metastatic breast cancer in September last year.

mental health conditions took their own lives. An investigation has been launched into the death of student Celine Dinis, 22, from Fife, who passed away following the incident on the Moredun ward, at Murray Royal Hospital, in Perth, on January 4.

rapist are living in fear after being told he is trying to get out of jail.Allan Rotchford, 34, was jailed for seven years this month for raping and sexually abusing four women.He also terrorised one former partner by posing as an internet blackmailer to trick her into performing humiliating sex acts with him.Now his victims have been officially informed that he has launched an appeal against his conviction.One victim, who has asked to be identified as Jane, said: “It is a slap in the face

covid outbreak at a station in West Lothian. Officers in the Green Watch at the Bathgate station are following government protocols after a colleague tested positive for the deadly virus.

Brian Matthews ended up with a social media ban after posting a fake photo of him partying with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Dubai.

Peter Murrell' s answers in front of MSPs.

sex is today exposed after a Daily Record probe into lowlife landlords.Divorced Steven Anderson told our female reporter, “I won’t treat you like a piece of meat,” after she responded to an online advert for his flat.He was just one of several men we found touting for female “rent-free” flatmates despite a pledged crackdown.We went undercover to lay bare the depraved tactics used by would-be landlords targeting vulnerable Scots during the pandemic.Anderson, 45, responded to our message through

East, North and South Ayrshire.He said: "Retained firefighters are exceptional individuals who devote a large part of their life to protecting the communities they live in."Jim is a sterling example of the community-driven work retained firefighters undertake and I'd like to thank him for his outstanding service to the communities of Larkhall and Troon."Communities across Scotland are protected by retained firefighters, but like many areas, here in Ayrshire we are in need of more people coming

hospital after trying to take her own life for the fourth time.Now, with the country in the midst of another “stay at home” order, she is sharing her story of recovery with a plea to all others feeling isolated and suffering emotional turmoil: “The world is a better place with you in it”.Ashleigh was so close to death after taking a cocktail of pills that doctors warned her she was lucky she didn’t need a liver transplant.She became so overwhelmed by events – including a ­relationship breakdown