Staff from Balhousie care homes in Perthshire named as finalists at prestigious Scottish Care Awards

A nurse at a Scots care home has been suspended after telling a dementia patient “you will f****** die tonight”. Chan Chi Keung, who worked at the Braemount Nursing Care Home in Paisley, also admitted telling a second OAP to “f*** off”.

Murderers will be stopped from being allowed to act as executors of their victim’s estate under new laws.

A Scots school playground has been flooded with 'sewage' from a recurring problem which was first reported in August and has reportedly seen staff and pupils "getting sick". Westerton Primary School in Bearsden has had issues with flooding before but in August the murky water began to flow into the playground where the children spend their breaks.

A member of staff was shot as he tried to diffuse trouble at a sell-out Halloween party, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. The victim, in his 20s, was blasted in the leg outside the venue.

A Scots couple have won the support of their local council after a neighbour allegedly complained about the Crazy Frog mural on their wall.

Jules Hudson is famed for helping buyers find their dream homes in the countryside on BBC's Escape to the Country - but off-screen he enjoys life at his gorgeous pad in Herefordshire.

Millions of households across Great Britain are set to receive the next instalment of the £900 cost of living payment support before November 19, which is worth £300, with a further £299 is due next Spring. Payments for people on means-tested benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will receive the money between today (October 31) and November 19, while those on Tax Credits will be paid between November 10-19, 2023.

Children don’t always take older generations’ advice on board, but new research suggests more than a third (37%) of adults wish they had listened more to their parents or grandparents about saving money for the future.

Lecturers are considering a return to traditional pen and paper tests to combat the rising use of AI by students.

A company running an 'inadequate' care home where less than £5 a day was spent on food for each resident donated £10,000 to the Conservative Party this year, it was revealed tonight. Burrswood Care Home, in Bury, has now been placed into special measures, having been rated as 'inadequate' by the Care Quality Commission after a visit in every area of its inspection.

Vulnerable adults can wait up to 10 hours for help as care staff are sleeping, a whistleblower claimed.

Cleaners, security guards and support staff in three government departments have announced weeks of strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions.

A luxury hotel sacked chefs and waiting staff and closed its flagship fine dining restaurant after it failed to earn a Michelin star. Management at Cameron House on Loch Lomond decided to shut the Tamburrini and Wishart restaurant just two years after it opened, making all 12 staff redundant.

A man has been charged with murder after being extradited from Sweden over a fight in east London in 2022.

Fashion designer Stella McCartney’s plans for an ultra-modern holiday house in the Scottish Highlands have been met with a backlash from across the UK.

The body of a man has been recovered from a river in the Scottish Borders.

A "wonderful" and "excellent" hotel in the Outer Hebrides is currently available to book for half price, and it looks like an ideal staycation spot.

Now that October is halfway over, the run-up to Halloween has truly begun.

A man has been rescued from the River Kelvin in Glasgow and a second remains missing.

Béla Tarr Set For European Film Awards Honor