Virus-hit Sitel worker claims bosses shut blinds when police came to investigate safety breach claims

posted to homes across Scotland. Scores of households have received the plastic packets containing mystery seeds that appear to have been sent from China or Singapore.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Lauren’s English grade is among thousands across Scotland being questioned after the SQA confirmed students’ past work and predicted grades were slashed purely because of where they live.The exam body - which this year had to find a new way of grading students performance in absence of the usual exams - controversially also looked at each school’s previous history of results.This downgraded the pass rate for the poorest pupils by 15.2 per cent,

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death.A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Anyone who has knowledge of Shirley Sinclair relatives is asked to contact the Administration Department at Paisley Police Office on 0141 532 5958/6003 during office hours Monday to Friday or email Renfrewshire Inverclyde DASU [email protected]

UK Government schemes to support businesses recovering from coronavirus have paid out £2 billion to around 65,000 firms in Scotland. The Bounce Back Loan scheme, which was introduced in May, offers between £2,000 and 25 per cent of the turnover of small and medium businesses - up to a maximum of £50,000.

Police are warning youths to behave safely around fast-flowing water after a number of alarming incidents in Aberdeenshire. Officers are investigating an incident on the North Esk River, near Marykirk, after a youth was seen causing issues at a private salmon fishing area called Canterland.

large-scale marches despite the country still being in a state of lockdown. Kenny MacAskill, a former justice secretary, said more mass rallies were required as the coronavirus pandemic meant traditional forms of political campaigning such as door knocking were no longer possible.

pensioner had money stolen from her bank account. The man is alleged to have approached the 72-year-old woman at a property on Brownhill Drive in Newmachar, Aberdeenshire at 2.30pm on Thursday.

Dundee United.Saints are closing in on a deal for the former Scotland winger, who was released by Salford City at the end of the season.Conway, 35, is a hero to the Tannadice faithful after scoring a double in their 3-0 Scottish Cup final defeat of Ross County in 2010.He moved on to Cardiff for three years and also played for five years at Blackburn Rovers, Davidson’s former club. Talks are at an advanced stage between St Johnstone and Conway, who started his career at Ayr United.

stabbed a Scots housing association worker who was trying to help him has been jailed for life. Peter Cannon launched the unprovoked attack on Lynne Robertson as she sat behind her desk at River Clyde Homes, Greenock, on September 30 last year.

reversing over her has escaped being jailed. Francis Creedican, from Edinburgh, was instead ordered to carry out 225 hours of unpaid work and banned from driving for three years and nine months.

an outbreak of Covid-19 at a call centre near Bellshill last week, the Deputy First Minister has confirmed. John Swinney said a pub, coffee shop and other retail premises had been advised to temporarily close for deep cleaning as they were recently visited by staff from the Sitel contact centre, where 14 workers have now tested positive for the virus.

cancer after she claims doctors hesitated to investigate her mole last year.Katie Davidson, 24, who used to visit tanning salons four to five times a week for six years, asked medics at Crosshouse hospital to cut off a strange new spot growing on her leg in the autumn 2019 because it's appearance made her feel insecure.She had been visiting the dermatology department at the hospital for an unrelated cyst condition at the time. But Katie said doctors told her not to remove the mole because she

leading universities could lose millions in tuition fees if escalating tensions between the UK and China leads to Beijing discouraging students from studying overseas. Both Glasgow and Edinburgh have been increasingly reliant on cash generated by the thousands of Chinese students who arrive in Scotland each year to study at the country's historic seats of learning.

Police Scotland has a vendetta against Scott Bennett, who has served jail time for drug offences and was shot in the face in a gangland hit.Brockett’s Hyde ’N’ Seek ­Pinocchios nursery in ­Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, was recently graded as generally “adequate” by the Care ­Inspectorate and had no complaints against it.But a subsequent application by Brockett to Disclosure Scotland brought problems she blamed on police trying to disrupt activities relating to her and Bennett.She posted a letter

A Scots call centre worker has told how at least four people have tested positive for Covid-19 after an outbreak at a contact tracing centre.The 19-year-old was employed at the Sitel building in Maxim Park, near Motherwell, alongside as many as 200 other people before it was locked down by management.The teenager, who worked for Virgin Media on the upper floor of the building, discovered there was a cluster of cases after arriving for work on Saturday.A number of workers from the contact trace

Scots singer who rose to fame with Rollers hits including Shang-a-lang and Bye Bye Baby shocked online followers when he came out with his latest statement.And despite The Rollers having fans worldwide, including in China, Les wrote on Facebook: “Don’t buy anything that is made in China.”He also wrote on his Twitter page: “Don’t buy anything that is “made in China”, you will be supporting a criminal that will kill us as soon as they can.

coronavirus -hit Scots care home has retested positive for the bug. The staff member at the Home Farm care home on the Isle of Skye had been re-tested and found to have Covid-19.