Serious concerns raised over local care home's handling of coronavirus

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A carer who ripped off her disabled victim wrote him a letter while he was seriously ill in hospital begging him not to report her to police.Christine Dickson pleaded with the man to forgive her and promised to pay back the cash she stole from his Post Office account.In the note sent to his ward at Dumfries Infirmary, Dickson wrote: “You have to forgive me.

Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityVaccination centres are due to open in Eccles and Irlam after some delays.The new centre in Eccles will open on Thursday, later than expected due to 'vaccine supply logistics', with a site in Irlam opening as planned on Friday.It comes after more than 11,000 vaccines have been administered in Salford.On Monday (December 12), Salford's mayor Paul Dennett revealed that 4,200 doses of the coronavirus vaccine had been administered, mostly for residents aged 80 and above, as part of the city's community vaccination programme.A further 7,455 doses of the vaccine had also been administered at Salford Royal Hospital, of which 859 were for care workers and 650

Gordon Ramsay has been called out by unimpressed fans for his vegan 'beef' Wellington.

A mum of three has revealed how she created a classic Premier Inn breakfast buffet at home, complete with cereal dispensers, colouring books and mini condiments.

The Mirror reports that the spray contains hypromellose - a gel-forming powder that is often found in anti-allergy nasal sprays.

Andy Murray has tested positive for coronavirus but still hopes to compete in the Australian Open next month.

KATIE Price will star in an upcoming BBC documentary with disabled son Harvey. Katie, 42, is set to open up about raising the 18-year-old who has the rare genetic condition Prader-Willi syndrome and is also partially blind and on the autistic spectrum.

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.There is often a perception that you need to be at elite level to join a running club.And at times that very thought may have stopped certain people from taking the first step and signing up.But Perth Road Runners are keen to stress that they will always offer a friendly welcome to anyone interested in getting involved.Two current members who are thrilled they decided to see what all the fuss was about are Alan and Sue Bothwell.Alan (62), who admits himself he is not the fastest by any stretch of the imagination, has never looked back since first reaching out to the club in 2017.“Five or six years ago I

Motherwell and Hamilton 3-0 forfeit wins over them after punishing the Paisley club for breaching coronavirus protocols. Kilmarnock were also handed the same fate for similar breaches for a postponed game with Motherwell, with both clubs deciding to appeal the decision last month.

Glasgow man after the pensioner was found dead at home. James Doyle was discovered within his flat on Kemp Street in Springburn on Wednesday, January 6.

Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock has recently put the property she shares with fiancé Andre Gray up for sale for a cool £4.95m.

University of Michigan Regent Ron Weiser has been called "complicit" in last week’s storming of the U.S. Capitol by the writers of an online petition that calls for his resignation after he failed to place blame on President Trump.

Glasgow supermarket.Tesco have confirmed that 'a very small number' of workers at the Parkhead Forge Extra store are off work due to the killer bug.The supermarket chain said in a statement that they were following all Scottish Government guidance.It comes after two Tesco stores in Inverness also reported Covid-19 outbreaks among staff.One worker at each of the Extra shops at Inshes and Eastfield Way has tested positive leading to other staff isolating.And last week two workers died after contracting the virus in a Greenock store.Heartfelt tributes were paid to the pair which included 'beautiful' mum Ann Weir.A Tesco spokesman said: “A very small number of colleagues at our Parkhead Forge Extra are off work due to Covid-19."The safety of

poorest families have been worst affected by the coronavirus pandemic's economic fall out and are likely to find it harder to recover as society rebuilds, a new report warns. People already trapped in poverty when Covid-19 hit were the most financially vulnerable and they tend to work in the sectors which have been hit hardest, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) said.

DEALSRound Hill Music has acquired the publishing catalogue of The Cult’s Billy Duffy. “We jumped at the chance to work with Billy Duffy when we heard he was looking for new home for his catalogue”, says Round Hill CEO Josh Gruss.

straight to your inbox every day for free Mark Clattenburg says it is 'hypocritical' of Jurgen Klopp to question Manchester United's recent penalty record. The Liverpool manager stated 'United had more penalties in two years than he has had in five-and-a-half years' at Anfield after his side lost 1-0 to Southampton last week.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have only actually been awarded one more penalty than Liverpool in the Premier League this season, although Klopp is right to suggest they have been awarded more over the past few years.

Budget airline Norwegian has axed its long-haul network, leading to the loss of 1,100 pilot and cabin crew jobs based at Gatwick Airport.

Former Premier League official Mark Clattenburg says "worried" Jurgen Klopp is trying to influence referee Paul Tierney before Liverpool's clash against Manchester United,

Stacey Solomon has made her own 65p wedding favours.

Dai Greene says Britain’s Olympic stars must turn a deaf ear to rising fears that the Tokyo showpiece will not take place.

Macaulay Culkin has lent his support to a ‘petition’ to have Donald Trump’s cameo removed from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.