Good evening and welcome to today's Daily Record headline briefing. The rundown keeps you up to date with the latest news from Scotland and beyond.
Today's top headlines include: Family fear diabetic gran could lose leg after 'docs stopped medication', TRNSMT gets off with a bang as revellers chant ‘No Scotland No Party’ and Scots NHS worker unable to heat home in cost of living crisis
Here is everything you need to know to keep up to date.
Family fear diabetic Scots gran could lose leg as limb rots after 'docs stopped medication'
A family fear a Scots grandmother may lose her leg after a seeping ulcer turned green months after she was taken off medication to control her diabetes. Margaret Mcavoy, from Hurlford in East Ayrshire, has Type 2 diabetes and had been taking insulin and tablets to manage the condition for two years.
Her family claim doctors at Crosshouse hospital stopped the pensioner's medication in December 2021 and told Margaret it was no longer needed. In January 2022, the 76-year-old began suffering from a painful 'rotting' wound on her leg.
Six months, on the seeping wound has turned green, leaving her family fearing she could lose the limb. Granddaughter Leighann Devlin told the Record: "My gran is in excruciating pain. Her leg has deteriorated rapidly.
Read more HERE.
TRNSMT revellers chant ‘No Scotland No Party’ as festival gets off with a bang
‘No Scotland No Party’ was the chant as revellers danced and sang in their droves at the first day of TRNSMT 2022. From 11 am, queues could be seen winding their way around the two entrances to Glasgow Green as saltires waved and fans wearing booty shorts and bucket hats screamed in anticipation.
Inside Glasgow Green, the Bootleg Beatles kicked off the music on stage as the determined sun tried to make its way through the clouds. The grey skies threatened a shower early afternoon but the general temperature was described as ‘clammy’ in some places and ‘windy’ in others.
Read more HERE.
Scots NHS worker unable to heat home in cost of living crisis as strike action looms
One of Scotland’s major health unions has launched a consultative ballot over pay which could lead to strike action.
The GMB is calling for members to reject the Scottish Government’s five per cent pay offer in the ballot which is launched today and runs until August 5.
Sean Robertson works in a hospital lab dealing with Covid tests among other duties.
Read more HERE.
Watch as Glasgow council worker in tears after winning £25k on Clyde 1 Cash Register
A Scots council worker who broke down in tears after winning a whopping £25,000 has gone viral after thousands were touched by a video of his heartwarming reaction. Glasgow City Building employee Richard correctly guessed the amount on Clyde 1’s Cash Register on Thursday, July 7, which his colleagues watched on.
The video clip shows the ex-army man physically shaking as he anxiously waited to find out if he’d won the five-figure prize for his family and fiancée Maggie. He could barely contain his excitement after receiving the good news.
Read more HERE.
More than 60,475 older people claiming Attendance Allowance could be due money back from DWP
A new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) accounts has discovered that the estimated rate of underpayment in Attendance Allowance is 4.3%, equivalent to some £230 million. Overpayment for the benefit is 2.2%, or £120 million.
The public watchdog said these estimates suggest that Attendance Allowance has the lowest rate of overpayment, excluding State Pension, but the highest rate of underpayment of all the benefits sampled by the DWP in its annual Fraud and Error exercise for 2021-22.
Read more HERE.
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