Axe to Shotts police station should be dropped say town's politicians
The ongoing closure threat to Shotts police station should be dropped immediately. That’s the view of Central Scotland Labour MSP Richard Leonard and the town’s new Labour councillors, Martin...
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Brothers kept mum and sister as slaves forcing them to wash in bucket and...
Two brothers kept their mother and sister as slaves in their own home during an “appalling and disgraceful” 18 month period of abuse, a court has heard. Faisal Hussein, 25, and Arbaaz Ahmed, 19, kept...
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Frozen fans teased by mini-movie trailer ahead of new release of Olaf's...
Olaf the snowman is reunited with princesses Anna and Elsa in the first trailer for a new Frozen featurette. The short film sees the snowman, voiced by Josh Gad, on a quest to find the perfect holiday...
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Four Scottish universities have made in into the UK top 10 for highest...
Scotland’s graduates are some of the UK’s top earners. The University of Aberdeen, Edinburgh University, Glasgow University and Dundee University all made the list of 10 UK universities where...
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Aberdeen want two Celtic players and have messed us about over Jonny Hayes...
Neil Warnock says Cardiff have pulled out of the running to sign Aberdeen ace Jonny Hayes – hinting that the Dons are deliberately stalling on agreeing a deal. Hayes is at the centre of a four-way...
View ArticleWest Lothian student trio win Mitsubishi innovation competition
A team of three West Lothian pupils have beaten 1600 other students to be crowned this year’s Mitsubishi Electric ‘Pump It Up’ Challenge winners. The third year pupils at Bathgate Academy won the...
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How to spot and avoid the telephone scams conning people out of millions of...
ORGANISED crime gangs are using cyber scams on an unprecedented scale to con millions of pounds from victims every day. Police Scotland believes Glasgow is second only to London as an HQ for gangs...
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America's Got Talent star dead aged 29 – just weeks before finding fame
A contestant on America’s Got Talent has died at the age of 29 in a horrific car accident, less than a month before he was set to find fame on the global talent competition. Dr Brandon Rogers, who...
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Student imprisoned in North Korea after stealing poster is released from...
An American student imprisoned in North Korea after stealing a poster has been released from his 15-year sentence after 17 months and sent home in a coma. Otto Warmbier, 22, from Cincinnati, in Ohio,...
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Rangers improve bid for Graham Dorrans as Ibrox club return with seven-figure...
Rangers have made a second bid for Norwich City midfielder Graham Dorrans. Pedro Caixinha is eager to add the Scotland international to his new-look midfield at Ibrox and it’s understood the Ibrox...
View ArticleHunt for two thugs who shot 14-year-old with air rifle after he spoke to them...
Police are hunting two callous thugs who shot a teenager in the legs with an air rifle. The 14-year-old boy was targeted by the men who he briefly spoke to in Calais Woods, Dunfermline, on June 6. The...
View ArticleMaybole man who assaulted best friend to his 'permanent disfigurement'...
A man who assaulted one of his best pals must carry out 220 hours of unpaid work. Stuart Grant, 43, of Maybole’s Kirkland Street, will also be under supervision for a year. He admitted assaulting...
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'We're not going to make it' Heartbreaking phone call made from teen caught...
Three generations of the same family are feared to have died inside their flat during the Grenfell Tower inferno. The daughter of teaching assistant Nadia Choucair rang her best friend in the early...
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'There's too many people stuck upstairs': Mum broadcasts Facebook Live from...
A mum broadcast her desperate battle to escape the Grenfell Tower blaze on Facebook Live – and hasn’t been heard from since. Mum-of-two Rania Ibrham, 30, uploaded harrowing footage in a bid for help...
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Watch as shopkeeper fights off knife-wielding thug who launched frenzied...
This is the terrifying moment a hero shopkeeper put a knife-wielding thug in a headlock after being slashed multiple times. Barry Crawley, 38, was working at his family-run newsagents when Alan...
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Faces of the missing after Grenfell Tower blaze as relatives desperately hope...
Terrified relatives have launched appeals to find missing residents from the Grenfell Tower blaze. Children and pensioners are among those believed to be trapped inside the 24-storey block in London...
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Several believed hurt during "incident" at tank training base in Wales
A number of people are believed to have been injured during an “incident” at a tank training base in Wales. A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: “We are aware of an incident at Castlemartin Ranges....
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Pensioner's arm 'almost ripped off' by police dog that attacked him outside...
A pensioner claims his arm was almost “ripped off” by a police dog which attacked him in front of his home. Paul Carol, 69, was speaking to an officer about a break-in opposite his house when a...
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Police launch probe after unexplained death of woman in Port Glasgow flat
A woman who was found dead in a flat in Port Glasgow has been identified by police. The body of Karen Young, 47, was discovered at a property in Kelburn Terrace in the Inverclyde town at 1.15pm on...
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Desperate mum throws baby from 10th floor window of burning Grenfell Tower...
A member of the public caught a baby dropped from the Grenfell Tower as it was engulfed in flames. A witness says they saw the incident after the apartment block caught fire around 12.54am with every...
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