Aberlour appeal for emergency funds to support families this winter

A "predatory" taxi driver who pestered girls for sex when they had no money for their fare will be made to sign the Sex Offenders Register after prosecutors overturned his appeal against his conviction.

Christmas will be very different this year for Paul Shepherd – a man who firmly believes that everything that’s intrinsically good about him is because of the influence of the woman he loved. This year, Paul will be gathered up by members of his loving family, and they’ll make new Christmas memories together.

Emergency services rushed to a Scots street this afternoon after a car burst into flames. Fire crews attended a road in the Duddingston area of Edinburgh on Wednesday.

Armed police locked down a street in Edinburgh amid an emergency incident.

TSB has launched a new fund to help support existing customers fleeing abusive relationships by providing a payment of up to £500. The ‘Emergency Flee Fund’ offers support payments of between £50 and £500 which will be paid into a TSB bank account that only the customer can access.

Officers from the Road Policing Unit at Dumbarton are keen to speak to the driver of a pick-up style vehicle following a fatal road crash on the A82, which killed local man Louis Hall.

It feels like Love Island was only just on our TVs, but now the winter series will be on our screens in just a matter of weeks.

Cops have locked down the Christmas Market at St Enoch Square in Glasgow after it was rocked by an explosion.

Police Scotland have launched an appeal to trace a missing 14-year-old who was disappeared last week. Dean Emslie, 14, was last seen by family near Pitscottie in Fife at around 11pm on Thursday, December 1.

Police have launched an appeal to trace a missing woman who was last seen in Aberdeen on Saturday night.

A van was found engulfed in flames in a residential street near Dalkeith. Fire crews were called to McKinnon Drivein Midlothian after the burning Ford Transit was reported at 9.35pm on Saturday, December 3.

Cops have launched an desperate appeal in an effort to trace a pensioner who vanished while walking his dogs this morning.

Families across Scotland are being urged to make sure they do not miss out on a double December Bridging Payment worth £260. The one-off payment will be made ahead of the Christmas holidays to the families of children registered to receive Free School Meals on the basis of low income.

Scots could be paid to turn off their power as part of an emergency blackout plan set to be brought out tomorrow.

Animal welfare experts are appealing for a home for Noah, a three-year-old Lurcher currently staying at Dogs Trust West Calder.

An American Airlines flight declared a mid-air emergency as it flew over Orkney before diverting to Glasgow Airport.

The second fire in just over two weeks has broken out in a building on a Fife high street.

A developer with designs to build around 160 new homes in Kinross has appealed a council direction to provide an environmental impact assessment (EIA) to the dismay of a councillor concerned about the potential impact on Loch Leven.

A car has toppled onto its side after veering off a busy road in Fife and crashing into a ditch.

CHILDREN’S charity Aberlour has launched an appeal because its emergency fund, which helps disadvantaged families pay for essentials such as food, bedding, clothing and energy, has run out.