Armed cops storm Edinburgh square amid reports of 'man with gun'

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missing Scot Jamie Waugh was confirmed as the man recovered from water in his hometown. We told last night how cops had confirmed the tragic news after the grim discovery at Avon Water just off Glen Avenue in Larkhall on Sunday night.

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A thug was found armed with a blade while out of his face at a Scots supermarket. Cops caught Steven Galloway in possession of the razor blade in the car park of an Asda Superstore.

Inverness shortly before 10pm on Saturday July 31. He threatened a staff member with a knife but they managed to repel him and he fled the shop, according to Police Scotland.

heatwave.From Wednesday, the average of 20C sunshine is set to melt away in favour of showers and gusty winds.The bad weather is predicted to be bad enough to become the the next named storm of the year in the UK - Storm Fleur.However, forecasters say it is too early to confirm this.Thursday sees a 400 mile-wide Atlantic torment bring blustery conditions across the country, with 60mph gusts on the cards in England's South-West.The weekend will see more rain bursts with the same following on next

car in Aberdeenshire. The 31-year-old pedestrian was mowed down on the A90 near Boddam in the early hours of Saturday morning.

crack cocaine in her home. Officers made the discovery in Farrah Fadli’s property in Ayr while they investigated the death of Morgan Dunn, 34.

Emergency services raced to the A857, around two miles from Stornoway in the Western Isles, after the alarm was raised at around 10.20pm on Wednesday, July 28. Ambulance crews attended and the male driver of the car was taken to Western Isles Hospital with serious injuries.

indecently exposed himself to a 15-year-old girl. The shocking incident took place in Kirkgate Park, Kinross, at around 9.30pm on Monday, July 26.

officers has collided with a tour bus in Edinburgh. Dramatic pictures show the smash between the Police Scotland vehicle and the Majestic tours coach in the capital's city centre while sunglass-wearing cops look on.

probe after shocking footage of men being 'brutally' battered in a Scots street.We told earlier today how the rammey in Bellshill, Lanarkshire had been caught on camera showing a man being repeatedly punched and kicked in the head as he lay helpless on the ground.Brutal pictures show punches and kicks raining down on the man on Hamilton Road near to the Bellmill Hotel.A woman tries to intervene and the man stands up and kicks his victim on the head before walking off.Four men and a woman can be

emergency response in Stirlingshire. Crews were called to the section of water at Lock 16 of the Forth and Clyde Canal just off Union Road in Camelon, Falkirk on Wednesday.

waterfall. Emergency services were called to Bracklinn Falls in Callander shortly after 8pm on Thursday, July 15.

investigation as armed officers locked down the scene. We told how officers swarmed the Craigneuk area of Wishaw in North Lanarkshire on Wednesday evening.

Jamie Lang The TV Foundation, an umbrella charity of the Edinburgh TV Festival supported by YouTube and Screen Scotland, is partnering with Louis Theroux on Looking for Louis, a new talent search venture to seek out the next generation of investigative documentary filmmakers. The search is being executed at Theroux’s Mindhouse Productions in partnership with The TV Foundation and Amazon Prime Video and supported by The TriForce Creative Network.

cops on an erratic 40-mile chase. Graham Ellis, 40, stole the 999 vehicle that had arrived to treat his pregnant girlfriend, a court heard.

police appeal for public help. The incident occurred around 9.15pm on Monday July 12 in Lusset Glen, Old Kilpatrick.

torched a pricey car in the driveway of a Scots home. The Jaguar XF, which retails at around £31,000 new, was found ablaze in a bay in Norman Rise, Livingston around 1am this morning, July 13.

Edinburgh over an on-going incident near a Morrisons supermarket. Cops have been spotted on West Granton Road as they cordoned off the area this evening.