Armed police called to ‘ongoing incident’ in Scots town as officers lockdown street

Falkirk. A number of cops are in attendance, with three police cars and a van parked in Dollar Avenue in the Merchiston area.

East Lothian. Emergency services were called to the scene on the A198 near Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, at around 5pm on Wednesday.

homeless man slept at a Scots police station after he claims council bosses told him they could not find anywhere for him to stay. William McColgan, who had committed no crime, said he spent last Monday and Tuesday nights at the Oban cop shop which he claims was on the advice of Argyll and Bute Council bosses.

court heard Couzens accepted responsibility for the killing of Ms Everard but was not asked to enter a plea to a charge of murder. Marketing executive Ms Everard, 33, went missing as she walked home from a friend's house in Clapham, south London, on March 3.

crash in South Africa while spraying crops and "living the dream" in his new country where he had become engaged to his girlfriend four months before. Stewart Graham, 25, from Edinburgh, was killed in the early hours of 19th January while spraying pesticide on Koos Moller's pear orchards in the town of Wolseley in the South African province of Western Cape.

Argyll and Bute was locked down by police who arrested a man after a 'disturbance'. Police, fire crews and paramedics were called to a property on Lady Mary Row at around 3pm on Saturday following an alleged 'disturbance' inside a house.

cow named Margaret was rescued by specialists after being trapped in a Scots river. The massive black and white animal had escaped from her field before tumbling down an embankment and into the River Lochar near Dumfries.

smash near Braemar sparking a police probe. Daniel Kalinski, from Dundee, crashed on the A93 about 7.50pm on Thursday, 27 May.

ambulance are at the scene of a 'disturbance' in North Lanarkshire. Emergency crews were called to Mill Road, near the Co-op store in Hamilton on Tuesday evening.

Police have launched an appeal for information after a wilful blaze was started in Armadale.Fire crews and cops were called to the scene this afternoon around 2.10pm.

Paisley train station claimed he didn’t know why he had the weapon. Lewis Rooney, 28, was caught with a black steak knife, with a five-inch serrated-edge blade, on him at Gilmour Street railway station on February 6.

Back to the beginning! Duchess Kate and Prince William found time to travel to the past during their trip to Scotland — with the twosome enjoying lunch from a familiar spot that they used to visit as students.

Kilmarnock. He is wanted for fraud offences involving four Blackpool hotels.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionThe drivers of each vehicle, along with a passenger from the Mercedes, were arrested while officers conducted searches of the vehicles.These recovered herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of £106,000.One man, aged 46-year-old, has been charged in connection with drugs offences and is due to appear in court at a later date.Detective Chief Inspector John Morrison, said:

Police say concern is growing for the safety of a woman who vanished overnight in a Fife town. Kathleen Ritchie was last seen at around 8.20pm on Friday, May 21, in the Annandale Gardens area of Glenrothes.

Grangemouth park. The victim was allegedly attacked within Zetland Park at around 3.15pm on Friday, May 21 by a man.

Glasgow street. Emergency service s were called to the scene on Bellfield Street at around 4.45pm on Friday, May 21.

iOS - Android The incident happened around 4.30pm on Thursday (May 20), with cops telling Lanarkshire Live there no injuries were reported.Shocked neighbours were ordered to stay in their homes as the drama unfolded, with pictures showing armed officers bearing guns and shields in the communal garden in The Murray.