Ayr revealed as sex offenders hotspot with 112 people on register living in the area

Covid-19 pandemic to buy sex posted almost 1600 adverts on a classifieds website in Scotland.An investigation found 43 punters looking for street prostitutes, with many hoping to take advantage of “cheap and desperate” women thrown into poverty by coronavirus.Among 1550 men offering to pay for sex were those looking for “single mums” or pregnant women impoverished by the pandemic.There were also depraved requests for “young girls”, “rape play” and “damaged” women.The adverts appeared on

gangsters targeted mostly at young men. Organised crime groups, mostly from overseas, are luring people to commit sex acts on camera.

Covid-19 cluster was identified. Health chiefs confirmed that half a dozen people who are linked to the outbreak at Craigie House Care Home in Crossgates have now lost their lives.

missing for more than six weeks. Robert Sinclair, 73, has not been seen since vanishing from his home in Falkirk.Concerns are mounting for Robert, who is known locally as Rab or Rambo.

raping a British holidaymaker and warned he faces up to six years in jail if convicted.Alasdair Euan Randalls, 26, from Aberdeen, is due to be tried next week for the alleged sex attack at party hotel Ibiza Rocks.Prosecutors have demanded a six-year sentence in an indictment submitted to judges ahead of trial.Randalls, who deejayed at Ibiza Rocks before being arrested and held on remand in prison for more than two months, is expected to protest his innocence in court on Wednesday.Prosecutors

child for sex at an English Cathedral. Anthony Dean, 63, from Hawick in the Borders, had arranged to meet what he thought was a 13-year-old girl at Guildford Cathedral- more than 370 miles from his home address.

Outlander  star Caitriona Balfe for the latest installment of the Scots sci-fi spoof Star Force - which was filmed online during lockdown. The pair joined James  McAvoy  and other Scottish stars to create the third episode of the hilarious show which is filmed and directed remotely over Zoom.

open locally.  Number of positive coronavirus cases between November 21 to 27:Ardrossan North West - 6 Beith East & Rural - 14Dreghorn - 13Irvine Bourtreehill - 7Irvine Castlepark North - 8Irvine Central - 1-4Irvine Girdle Toll and Stanecastle - 7Irvine Perceton and Lawthorn - 10Irvine Tarryholme - 8Kilwinning West and Blacklands - 7Kilwinning Whitehirst Park and Woodside - 8Saltcoats Central - 1-4Saltcoats North East - 11Saltcoats North West - 7Stevenston Hayocks - 5Stevenston North West -

Perth and Kinross.

Sean Connery’s cause of death has been revealed. The legendary actor, best known for being the first person to portray James Bond in a movie, died earlier this year at age 90 after stepping out of the spotlight many years prior to his death.

Sean Connery’s cause of death has been revealed.  The legendary actor, best known for being the first person to portray James Bond in a movie, died earlier this year at age 90 after stepping out of the spotlight many years prior to his death.  According to TMZ, which cites the Scottish actor’s death certificate, he died in his sleep from pneumonia, heart failure and old age.

beers of 2020 have been revealed during a virtual event celebrating the best of Scotland's brewing scene. The fifth annual Scottish Beer Awards saw comedian and presenter, Des Clarke, announce the winners during a live digital broadcast from Glasgow’s Hilton by Doubletree Hotel.

Jamie Walker's career. And he didn’t think he’d have to wait seven years for the next opportunity to make amends.Despite an early Ryan Stevenson strike, the Buddies roared back to take a 3-1 lead thanks to goals from Esmael Goncalves, Steven Thompson and Connor Newton, meaning Stevenson’s late second was too little, too late.Hearts, of course, have the Scottish Cup Final – from last season – to look forward to next month when they take on Celtic on December 20.

poverty “since forever”.And despite their best efforts to get out of the poverty trap, government benefit rules mean any chance they get to improve their lot is snatched away,Sue Harvey, 35, her husband Kev, 36, and their six children Zack, 14, Luke, 13, Kara, 11, Skye, nine, Max, three, and four-month-old Hunter live in a private rented house in Falkirk.They cannot get a council house because the specific needs of their children are not recognised under the system, which says children must

Hearts starlet made a £1.5million move to Bologna in September and had made an instant impact. He missed out on involvement with Scotland U21s through injury during the international break but is back in contention for the Serie A side.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Anger towards shamed Hamilton West MP Margaret Ferrier is evident after correspondence received by the Scottish Government about her actions was revealed.In September, Ferrier travelled from London to Scotland despite having Covid-19 and documents released through Freedom of Information laws last week showed that a string of furious messages were submitted about her behaviour.Among the letters and emails

hotels, including one who wanted to see the Northern Lights in their bedroom and another who wanted directions to see a unicorn, has been revealed.Hotel chain Travelodge stated that one guest even feared getting drunk on "Scotch Mist".The budget hotel chain has compiled a list of the most bizarre and fascinating requests from customers staying in its 47 Scottish hotels over the last 12 months.They stated that another wanted to see The Loch Ness Monster at Loch Lomond, while staff at the

sex have been revealed - and mens' favourite is asking their girlfriend if they 'fancy a quickie. Some 2,000 Scottish men and women were questioned about how they get their partner into bed in a new survey.

Scottish Premiership without some controversy over refereeing - with much of it coming down to rough physical treatment that goes unpunished.Just a few days ago Jeremie Frimpong was on the end of a nasty one from Motherwell's Devante Cole, with referee Andrew Dallas choosing to show only a yellow card.But which team is most likely to get a kicking of a weekend? And which is most likely to be dishing out the treatment? In other words, which are the 'dirtiest' and 'cleanest' teams in the top