Biker killed in horror smash with car on Scots country road

father of a tragic Scots student who died in a car crash has had it returned to him through the power of social media.Twitter user @MarkIs888 found the two-sided piece honouring Ross Sloan outside Screwfix in Pollokshaws and appealed online for anyone to come forward.Stirling University student Ross died in a horror crash on the M80 in August 2017 aged just 21.The death of the popular Newton Mearns man led to an outpouring of tributes.The pendant features a picture of Ross on one side with

murders of three mothers by a suspected serial killer.Bible John was the nickname given to man cops believe brutally raped, strangled and killed the women after attending Glasgow's iconic Barrowland Ballroom.Patricia Docker, 25, Jemina McDonald, 32, and Helen Puttock, 29, all died after nights out at the city’s popular nightspot between 1968 and 1969.The shocking murders were so similar that cops suspected a single person was responsible for the killing spree that shook Scotland to its core.One

UK Government scheme providing a 50% discount on food and non-alcoholic drinks.Chancellor Rishi Sunak's "Eat out to help out" scheme, designed to encourage a return to the hospitality industry, begins on Monday.The initiative will provide up to £10 off meals to diners eating out every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during August at participating businesses.At least 3,766 outlets in Scotland have signed up, though this figure does not include chains which have more than 26 premises.Across the UK

soldier murdered in an IRA honeytrap has revealed how he plans to get justice for his family - nearly 50 years after the atrocity.Fusilier Dougald McCaughey, was executed with fellow squaddies - brothers John and Joseph McCaig - after being lured from a Belfast pub.Now his cousin David McCaughey has raised £10,000 to help fund a legal bid for a new inquest into the triple shooting.The victims are thought to have been convinced to leave the bar by two women.

Ruth Davidson is to be made a peer in the House of Lords, it has been confirmed.The former Scottish Tory leader has been named in the Prime Minister’s dissolution honours list which also make’s Theresa May’s husband, Philip, a Knight of the realm.Davidson led the Scottish Conservatives from 2011 to 2019 and  stepped down after Johnson became Tory leader last year, citing political and personal reasons for the move.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up

15-year-old has been charged after a crash between an off-road motorbike and a car in Glasgow. The teenager was riding the bike when it was involved in a collision with a car in the Possilpark area of the city on Tuesday, July 28, evening.The incident happened at the junction of Saracen Street and Keppochhill Road in the north of the city.

Rutherglen who can’t afford to dine out at all, it strikes me that this package isn’t geared towards supporting those on the lowest incomes, whose livelihoods are most likely to have been lost. We wanted the real deal for Scotland.

Ruth Davidson has claimed Unionists should have "put the boot in" following the 2014 independence referendum. The former Scottish Conservatives leader said there should have been a more aggressive approach to nationalism in the aftermath of the landmark vote, which saw support for the SNP surge.

reversing over her has escaped being jailed. Francis Creedican, from Edinburgh, was instead ordered to carry out 225 hours of unpaid work and banned from driving for three years and nine months.

conwoman who helped herself to her elderly mother's life savings has been sent to prison for a year. Elizabeth Reid was locked up after she admitted targeting her own mother and several other frail and elderly victims to fund a drug addiction.

driver who killed a pensioner while on the phone and behind the wheel of a faulty car has been jailed for three years. William Gall ploughed into Thomas Beall shortly after the frail 81 year-old had left a supermarket on November 12, 2018.The headlights of the 24 year-old's Ford Focus were not working and its battery had very low power at the time.

This Morning. The doctor was on the ITV show to discuss face masks and coverings which from Friday (July 24) will be mandatory in shops and supermarkets.

half price meals when they dine out every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during August in a bid to boost the hospitality sector. Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently made the announcement and said the “Eat Out to Help Out” scheme would provide 50 per cent off, up to a maximum of £10 per head, meals at participating businesses across the UK - but it doesn’t include alcohol.

building site last week. Shea Ryan, 10, tragically died after falling into a well on the  Scottish Water  site in Glasgow as his friends raised the alarm around 10pm on Thursday July 16.

prison sentence after he caused the death of Hanno Garbe by dangerous driving on a Highland road.Lord Fairley told Johnstone at the High Court in Edinburgh: "You continued to drive a motor car when it was plainly dangerous for you to do so."The judge pointed out that he had been told by optometrists on two occasions that his eyesight did not meet the required standard for driving.Lord Fairley said that the unexpected death of Mr Garbe has had "a devastating effect" on his wife Dagmar.The judge

Dundee this morning to give a fairytale send-off for a youngster who drowned after getting into difficulty at a Perthshire beauty spot.Freya Skene passed away following a devastating freak accident by Ossian's Cave in Dunkeld on Monday, July 6.

litter louts after finding mountains of rubbish on her daily walks. Little Caylie McKenzie was moved to tears after discovering someone had dumped a quilt in the burn near her Kilsyth home on Wednesday.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Pub-goers have issued rave reviews for a Motherwell boozer after online trolls claimed it had “Scotland’s worst beer garden”.The Brass Button went viral after a picture of their make-shift outdoor seating area behind the pub went was shared on social media.Dozens of furious locals have jumped to their defence and have branded it the “best wee pub in the shire”.One drinker said: “Best pint in Motherwell by far, hands

reported plans from the Cambuslang Britannia Flute Band for a 'closed door' event to mark July 12- despite lockdown restrictions.