Breaking news: Fatal fire rips through Paisley flat

Scots beauty spot have paid tribute to their “cheeky little devil”. Freya Skene passed away after getting into difficulty with her mum Brooke at Ossian’s Cave in Dunkeld, Perthshire, on Monday evening, July 6.

zoo today.The blaze has been seen at Fife Zoo in Ladybank, Cupar with stunned locals snapping terrifying pictures of the flames. It comes shortly after punters were again allowed to visit zoos and animal centres on June 29 following the easing of lockdown restrictions.In pictures posted online smoke can been seen billowing into the sky from the tourist attraction.Zoo bosses have since confirmed all humans and animals are safe.Locals have commented online about seeing the huge blaze.One wrote:

Tik Tok which has got the whole of Scotland talking. During lockdown, we have all been looking for some light-relief and Jared has certainly been providing that over on his Tik Tok account 'The Littlest Chicken' but said it was actually lockdown that inspired him to get creative.

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shared a heartbreaking message online just one hour before a fatal fire at his home.John, known as bulb, was reported missing after the inferno tore through his property in Ewart Drive in the North Lanarkshire town, in the early hours of Saturday.Pals launched a frantic search for the popular 38-year-old, who had not been seen since the blaze, before detectives confirmed they had found a body within the collapsed building on Sunday.Police Scotland have confirmed formal identification is still to

Fife. Fire crews raced to Duddingston Drive in Kirkcaldy after reports of a blaze at 11.18pm on Monday.

Ayrshire and Arran has reported no new COVID-19 cases for TWO consecutive days.

Drive-in movies are returning to the Bonnie Banks this summer.A lineup of end of the world blockbusters and feelgood classics are on the agenda for Scotland’s first socially distanced drive-in movies - organised by Itison and held at Loch Lomond Shores in Balloch.For seven years Itison has hosted drive-in cinemas, attracting more than 200,000 movie fans - and now they hope to bring some cheer to families, couples and film fanatics during lockdown.Following the examples set out by South Korea and

hospital after being beaten with a metal weight by two thugs who broke into his house in a Scots town. The attack happened around midnight on Wednesday in the South Vennel area of Lanark.

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Scotland.Fiona, 12, Alexander James, eight, and Philip Gibson, five, died in hospital after emergency services responded to the blaze in Paisley on Friday night.Paying tribute to his children, Alex Gibson wrote on Facebook: "May you rest in peace little angels.”He added: “How I miss them already, now I know what it feels like when your world comes crashing down”.Police Scotland said the children's mother remained in hospital yesterday morning in a critical condition.

Scotland.Emergency services were called to report of a blaze at the property in Paisley at around 9pm on Friday.Fiona Gibson, 12; Alexander James Gibson, eight; and five-year-old Philip Gibson were taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, but sadly died a short time after being admitted.Their mother, 39, is in a critical condition at Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital.The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said six fire crews attended the scene.The blaze in the first-floor flat

A loyalist demonstration organised for today has been condemned as anti-racism campaigners tell right-wing protesters: “You are not welcome in Paisley”.Organised by the Loyalist Defence League, the Protect the Cenotaph protest is scheduled to take place in Paisley town centre today from noon, coinciding with similar demonstrations across Scotland.Members have been gathering in response to the anti-racism protests taking place all over the country that have resulted in statues of historical

Fatal Accident Inquiry into the tragic death of a teenage girl will finally go ahead - over the phone. The heartbroken family of Sophie Parkinson, who was just 13 when she took her own life, have waited six years for answers.

George Floyd has been vandalised. Graffiti artist Symon Mathieson was left feeling "ashamed" of the people of Dundee, after the portrait was defaced in the city's Hilltown area.They painted out the word "black" from "Black Lives Matter" and the name Floyd.

diverse and welcoming nation but scratch the surface and sometimes the reality is very different.  It has taken the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer to make every country look more closely at how to define and deal with racism.In this country, we recognise the problems of sectarianism but can be blind to the issues faced by black, Asian and ethnic minorities in our communities.Designer-turned-filmmaker Stewart Kyasimire, 39, made a BBC documentary last

Nicola Sturgeon says she might have joined Scots in protesting racism over the US death of George Floyd had it not been for coronavirus. With a number of demonstrations planned across the country, the First Minister doubled down on calls for demonstrators to make their voices heard virtually and avoid risking a spread of the deadly bug.

The sister of death in custody victim Sheku Bayoh has issued a plea to those planning to demonstrate over the police killing of George Floyd in Scotland to do so virtually.