Bus bursts into flames on busy Scots road as thick black smoke seen from ‘miles away’

mum, with a black belt in karate, now gets out of breath after simply loading a washing machine as the effects of Long-COVID continue to turn her life upside down.Ruth Moore, 49, from East Mains, was an otherwise fit and healthy woman until the potentially deadly virus ravaged her family.She, along with two of her three daughters, husband, James and 79-year-old mum, Gloria, were all struck down with coronavirus in October last year, testing positive within days of each other.The domino effect

Midlothian last night.Officers from Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service were called out to Vogrie Road, Gorebridge, at around 4.20pm on Monday, February 22, following reports of a smash.The boy was taken by ambulance to The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, in Edinburgh, following the horror incident.Details of his injuries are not yet known.Enquires into the crash are currently ongoing.A Police Scotland spokesperson told the Daily Record: “Around 4.20pm on Monday, 22 February, we

Aberdeenshire.Emergency services were called to the B977 at Echt at around 2pm on Sunday following reports that the two vehicles had collided.Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance confirmed that one of the people involved was a young girl who was flown to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with her mum by her side.Police, paramedics and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene.A second person was taken to hospital for treatment by road ambulance.The condition of the toddler and the

flames sparking traffic chaos on one of Scotland's busiest motorways.The trailer attached to the HGV went on fire just before 9.30am on Saturday.The inferno took place on the M80 southbound at junction three near Mollinsburn, North Lanarkshire.Emergency services raced the scene and one lane was closed causing delays on the carriageway.Photos show a number of police vehicles as well as two fire trucks blocking lanes on the motorway.The fire was put out on the hard shoulder.No injuries have been

North Ayrshire after a hearse burst into flames this afternoon.Emergency services scrambled to Glencairn Street in Stevenston after a report of the vehicle, which is used for taking coffins to a funeral, on fire.The road was closed near the JET petrol station while the fire brigade tackled the flames at around 4pm.It's not yet clear if there was a coffin inside the hearse at the time of the blaze.It's not believed anyone was injured as a result of the fire and the road has now reopened.A

jailed for life for killing his girlfriend with a plastic tray during a drunken lockdown row - just days after moving in with her.Wayne Morris, 47, had been staying with Ruth Brown, 52, at her home in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, during the first coronavirus lockdown last April.He battered the mother-of-two to death with the plastic tray in a "ferocious" attack not long after moving in with her, but claimed he had no memory of the assault.Morris moved her body from her kitchen to her bedroom,

Greenock.A man was rushed to hospital and police closed the road in both directions after the alarm was raised at around 3.30pm today, February 16.It is not known if anyone sustained any injuries as a result of the crash, however cops told the Record "several vehicles" were involved.In a plea for the public to avoid the area, Inverclyde Police Division said: "Police in Inverclyde are dealing with a road traffic collision on east-bound carriageway on Rue End Street in Greenock across from Fire

cannabis and ordered a takeaway after bludgeoning his Scottish girlfriend to death in a lockdown row, a court has heard. Wayne Morris, 47, pled guilty to killing Ruth Brown, 52, during the first national coronavirus lockdown but denies murder.

explosive fireball in Fife this afternoon as the terrified driver and their young children leapt out and ran for their lives.Fire crews scrambled to the scene after the vehicle burst into flames in Inverkeithing.The passengers in the car jumped out after smoke began belting out of the car - and within seconds the vehicle was up in flames.The family are shaken but uninjured as a result of the blaze, which happened on the road coming up from Ferrytoll Park and Ride .In a post on Facebook one

Glasgow's Gallowgate has been struck by heavy flooding after a pipe burst pipe in the area.Thick dirty water has transformed the street into a brown river as mercy crews try to tackle the incident.Scottish Water are on the scene frantically trying to repair the broken pipe causing chaos on the scene this evening.Scots are being warned to stay away from the area as specialist teams attempt to stop the flooding.Scottish Water said: "A burst water main has been reported on Gallowgate, in the G40

Fife road.The tan coloured lurcher-type dog was found at the side of the A823 road near the local recycling centre in Dunfermline on Friday night.The Scottish SPCA was alerted to the incident after a passer-by discovered the dog.The terrified animal was handed in to the Inglis Veterinary Centre where staff treated a large wound to her hind leg as well as injuries to the face caused by pellets.It was originally believed she had been a victim of a road traffic accident, but an X-ray revealed she

Covid ­powers by ­bursting into a terrified couple’s ­bedroom and hurling a pet dog out of the way.Defence lawyer Aamer Anwar – who is part of a watchdog group monitoring the use of ­temporary coronavirus laws – has called the late-night raid the “worst incident to date”.Chef Cameron Meechan, 26, claims he and girlfriend Danielle McHugh were in bed watching Netflix when about 10 police officers broke the door off its hinges and wrestled him to the ground.During the incident – ­understood to have

Fife yesterday.Heavy rain caused chaos in the region after flood alerts were issued for coastal towns Leven and nearby Methil.Scotland's east coast and central belt was battered by heavy rain and flood waters on Friday.In Dundee locals were advised to avoid the area after the Dighty Burn burst its banks at Trottick Ponds.The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) had issued six flood warnings across the north east and on the Scottish border for Friday.The Met Office issued a yellow

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have this morning advised thankfully no-one was injured following the shock incident.

crash has shut down a busy Scots road with emergency crews on the scene. The smash happened at around 12.20pm this afternoon on the A835 approximately five miles from Braemar, at Loch Droma.Emergency services raced to the area and shut down the road in both directions.

Erskine home.Detectives are investigating after a 41-year-old man was seriously assaulted in Blantyre Court at around 10.50am on Sunday.It’s understood the attacker forced himself into the victim’s house before brutally assaulting him.Cops, who are treating the incident as serious assault, said the injured man sustained a number of slash and stab wounds in the onslaught.He was rushed to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley for treatment and later released.A manhunt is now underway for the

Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos said he will remember John for being “very jovial” and “compassionate”, but who was “firm” in his job guarding the iconic Scottish venue.“Very sad to hear about Big John, doorman of Nice n Sleazy and loved by many in Glasgow,” wrote Kapranos. “A lovely guy and a presence that will be greatly missed.