Cheeky Scots takeaway scammers fleece Chinese restaurant out of £37 by paying for delivery with nuts and bolts

mutant strain of coronavirus first found in Brazil.NHS Grampian released a statement to "reassure" those in the area after the Scottish Government this evening revealed cases of the variant were identified in the north east of the country.All of the people who tested positive with the strain traveled from Brazil via Paris and London to Aberdeen in early February.The three Scottish residents all returned a positive test for the virus while they were doing their 10-day period of

pensioner was robbed in broad daylight by a 'man carrying crutches' in a terrifying incident in Dundee this afternoon.Police are appealing for information after the 79-year-old man was robbed on Glenmoy Avenue between 12.10pm and 12.30pm on Sunday.The thug made off with a two-figure sum of money before he was seen walking down Glenmoy Avenue and Glenprosen Terrace after the incident.The man is described as being around 5ft 10 inches tall and of slim build.He was wearing wearing a black beanie

social security payments.Glasgow South West MP said: “We are in the middle of a health and economic crisis, and the uplift in Universal Credit has provided a lifeline for many struggling families and households during these unprecedented and challenging times.

terrorists from getting their hands on lethal weapons.Steph Barnwell from Glasgow plays a crucial role in protecting pistols, machine guns and rocket launchers from being used by the wrong people.The 24-year-old leads a team helping the army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) officially register a massive stockpile of over 60,000 arms.The ammunition manufactured in Bosnia was used by terrorists for the Paris attacks in 2015, while the gunman who killed four people in November’s Vienna attack also

fire broke out near the A9.Shocked witnesses watched on as the blaze broke out out in Portgower in Sutherland, with police called to the scene around 12.30pm yesterday afternoon.Dramatic footage showed giant black smoke clouds fill the sky as flames ripped through bushes.The blaze, believed to be a wildfire, has now left 'lingering reek of burning' in the Highland village.It is not known at this time if anyone body has been injured due to the fire.One local said: "Quite an amazing sight so close

teenagers have been charged in connection with the attempted murder of a schoolboy.A 15-year-old is in critical conditions after being discovered seriously injured Around 11.10pm near Thornliebank Station in Glasgow on Friday.Police raced to the scene on Boydstone Road after the alarm was raised.The boy was then rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.Now two males, aged 15 and 16 have been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted

nightclub ravaged by a fire.  in a  Scots fire damaged. Police raced to Sauchiehall Street at around 11.10pm last night after reports of people jumping on the roof of the Campus bar.Cops dispatched a helicopter to scope out the scene which took thermal images of the yobs on the roof.They then discovered four figures on top the damaged building and brought them down to safety.

court in Scotland for representing ­clients without a practising certificate has been struck off.Paul Garrett, 47, is at the centre of an £80,000 fraud probe revealed by the ­Sunday Mail.A client told police the solicitor had tricked him into handing over payments for a non-existent court case.In 2018, Garrett, of ­Finnieston, Glasgow, was fined £1000 at the city’s ­sheriff court for ­representing clients in ­criminal cases after his ­practising ­certificate had expired.He was struck off by the

Netflix movie. The actress, who shot to fame as ­Gabriella Montez in the High School ­Musical trilogy, is filming the third movie in The Princess Switch franchise.

Gordon Ramsay has been slammed for ‘insulting’ a Scottish woman’s teeth on live TV.

historic Scots hotel has been bulldozed just days after a horror blaze ripped through the 200-year-old building.

coronavirus vaccine in Scotland. The most vulnerable groups - such as care home residents and pensioners - were among the first to receive the jab, which is seen as the key component behind the end to lockdown restrictions.Three vaccinations have been given the green light for use in Scotland after they were deemed safe by medicines’ regulatory officials late last year.

large fire in Hamilton this evening.Fire crews have scrambled to Johnstone Road in the town after smoke began billowing from the area at the Mercedes-Benz dealership.It's not yet clear if it is the car dealership itself which has gone up in flames, but footage from the scene shows several firefighters at the premises.The Scottish Fire and Rescue service told the Record they deployed four appliances to the scene after receiving a report at 6.19pm and they are currently battling the blaze.The

Daily Record has told how millionaire Blue Dog and Ad Lib owners Alan Tomkins and Billy McAneney refused to pay workers even minimum wage after tax ­irregularities meant they were locked out of the furlough scheme. McDonald made an appeal to Mordaunt to aid workers, quoting a Facebook post from barman John Russell who stated: “I don’t know what to do any more, I’m fighting tooth and nail.

attacked a Scots delivery driver and tried to steal his van.The 29-year-old victim was out in the Wester Drylaw area of Edinburgh yesterday, when he was assaulted by two men who tried to take his keys.Luckily, a local resident stepped in and managed to scare the yobs off empty handed.Police have now released a description of both men in an attempt to track them down.The first is white, around 6ft 2in tall and was wearing a grey hooded top and black gloves at the time of the attack.His companion

Crieff on Friday night, February 19, after the teenager had reportedly taken ill.He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene by cops.The Perthshire youth has been named locally as Matthew Taylor.Devastated mum Dee Taylor took to social media to thank well-wishers for the flood of messages of support she's received.She wrote on Facebook: "I would just like to thank everyone for the such kind words and to let anyone who doesn’t know already that my youngest son Matthew passed away last night."Sweet

chef at a top Scots resort was caught stalking the streets while armed with a US military issue combat knife.Michael Campbell, 27, was found to have the lethal Ka-Bar - often referred to as a 'Rambo knife' - in Paisley, near Glasgow.Campbell, who used to work at the five-star Mar Hall, in Bishopton, tried to stash the knife after officers approached him in the street.But they found the weapon hidden behind an electrical box and he is now facing jail after pleading guilty over the find.Campbell,

tried to sell a baby for £1million. Evil Claire Boyle, 34, was convicted of child neglect after the horrific incident at her Ayrshire home where a little boy was trapped in the modified cot.

Dumfries just metres away when the senseless vandals targeted his vehicle.The 32-year-old was alerted to the attack on Monday evening, February 15, after he heard a loud bang followed by his car alarm.He ran to the door to find his Vauxhall Vectra Sri covered in shards of glass.The furious pharmaceutical delivery driver then took to Facebook to appeal for information shortly after the attack.He shared photos of the damage to his car and said: “Anybody seen two young boys running about King

psychic has told of snapping the ghostly figure of a young girl during a trip to an abandoned castle turned asylum near Glasgow.Bethany McPherson's skin-crawling experience at Lennox Castle with her ex and his sister is enough to send shivers down anyone's spine.From smelling rotting meat and burning to having an object thrown at her, the 23-year-old is adamant the site -  near Celtic's training complex - is a hot bed of paranormal activity.But it was when she looked back at the pictures from