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camera snooping around Scots homes. The man, wearing a biker helmet, has been filmed on CCTV from one of the properties in the Ralston area of Paisley, Renfrewshire last night.

driving when she was nearly four times over the limit was waiting to appear in court when she was caught again - nearly six times above the limit. Amanda Keiller, 58, was banned from driving for three years and fined £600 when she admitted both charges at Dundee Sheriff Court yesterday.

'big cat' prowling in her garden on CCTV. The woman, who doesn't want to be named, was spooked after the large creature appeared on camera on the three foot fence at around 4am at her home in Larkhall, Lanarkshire.

small fishing boat capsized off the North East coast near Stonehaven. The stricken vessel was discovered upturned by a passing boat who raised the alarm with HM Coastguard at around 3.30pm on Saturday.

swimmers were dragged out to sea after getting caught in a rip current at a Scots beach this afternoon. Emergency services raced to Hopeman East Beach in Elgin just after 1pm on Saturday to reports of several persons in difficulty in the water.

Firefighters rushed to David's Loan in the Langlees area of Falkirk, just after 4am on Saturday August, 21, after reports of a vehicle ablaze.

convict who secretly filmed himself kissing a female prison officer is heard bragging “that’s what I wanted” after the snog. The shocking video shows Addiewell prisoner Kevin Hogg in a passionate clinch with warder Rachel Wilson after she enters his cell.

fisherman was injured after his boat hit rocks before taking in water. Coastguard, RNLI, paramedics and fire crews were all called to the major emergency response was launched after the dramatic early morning incident at Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders.

Glasgow was a convicted sex offender who later confessed he wanted 'hurt her'. Alana-Louise Black was horrified after the man she met on a night out later stalked her online before messaging her with the vile confession.

jail after being caught with the "most serious" category of child porn. Raymond Coney, 69, admitted downloading child abuse photos from the dark web using the so-called Tor browser, used to hide Internet-users' identities.Falkirk Sheriff Court heard today that police armed with a search warrant raided his home in Buchlyvie, West Stirlingshire, last August acting on information received.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletterA vile bully with 80 previous convictions was caught out by cops hiding under a duvet inside his estranged girlfriend’s cupboard.Sean Connell, 33, flagrantly broke special conditions of bail TWICE within five days after he was released from custody with strict orders to stay away from his former partner Erin McNulty.Paisley Sheriff Court heard Connell first flouted the court’s

blazes broke out in Pollokshields on Tuesday morning as fire crews scrambled to the scene at around 2.35am.Pictures showed massive black smoke clouds billow from Maxwell Road area leaving neighbours shocked.Police confirmed they believe the fires to be 'wilful' and are probing the incident.One vehicle is believed to have been set alight on Herriet Street before the fire spread to a car parked behind it.And another vehicle was then said to have been torched on nearby Maxwell Road, before that

North Coast 500 after pointing out that the overcrowded route has become a victim of its own success.

Police were called to reports of a mechanical failure on board the ride at the Landmark Adventure Park in Aviemore around 11.30am on Thursday August 12. Two chidren suffered minor injuries in the incident.

was caught hoarding thousands of child abuse images at a Scots property. Alex Edgecombe was found to have the horrific haul spread between his mobile phone and an online storage account.

Skye. Cath Bain, 39, was visiting family on Skye when she decided to take a boat trip out from Portree earlier this month.

Strictly judges Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli donned kilts and admitted they thought Scotland was like the Italian lakes as they explored Loch Lomond for their new telly show. The two telly personalities went on a Scottish road trip from Glasgow to Loch Lomond before also heading to Glencoe and the snow capped Meall a’Bhuiridh for their ITV show Craig and Bruno’s Great British Road Trips.

received SQA results – the most since 2017 - with the total number of Higher passes at a 20-year high.But the overall pass rate has dropped by around three per cent on last year - although it has risen significantly compared to 2019, when traditional end of term exams were last held.Grades published today were based on teacher assessments after the regular exams diet was cancelled for the second year in a row due to coronavirus restrictions which closed classrooms for months.Pupils have known