'Controlling and dangerous' serial rapist jailed after catalogue of sexual offences

A promising young engineer has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years after her cannabis and cocaine operation was exposed.

A man who was spared a prison sentence for raping a 13-year-old girl is to appeal against his conviction.

Gemma Atkinson has asked her fans 'anyone else' after sharing a message exchange between her and her mum. The Hits Radio host, who is currently pregnant with her second child, wanted to know if her followers also still asked their parents the more mundane life questions despite being older with a family of their own.

Emergency services, including a bomb squad, remain on the scene of a large-scale incident in Glasgow after residents were evacuated this morning.

Police have launched an appeal for information following a fire at a bar in Motherwell. Fire crews were called to Bullfrog on Shields Road at around 3.45pm following reports that huge plumes of smoke could be seen billowing into the sky.

Mick Kennedy has left Scottish Cup shock troops Darvel.

A convicted rapist has been granted full access to his £7.2million lottery winnings after a 15-year legal battle. Iorworth Hoare was sentenced to life in prison in 1989 for the attempted rape of Shirley Woodman as she walked through Roundhay Park, Leeds.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent The creators of Netflix’s “Sintonia,” one of South America’s biggest streaming show hits, KondZilla and LB Entertainment (formerly Losbragas), are re-teaming to co-produce a slate of series. Ending speculation on what is next for KondZilla, a YouTube phenomenon and LB, both based out of São Paulo, the three series – “After the End,” “A Close Call” and “South” – look set to broaden the partners’ compass from “Sintonia,” the coming of age story of three friends set against the crime and vibrant culture of São Paulo outskirts life, its gangs, thriving music scene, religion and sense of community. 

A school has paid tribute to a "quirky personality" after their five-year-old pupil died being hit by a bus in Glasgow.

Gladiator sequel.Crowe recently confirmed that he is “not involved” in the upcoming sequel to the 2000 film, with Normal People and Aftersun star Paul Mescal rumoured to take the starring role.“I mean, look, the only thing that I really feel about it is slightly jealous, you know? Because I was a much younger man, obviously, and it was a huge experience in my life,” Crowe told Collider.“It’s something that changed my life, really. It changed the way people regarded me and what I do for a living, and, you know, I’ve been very lucky to be involved in lots of big movies, but the legs on that film are incredible.”He added: “Here it is, it’s 2023, and we made that film in 1999.

Humza Yousaf is being urged to look into fire and rehire accusations at his former private school. Hutchesons' Grammar School, in Glasgow, has been accused of "bully tactics".

Victims of a £350,000 fraudster have called for her to be jailed over a motorhome scam that robbed elderly Scots of their pension pots.

An East Lothian mum has told how her kids were left screaming after seeing the family dog hit by a car and dragged up the street. Denise Steele told how two-year-old Bonnie bolted out of the garden of their Wallyford home and into the path of a red Mini on Tuesday, April 4.

A five-year-old boy and a girl aged nine were rushed to hospital this evening after a road traffic incident in the Govanhill area of Glasgow.

Recent research has revealed that only 8 in 10 people realise that chocolate is toxic, and potentially fatal, for dogs.

An urgent warning has been issued to all WhatsApp users as a convincing scam text warning makes a return.

A woman held hostage for months by a brutal rapist has begged for him to be kept behind bars after being told he could be freed early.

The death of an elderly woman in a Scots village has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal.

Police have objected to a Bury nightclub extending their opening hours saying among past issues was the rape of 17-year-old girl after she had left the premises. Club 66, on Silver Street have given notice to Bury Council for a temporary event this weekend (April 1 and 2) to allow their alcohol licence to be extended from 4am to 5am.

The victim of a fatal shooting had previously been jailed for breaking a woman's jaw in a nightclub row in Manchester's Northern Quarter. Zikel Bobmanel was named by his family as the man at the centre of a murder investigation at the weekend.