Cops hunt Scots play park mugger after ‘scruffy’ thug tries to steal woman’s handbag

attack on a man at an Edinburgh retail park is being linked to a gangland war which has rocked the city. Jason Smith was in a “critical condition” last night after being stabbed in the hands and at the base of his skull.

murder probe is underway after two Scots biker thugs slashed a man who is now fighting for his life. We told how carnage erupted in the Fort Kinnaird area of Edinburgh on Thursday, close to the shopping centre.

Amur tiger cubs, who arrived at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park on Tuesday, May 18, are currently being nursed by mum Dominika.

South Lanarkshire town at around 4am on Sunday, January 31. The 29-year-old, from Larkhall, was reported missing to police a week later.

Crosshouse hospital but sadly passed away on Monday. A 17-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

murdered a vulnerable young man by attacking him and throwing him into a river has been handed a life sentence. Sebastian Smith, from Hawick, who was previously known as Luke Greenland, was found guilty of killing tragic Joe Pooley in August 2018 and must now serve a minimum of 21 years behind bars.

cops were forced to self-isolate after a Covidiot coughed and spat at them during a drunken rammy in Paisley.Paul McGuigan, 38, shouted: “I have covid symptoms” and coughed in the face of PC Adam Marshall during a disturbance at Neilston Road.McGuigan, who was swigging from a bottle of whisky, then spat in the face of Constable Jay Greer as he was being arrested on February 5, this year.He also bit PC Chris Ferris on the thumb during a struggle.The officers and three of their colleagues had to

local postman Ian Robertson washed up on the beach on May 23 1971. Ian's daughter Avril Paul said her family, especially her dad, took the youngster to their hearts and came to think of him as one of their own.Her father even tended his grave until his own death some years ago and, at his family's request, was buried close to the Unknown Bairn.

coronavirus restrictions. The gathering has been advertised on social media for Strathclyde County Park outside of Motherwel l, Lanarkshire Officers will be patrolling the area to make sure anyone attending is complying with current covid rules.

motor neurone disease (MND). Paul Ottley, 65, worked for the Royal Mail in Glasgow for more than 20 years and was only diagnosed with the degenerative condition in December.

funeral. Leanne McNamara, 37, was left scarred for life after brawling in the street during one of a number of confrontations between members of the funeral party.Miss McNamara told a trial she "knew straight away" that her jaw had been broken after being punched in the face with full force by Theresa Boyle, 53.The trial was told that Boyle had shown her stepdaughter "an act of kindness" at the graveside by handing her a rose to thrown on her grandfather's coffin.

sex attacks against women and children over a nearly 30-year period. Edwin Cuschieri, from Orkney, was found guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh of six charges, including rapes, sexual assaults and indecent assaults against two women and a number of children on the island between 1988 and 2016.

coronavirus. Leah Whyte took son Logan to hospital in Aberdeen after the tot started being violently sick and developed a rash.

Police are 'concerned' after school pupils were repeatedly spotted hanging around the M8. Officers are warning youths to stay away from the busy motorway 'before someone gets seriously injured.' It comes after they received a number of sightings between J4a Heartlands and junction 4 Whitburn this week.

notorious Scots paedophile was accused of trying to abduct in 2018 have spoken of their relief after he was convicted of preying on underage victims on Wednesday. John Bermingham, 54, had denied a string of charges at Edinburgh High court including repeatedly subjecting two underage girls to sexual abuse and exposing himself to a boy.

Perthshire community has been left disgusted after a children’s playpark was allegedly smeared with dog poo over the weekend. The incident has seen suspected faeces spread over swing seats, the play chute and on the handles of the rocking horse along with numerous other surfaces at the site on Hunter Street, Auchterarder.

Emergency crews raced to the scene after the incident happened at a property on Bowhouse Road in Grangemouth, near Falkirk, at around 12.15am on Monday, May 10. The victim of the robbery, a 37-year-old man, sustained "minor injuries" as a result.

marrying his soulmate of 10 years in hospital. Andrew Renfrew, from Cumbernauld, passed away on Wednesday, May 5, after a sudden and shock lung cancer diagnoses just five weeks ago.