Crimes that shocked Scotland: Evil doctor nicknamed ‘Human Crocodile’ poisoned family in double murder

M8 near Glasgow after a car went up in flames at the side of the road. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene of the blaze between junctions 11 and 12 on the motorway after being alerted around 6pm on Friday July 17.

raped a teenage girl before threatening to “ruin her” has been jailed for four years. William Hailes ignored the 16-year-old’s frantic pleas for him to stop during the horrendous attack at a house in Livingston, West Lothian, on November 8 last year.

Fife. Officers from Police Scotland were called to a property on Methil Brae, Leven, at around 5.15pm on Monday, July 13.

Every summer for the past 68 years, Her Majesty the Queen has decamped to her beloved Balmoral in the Scottish Highlands for 12 weeks. Her annual visit had been up in the air due to the coronavirus crisis, but tentative plans have been made to negotiate a temporary move with the Duke of Edinburgh from Windsor Castle where they’ve been self-isolating.

schoolboy son was forced into harming himself after evil blackmailers threatened to kill her. Rocky Gyoury was left terrified after being tricked by an online account with the name 'Jonathon' who demanded he send ‘proof’ of his injuries.

Scotland’s most legendary detectives “fitted up” an innocent man, which led to him spending 15 years in prison for a murder he “couldn’t” have committed.And Professor David Wilson has made a plea for “true” justice after examining the case against George Beattie, who was 19 when he was jailed for ­stabbing typist Margaret McLaughlin, 23, in Carluke, ­Lanarkshire, in 1973.David believes Detective Chief Superintendent William Muncie, famous for snaring serial killer Peter Manuel, had “tunnel

home that Shelley loved best.Shelley’s father, who ran his own textile business in Galashiels, invited the fashion editors of magazines including Vogue to High Sunderland, their woodland home near Selkirk.She remembers trying on the colourful wigs of the models as they got ready in her bathroom.She watched the models as they glided past her lounge.And she loved the week long fashion shoots that were held throughout her home.She said: “During the Sixties designers such as Coco Chanel and

household skills.Half don’t know how to use a washing machine and can’t iron a shirt, a new survey reveals.Less than half can wire a plug, falling to one in five for 16-24 year-olds, while just two in five younger folk can change a lightbulb.Seven in 10 of all ages don’t know how to change a tyre but six in 10 know how to create a social media account and set up a smart phone.The survey, from financial giant Aviva found the gulf between tech tasks and practical chores is widening, especially for

Scots beauty spot have paid tribute to their “cheeky little devil”. Freya Skene passed away after getting into difficulty with her mum Brooke at Ossian’s Cave in Dunkeld, Perthshire, on Monday evening, July 6.

jail bosses.Stewart, 38, of Hamilton, died at HMP Addiewell in West Lothian on June 20.His death certificate states the cause is “unascertained pending laboratory studies”.The dad of three was serving a 14-month sentence for attempted housebreaking and was due to be released in a matter of weeks.The family say they have learned very little about the circumstances surrounding his death but were assured it was not related to Covid-19.A relative said: “We’ve been told he was suffering stomach pains

police after it emerged he had been spending the bank notes of his victims at several Glasgow pubs. Peter Manuel was the second last person to be hanged at Barlinnie Prison in 1958 after he was convicted of murdering seven people in Lanarkshire and the south of Scotland.

young cat was left badly injured having been shot in the side. Little Neve was found in the rural Crookston area, near Peebles, at around 5.20am on Thursday, July 2 having previously been seen fit and well just hours before.

smoke or vape while queueing following a string of complaints. Scotland's interim Chief Medical Officer Dr Gregor Smith said there was no evidence to suggest Covid-19 could be spread through either of the activities.

Dunnikier Estate, Kirkcaldy, Fife, on Monday night (29 June).All escaped injury but the children, aged four and seven, were “shaken”.Intense heat from the blaze caused damage to the outside of the house, melting the back door and a drainpipe, and cracking a window.“It was recalled a couple of years ago, in 2017, just before we moved through here,” said the mum, who didn’t want to be named.“A Hotpoint engineer fixed the fault and it was deemed fit.“We had no room in the kitchen, that’s why it

spent £100,000 on the family of her toyboy Sri Lankan husband, who was later shot dead after a bigamous marriage to a local woman, wants her money back.Diane Peebles, 61, from Edinburgh, was lucky to escape Sri Lanka alive after armed men turned up looking for her at the hotel she was staying in just before flying back to Scotland.Now, having had time to weigh up being married, abandoned and exploited, she has decided to take legal action to try to get some of her assets back.Diane spent £60,000

lightning.Bolts blasted a hole in a roof and set fire to another house in Saltcoats as thunderstorms hammered North Ayrshire.One family with a five-year-old are understood to have had a miraculous escape when their roof collapsed on them as they slept.A neighbour told how the force of the blast was so strong, she first feared her own home had been hit.She said: “We had a window open and the impact made stuff in the room fall over and the blinds actually lifted away from the window into the