'Dangerous and predatory' man sexually abused young girl and posted images of child sexual abuse online

care home after watching her suffer through nine months of lockdown.Lucy Challoner, 22, who lost her dad to suicide in 2007, told how she can no longer bear the separation.Lucy’s mum Judy suffers from alcohol-related brain damage and her 98-year-old gran Mary Boag is also isolated in a care home.Judy started drinking after her husband died.Lucy, who lives with 19-year-old brother Jack in Edinburgh, said: “It’s been really tough not getting to see mum or gran for the best part of the year.“Time

Brendan O’Carroll has spoken about the reaction and backlash he faces when actors leave Mrs Brown’s Boys.

puppies online after her little pooch became desperately ill just days after arriving at his new home.The Border Collie, named Cruz, was purchased for £900 by Scots mum Jacqueline on the animal adoption website Pets4Homes last Thursday.But just over a week later the adorable little puppy had to be put down by vets, who said he had been stripped from his mother too soon.On Thursday, we told how an almost identical Border Collie pup, named Milo, tragically died on Tuesday after also being taken

Allison King has spoken out as service providers warn of a 'mental health emergency' and 'lost generation' of Scots youngsters in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.We told how Allison King's 21 year-old son, Richie, was found dead in Galston, East Ayrshire on April 10, 2019.Between March 17 and June 23 that year Richie, his girlfriend, Karly McCallum, 18, and their childhood pals, Codey Brown, 18 and 28-year-old George Dykes all died suddenly.There were no suspicious circumstances surrounding

Nicola Sturgeon could relax social bubbles rules for families of disabled children after desperate pleas from a Scots mum. Paisleymum Danielle Haynes this week urged the First Minister to relax extended household rules for families with disabled children to help combat loneliness.

'creepy' during a wrong number blunder. Mum-of-one Tracey Binnie, from Tranent, East Lothian, received the text 'out of the blue' from a stranger asking where he could drop off the hot tub.

child abuse images - some featuring infants. Ryan David Anderson, a 39-year-old now former officer who had been based in the Scottish Borders, found himself in the dock after Cumbrian counterparts called at his Carlisle home on May 11.

Grangemouth from 2009 to 2018. The 36-year-old - who is also known as Gallacher - was sentenced to a minimum of five years and four months in prison at Glasgow High Court after being convicted of 13 offences, including six charges of rape.

gangsters targeted mostly at young men. Organised crime groups, mostly from overseas, are luring people to commit sex acts on camera.

abuse survivor has secured £100,000 in damages after being molested and beaten while in care.The man – known as Victim N – was locked in cupboards, beaten with a stick and sexually abused when he was being looked after as a child by the Sisters of Nazareth Catholic order.He was then moved to council-run Auldhouse Care Home in Glasgow, only to be subjected to worse violence.Victim N, now 58 and living in England, raised a legal action after spending decades coming to terms with what happened.He

school in the Highlands. The incident took place in the grounds of Lybster Primary School in Lybster, Caithness just after 9am on Wednesday, December 3.

Mirror Mirror for selling dodgy replicas from their homes in a sideline worth thousands.But the Facebook page was pulled down after we spoke to one of the women running the site – who protested she didn’t know she was doing anything wrong.Despite openly admitting on the page they were selling copies of the original brand, Lynn Rankin told the Daily Record “everyone does it” and denied any wrongdoing.The page had almost 14,000 members looking to save cash on replicas of their favourite big-name

straight to your inboxCaroline Weir only found out she had made history on Instagram, and dismissed the notification without realising the significance.Only when the Manchester City midfielder was told by her Scotland national team media manager did she learn that she had actually been nominated for the prestigious FIFA Puskas Goal of the Year award.Only ten goals per season are selected, and previous winners have been Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Mo Salah, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and James

social media escaped a jail sentence.Louis George, 21, of Castle View, Letham, Angus, was found guilty after trial of sending two video recordings of the student, who was 19, in an “intimate situation” with him at his then home on November 2, 2018.The charge indicated he “intended to cause her – or he was reckless as to whether she would be caused – fear, alarm or distress”, contrary to the 2016 Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act.He was also convicted of a sexual assault carried

Michelle Mone has paid tribute to the family and friends who were unable to see her finally tie the knot to Doug Barrowman at the weekend. The Scots bra tycoon married her billionaire fiance on Saturday at a stunning ceremony in the Isle of Man attended by 90 of their nearest and dearest.

tumour in her brain stem two years ago.She's survived two tumours and a heart attack that nearly killed her since then.The young girl is now blind in one eye and fed through a tube.After years of operations, Megan had to teach herself how to walk, talk and sleep all over again.Medics say that reaching adulthood will be a struggle.Megan's mum, Michelle Reid, is determined to raise cash for potentially life-saving treatment in America.Proton beam therapy is a targeted treatment which could rid

burlesque dancing.Kirsty Barr suffered years of violent attacks before summoning the courage to go to the police which ended in him being convicted.Now the mum from Alloa has reclaimed her life as one of Scotland’s most successful burlesque dancers.Kirsty dresses in silk basques, fishnet stockings and high heels to teach fellow abuse victims as well as performing live on stage.The former hair salon owner, who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after giving evidence against her abuser, is

coronavirus spike in anti-social behaviour. Teen louts have been reportedly gathering in large groups around the city centre and intimidating locals, with some getting so drunk they are unable to look after themselves.

death row dog ordered to be put down by the courts after attacking two people and a pet has gone missing on the day his owner was told to give him up. Jasper the pharaoh hound savaged a small Scottie dog, its owner and a good samaritan who tried to help on a walk in Aberdeenshire.