DOJ nears charges against Libyan bombmaker in 1988 Lockerbie attack

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPeople in Ayrshire have been told to ‘stay at home’ until the end of January as part of a new national lockdown – with schools to stay shut.Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the strictest lockdown seen since March last year will come into force from midnight tonight.The First Minister told how hospitals in Ayrshire and Arran are at 96 per cent of their Covid capacity.The new restrictions will

dog outside his home.David MacLeod, who has been delivering to the man for six years, was shocked to find a public cry for help outside the customer’s West Kilbride home.It said that his Jack Russell Cairn has recently died due to cancer and he “did not feel well” without him.He added that he was in search for a new companion and was willing to 'pay £30' for a new pet.Dad-of-two David, who works for Iceland, was left completely saddened by the message and set off on a hunt for a new dog to live

killing was spotted in Inverclyde. The animal killers, riding quad bikes and Land Rovers, were allegedly seen storming private land in Port Glasgow.

Also on this day: (AP Photo/John Cogill) During the Revolutionary War, the British repel an attack by Continental Army generals Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold at Quebec; Montgomery was killed.Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrates his electric incandescent light by illuminating some 40 bulbs at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J.New York’s Times Square sees its first New Year’s Eve celebration, with an estimated 200,000 people in attendance.

Nicola Sturgeon revealed the number as she confirmed a second vaccine, which could be the key to restoring relative normality to people's lives, will be rolled out from Monday.

pic. twitter. com/fxzMRGlI4mHopkins quit drinking after Christmas in 1975.

Also on this day: Naturalist Charles Darwin sets out on a round-the-world voyage aboard the HMS Beagle.

Lisa Armstong has been spotted wearing no make up while out on a walk with her beloved dog Hurley.The 44 year old, who recently shared a throwback snap where she looked unrecognisable, was photographed stepping out of her car in London wearing an all-pink ensemble.The make up expert donned a long-sleeved pink shirt with a matching T-shirt over it alongside a pair of pink leggings underneath.

smuggling drugs in and out of Scotland from her Edinburgh home. Xiao Ya Chen, 40, was sentenced to three-years and four-months in prison at the High Court in Edinburgh today.

direct to your inboxA shopping trip to Harrods in London was just one example of the 'lavish lifestyle' scrapyard boss Tommy 'Hot Dog' Smith and his wife Mary Smith enjoyed.In the iconic store, the couple browsed items by high end fashion designer Christian Louboutin.They were also found to have a Range Rover and jewellery, and had invested in property and land.Their extravagance was funded by crime.A court has found that the couple had each benefited from criminality to the tune of £1 million,

Christmas gift, a new survey has found. Four in 10 (40%) people in Scotland prefer to give cash gifts and that same percentage would prefer to give money in the form of coins and banknotes, the YouGov research carried out in December for ATM network Link discovered.

Lockerbie terror.The bombing of Pan Am flight 103, travelling from London to New York on December 21 1988, over Lockerbie, killed 270 people in Britain’s largest terrorist atrocity.Former Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset Megrahi, who was found guilty in 2001 of mass murder and jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years, was the only person ever convicted of the attack.But now  it has emerged that the US Justice Department are close to charging Abu Agila Mohammad Masud who is alleged

dog at a Scots farm. The livestock animal was lunged at by the bloodthirsty pet at Cocklehill Farm in Largs.

Kilmarnock yesterday. The force vehicle was travelling along Grassyards Road in the town when the animal was struck by the motor just after 6pm.Police confirmed today that the dog died following the collision and that the two officers in the car didn't require medical treatment.A Police Scotland spokesperson said this morning: "Around 6.05pm on Sunday, December 13, a police car struck a dog on Grassyards Road, Kilmarnock."The dog died following the crash.

Glasgow.Vets are treating more pooches for gastroenteritis in recent weeks. Gastroenteritis is a general term for irritation of the stomach and guts, causing issues such as vomiting, diarrhoea, loss of appetite, stomach pain and dehydration.