Domestic abuse incidents rise for fifth year in a row in Scotland

The UK Government said it has doubled the amount of additional funding available to Scotland to tackle Covid to £440 million.

Police want people to call them if they believe their neighbours could be the victim of domestic violence over the festive season.

Against all hopes, the new Omicron variant means Christmas in Scotland is set to be different again this year.

A Scots pervert was caught with a sick haul of ‘Japanese manga’ videos of child sex abuse after his tablet was found by a cleaner.

A former soldier who was caught with child abuse images had a bomb stored in a paint tub at the side of his bed when his home was raided.

Charities linked to historic sex abuse have failed to cough up a penny for a new survivors’ fund – despite bringing in nearly half a billion pounds every year.

Dozens of new victims of the sex abuse Children of God cult have come forward since the conviction of one of its leaders, the Daily Record can reveal.

A child sex abuse victim terrified into silence after her attacker claimed links to a banned terror group has welcomed his jail term.

A woman who sexually abused two children for so long they thought it was normal has been jailed for three years and branded "abhorrent" by a sheriff.

A controversial scheme to provide survivors of historical child abuse in Scottish care homes with financial redress has opened for applications.

West Dunbartonshire has the second worst rate of domestic abuse in Scotland – with a women’s refuge charity revealing referrals have spiked by 60 percent.

Joseph Patterson caught this photo of Arbroath harbour on a cold, twinkly night.

A mum of five trying to flee her abusive partner was told to travel 300 miles to Glasgow to seek refuge - or temporarily give up one of her children.

A pervert stockpiled thousands of horrific child sex abuse images during Scotland's first coronavirus lockdown.

A child abuse image collector set up a secret screening facility in his garage to watch youngsters as young as eight being raped, a court heard today.

Emergency services are currently dealing with a fire at a top floor flat in a Scots town.

One of Scotland’s poshest schools has been rocked by new abuse allegations.

A brave mum terrorised by her police officer boyfriend has said the authorities need to do more to tackle domestic abuse.

A Scots road has been closed due to an "ongoing police incident".

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of flashing incidents in Ayrshire, police have confirmed today.