Edinburgh's Dean Village transformed into rapid river after heavy rain causes huge floods

Cops are investigating after a man's body has been found in a Glasgow river earlier this morning. The grim discovery was made in the River Kelvin by the Belmont Street bridge in Glasgow 's west end today, October 19.

Edinburgh street following the tragic death of a man. Emergency services were called at around 9.50am on Sunday following reports that a member of the public had taken unwell.

Edinburgh street.

River City star Iain Robertson was touched by the "amazing kindness" of a stranger after being caught short on a recent trip to a popular Scots tourist spot. The Small Faces actor was visiting the Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll and Bute and stopped to get a bite to eat at the mobile food van positioned at the top of the hill.

Rutherglen and Cambuslang, in Burnhill and Bankhead; Spittal; Burnside and Springhall; Fernhill and Cathkin; Whitlawburn and Greenlees; Farme Cross; Eastfield; Westburn and Newton; and Halfway, Hallside and Drumsagard, are, worryingly, far higher than the Scottish average.

otters pups played with their mum in the River Nith has been caught on camera. The adorable sighting was made by Bob Fitzsimmons in Dumfries on Sunday morning as he planned to enjoy a leisurely stroll along the water.

nurse abused her position to access the confidential records of 28 patients including friends, neighbours and complete strangers.Judith Naughton admitted looking at the information without a clinical justification between June and December 2018 while working at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.The former deputy charge nurse also accessed her own records despite previously being warned it was against NHS Lothian’s rules in 2012.A Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing was told how Naughton only

COVID-19 in a Scots hospital.Six patients within an oncology ward in Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital have been confirmed with the virus and a “very small number” of other patients have died.A spokeswoman said:  “Our thoughts are with their family at this sad time.

by a gang of intruders who had smashed their way into their house.The 45-year-old was forced to listen as the gang set about her son and left him with serious injuries including a punctured liver, two abdominal wounds, one to each buttock and his thigh.Detectives have launched an investigation and are treating the incident, which happened in Edinburgh last night shortly after 11pm, as attempted murder.Police sources said the drama kicked off when the 19-year-old victim and his brother were

Bake Off contestant Peter Sawkins had a bit of a nightmare on last night's show as his Edinburgh bread creation failed to impress the judges. As it was bread week, 20-year-old Peter decided to refer back to his Scottish roots in the first round and also for his ' showstopper '.

Edinburgh Castle is famous for its one o’clock gun but Olly Murs nearly endured another kind of explosion the last time he played the historic venue. The 36-year-old, from Essex, has played the esplanade twice – in 2011 and 2017 – and has announced a third gig there next July.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.River City finally returned to screens this week - and fans are over the moon.There was not a dry eye in the house of any viewers who caught the much-loved series’ first transmission in months on the BBC Scotland channel last night.And tonight, even more of the loyal Shieldinch massive will tune in to BBC Scotland to see what’s been going on in their favourite fictional Glasgow suburb since lockdown halted

Edinburgh beach. Police are believed to have made the grim discovery this morning at Silverknowes Beach.

Storm Alex caused a trail of devastation across the country. More than a month's worth of rain hit the east of the country over the weekend.Landslides and power outages have been sparked by the deluge.