Family's plea to return dad-of-three's body home after sudden death in Scotland

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family is suffering 'unbearable heartbreak' after their Scots grandad vanished over a week ago. Paul Johnson disappeared without warning from his home in St Andrews which was ‘completely out of character’ for him.

lockdown hero' after his sudden death at the age of 51. Gary Bisset has been remembered by the community in Dornoch and Embo as a 'special local lad' who went above and beyond to support elderly and vulnerable people through the coronavirus pandemic.

Fife pensioner have issued an emotional public plea to find him a week on from his disappearance. Paul Johnson, 74, was last seen at about 10.45pm on Wednesday, September 15 in the Hepburn Gardens area of St Andrews.

chimp cradling its dead baby at a Scots zoo. The Edinburgh Zoo animal gave birth to a stillborn baby and is currently going through the grieving process.

disappearance of a Scots pensioner. Paul Johnson, 74, was last seen around 10pm on Wednesday at his home address in the Hay Fleming Avenue in St Andrews.

Coatbridge, died at Glasgow Royal Infirmary on New Year's day after being admitted with a spinal infection.Following John's cremation his ashes were given by an undertaker to close pal, Ian Thomson, who had arranged his funeral having been named as next of kin.Another of Mr Hannigan’s close friends, Julie McKee, has since been keeping John's ashes safe in her home.Julie told the Record that John lost contact with his family a few years ago over a disagreement, but she does not know if they are

car - after an earlier fall out over a games console. Paul Lambe, 36, was clocked on CCTV mounting the pavement and ploughing into Gary Clark.

justice system in Scotland. Banned driver Dean Wright was convicted earlier this year of murdering 18-year-old Liam Hendry after using his van “as a weapon” in an unprovoked attack while high on cocaine and booze.

tumour is paralysed in hospital after suffering a condition that could have killed her. Arlene Patterson was rushed by ambulance to Dumfries Infirmary just a day after receiving further devastating news about little Nyia.

property three times in 16 days. Dale Smith had the back window of his car smashed by a thug last month, who returned just six days later to smash the vehicle to pieces with a baseball bat.Yesterday morning, a hooded yob attempted to burn the 31-year-old's van at his home in Bogindollo, Angus, where he lives with his parents.

Glasgow teen Aidan Pilkington.The 18-year-old was killed after being knocked down on Crow Road at around 12.20am on Saturday, September 11.Dozens of heartfelt tributes have poured in for the popular McDonald’s worker, who was due to move to Dundee for university next weekend.His heartbroken family have released a statement through Police Scotland and said he was looking forward to the ‘bright future’ he had created for himself.They said: “Aidan was treasured by his family, and well loved and

out-of-character disappearance. Police are appealing for help from the public to find Asif Iqbal who was last seen in the Craigmount area of Kirkcaldy at around 7.30am on Sunday, September 12.

Edinburgh Live. Describing the moment they saw the stomach-turning rice, Craig said: “We felt sick to our stomachs.”Aldi had offered the couple a refund if they returned to the store with the original receipt and an empty packet - something the couple says is absolutely laughable.He said: “There was no reason for it to look and smell like that as it was in date by some time.

iOS - Android Police Scotland confirmed a 33-year-old man had been arrested and that inquiries were ongoing.Residents in the houses surrounding the damaged building were evacuated from their homes.Demolition crews were at the scene on Tuesday afternoon.One neighbour said: "I heard a crash and looked out of the window to see a huge Eddie Stobart truck driving forwards up the street and then reverse back again."The boys in the house were rescued from the upstairs bedrooms with ladders."It was

Steve Clarke 's Scotland. The road to the World Cup in Qatar remains a difficult one but the Scots can take control of their own destiny with a win over Austria this evening.

Steve Clarke has had a number of injury and covid issues giving him a selection nightmare throughout the current international break. Stephen O'Donnell and Nathan Patterson were called into the initial squad, with the latter starting the match against Moldova.

State Pension provides essential financial support every month for around 12.6 million people across the UK, including 981,399 Scots and for some, it is their only source of income during their retirement years. This regular payment is delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020.