Fergie back in the royal fold as she's invited to Queen's Scots retreat Balmoral

custody. Neil Meager, 38, was allowed to walk free from court despite being convicted of attacking the teenager just three years after he was caught beating up his wife.

chicken bakes in Greggs. The firm is reportedly facing a shortage of chicken based products driven by a lack of lorry drivers due to Brexit.As well as lorry drivers, other areas of supply chains have been hit by a lack of workers.Politics Home reports disruption to chicken suppliers, which last week forced Nando's to temporarily close 50 stores, is also impacting Greggs, which has over 2,000 stores nationwide.

Veterans turned out in force to attend the funeral of a former Scottish Royal Marine who was saved from having a pauper's funeral by a public appeal. Veteran John Harley Campbell, known as Ian, died at the age of 78 on July 14 and it was thought he would be given an unmarked grave.

swimmers were dragged out to sea after getting caught in a rip current at a Scots beach this afternoon. Emergency services raced to Hopeman East Beach in Elgin just after 1pm on Saturday to reports of several persons in difficulty in the water.

Glasgow, after they returned on Wednesday to find the toilets were being locked during class time. It's understood the decision was made "to minimise the opportunity for inappropriate behaviour".Fourth-year student Mia Benjamin has now launched a petition demanding that the harsh rule be revoked.

Scottish Highlands sketches during a visit to Balmoral. Her Majesty spends every summer at her estate with various family members dropping by over the course of her holiday to soak up the beautiful scenery.During a visit Lady Louise Windsor, who is 17 and is said to love drawing, was allowed to dig out the old pictures, which were drawn by Queen Victoria.

blaze in a communal area of a Scots block of flats. Firefighters and police were called to the scene at the block in Windmill Street, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire earlier after reports of waste ablaze in the back garden of a block of flats.

CrossFit competition - after losing 20kg. Rob Bichan, 17, started getting headaches while lifting heavy weights in the gym in October 2019 - but doctors told him to just get his eyes tested.

bin lorry caught on fire on a Scots street before quick-thinking staff spotted the smoke to put it out. The dramatic incident on Monday morning happened while crews were collecting rubbish in the Tulloch area of Perth and Kinross.

jail after being caught with the "most serious" category of child porn. Raymond Coney, 69, admitted downloading child abuse photos from the dark web using the so-called Tor browser, used to hide Internet-users' identities.Falkirk Sheriff Court heard today that police armed with a search warrant raided his home in Buchlyvie, West Stirlingshire, last August acting on information received.

mum has shared a heartbreaking back-to-school message after losing her five-year-old son to a deadly virus. Arlene Smith's son Jack passed away in December 2012 after falling ill with a adenovirus infection - a common virus which in most cases sees patients suffer from upper respiratory symptoms.

disappointing Holyrood election campaign. A motion will be debated by members on whether an independent Scotland should become a republic like Ireland - or continue as a member of the Commonwealth with the Queen as head of state.

Prince Andrew is being sued by Jeffrey Epstein's alleged victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who is accusing the royal of abusing her when she was 17 years old.The Duke is currently at Balmoral with the Queen which, according to The Independent, grants him a "level of privacy". However, there may be another reason for the Prince's speedy excursion to Scotland.

protected seals at a Scots nature reserve. The man was almost in touching distance of the animals and caused them to panic and stampede at the Forvie Nature Reserve in Aberdeeenshire in shock footage filmed last week.

Despite Queen Elizabeth’s arrival at her favourite summer holiday spot, Scotland’s Balmoral Castle, a Scottish royal tradition has been cancelled.

con artists who placed huge outside catering orders – and paid with fraudulent credit cards. Khadka Khadka thought he’d been thrown a lifeline after Covid threatened his restaurant - The Gurkha's, in Crieff, Perthshire.

Fire crews were called after the Sanctuary boss's house in Knightswood went on fire around 1am on Friday, August 6. Police have launched a probe after a vehicle was set alight at Lessani's garage, at the front of the property.

Glasgow street was targeted in a suspected firebombing attack. Fire crews were called after the Sanctuary nightclub owner's house on Duthie Park Place in Knightswood went on fire around 1am on Friday, August 6.

Edinburgh at around 4.10pm on Thursday August 5. Beach revellers were escorted away from the area by Police Scotland officers for their own safety.

coronavirus jag later this week, it has been confirmed. Experts at the Joint Committee on Immunisation and Vaccination (JCVI) recommended that the vaccine should be rolled out further to include all Scots aged 16 and 17-years-old.