Fly-tippers dump metal lined with asbestos in Scots woodland

raced to a Scots woods last night after the body of a man was found. Police attended a wooded area, near Bellfield Interchange, Kilmarnock, around 7.20pm last night.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionHowever, officers now believe the man was severely unwell, with a low body temperature, rather than injured.A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "Around 8.40 am on Monday, April 12, a 53-year-old man was found lying seriously unwell in wooded area.“He was taken by ambulance to University Hospital, Monklands.“Enquiries are ongoing to establish how he came to be there.”*Don't miss

Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson which denied him a Scottish Cup winners’ medal in 2010. Whatever the reason - and despite the quip about his former Tannadice paymaster - the frustration of missing out on the final with a broken toe sustained in the semi still resonates heavily.

outdoors? Maybe bagging a Munro at the weekend, hitting the trails on your bikes, or indulging in a spot of outdoor camping? Well, if you are, you could be the stars of a new ad campaign for a Scottish Nature c harity.

Read more. Police are investigating the sudden deaths of a man and woman found in a East Dunbartonshire property.Officers were called to a property on Station Road, Milngavie, around 11.30am on Sunday morning.

Fife and locked down the area following an early morning incident today. Firearms officers scrambled to Main Street in Cardenden after the report of a disturbance at a property at around 7.45am.

dogs if it can be proved that action had to be taken to protect their livestock. It comes as part of a wider message from Greater Glasgow Police Division about worrying livestock.Worrying livestock means to attack or chase where animals are either injured or suffer in some way.

IndyRef2 should be on the political agenda, a poll has revealed. Instead they want elected members to focus on the country’s recovery from Covid-19, the economy and public services.

lockdown have revealed their anguish as warmer weather causes crowds to descend on their road once again. Nick Munro says he and his neighbours, who live on Roseneath Place near the Meadows, have been left sickened by people urinating and even defecating near their homes.

police shut down an illegal gathering at a former Scots boozer. The men were rumbled at what used to be Cheers in Greenock, Inverclyde on Wednesday.

Covid-19 vaccine has sparked a huge police probe in Edinburgh.A single multi-dose vial of the vaccine was swiped from a vaccination centre at the city's Morrison Street on Saturday morning.Officers say the callous theft was an 'isolated incident' and that they are 'following a positive line of enquiry'.Locals are being warned of scammer vaccinators as police urge anyone offered a vaccine outside a vaccination centre to get in touch.Chief Inspector Neil Wilson said: "We were made aware of an

smash on a Scots street saw a car flip onto its roof this afternoon. The single vehicle collision took place at around 3pm in Kirkcaldy.

Old Firm clash. Supporters have even decorated the streets of Bo'ness with flags and a Steven Gerrard cut out in preparation for the derby day showdown with Celtic.

Ayrshire flat and attacked a man while he slept in his bed. The 51-year-old man was asleep in his flat on Knockinlaw Mount in Kilmarnock when the thugs forced entry at around 1.30am yesterday morning.

coronavirus to participate in a new Covid treatment trial. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is working alongside University of Glasgow experts to research the impact that an antiviral tablet can have on symptoms.

George Robertson, 53, who was struck in West Lothian in September last year as he walked home.

Scots road - after a pair of soiled pants were spotted pinned to a parking sign. The grim sight stunned drivers near the A1 at the Scottish border as commuters made their best attempt to avoid the 'skids' on the road.

Greenock. He was taken to Inverclyde Royal Hospital and remained there overnight.