French pensioner mistakenly arrested by Scots cops who thought he was one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives dies

raping a girl on a woodland walk following an 18-year campaign of sex offending against children. Edward Swan, 75, attacked the girl at Buckland Woods, at Hawick, in the Scottish Borders, and seized her and removed her lower clothing before pushing her to the ground and raping her.

horror crash on a Scots road last night. Police have confirmed a 69-year-old man died at the scene on the A96 near Keith after the collision involving a motorbike around 7.45pm.

holiday with his wife at Craig Tara Caravan Park in Ayr on July 1 when his Volkswagen Passat car battery died causing his electric brake function to fail. The 70-year-old had phoned his breakdown provider, the AA, after he managed to safely move the car to the side of the road - parking it on a kerb so the wheel was wedged and wouldn't move.

cops cracked down on 'county lines' gangsters terrorising Scots communities. The 19-year-old man appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday after being charged in connection with the supply of Class A drugs.

French mentalist Kevin Micoud extracted thoughts from the “America’s Got Talent” judges for his performance Tuesday.

CANNES – Considering it was already pegged as an Oscar contender for 2021 if the pandemic had never occurred, it’s no surprise that Wes Anderson‘s magnificent new concoction, “The French Dispatch,” will make waves for the upcoming 2022 awards season. The film debuted in competition at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival after originally being invited last year.

Bannockburn Interchange near the M80 shortly before 7pm on Sunday, July 11. A 73-year-old woman was taken to Forth Valley Royal Hospital following a collision involving one vehicle.

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are not only a beloved comedy partnership but they are also the very best of friends. So there was no way that Dawn was going to let Jennifer's birthday pass by without a little fanfare.The Vicar of Dibley star shared two tributes – one on Instagram and one on Twitter – in celebration of Jennifer's 63rd birthday on 6 July.

missing Scots pensioner. John Lumsden, 78, was last seen in the Balmoral area of Galashiels around 2pm today.

North Lanarkshire which saw a man arrested. The 54-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene in Torrance Avenue, Airdrie.

pensioner has died after being mowed down by a lorry in Perth and Kinross. The 86-year-old man was hit by a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) on the A9's southbound carriageway between Blair Atholl and Pitlochry, near to Killiecrankie on Friday.

drug raid. Police stormed a property in Aberdeenshire before uncovering the massive drug stock yesterday.

hotel in Spain to find it was shut. William Ferguson and wife Marina, both 71, had booked the £1800 sunshine break to Cala d’Or through Teletext Holidays almost two years ago but were forced to delay due to the pandemic.

Ben Croll Dotted by hilltop views and an historic city center, France’s southwestern city of Angoulême had certainly played host to a handful of live-action shoots in recent years.But for the most part, the commune, just under 50,000 strong, had made its name as the country’s cartoonist capital, the place where Gallic scribblers go to burnish their reputation at the Intl.

Aberdeen mum - who has kids aged nine, seven and four - was diagnosed, she received the devastating news that she had secondary liver cancer. Ms McBurnie: "I had a lot of fatigue and had some night sweats and feelings of nausea, particularly in the mornings."I went to the GP and had blood tests done.

dog died as a result of his neglect. Police raised concern after two dogs were discovered at the Wishaw property of 19-year-old Jordan Edment and described as “skin and bones”.

two car crash in Clackmannanshire believe the driver of a nearby 4x4 may hold vital information. A man was left seriously injured in hospital after his Honda Civic collided with a Vauxhall van on Burnside Farm Road between Alva and Fishcross on Monday, June 14.

Dawn French is an incredibly proud mum to daughter Billie and delighted fans on Instagram this week when she shared a very rare snapshot of her only child.The actress shares Billie with her ex-husband Lenny Henry – the former couple were married from 1984 until 2010 – and prefers to keep her daughter out of the spotlight.MORE: Dawn French stuns fans with major change to trademark bob haircut WATCH: Dawn French reveals how her husband proposedBut on Monday, Dawn reposted an image previously sent

Dawn French has released an extremely touching tribute to her late father Denys, who passed away 44 years ago. The 63-year-old star took to Instagram on Father's Day to share a throwback photograph of her younger self alongside her dad and told her followers just how much she misses him."44 years without you but miss you a lot.