Fuming parents of yobs caught trashing Scots play park march kids back to clean up mess

Edinburgh mum Diana Meacock was horrified when her son Ollie made the discovery near their local Scotmid shop in Portobello.The child was on a playdate with a friend when they found the weapon near Bath Street.Diana, 25, says her son came running out of the bushes upset after finding the dangerous blade.She told Edinburgh Live: "We were out with one of his friends and we stopped at the shop for a juice and a snack.

Covid-19 Committee he said there needs to be more testing for Police Scotland officers who attends house parties across the country every night.Asked by SNP MSP Stuart McMillan is he believed there was appropriate testing in place for those on the frontline, Calum Steele replied, "no".He is now calling for more frequent testing to allow cops to be safe they are not spreading the virus after attending gatherings.Steele said: "The expansion of testing to emergency control rooms seems to be a

kids’ hearts”.Nursery staff, parents, and councillors in Renfrew have hit out at yobs who are understood to have deliberately set a bin on fire right next to the wooden castle in Robertson Park play area, which has been open throughout lockdown.The blaze has badly damaged the unique structure - part of a £1million upgrade to the park in 2017 - which has now been fenced off to youngsters.Police have said they will be carrying out extra patrols in the park in the coming days.Gemma Williams,

children, the youngest aged just five, has died.Francis Moore was eventually jailed for an eight-year term over the violations, which spanned more than 20 years.A BBC investigation found that Moore, known as Father Paul Moore, had made confessions in 1996 which were covered up by a Bishop.The Church said it would pray for Moore after details of his death on Saturday emerged.He was transferred from his cell at HMP Dumfries to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary after falling seriously

firearms and ammunition hidden in their motor after police were tipped off about their criminal activities.Mark Kirkby, from Kilwinning, and Ku Wing Kwok, from Greenock, admitted being involved in the transfer of the deadly weapons after their Ford Mondeo was stopped in Largs last September.The duo, aged 37 and 43, were later arrested and charged by officers before pleading guilty at Glasgow High Court on Monday.The Daily Record and Sunday Mail have always been at the forefront when it comes to

Snapchat pictures of a 12-year-old girl in school uniform has been jailed.James Stephen, 23, also sent sexual messages and explicit images to the girl, and asked her to send him naked pictures and sexual videos, a court heard.Fiscal depute Colin Neilson told Aberdeen Sheriff Court police officers from the offender management unit carried out a visit at Stephen's address at 7.15pm on January 6, 2020, and inspected his mobile phone.The Daily Record and Sunday Mail have always been at the forefront

Ewan McGregor wants Scots heroin users to try a drug-free treatment to break the cycle of addiction.The actor, who played Mark Renton in Trainspotting, urged the Scottish Government to investigate neuro electric therapy after narrating a documentary charting successful trials in the US.NET was developed in the 70s by Hong Kong-based Scots surgeon Meg Patterson, whose previous patients included rock stars Eric Clapton, Keith Moon and Boy George.It uses tiny pulses of electrical currents to

court in Scotland for representing ­clients without a practising certificate has been struck off.Paul Garrett, 47, is at the centre of an £80,000 fraud probe revealed by the ­Sunday Mail.A client told police the solicitor had tricked him into handing over payments for a non-existent court case.In 2018, Garrett, of ­Finnieston, Glasgow, was fined £1000 at the city’s ­sheriff court for ­representing clients in ­criminal cases after his ­practising ­certificate had expired.He was struck off by the

cancer.Laura Mcaloon, 36, from Bathgate in West Lothian, was given the heartbreaking news that she had up to a year to live after she was diagnosed with the aggressive illness in August 2020.The devastating news left the mum-of-three's family broken, with her youngest - two-year-old Connor - unable to understand why he's not allowed to give mummy a cuddle because it makes her sore.But despite the bleak outlook, Laura's fiancé Mark Smith, 37, and their other children Tiegan, 20, and Demileigh,

hospitalised after being set upon by six others in a brutal assault in a car park in a Scots town.The 40-year-old was on Main Road in Irvine, Ayrshire at around 9.25pm last night when he was attacked and suffered 'serious facial injuries'.He managed to get home before calling an ambulance which rushed him to Crosshouse hospital near Kilmarnock.He was treated at the hospital and later released.Cops are now appealing for any witnesses to the attack to come forward and have released descriptions

thug who stabbed an ex-bodybuilder to death at a property in Ayr has been jailed for an extra nine months for various offences leading up to the killing.Marius Bauba flouted as many as eight different court orders including a community payback order and several bail orders when he knifed to death Morgan Dunn, 34, at a house in Ayr's Marigold Square on February 8 last year.The 27-year-old also faced a breach of the peace charge and an assault charge, among a host of offences which date from 2018,

Paul Sweeney, who said the Conservative had “groped” him in a Westminster bar in October 2018. The Independent Expert Panel (IEP), established last year as part of a complaints process developed following a major report on bullying and harassment in the House of Commons by Dame Laura Cox, considered an appeal by Sweeney against commissioner Kathryn Stone’s decision.

Sea Shanty star Nathan Evans' viral debut single The Wellerman has reached new heights after a remake featured in a hilarious Saturday Night Live sketch.The former postie, 26, from Airdrie, became an online sensation this year after the song blew up on Tik Tok and saw him race to the top of the charts and land a record deal.Now the Sea Shanty craze has been picked up by NBC's SNL, with the award-wining comedy show doing a remake starring Bridgerton actor Regé-Jean Paul.The British star, who

polar bear showed off her dance moves as she tried to impress her mate.Polar bear Victoria has been paired with Arktos in the hopes that they will produce a second cub after the pair previously led to first cub Hamish being born at the Highland Wildlife Park.And it seems Victoria is doing all the leg work as she showed her skills in a strange mating ritual as a clearly smitten Arktos looked on.Staff at the park, which is based in Kingussie, recently brought the pair together again following a

CCTV footage of youths responsible for causing thousands of pounds worth of damage in just 24 hours.Conifox Adventure Park in Kirkliston was wrecked after twice being invaded by two gangs of young men on February 16 and 17.The culprits were caught on camera during their vandalism spree which saw them spray a marquee with tomato sauce and mayonnaise.A sound system, chandeliers, a toilet block, a bubble machine and fire extinguishers were also destroyed while the gang helped themselves to cans of

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has published judge Lady Smith’s findings into care provided by the Christian Brothers at St Ninian’s Residential Care Home in Falkland, Fife, between 1953 and 1983.She said that not only were children exposed to risks of sexual, physical and psychological danger, but those risks also became a reality.Lady Smith, who chaired the inquiry, said: “The overall view I formed of St Ninian’s was depressing."The brothers who were perpetrators of abuse could pursue their

Oasis boss Alan McGee claims scenes in his new film Creation Stories aren't as violent as they were in real life. Alan, who releases the film abut his life at the virtual Glasgow Film Festival on February 24th, before gaining a wider release through Sky, says that the film's depiction of his dad is 'quite tame in comparison' to what really happened.

Glasgow Central Station.Officers from Police Scotland working on the Paul Harley missing person inquiry are appealing for the public’s assistance after the snap appeared online on Thursday, February 9.The photograph of an anonymous homeless man was posted online which bears a resemblance to Paul Harley, from Dumbarton, who has been missing for more than six years.It was taken on February 28, 2018 - but the family hadn't seen the picture until now and it has sparked fresh hope.Cops are appealing

lockdown depression Raymond Nicholls, 82, who lives alone and has no family members close by, has been popping in to Cupcake Coffee Box on Kirkcaldy High Street, Fife, every day in a bid to keep his spirits up. Raymond, who moved to the town from Stockport, Greater Manchester, after his wife died in 2002, has found the loneliness difficult to combat during the pandemic.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe influence of Paul PogbaManchester United's difficulties in creating clear chances against a side shorn of confidence showed how much they can miss Paul Pogba.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had little option but to go with a midfield axis of Fred and Scott McTominay instead, but this was the kind of game that didn't really require two more defensive midfielders, even if the Scot got forward more often in the second half.This was Fred's 100th game for United but