Grieving dad of Alesha MacPhail in court after vandalising killer's home

A bankrupt debt expert was ordered out of a luxury home after running up more than £15,000 in rent arrears. It’s also claimed that thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused to the house during the 18-month stay by Alan Harty.

Being on time can be difficult, especially when you are trying to get somewhere with children. Most people understand the unpredictable nature of kids which means that when the day of an event arrives, it's expected that any parents attending may run a little later as their children hold them up.

One person has died following a horror three-vehicle crash on a busy Scots road.

A man has died in a car crash in Paisley on Wednesday morning. Emergency services rushed to the scene around 6.15am after reports of a collision on Old Sneddon Street.

A man has died after being struck by a police car in West Lothian on Boxing Day.

A British mum has been killed in a terrifying burglary in Australia. Mum-of-two Emma Lovell was tragically stabbed to death on Boxing Day after two intruders broke into the family's home in Queensland.

A man has been arrested after armed police were called to reports of a ‘disturbance’ at a property in Fife on Christmas morning which resulted in a six hour standoff.

A formerly homeless Scots army veteran who toured in Northern Ireland and Iraq has hung up Christmas decorations for the first time in 14 years.

It is officially Christmas this weekend, meaning you might be wanting pop to the shops over the next couple of days to get in some last-minute essentials.

Home Bargains has reminded shoppers that they will be closed on Boxing day as well as New year's Day.

A grieving family is begging the Scottish Government for a complete overhaul in the post mortem process to give dignity to the dead.

Pet owners are being urged to look out for their dogs this Christmas as the season can bring an uptick in vet visits.

A Scots OAP who went missing from his home in the early hours of the morning 'may be lost or disorientated'.

With Christmas day now only just a week away, the shops are bustling with last minute shoppers who are desperate to get their hands on any gifts they can in one final frenzy. However, it's likely that with the big day only around the corner there is not much left to choose from, the Mirror reports.

A prison officer has been jailed after entering a relationship with a prisoner and sending him 'explicit' images. Jennifer Gavan, 27, wept as she was jailed for eight months after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office after starting an inappropriate relationship with a male prisoner.

A man who died in an Aberdeen suburb on Friday is not believed to have passed away in suspicious circumstances, police say.

A lane in Glasgow city centre has been closed off by police following a serious sexual assault.

Dangerous snow drifts in Aberdeenshire left a gritter needing to be pulled out by a farmer's tractor after it tried to rescue a car which had also been stuck.

Emergency services rushed to a Scots street this afternoon after a car burst into flames. Fire crews attended a road in the Duddingston area of Edinburgh on Wednesday.

Octopus Energy customers have been able to get money back on their bills by taking part in the supplier's "saving sessions".