'I gave her ecstasy pills and she died in my arms' Trial told of message after Scots girl's death

cheating the benefits agency by running 5Ks dressed as Santa when she claimed she could "barely walk" has been cleared after a 13-month trial.A sheriff found Beverley Dott not guilty and told her he was clearing her because of the highly visible nature of the regular runs she had been doing.Dott's solicitor described her as "hiding in plain sight" when she completed two 5K Santa Runs in Perth, alongside hundreds of other fun runners.And Sheriff Keith O'Mahoney ruled that Dott would not have

Scots fishing Loch. Two helicopters and a number of fire engines, ambulances and police vehicles raced to Loch Snipe outside the village of Coylton in Ayrshire at about 6.35pm on Sunday night.

Love Island winners Paige Turley and Finn Tapp only left Scotland to stay in Manchester in the summer but the pair headed back this week to road trip across the Highlands. The loved up pair took to Instagram to reveal that they are travelling the NC500 in style as they brand their camper van a 'Gucci hoose on wheels'.

hotel branded her a ‘f****** moaning b****’ after she wrote them a bad review. Fi Petire had been dining at the Townhouse Hotel in Melrose when she became concerned about ‘lack of Covid-19 measures’ and her cold soup.

tot was rushed to hospital at around 5.05pm yesterday, Saturday, September 26, after cops and paramedics arrived on the scene on Ravelston Street in the Carntyne area of the city. The child then sadly passed away at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

Glasgow. Officers from Police Scotland and paramedics raced to Ravelston Street in the Carntyne area of the city at around 5.05pm yesterday, Saturday, September 26, after reports of an unwell tot.

Glasgow and beyond.Some of the thought-provoking notes have been shared on Twitter by TV host Calum Best and ex-Love Island contestant Malin Andersson.Nicole, from Drumchapel, said: “I took the start of lockdown pretty bad.

Court in Edinburgh heard Singh, 54, was brought back to Scotland to face prosecution after being detained by authorities in Canada for an alleged shoplifting offence. A judge told Singh: “You have pled guilty to the rape of a 12-year-old child in 2016.

breast cancer just weeks after giving birth. Rebecca Broughton, who is just 26, has challenged herself to see 30 and watch her two baby sons' first days at school.

car crash caused by a show-off driver high on drink and drugs have described their "torment". Jack Frame's parents first thought the tragedy in Lanarkshire in February last year was an accident but said finding out that the driver acted illegally "just turned everything upside down".

parents are backing a national 'pumpkin trail' idea after Nicola Sturgeon admitted Halloween may be cancelled due to Covid-19. The First Minister told Holyrood that children may be banned from guising this year in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.

allergic reaction after she was stung by a monster jellyfish. Libby Bligh, 50, struggled to breathe as she went into anaphylactic shock after coming into contact with the 3ft lion’s mane jellyfish on a Highland coast.

sentencing was delayed.Sources told the Record the 45-year-old’s home in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, has been targeted with her window smashed this week and online threats to “burn her out”.The mum is said to be cowering at the flat where Robyn died in July 2018.Goldie had originally been charged with Robyn’s culpable homicide but prosecutors accepted a not guilty plea when she admitted wilfully ill-treating and neglecting Robyn, who died after suffering a burst stomach ulcer.A source said: “People

Police are searching for a missing Scots teenager who vanished earlier this morning. Rachel Allan, 13, was last seen at around 12.30am today at her home in Paisley.

beauty after being inspired by time spent living on the Italian island of Sardinia, where donkeys graze on lush pastures herded by shepherds. Donkey's milk is certainly not to be sniffed at, Egyptian Queen Cleopatra is said to have bathed in gallons of the stuff to achieve glowing skin.

jailed today for 14 months. Ross Hunter, 29, was given £1,200 to make the drug transfer from the Netherlands to Scotland last January.

Scottish Child Payment which opens for applications in November.  This is an increase of around 24,000 eligible children (14 per cent) since the Scottish Government’s initial forecast in June 2019, accounting for the increased Universal Credit caseload - one of the main qualifying benefits - due to Covid-19.  The forecast comes as legislation was laid last week to allow for the delivery of the benefit - which will give eligible families £10 a week, per child under six.

prosecution of two Brits accused of a role in the death of her 44-year-old husband in 2014.The 50-year-old, who lives in Croatia, said: “I feel forgotten about.“There’s been close to zero contact from the British authorities in the last four years.“No one has been thinking about me or keeping me up to date.“David’s death was very high-profile and there are a number of families, like mine, who were affected.“Are they being supported? Not if I’m anything to go by.“I don’t think I should be

illegal raves and halt a "complete wipe-out" of jobs.Big names including TRNSMT boss Geoff Ellis and Glasgow's SubClub hope their new "freedom to dance" campaign will support regulated venues struggling after months of Covid restrictions.The UK's furlough scheme, which protects a share of wages, ends next month.