'I still like to think Jim is just at work' Scots bride-to-be's heartache after soulmate dies of coronavirus

paedo Waverley skipper ruined her son's life - and she was pleased the pervert died behind bars.David Neill, 76, died in December last year after being locked up in February following a conviction over four charges of indecent assault.He was jailed for seven years, and had also been jailed in 1998 for three years for abusing five teenage boys in his cabin on Clyde trips or while berthing at Glasgow.The pervert skippered the world famous ship between 1975 and 1997, luring teenagers onboard by

viral after spending lockdown winding up cold callers. Jim Potts, from Kilmarnock, who has been shielding during the pandemic decided to turn his daily bogus calls 'into a bit of fun' by filming himself pranking fraudsters.

Nicola Sturgeon was joined by Anas Sarwar from Labour, Douglas Ross from the Scottish Conservatives, Willie Rennie from the Lib Dems and Lorna Slater of the Scottish Greens to be quizzed on the BBC.

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jail and pledged to return the cash. Clair and Louise Smith’s victims said they’ve not even had an apology from the pair, who had posed as their doting carers.Speaking for the first time about the betrayal, Crawford Pirrie, 73, and wife Marlene, 75, said: “We’re ashamed to be related to them.”The 25-year-olds were trusted with the frail couple’s bank card to run errands for them – but swiped £8000.

court over a television.When Nathan Blair couldn’t get credit, friend Heather Baird agreed to buy him the massive 70in plasma TV – as long as he kept up the weekly repayments.But when the pair from Dalry, Ayrshire, fell out, he stopped handing her the cash and she sued.Their row has rumbled on through a string of hearings and is even set to change Scots law around the way legal papers are served.Appeal judges recently quashed a decision to hand the telly to Heather after Nathan claimed he hadn’t

missing Scots woman who vanished in Fife. Lisa Donaldson, 37, has not been seen since leaving an address in the Hilton Court area of Rosyth at around 2.10 pm on Friday March 26.Police Scotland say extensive enquiries are underway to locate Lisa, adding that she has links to the Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes areas.

cancer just four months after giving birth to her baby girl.

gun out of the screen was jailed today. Alexander Burt, 56, and his 53-year-old victim had known each other for 30 years, having met when they were both at college, but their friendship had "fizzled out", a court was told.

NHS workers have been offered a 'substantial' pay rise after an 'exceptionally challenging year'.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced 'our NHS staff deserve more than applause and 1% is not enough' after putting a 4% raise on the table.If accepted by staff, would be the most generous National Health Service pay uplift anywhere in the UK.The pay rise will benefit 154,000 NHS employees including nurses, paramedics, allied health professionals, as well as domestic, healthcare support staff,

Leigh Griffiths at Celtic after his cameo role in the draw with Rangers on Sunday. The Scotland international came on for the final two minutes plus added time of the 1-1 draw and barely managed a touch.

Covid-19 could hit Scotland despite the vaccine rollout, one scientist warns. Professor Andrew Hayward said a fourth wave across all of the UK is 'still likely' as some people are still not vaccinated.

immigration chiefs ordered him to leave the UK.The Home Office had demanded Matthew Jun Fei Freeman, who lives in Lossiemouth, Moray, return to his native China after 17 years here.Matt has been instrumental in helping with local mental health issues and was a former director of the Moray Wellbeing Hub.In January, the Home Office told Matt, an engineer with a PhD, to return to China immediately, removed his right to appeal and warned him that failure to comply could see him jailed.Matt was born

stole more than £250,000 to fund her husband's gambling habit has been jailed for 20 months. Kathleen Ross stole the cash over four years from Campbell McWilliams in Glasgow city centre.

Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill recently set Scottish Twitter on fire with rumours after they both posted a mysterious short clip.The Still Game rumour mill went into overdrive after the 24-second video teased fans with a new 'Still here in spirit' logo.Fans posted a number of theories including that it could be anything from a new series of the show to a prequel or even a podcast.However, Ford Kiernan has since let the cat out of the bag by posting a new clip which confirmed that it was in fact

Police and community leaders have hit out at yobs who scrawled sinister sectarian graffiti on a motorway footbridge.The despicable slogan ‘All Taigs are targets’ appeared on the M8 crossing between Renfrew and Hillington over the weekend, causing uproar in the community.Councillor Jim Paterson, who represents the Renfrew South and Gallowhill ward, branded it as ‘unacceptable’ and said he was attempting to have it removed quickly.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by

dropped a whopping 11st after ditching his £4,000 a year fast food addiction.Martin Byran, 32, was given a death sentence by his GP who urged him to lose weight or face serious consequences.Martin from Glasgow was pre-diabetic and at risk of heart disease when he reached 27st.By last January, Martin, who is now a diet consultant, lost 11 stone.He has also saved over £4,000 after ditching his £90 per week fast food addiction.Martin said: "I've always struggled with my weight but my bad eating

stab his new partner.Marianne McGrath, 38, confronted Philip McGrath and his new girlfriend Claire Finn in a blade rampage after storming into their close and attempting to barge into their flat.Paisley Sheriff Court heard McGrath, who has separated from her husband but is not divorced, lost the plot over him spending time with his new girlfriend at his home in Renfrew.Procurator fiscal depute Sean Docherty told the court McGrath kicked off on November 8, last year, outside the property in

teen who died after having heart surgery say the charity set up in his name helped them survive losing him.Zak Scott was born in April 1996 with a congenital heart defect called pulmonary atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect (VCD) - more commonly known as a hole in the heart.The Kilwinning youngster underwent surgery almost every year of his young life, culminating in an open heart operation on March 9, 2011, in what doctors at Glasgow's Yorkhill Hospital and his family thought would be the