Is Europe's 48C heatwave heading to Scotland? Met Office predict path of 'Lucifer'

Test and Protect contract - sparking job chaos for hundreds of staff - has been handed back a new £4million deal. Pursuit Marketing in Glasgow previously handled a £10million contract for the NHS service but had to transfer operations and around 600 staff to two new companies at short notice when it lost out on a £60m renewed deal five months ago.

police officer until he was unconscious has been jailed. John Dow, 36, attacked the cop after him and a colleague stopped to respond to a disturbance on Mitchell Street, Coatbridge in July.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletterOfficers from Stirling are being primed to help police the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow later this year - with top cops warning that Stirling may see its own share of activity.The international summit, organised by the United Nations, takes place at the SEC in Glasgow from November 1-12 and is set to be the biggest conference ever hosted in the UK.At a meeting of

Scottish make-up artist Jamie Genevieve has wowed fans with the release of her latest beauty product.

flight RYR5776 departed from the Irish capital at around 8:30pm on Monday, August 30. The Boeing 737-800 is understood to have begun squawking alert code 7700 declaring an emergency situation onboard the aircraft.

summer blast could last for another week in Scotland despite the threat of tropical storms. It's been a sunny week across the country thanks to high pressure trapping in warm temperatures and dry conditions for the past seven days.

Scotland is to be sunny for the next 10 days thanks to a 'rare' weather block keeping temperatures high. The country has seen sizzling conditions this week, with Tyndrum in Stirlingshire reaching 27.2C on Wednesday - the highest temperature seen anywhere in the UK in August.

iOS - Android The animal "was in a terrible condition" and she was unable to walk when she was found. Scottish SPCA inspector Robyn Myszor told Lanarkshire Live : "The dog was a geriatric, female, white West Highland terrier.

K.J. Yossman Director Douglas Mackinnon, whose credits include “Doctor Who,” “Sherlock” and Neil Gaiman’s “Good Omens,” still recalls the moment he realized that London was no longer the center of the universe in terms of U.K.

landlord has been trolled for trying to rent out a toilet as an 'office space' in a Glasgow flat for £50 a week. The bizarre listing popped up on Gumtree with photos showing a desk, filing cabinet and even a mini fridge squeezed into the tiny bathroom - and right next to the loo.

Dumfries and Galloway while doing their job last weekend. Seven of the officers were injured in separate attacks across the region as they were punched, kicked and even spat on.

convict who secretly filmed himself kissing a female prison officer is heard bragging “that’s what I wanted” after the snog. The shocking video shows Addiewell prisoner Kevin Hogg in a passionate clinch with warder Rachel Wilson after she enters his cell.

cop at Paisley’s main hospital by calling him Jackie Chan. James Deighan made the remark to PC Steve Chan during a racist rammy at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.

Police investigating the murder of a woman in Leeds have launched a manhunt to trace her husband who is thought to have travelled to Scotland. Eileen Barrott, 50, was found by emergency services with serious injuries at an address in Whinmoor, Leeds on Sunday evening around 6.30pm.She was pronounced dead at the scene.Officers say formal identification of her body is still to take place however he death is being treated as murder.

Martin Compston has confessed he loved that his wife had 'no scooby' who he was when the couple first met. The Line of Duty star, 37, met actress Tianna Flynn, 34, in 2013 at a hotel bar in Los Angeles and the pair tied the knot in his hometown of Greenock in 2016.

police force. Of the 284 allegations, 412 officers were 'subject to these allegations'.

sun have had their hopes dashed as forecasters predict more unsettled conditions for September. The Met Office previously anticipated that temperatures could soar throughout next month with a plume of heat from Africa expected to travel north over the coming weeks.

iOS - Android He was one of three full time appointments confirmed today.Professor Alison Strath has been confirmed as the Scottish Government’s new Chief Pharmaceutical Officer (CPO), while Professors Nicola Steedman was also appointed Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO).The DCMOs support and deputise for the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and work closely with the Chief Scientist (Health), a number of doctors within the Civil Service seconded from the NHS, and administrative colleagues.The Chief

weather warning for thunderstorms as the wet spell enters its fourth day.The Met Office alert is in place from midday until 11pm today, with torrential rain, lightning and hail expected to lash down across an 11-hour period.Up to three inches of rain is expected to fall over several hours in some places after a wash-out weekend caused flooding in parts of Scotland.