Killer police officer Wayne Couzens sacked by Metropolitan Police after murdering Sarah Everard

Jock' Reid carried out the vicious attack on 46-year-old Elaine Collie at her home in the Muirhouse area of Edinburgh in 1999. He was convicted at the High Court in Edinburgh and prison bosses have since confirmed he died on July 31 at HMP Glenochil.

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inflatable dinghy.Laura Gallagher had been looking forward to an afternoon at the beach when she arrived at Thorntonloch beach, in East Lothian, at 3pm on Saturday, July 17. The 31-year-old was joined by her husband Kern, 34, their sons Nathan, seven, Jamie, four, and their friends Sarah and Robert Keenan and their son Findlay, also seven.The group had been splashing aboutin the water alongside the light craft which initially had the three boys sitting in it.

Scots serial killer Dennis Nilsen hunted victims. Crime fans will pay £29.99 for the excursion, which features a trip to the boozer where the Fraserburgh-born murderer lured his prey during a 15-year reign of terror.Nilsen died in 2018, more than 35 years after being caged for life for killing up to 15 men he picked up from the streets.

missing as police appeal for assistance to help trace her. Sarah Flint, 14, has been reported missing from the Inverness area, according to Police Scotland.

Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York, is in talks with streaming platforms to turn her debut novel, set for release next month, into a Bridgerton inspired series.

officers has collided with a tour bus in Edinburgh. Dramatic pictures show the smash between the Police Scotland vehicle and the Majestic tours coach in the capital's city centre while sunglass-wearing cops look on.

stabbing an ex-bodybuilder to death has died in prison. Marius Bauba, who flouted eight different bail orders when he knifed Morgan Dunn in the heart last year, was found by guards at HMP Shotts, North Lanarkshire, on Saturday, where he was serving an almost 10-year sentence.

high-security prisons after becoming one of the UK's most notorious serial killers of all time. Luring his victims back to his home in London, Nilsen would strangle or drown them, disposing of their bodies under his floorboards or by dismembering them and putting them down the drain.Confessing immediately on his arrest, he went on to document his own life, killings and case, creating an autobiography and recording more than 250 hours of cassette tapes.

heatwave came to an end. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across most of Scotland from midday on Tuesday, with twice the normal amount of rain for the month of expected to lash down.

child killer Mark Bonini is to make another bid to be released from his life sentence for the murder of toddler Andrew Morton next month. Under new rules on parole in Scotland, Andrew’s parents Sharon Macmillan and Andy Morton have asked to be at the hearing due to be held on or around August 19.

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Police hunting a killer in Fife have raided a home as part of their murder investigation. Mark Deavin, 41, was pronounced dead at the scene after being found injured in Glenrothes ' Boblingen Way at around 1.40pm on Saturday July 17.

Threipmuir Reservoir near Edinburgh. Hussain Abrahem Al Ejrf had been enjoying a day out with pals when tragedy struck after he went missing while swimming on Wednesday, July 14.

police officer feared she was being pursued for miles by a drone – but the bright light in the sky was actually a planet. It was only after a drawn-out “pursuit” that she sought help from senior officers, who told her it was Jupiter – some 365 million miles away.