Kiwi friends of murdered Scots backpacker slam killer’s parole appeal.

Line of Duty star Daniel Mays has told how playing the policeman who nailed Scots serial killer Dennis Nilsen gave him sleepless nights.Nilsen, who is portrayed by David Tennant in an ITV mini-series that starts tomorrow night, murdered at least 12 young men and boys during his sick killing spree.Mays, 42, was so haunted by the storyline he even dreamed Nilsen tried to kill him.He said: “One night I had a terrible nightmare that I was somehow locked in an attic with Dennis Nilsen.“My wife was

Fort William to hunt for a missing Springer Spaniel who was washed away in a river.  The adorable pooch had been enjoying a swim on Sunday, September 6, when the strong current dragged him downstream and over Steall Waterfall.

serial killer Dennis Nilsen spoke of his remorse for his grisly murder spree – and felt guilty for smiling.His terrible crimes have been made into new ITV drama Des, starring David Tennant, which will begin next week.In a 2014 letter from his cell at Full Sutton prison in Yorkshire, he discussed a visit made to US jail Alcatraz and wrote: “Well you say it costs $15 to visit Alcatraz."The price of my permanent visit to Full Sutton has been much higher than that – in terms of the cost of the lives

Dumfries. Officers from Police Scotland made the appeal after receiving a call about a man who appeared injured walking on the A75 near to Garroch roundabout at around 1.35am this morning, September 6.

drug dealing has been jailed.Morag Yorston, from Dundee, was today locked up for five years and 11 months after pleading guilty to supplying heroin and cocaine and being involved in serious organised crime in July last year.Yorston failed to appear at the High Court in Glasgow for sentencing in September 2019.

missing airman Corrie McKeague has said that police have been unable to reassure her that bones found in bin bags in a Suffolk river are not her son's. Nicola Urquhart said she was "trying to keep a sensible head on" after the discovery of human remains in the River Stour in Sudbury on August 27.Mr McKeague, of Dunfermline, Fife, was 23 when he vanished on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, around 16 miles north of Sudbury, on September 24 2016.

dog was found distressed and riddled with wounds from a pellet gun in Lanarkshire. The tan-coloured lurcher had 60 wounds on his body when he was found in Newhouse on August 19.

parents are being urged not to take part in a sick new TikTok challenge which sees them encouraging children to mock people with disabilities. The 'New Teacher Challenge' has been doing the rounds on the social media platform and has been slammed by disability activists.The trend has racked up more than 100 million views.

brain tumour have paid heartfelt tributes to their 'kind and sweet boy' as he 'left for the stars'.Heartbroken Jonnie and Devon Peek, from Edinburgh, have announced that their two-year-old Dax died on Monday after battling acoustic neuroma/vestibular schwannoma.Little Dax had only been diagnosed with the disease in March after the youngster was vomiting and could no longer walk in a straight line.Now in tragic posts on Instagram, the pair said he had been freed from his fight with the

holidaymakers heading to Greece have slammed the prospect of heading into quarantine on their return.The Scottish Government requires travellers from the Mediterranean country to self-isolate for 14 days from 4am today after a spike in coronavirus cases.Passengers heading to Rhodes from Edinburgh Airport yesterday told of holiday plans thrown into chaos.IT worker Ian Whigham, 62, and wife Jan, 57, only booked their one-week break on Sunday - having already lost money on a cancelled holiday to

holidaymakers  heading to Greece will have to self-isolate for 14 days from 4am today after new restrictions implemented by the Scottish Government come into force today. Passengers heading to the holiday destination were thrown into chaos just weeks after France was also added to the list with little time for sunseekers to make it home.

cystic fibrosis patient is enjoying her best period of health for three years.Hailey Mann, 24, had been told she was looking at end of life care even though she knew there was a drug, Kaftrio, which could help her.But because the drug - a real game changer - wasn’t licensed in Europe she could only get it on compassionate grounds from drug company Vertex.However, just days after the Daily Record began to campaign on her behalf, Vertex agreed she could get the drug.Cystic fibrosis causes a

incredible tot, from Drongan in Ayrshire, looked the part as she used a stick to help her scale 3000ft Ben Lawers - Scotland’s tenth heighest munro - and neighbouring Ben Ghlas at the weekend, only asking to be put in her carrier on the way back down.Her proud mum Amy Boyd said: “She just kept saying ‘I made it to the top of this mountain’.

coronavirus pandemic, a new report warns. The financial downturn in the wake of the pandemic is as serious as the economic crash in 2008.

Kenny McLean backed the 
controverial star to the hilt.The Sheffield United striker has come under fire for pulling out of Steve Clarke’s squad for the upcoming Nations League openers, only to play for the Blades in a friendly against Derby two days later.But McBurnie took to social media in an attempt to explain the background to his appearance.He said: “Nobody is more frustrated than me at having to withdraw from the Scotland squad for this double-header.

sex club has reopened after closing its doors during lockdown. Dundee's Club Kudos, which calls itself 'the only 7 day alternative lifestyle club for the Gay, Bi, BDSM and Swinger community in East Scotland', has thrown open its doors once again.

cops for his battered vehicle. Shocking pictures released by the police show the white HGV with pieces missing around the front headlight and wiring exposed.

woman found dead on a golf course months after she went missing has made an emotional appeal for information five years on from her disappearance. Saima Ahmed is believed to have taken a train from London to Edinburgh, via Hemel Hempstead and Birmingham, when she was reported missing on Sunday August 30, 2015 as the Edinburgh Festival season was coming to a close.

pen pals for lonely residents hoping to make new friends after lockdown restrictions eased. The Dalmellington Care Centre in Ayr has issued a public appeal for open letters and pictures to be sent to their residents after visiting was prohibited for months during the coronavirus pandemic.