Litter-picking Scots dog applauded by locals for keeping community tidy

A mum is finally to get a hip replacement op – thanks to the Sunday Mail – after waiting more than five years. Mother-of-six Joan Brown was first referred to a specialist in December 2017 by her GP but until last week was still to get a date for surgery.

More than 1700 schools in Scotland contain asbestos, new figures show. The data, covering primary, secondary and special schools, was revealed in freedom of information requests to each of Scotland's councils.

Scots Starstruck finalist William Boyle's dreams came true tonight before the winner of the show was announced as he got the opportunity to sing with his idol Shania Twain.

A student has told of her shock after being diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer after mistaking the symptoms for anaemia. Laila Hudson, from Glasgow, first realised something was wrong when she began having stomach and bowel problems in the summer of 2017.

A frantic search has been launched for a missing Scots man who has vanished from home.

A car has been reduced to a burnt out shell after it burst into flames on a residential Scots street.

A campaign has been launched against a new 5G mast in Edinburgh over fears that the 65ft structure will block views of the castle. Telecoms company CK Hutchison Networks have proposed building the structure on Johnston Terrace which is located near the iconic tourist attraction.

A stressed out ambulance assistant was forced to take his bosses to court in a row over an unpaid £15 meal allowance. Gerald Paton, who has worked for the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) for more than 30 years, says they racked up months of legal bills before agreeing to pay up.

The mercury could soar to 16C (61F) over the Bank Holiday Weekend, the unofficial threshold at which Scottish men are allowed to remove their shirts in some comfort.

An East Lothian mum has told how her kids were left screaming after seeing the family dog hit by a car and dragged up the street. Denise Steele told how two-year-old Bonnie bolted out of the garden of their Wallyford home and into the path of a red Mini on Tuesday, April 4.

A tiny dog had to be rushed to the vets after scoffing a huge Easter egg almost the same size as it.

Police are appealing for the public’s assistance in an effort to trace a 30-year-old man who has been reported missing in Glasgow.

A fourth person has now been arrested in connection with the death of a woman at an Ayr flat.

Jamie Genevieve has shown off her newly renovated house as she admitted it finally "feels like home".

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has blasted “Progressive Scotland 2023” after a rapist who attacked a 13-year-old girl in a park was spared jail.

A cruel Scots dog owner who left his badly matted pet in ‘extreme discomfort’ after failing to get him vet treatment has been handed a three year ban. Kevin McEntee’s Lhasa Apso Frankie was found making ‘constant whining noises and crying out’ while suffering from a painful skin infection in September 2020.

The death of an elderly woman in a Scots village has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal.

A Scots mum is facing a huge bill to save her dog's life after the beloved pet became paralysed out of the blue.

Police have launched a murder investigation after a 74-year-old woman was found dead inside a house in a rural village.

Police have locked down a street in Johnstone after a man was seriously assaulted in the street.