Man charged by cops after ‘children threatened with knife’ in Edinburgh park

a horror blaze at a flat in Pollokshields. Rahul Thakur, 48, died following the fire which happened in Lincluden Path, McCulloch Street in Glasgow at around 1.30pm on Tuesday, June 1.

court charged with the rape and murder of a 67-year-old woman.Jason Graham, 30, allegedly assaulted and killed Esther Brown at a flat in Glasgow’s Woodlands last Tuesday.She was found dead on West Princes Street around 4pm.Graham has also been charged with a separate charge of robbery.Graham made no plea at a hearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court.He was remanded in custody pending further examination by Sheriff Simon Pender.Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our

Perth.Emergency services were called to the scene on Pomarium Street at around 8.30pm on Saturday, June 5, after the alarm was raised. Paramedics battled to save the tragic young man but he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene a short while later.Police Scotland confirmed they were called to the address but said that the death is not believed to be suspicious.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A man has sustained serious injuries following a gang attack in Paisley last night.The 40 year old was on Neilston Road, near Lapsley Avenue, at around 9.30pm when he was targeted by a group of youths.He was rushed to the Royal Alexandra Hospital where he is still undergoing treatment.Police Scotland has urged anyone who may have witnessed the assault

drugs bust worth £130,000 in West Lothian. Police carried out a search warrant at an address in the Moorelands area of Addiewell on May 25.

drug offences after he flipped his car on a Scots road last night. Police raced to the report of the one vehicle road crash on Park Road in Rosyth, near Dunfermline, at around 8.35pm on Monday, May 31.

arrested and charged following a 'disturbance' in Aberdeen.

South Lanarkshire town at around 4am on Sunday, January 31. The 29-year-old, from Larkhall, was reported missing to police a week later.

Police say they received reports of the man in the car park of an Arrochar hotel in Argyll and Bute in the early hours of this morning.

Clydebank.Emergency services were called to the scene at the junction of Chalmers Street and Alexander Street at around 10.30pm on May 22. A 37-year-old woman had reportedly been knocked down by a vehicle and was rushed to hospital for treatment.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A 24-year-old man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder, facing accusations that he followed a nine-year-old boy down the street and allegedly stabbed him repeatedly.Faisal Khan, 24, of Almond Road, Dogsthorpe, appeared at Cambridge Crown Court today, Monday.Khan was not asked to enter pleas to the charges of attempted murder and

fire attack in Inverclyde. Emergency crews were called to Belville Street in Greenock on Sunday.

reveller woke up after a night out to find he'd stolen a bar's thermometer. The punter attempted to patch things up by penning an apology letter to Huxley Bar and Restaurant in Edinburgh.

coronavirus. Leah Whyte took son Logan to hospital in Aberdeen after the tot started being violently sick and developed a rash.

attacked a man with a 'heavy object' leaving him with horror injuries in front of a child. The 24-year-old victim was walking along Lanrig Road when he was targeted by the yob who was with a young boy.

Perthshire community has been left disgusted after a children’s playpark was allegedly smeared with dog poo over the weekend. The incident has seen suspected faeces spread over swing seats, the play chute and on the handles of the rocking horse along with numerous other surfaces at the site on Hunter Street, Auchterarder.

Police have launched a probe after footage of an alleged 'illegal' Scots rave was shared online.Footage shows large crowds gathered in a tight space to party.

JobCentre Plus office following a routine background check - despite having no criminal record. Bosses at the centre in Kilmarnock took action after Disclosure Scotland - the government agency responsible for carrying out criminal records checks on candidates for employers - gave the wrong information.