Man shares free towel trick keep your house cool amid heatwave

Police are urgently trying to trace a missing man last seen three days ago as concern grows for his welfare.

A police car smashed into a wall as it pursued a vehicle in Aberdeen on Saturday evening.

A man has been rushed to hospital after falling from a high window onto the pavement in Greenock.

The family of a missing Dundee woman have said they are facing the ‘hardest days of our lives’ as they desperately appeal for help to find her. Sharon Hutchison was last seen on Saturday, July 30, in the Provost Road area of the city, but has failed to make contact since.

A man missing from Edinburgh for two days has sparked an urgent police search. Michael Jones disappeared from Parliament Street in the Leith area of the city just before midnight on Tuesday, August 2.

A man whose mouth was "shattered" by a blow from a stranger in an unprovoked attack at Belladrum Music Festival has undergone major surgery to reconstruct his jaw back into place.

A man has been charged under the Treason Act after he was arrested while allegedly carrying a crossbow in the grounds of Windsor Castle “with intent to injure” the Queen on Christmas Day, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Scotland Yard said Jaswant Singh Chail, from Southampton, has been charged with an offence under section 2 of the Treason Act 1842.The CPS added he had been charged with “being near to the person of the Queen, wilfully producing a loaded crossbow with intent to use the same to injure the person of Her Majesty”.

Police knocked on the door of a grieving Scots mum and claimed to have her drunk son in the back of their van - 15 months after her own son died. Tracey Hadlow lost her 20-year-old son Nathan after an accidental overdose in April 2021. He had taken street Valium, cocaine and methadone - a polydrug cocktail.

John Oliver mocked Liz Truss, currently in the running to replace Boris Johnson as the UK’s prime minister, on Sunday night’s episode of HBO Max’s Last Week Tonight due to a tweet mourning sex offender Jimmy Savile.

Two men were rushed to hospital after an alleged assault at a Scots prison last week.

A Scots man attempted to lighten the mood after a sad day spreading his sister's ashes by playing a boat prank on his mum in which he swung the boat they hired round in a dizzying display.

An urgent search has been launched for a missing Scots man last seen two days ago. Police are trying to locate Peter Paterson who has been reported missing from his home in Wishaw.

Australian attacker Daniel Arzani has signed for A-League side Macarthur FC after enduring a disappointing four-year spell as a Manchester City player.

An MP accused of putting people at risk by travelling between Glasgow and London by train with coronavirus symptoms did not tell NHS Test and Protect officials she went into Parliament, a court has heard.

A man has gone missing from Edinburgh for two days, sparking a police search. Michael Meehan was last seen on Rose Street at around 3.30pm on Thursday, July 21 but has not been seen or heard from since.

Liz Truss has said she has the “toughness and grit” to lead the country while denying she is modelling herself on Margaret Thatcher.

Scotland recorded its hottest day on record, with temperatures in some regions reaching above 34C on Tuesday. With this heat, Scots are doing all they can to stay cool, including keeping windows open at all times.

As the heatwave rages on, we are all looking for the best and cheapest hacks to stay cool amid the scorching heat. From leaving blinds closed throughout the day, to putting a frozen milk bottle in front of your desk fan, Scots are looking for anything to keep them cool in this unfamiliar weather.