Mum describes children's horror at being trapped inside home deliberately torched by firebugs

Coatbridge around 9.10pm on Wednesday September 29. The 45-year-old was then seriously assaulted by the suspects and rushed to University Hospital Monklands for treatment.

iOS - Android Joe's family are concerned for his wellbeing.Inspector Morven Sutherland, based in Dumbarton, said: "We're appealing for anyone who has seen Joe to contact us."Our enquiries have established Joe may be in the Uddingston area, but we are keeping an open mind so anyone who has any information should let us know."Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident number 3195 of 29 September.

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Edinburgh heard that during the nightmare attack Rigby was acting like it was a game and joking and laughing as his injured victim suffered.Advocate depute Stephanie Ross said that during the assault he made comments that he was going to kill Mr McLelland and that he could rape him if he wanted to.The two hour long terror ordeal finally ended after armed police forced entry to a flat in Edinburgh.Rigby (20) who has previous convictions, including for offences of disorder, admitted abducting and

attacked in Aberdeen. The victim was injured following the assault in the Rosemount area of the city.

spider outside of her home. Marieanne Killen found the critter lurking around the garden of her property in Musselburgh yesterday afternoon.

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A fundraiser has now been launched to support the hard-working mum to 'get back on her feet' as doctors tell the family it could be months or even years before she recovers. A message on the fundraiser read: "Veronica is a very much loved mum, grandmother and friend and has worked hard all her days."She has supported her four children and she is very much an independent woman.

hospitalised with a serious head wound after being set upon by a gang on a Scots street. The 20-year-old was attacked by three or four other men as he was walking near to shops in Nigel Rise, Dedridge, Livingston around 10pm on Thursday night.

crash on the M8 in Glasgow around 10.07am on Tuesday September 28, according to Traffic Scotland. Emergency services rushed to the scene and lane one was closed at Junction 19 eastbound less than ten minutes after they arrived.Junction 22 eastbound was also closed around 10.35am, blocking access to the bridge,with traffic being diverted via the M74.An eywitness described a man being treated by paramedics at the scene and 'being hooked up to a machine' by emergency crews.

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allegedly threatened to sexually abuse children while claiming he had a gun in a Scots town. Brian Madhanga, of Glasgow, is said to have behaved in a threatening or abusive manner in Johnstone, Renfrewshire.

Dundee around 12.10am on Tuesday September 21. While at the scene, emergency services also found that a car had also caught fire and been destroyed as a result of the blaze.

Glasgow. Emergency services were called to Shandwick Street in Easterhouse in the early hours of Wednesday morning following reports of a car blaze.

missing man who has vanished from his home in Elgin.

Dundee. We told how emergency services raced to Ballindean Terrace in the Douglas area of the city yesterday afternoon and locked down the street.

stun gun on a Scots street as passing drivers watch on. The man was arrested amid reports two officers were seriously injured after an alleged baseball bat attack on Murray Street in Paisley on Sunday afternoon.