Murder cops probing disappearance of Scots dad charge teen with 'assisting an offender'

Three Scotsmen who travelled to the Home Counties, dressed themselves in police uniforms and broke into a house brandishing two guns and a knife were starting long prison sentences today.

A teenager has appeared in court charged with murder after the death of Greenock dad Michael Beaton.

The tragic death of a businesswoman who was set alight by her ex-partner could have been avoided if police had warned her of the danger he posed, a sheriff has ruled.

Police investigating the alleged murder of a man in Greenock have charged a third suspect.

Police Scotland has been urged to make a public statement on Operation Branchform on the first anniversary of the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon's husband.

A second man has appeared in court charged with murder after the Easter Sunday death of Steven Hutton in Dundee.

A man who died in a horror crash in Edinburgh has been named as Dylan Clack.

A probe into an unexplained death has been launched by cops after a body was found inside a car at a Scots beauty spot.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling's posts about Scotland's new hate crime law are "not criminal", Police Scotland have said.

A man has appeared in court charged with murder. Barry Murray, 43, was arrested by officers investigating the death of a 43-year-old man in Dundee at the weekend.

A man has been charged in connection with the 'suspicious' death of a 43-year-old in Dundee.

Police have grabbed more than £9,000 in fake Scottish notes after a trick at Asda's self-checkouts.

A dad whose baby son died in a bathtime drowning tragedy has vowed to get justice after winning the right to sue Scotland’s biggest council for compensation.

Three men have been arrested in Perth in connection with an investigation into two shootings in Greater Manchester.

Police are hunting 'reckless' firebugs who torched a derelict swimming pool building in West Lothian.

A man has been arrested after a man died in hospital following an alleged attack at a bus stop in Edinburgh.

Police are hunting a gang who stormed a property and made off with an electric motorbike. The four person strong gang attacked a man and woman within the house in question before fleeing the scene.

A team of volunteers who helped find the body of a Scots dad killed in a fishing accident have received a ‘game-changing’ search device. The family of Greig Stoddart, who died on Christmas Eve, gathered at Gartmorn Dam, Alloa, on Saturday to watch as the AquaEye kit was formally presented to Beneath the Surface.

A number of roads have been shut in the east end of Glasgow after a car mounted a pavement and ploughed into a building earlier today.

A man has been charged after a capsized boat left one person dead.