Murderer 'couldn't remember' killing Scot at party due to taking drugs and booze

A Scots former hotel boss has been killed and his friend injured after masked gunmen opened fire at a bar in St Lucia in the Caribbean.

A mum has been left heartbroken after her dog died in her arms after being run over in Edinburgh. Laura Kilgallon, 40, had been out walking her beloved eight-year-old Shih Tzu, Woody, when a motor, believed to be a private hire taxi, struck the pooch.

A couple who died in a horror smash on the A9 in Caithness have been named locally.

A drunk teenager who murdered a stranger on a night out for his 18th birthday has been given a life sentence. Brian McKillop attacked James Britton as the 51 year-old was heading home in Rutherglen.

A record number of people have died while serving time in prison across Scotland in the last three years, according to a new report from Glasgow University.

Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a young Glasgow man who died suddenly last week.

A man has appeared in court charged with four attempted murders after a ‘disturbance’ which saw a motorhome allegedly rammed by a tipper truck moments after a 'machete fight'.

A soil expert has told how she helped catch the killer of Irish student Karen Buckley because dirt on his car had been missed when he had it cleaned.

A Scots pensioner has died in a single-vehicle road crash on the M4 in South Wales.

A three-year-old girl and a 79-year-old man have tragically died in a motorway crash with one vehicle bursting into flames.

A young Scots soldier tragically died from a head injury after being shot through his helmet during a live-fire training exercise in Northumberland.

Drinkers in Scotland saw alcohol prices go up faster than those south of the border after minimum pricing laws were introduced, though one of the country's favourite tonics actually fell in price.

An Italian tourist who was extradited to Scotland was jailed today after he was convicted of causing the deaths of five people, including his oldest son, in a horrific road crash.

Anyone who grew up in Scotland will know that it's home to some of the tastiest and most unique sweets in the world. Whether you were a child in the 1960s or the 1990s, you're sure to have eaten many yummy treats you still remember today.

Helen Flanagan shared a slew of sweet snaps from a recent trip to Scotland with her three children.

A man has been jailed for ten years after his neighbour was killed in a fire started by him in a Glasgow flat.

The parents of a three-month-old baby who was killed in a horror dog attack have been charged in relation to her death. Vince King, 54, and Karen Alcock, 41, of Castledyke Bank, New York, Lincoln, were arrested on the charge of being responsible an animal that was out of control and caused injury resulting in death.

A man has tragically died after a one-car road crash in Dundee.

Celtic stars past and present teamed up to congratulate Adam Montgomery after the youngster celebrated the win against Rangers.

Police in Ayrshire have arrested a 53-year-old driver in connection with a crash that killed his passenger near King Charles' Scottish residence.