Owners of squalid Scots slum hostel with tiny barred rooms selling building for staggering £1.5m

burlesque dancing.Kirsty Barr suffered years of violent attacks before summoning the courage to go to the police which ended in him being convicted.Now the mum from Alloa has reclaimed her life as one of Scotland’s most successful burlesque dancers.Kirsty dresses in silk basques, fishnet stockings and high heels to teach fellow abuse victims as well as performing live on stage.The former hair salon owner, who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after giving evidence against her abuser, is

SNP conference on Monday.The new £100 million winter fund for low-income households will provide those in need with cash to help “pay their fuel bills and make sure children don’t go hungry”, Sturgeon will tell the online conference.Sturgeon is announcing the fund to bridge the winter gap between the introduction of the £10 a week Scottish Child Payment for poorer families and amid criticism from Labour that her government has failed over a decade to tackle poverty in Scotland.With 230,000

gastric band burst through her stomach following a private operation.Christina Adamson, from Paisley, was left with sepsis when a severe infection set in weeks after undergoing the weight-loss procedure at Ross Hall Hospital in Glasgow.The 35-year-old told how she feared she would never see her sons again after she was taken in for emergency surgery when the £6000 procedure she had saved years for went horribly wrong.Now recovering at home, the mum said she feels lucky to be alive and wants to

Palestinian flag has been flown outside a Scots council headquarters today. Aberdeen's town house was adorned with the black, green, white and green symbol to mark UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

SAS legend has urged a missing Scots teen to return home to his family. Former special forces hero Big Phil Campion made a heartfelt online appeal for Kai Rae to get in touch with his worried relatives after he disappeared.

Firefighters have battled a blaze which tore through an old bingo hall. Emergency services have evacuated nearby buildings after reports of the fire on Queen Street, Forfar at around 2pm.

puppy farms in East Ayrshire.A total of 80  animals  including dogs, puppies, cats and kittens were seized from the addresses during a major operation on Friday, November 27.The news comes as animal welfare charity the Scottish SPCA said it had launched 78 investigations into puppy farming in October alone.Now a spokesperson for the police has confirmed that one person has been arrested following the incident.The raids were part of Operation Delphin - a specialist task force set up to catch

airman Corrie McKeague claims police mistook CCTV footage of her son for a woman in a miniskirt.Nicola Urquhart says the unpublished shots prove he walked out alive from the area where he was last seen.She was shown footage by cold-case cops focusing on a vehicle seen in a grainy film.She is convinced it shows Corrie walking away from bins which officers believe he climbed into before being emptied into the back of a refuse lorry.Police believe the person captured leaving the area, alongside two

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Almost half of consumers are planning to cut back on Christmas spending this year, according to a poll.A survey by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has revealed that 45 per cent of people in Scotland are planning to splash out less this festive season than they did last year.But the research by YouGov also revealed that 16 per cent will take on debt to buy gifts, despite the coronavirus crisis squeezing

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, just two days after Christmas Day in 2011.The fire, believed to have been caused by an electrical fault, swept through the house at around 3am as the family slept.Sheree McGill and her daughters Talia, Yasmin and Nya escaped with their lives while her other son Zac was staying with his gran.Evan was found in his bedroom at the back of the house by firefighters who braved temperatures of 1000°C to get to him.He was rushed to nearby Crosshouse Hospital but could not be

Scots singers Joshua Grant and Luke La Volpe are battling it out in the UK charts this week. The talented young musicians are currently neck and neck in the iTunes top 40, prompting a "wee Oasis vs Blur situation" as they both vie for the top spots of the official rundown on Friday.

base were scrambled to follow Russian military planes after they were found over the North Sea. The Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth, in Moray, left the tarmac at 8am this morning after the submarine hunting planes were discovered.

punter shorted out a pub after plugging in an electric heater he brought with him.The chilly customer was hoping to get cosy at the Newton Arms in Newtonhill, Kincardineshire.But his unorthodox plan backfired spectacularly when his heater shorted out all the pub's sockets.The pub posted on Facebook: "It's pretty surprising that we are about to write this but hey, it's 2020, so let's just go for it."Can we remind all customers that they are NOT permitted to bring their own electric heaters to the

Christmas.But when pandemic travel restrictions made this year’s pilgrimage to the Midlands impossible, Jason took to social media to seek help.The 30-year-old from Dumfries was inundated with offers - including from a woman who lives just five minutes away from his dad’s resting place.Coincidentally the woman faces a similar problem as she lives in the Midlands but her mum is buried in Moffat, just 30 minutes away from Jason's home.So the pair have agreed to visit the plots of their respective

blind after a planned op was postponed is hoping to see her family at Christmas - as her daughter starts fundraising for private surgery.Terrified Kathryn Nicoll, 64, from Whitburn, West Lothian, woke up two weeks ago to find her sight gone after developing cataracts.Devoted daughter Laura Grant, 35, began fundraising for an operation which could cost £5,000 privately in hopes it could happen before Christmas - and nearly £1,000 has been raised.Bus driver Laura said: "If we can raise enough

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.SCOTTISH farmers and enthusiast Land Rover Defenders owners are being urged to increase security measures as organised crime gangs are scouring the countryside to steal the iconic machines.The warning comes from leading rural insurer NFU Mutual, which says there has been a sharp rise in thefts across the UK after a lull during the spring/summer coronavirus lockdown.The firm says Defender thefts reported by

baby daughter by shaking her twice when she woke him with her crying. Evil Joseph Ray was today jailed for seven years for the fatal attack on tiny Ava Ray at a flat in Prestonpans, East Lothian.

puppy farm in Perthshire after being discovered in appalling conditions. Three pregnant bitches were among the animals rescued by animal welfare officers from the property, along with three litters of puppies.