Parents devastated after vandals target rural nursery twice in 72 hours

died following a lorry crash in South Ayrshire. We told how police sealed off part of the A77 near Glenapp Castle, Ballantrae following the smash on Tuesday.

children’s home have branded an inquiry a “whitewash” after it said no lessons can be learned from the tragedy. Kirsty McGregor, 13, died three months after being taken into temporary care at Dunclutha Children’s Home in Dunoon, Argyll, in 2016.

Aberdeen. The 18-year-old was reportedly assaulted around 12.55am last Tuesday on Bon Accord Street in the Granite City.

Glen Etive in the Scottish Highlands. But Nicola was horrified to discover her dad's plaque had been defaced by vandals who had ripped it off and used part of the memorial as a fire pit when she visited the site last weekend.

NHS crisis. And exactly a week later 67-year-old Helena Walker was kept waiting eight hours for an ambulance before spending another eight hours on a trolley in a hospital corridor after a stroke.

social media. Emergency services rushed to the old Spateston Pre-5 Centre in Johnstone, Renfrewshire at around 5.35pm on Friday August 28.

WW1.The message is among a wealth of handwritten treasures which will be on display at the newly reopened Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum at Stirling Castle.Private Vincent Collins, 18, of the 8 th (Argyllshire) Battalion wrote the last letter home to his parents in 1915, the night before his unit moved into the trenches.Tragically, Vincent was wounded on 4 October that year and died from his injuries.The note is in an incredibly fragile condition so to bring it to life the team has

grave of her late daughter twice in just two days. Police were called after the grieving parent discovered damage to a cherub ornament at the plot in Newhills Cemetery, Aberdeen, on Wednesday, August 4.

a blaze broke out at Italian restaurant Trattoria Guidi in Airdrie. Six fire engines were called to the scene with over 20 firefighters battling the inferno through the night.

Scots serial sex offender has been jailed for 15 years for "devastating" historical crimes against nine women and girls.George West, from Stranraer, was convicted of sixteen charges, including pushing one victim down a set of stairs while she was pregnant.He also held a knife to the neck of another victim, with the crimes having a "devastating impact" on the females involved.Following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow last month, the 55-year-old was convicted of a string of attacks, which

Scots highlands has announced he died 'with his boots on' and that she will 'miss him forever'.A massive search has been underway for 84-year-old John Smith who was last seen leaving the Crianlarich Hotel at 7.15am last Thursday.It was thought was intending to walk in the area of Crianlarich and Oban.His daughter Helen Bang said that John, who is known as Frank and is from Nottingham, is a seasoned climber who regularly does 12-mile walks and desperately appealed for help in finding him.But in a

water 'for days' An 18-inch water main burst on Saturday affecting supplies to Biggar, Thankerton and Symington leaving many elderly and vulnerable residents unconnected.

a dog suspected of recently having puppies was found wandering on a rural Scots road. Officers on patrol came across the golden pooch that showed signs of recently giving birth on a road close to Tealing in Angus.

Humza Yousaf is suing a nursery he accuses of discriminating against his two-year-old daughter. Yousaf and his wife Nadia are demanding the nursery apologises and pays damages to charity over claims it refused their daughter Amal a place on racial and religious grounds.

dead in a car in the same town. Officers were called to the property in Kellie Court, Glenrothes shortly before 7am on Monday, August 9.

iOS and Android.A Police Scotland spokesman said: "We were made aware of a crash involving two cars near Galston around 9.40am on Saturday, August 7."A man and a woman were taken to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock and the road was fully reopened around 12.15pm."Don't miss the latest Ayrshire headlines –sign up to our free daily newsletter here

here.Another added: "Sending my sincere condolences. So sorry for your loss.""Thinking of you both. So sorry for your loss", said one. You can donate to the family's fundraiser here.

Falkirk was struck by the vehicle on the M876 in the town at around 12:20am on Wednesday August, 4. The young dad was rushed to Forth Valley Royal Hospital by medics, but sadly he couldn't be saved and died a short time later.

historic Scots building was hit by vandals. The B-listed Finavon Doocot, off the A90 at Findavon, was targeted with graffiti sometime between last Tuesday and Wednesday.