Plans to cut firefighters at Faslane and Coulport branded 'reckless and dangerous'

cat into a garden during a drunken rage. The drunk lout, who we have decided not to identify, was recorded carrying the animal by the scruff of the neck before turning and cruelly booting it into the air.

cat came home with horror injuries she suspects he got when 'kicked' by a thug. Little Oreo returned to his home in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire around 4pm yesterday with 'massive' bruising around the stomach and bottom.

earliest potential reopening for bars and restaurants, with Scotland’s suggested routemap out of lockdown potentially allowing the hospitality sector to reopen from that date.

cat was found dead in a trap prompting an appeal from animal welfare chiefs. The animal had not long died at the time it was found in a wire trap on the shoreline at Tayport High Lighthouse, Tayside, on March 17.

Kirkcaldy in a "pre-planned operation". Police Scotland, the Scottish Ambulance Service and forensic officers are currently in attendance at Lismore Avenue.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Firefighters are tackling a major blaze at a Scots school.Engines have been called to Aberdeen's Northfield Academy at 1.43pm amid huge plumes of smoke pouring from the building.Dramatic pictures from the scene show black smoke filling the sky over the Granite City.Orange flames appear to be leaping out of parts of the building.Northfield is home to hundreds of pupils and is understood to have a capacity of

Westminster bar plans to sue his accuser. Ross Thomson, who represented Aberdeen South from June 2017 to November 2019, also wants Scottish Labour to suspend Paul Sweeney and for the party to hold an investigation into his conduct.

asylum seekers to offshore detention centres or to another country to dissuade migrants from crossing the English Channel from France. The ideas include sending asylum seekers to Ascension Island, more than 4,000 miles from the UK, to be processed, and turning disused ferries out at sea into processing centres.Carmichael said: “It is disgraceful that Priti Patel is still peddling her unworkable and inhumane asylum proposals.

driver is facing jail over a £50,000 crash after he drove so dangerously his car flipped through the air and smashed into a shop.Imran Akmal, 32, left his brother with a fractured spine after driving at double the 30-miles-per-hour speed limit and ploughing into Ferry Nice Foods.The street where the crash happened - Ferry Road, Renfrew, near Glasgow - had to be closed while officers investigated the smash.And the shop itself had to be closed for 33 days due to damage to the building.Paisley

car crash on a Scots road.The two car smash took place on the A941 just south of Rothes this afternoon.Emergency services raced to the scene after a Blue Peugeot 208 and a Black Peugeot 2008 collided.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at 5pm on weekdays, and a round up of the week's must-read stories on Sunday

Sarah Everard.The 33-year-old disappeared without a trace after leaving a friend’s house in the Clapham area of London to walk home alone at around 9pm on March 3.She was reported missing a short time later sparking a massive police search to find the marketing executive.A serving police officer, Wayne Couzens, 48, was later detained in connection with her disappearance before being arrested on suspicion of murder.Human remains - which are yet to be formally identified - have since been

link!A recent report has indicated that although the Scottish economy faces unparalleled economic challenges due to Covid-19, work-based learning through apprenticeships are key to recovery.Barry Duncan, managing director of Mears Scotland LLP, said “Each year we are committed to building on our self-delivery capacity through sustained investment in local talent.“We had earmarked 11 apprenticeships for 2020 but this was hampered by the pandemic.“This was a disappointment for everyone, however

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Scotland's planning minister has been accused of treating Lochwinnoch residents "with contempt" after failing to respond to concerns over housing plans in the village.Councillor Andy Doig wrote to MSP Kevin Stewart more than a month ago asking that he call in part of Renfrewshire's proposed Local Development Plan (LDP) after an independent reporter suggested the Burnfoot Road area would be suitable for new

child abuse.Porn addict Robert McNab, who created fake identities to target people on Facebook and WhatsApp, was jailed for two years when he appeared in the dock at Greenock Sheriff Court on Friday.The twisted 34-year-old, who began downloading the animal abuse images the day he was released from prison, was also told he will be ­monitored in the community for 12 months after his release from prison.The paedophile, who was previously convicted of abusing a young girl and conspiring to have a

shooting ranges next door – and claim the machine gun fire will destroy their calm haven.Monks at the Kagyu Samye Ling monastery say their “precious haven of peace and harmony” will be “caught in the noise of gunfire” and have asked the public to back their fight.The world-famous retreat, at Eskdalemuir in Dumfriesshire, has attracted thousands of visitors looking for ­spiritual guidance since it was founded in the 60s – including rock icon David Bowie.But leaders say two applications lodged

Twitter has gone into meltdown over a Scots Tesco store that lists 'in-store cat facilities' for its very own resident feline.Spartacus, a ten-year-old black-and-white cat, has made the Tesco Extra in Dunfermline, Fife, its second home for the past few years.Nicknamed the 'Tesco cat', the moggie has become such a staple sight to shoppers that Tesco has even listed it on its website as enjoying 'naps by the front door'.Under 'general information' about the store, Spartacus is listed as the

sex beast who planned to have a baby so he could rape it is a porn addict who turned to bestiality as it was "something different" from child abuse, a court heard on Wednesday. Catfish sex offender Robert McNab, who has a previous conviction for abusing a young girl and used fake names on Facebook and WhatsApp, was found with the illegal extreme pornography last year.

Lorraine Kelly has revealed that she planned to get a cheeky bum tattoo to mark her 60th birthday.Today, as the 61-year-old spoke to fellow Scot Ross King via video link on her morning show, talk turned to tattoos and Lorraine told Ross that she nearly did get one.The showbiz correspondent asked Lorraine if she had any tatts.Ross asked: "You don't have any tattoos or anything to hide? No sleeves or anything?"And Lorraine replied: "No, I haven't got any tattoos."Sharing on how she toyed with the