Police appeal after van and house torched during the night in Strathaven

Dumfries has been named by police. James Carruthers was rescued from the River Nith on Friday.

Police Scotland's deputy chief constable after a surge in Covid-19 cases. DCC Will Kerr took to Twitter to reiterate guidance from the Scottish Government shared on Friday by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

First Minister said there had been an increase in Covid-19 infections among people aged 20 to 40.

Police Scotland closed the major road in both directions near Glasgow Airport at around 5pm on July 30. The road was shut after cops believe a lorry may have careered into the underside of a bridge at Junction 29a near Bishopton, Renfrewshire.

Police are appealing for information after two luxury cars were torched outside a property in Lanarkshire.The incident took place between 12.15am - 12.40am in the early hours of yesterday morning (Wednesday, July 29) in Lees Court, Coatbridge.Cops believe the white Mercedes and white Chrysler were deliberately set on fire.The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended and extinguished the blaze safely and there were no injuries.Detective Constable Jamie Routledge, of Lanarkshire CID, said:

missing for five days have been found "safe and well". Heather Fraser, 29, and son Jack Meldrum, from Sauchie in Clackmannanshire, were reported missing on Monday, July 27.

Police in Angus are appealing for help from the public to find a woman missing since Sunday evening. Sheena Douglas was last seen near to Barry Downs Caravan Park, Monifieth at about 7.15pm last night (July 26).

Police Scotland are looking for information after the male exposed himself to the pair, aged 35 and 33, in Farquhar Road, Torry, at about 1.45pm on July 20 One of the women challenged him and he ran off along Farquhar Road towards Balnagask Road. Police said the suspect is described as white, in his 30s, approximately 5 ft 6 in height, with brown hair and a slight beard and was wearing a tracksuit.

Covid-19 outbreak after workers feared they were being put at risk.A Labour MSP referred the call centre to Police Scotland in April after being inundated with complaints about Sitel at the height of the pandemic.Monica Lennon told police that one employee had reported to work at the call centre despite it being common knowledge that their partner was off sick with suspected coronavirus.At least six workers at Sitel’s call centre at Maxim Park in Eurocentral, near Bellshill, Lanarkshire, have

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A large blaze broke out at a convenience store in Motherwell on Sunday night.Some homes in the area were left without water for a time as firefighters tackled the fire at a Spar shop in Merry Street in the Jerviston area of the town.The street was closed off to allow the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to bring the flames under control.Various road diversions remained in place on Monday morning and the public were asked

Gerard Butler has said he doesn’t get as many compliments as he once did because he’s losing his Scottish accent.The 300 and Olympus Has Fallen star acknowledged his Scottish burr “has an effect on women” but admits it is dying out after living in the US for so long.The Paisley-born actor compared losing his accent to when Scots singer Sheena Easton lost hers after conquering America.Butler, 50, said: “I suppose my Scottish accent does have an effect on women.“However, I try to convince myself

Police officers were pelted with eggs after being called to a street protest against an alleged paedophile in Fife. A large crowd gathered in Blamey Crescent, Cowdenbeath, at around 6.40pm on Wednesday demanding the man be removed from the area.

Chris Moyles Show on Radio X rallied round to raise the cash yesterday for Barry Pirlie, from Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.Moyles was discussing pubs reopening in Scotland when long-time listener “Big Baz” texted the show to say he couldn’t afford to go for a pint.After reading out the text on air, Moyles encouraged him to set up a GoFundMe page.He said: “We could have a whip-round for you, Big Baz.

South of Scotland Enterprise confirmed that all appeals are heard within the 10 working days benchmark applied across all Scottish Government agencies.A spokesperson said: “We continue to work closely with Cocoa Bean to see what support we can provide them through the disruption caused by the pandemic and help them build a solid future.”

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Police in Lanarkshire are appealing for information following a wilful fire-raising in Blantyre.The incident happened between 12.35am and 1.50am on Saturday, July 11, in Blantyre Industrial Estate.Officers say that six HGV and heavy plant equipment vehicles were deliberately set on fire.The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended and safely extinguished the blaze and there were no injuries.Detective Constable Paul

hospitalised after an attack in a street in Kirkcaldy.The 22-year-old man was injured after the alarm was raised over an assault around 3pm this afternoon.Cops swarmed Wilson Avenue in the town and sealed off the street.

Inspirational Heather Duff who has had brain surgery three times is starring in an urgent new TV appeal for donations to help Cancer Research UK continue its life-saving work.The 33 year old’s life in lockdown at home in Winchburgh is powerfully captured in the 30-second film which aired for the first time in Scotland on Wednesday (July 1) and will run across the UK.Heather can be seen in the advert counting out daily chemotherapy medication, chatting online to loved ones on Zoom as well as