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Edinburgh the day before on a warrant. The 32-year-old was in a cell at St Leonard's Police Station when he was discovered unresponsive.

CCTV appeal after two thugs robbed a female worker in a "terrifying" raid on a Scots petrol station last month.The crooks targeted the Spar store next to the Shell Garage in Glasgow at around 9pm on Friday, January 15.They made off with hundreds of pounds in cash and fled from the scene, in Edinburgh Road, in an unknown direction.Today, cops have released images of two men they wish to speak to as part of their ongoing enquiries into the incident.The first man is described as white, between

Highland Perthshire. Officers swooped on a derelict building on Crieff Road in Aberfeldy on Wednesday afternoon.

Forward As One group, asking the court to declare Holyrood has the power to legislate for another vote.But after a two-day hearing in January, Lady Carmichael dismissed the case – ruling it was “plainly raised prematurely”, with the question of another referendum “also hypothetical, and may never come to pass”.Aidan O’Neill QC, for Keatings, reiterated the importance of an urgent disposal at a further hearing on Friday, which would allow an appeal to be heard in April.He referred to a statement

Livingston after reports that a teenager had been 'stabbed'.Emergency services scrambled to Ogilvie Way in the town after the incident happened at around 5.20pm.Cops say a 15-year-old boy was 'seriously assaulted' in the attack.The schoolboy was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh for treatment.His condition is not yet known but police enquiries into the incident are ongoing.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We were called to Ogilvie Way in Livingston at 5.20pm on

Glasgow.Andrew Porter's disappearance has sparked a frantic police search after going missing from the Stobhill area yesterday. The 24-year-old has not had contact with anyone since being last seen about 5.45pm on Balornock Road.Friends and family are becoming increasingly concerned for his safety and are desperate for answers.Andrew is described as being white, 5’5”, slim build, pale complexion with a shaved head.

Glasgow.Police Scotland are appealing for information following the incident in the Tollcross area on Friday night.The victims, aged 17 and 19, were walking along Glenshee Street when they were approached by the thugs at around 6.20pm.The suspects demanded they hand over their belongings, grabbed a mobile phone and fled the scene.The 19-year-old was punched during the incident but didn’t require medical treatment.The first suspect is described as white, around 6ft tall, average build, in his

Glasgow involving a police car.Police said the pair were taken to the city’s Royal Infirmary following Sunday’s smash in the Mount Florida area.The woman was in the second vehicle involved in the smash.It's understood neither suffered serious injuries.Get all the latest Scottish history and culture news sent straight to your Inbox every week by signing up to our Scotland Now newsletter.We cover everything from ancient clans and war heroes to whisky distilleries and wildlife.The newsletter will

Inverclyde town at lunchtime on Wednesday.Ambulance crews were called to the scene and he was rushed to the town's Inverclyde Royal Hospital (IRH). Police confirmed that the man later died in hospital.The cause of death is yet to be confirmed.

Northern Ireland.Kerrie King, originally from Dundee, was pronounced dead by emergency crews after she was found at a home in Portadown.Officers were called to the address in County Armagh in the early hours of Tuesday 9 February.

drink and drug-fuelled crash yesterday blasted prosecutors for ditching an appeal to extend the driver’s jail sentence.Jack Frame, 16, died two years ago today when Kanad Basi, 23, crashed his BMW into a tree while high on a cocktail of booze, cocaine and ecstasy then tried to frame an innocent passenger.Jack’s shattered mum and dad, Amanda and David, had been preparing for an appeal against Basi’s “lenient” four year eight month sentence this week but were devastated to be told that the case

Glenrothes, Fife at around 1.10pm today after being told of the 'sudden' death of the man.Police went inside and made the grim discovery of the man dead inside the property.Locals on social media have reported seeing cops and forensics officers in the area earlier today.The death is being treated as unexplained but a police spokeswoman added that 'there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances'.A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Around 1.10pm on Tuesday, 9 February, we received a

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A riverside wildlife haven under threat from housing developers has been saved.Builder Persimmon Homes wanted to build 246 luxury properties on the banks of the River Clyde in Erskine.It had already boasted the homes were “coming soon” after local planners backed it.But permission was denied by Renfrewshire’s councillors, who threw out the application.Now the Scottish Government has also refused Persimmon

MORE NEWS FROM THE PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS Officers are now appealing for anyone with information to come forward and assist with enquiries, which are ongoing.A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "We would ask that anyone who may have been in the area at the time and may have seen or heard something to come forward and assist us with our enquiries."We are still working to establish the circumstances of what happened."Anyone with information can contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers

link!Cat toys and scratching posts can be dropped in to the Scottish SPCA Lanarkshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre on Bothwell Road, Hamilton, ML3 0SB if members of the public live within the local authority area.

the regulations and encourage people to do the right thing. “They are responding to reports of members of the public breaking the restrictions and business premises, particularly gyms and hairdressers, who are not exempt from the restrictions, remaining open or being operated from home addresses.“Police Scotland take these matters seriously and will continue to do so.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The Scottish SPCA is looking for a loving home for Winnie, an overlooked carpet python who has sadly been in their care for over two years after being found in an abandoned .While other reptile residents of the charity’s Lanarkshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre in Hamilton have come and gone, poor Winnie is still struggling to find her forever home.Gillian Boyle, centre manager, said, “At almost seven

hospital after a four-car horror crash on one of Scotland's busiest motorways. One vehicle burst into flames following the smash on the M77 northbound carriageway near junction three.

Castle Douglas this morning. The 91-year-old was declared dead at the scene of the tragedy on Main Street, Crossmichael, which took place just before 4am on Monday January 25.Police Scotland put traffic control measures in place in after the fire service were called to the blaze.