Police identify body of woman found on Scots beach as death probe continues

Fife beach after bad weather saw the levels of bacteria skyrocket. Tests were carried out at the Silver Sands beach in Aberdour on August 17 and discovered a disturbingly high level of human and animal waste.

coronavirus in Scotland registered in the last 24 hours. The Scottish Government confirmed the total number of positive cases now stands at 20,632.

coronavirus cases has been identified in a Scottish Highlands town. NHS Highland’s Health Protection Team confirmed five news cases of Covid-19 today and have said contract tracing is underway in the Grantown area.

police investigation. Officers were called to Fortrose Gardens in Strathaven at around 3.10am on August 16.

horror crash on a Scots country road has been named by cops. Derek Roscoe was found on the A710, Dumfries to Dalbeattie road on Tuesday.

Helensburgh.

Irvine earlier today. Jake Alcroft, 63, was driving on Bank street when he lost control and struck a parked car at around 10.45am on Thursday morning.He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

Edinburgh beauty spot as cops locked down the area.Emergency services, including officers from Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service, raced to the scene this afternoon, August 27, at around 1.20pm.Cops and ambulance services were seen lining the streets next to Arthur’s Seat and Holyrood Park.Sadly a body was found on Salisbury Crags on Queens Drive in the capital.A Police Scotland spokesperson told the Daily Record: “Police were called around 1.20pm today, August 27.“A body was

neighbour-from-hell attacked five police officers after they arrived to break up her asbo-breaching nine hour through the night party.Sarah Stewart, 23, reacted by tearing off their PPE and telling them she had coronavirus, as well as threatening to firebomb their families.Sheriff Tom Hughes jailed Stewart for 27 months and told her: "It is quite clear that on the night in question you caused considerable difficulty to your upstairs neighbour when there was an asbo against you."You paid no

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A PARTNERSHIP between Police Scotland and the finance industry has saved people in the country from losing out on more than £6 million.During the past financial year (April 2019 to March 2020), £6.85 million of fraudulent transactions were prevented by the Banking Protocol – a link-up involving the police, the finance industry and Trading Standards.To date in this financial year (April to August), the

Covid-19  in the  Borders in the latest cluster to hit Scotland. NHS Borders Health Protection team are currently dealing with an outbreak in Hawick.The cases are linked to three businesses in the town, Morrisons, the Trinity Bar and Baguette 'N' Go.

Edinburgh. Officers were today seen standing guard at a wooded area in the Craigmillar area of the capital after the grim discovery was made near Old Dalkeith Road around 1pm on Saturday.Police Scotland are treating the death as unexplained and have also closed off the nearby Craigmillar Recycling Centre.

Edinburgh, sparking a major police investigation. At around 1pm on Saturday the man was found dead near Old Dalkeith Road, in the Craigmillar area of the city.

Edinburgh and have arrested a man under the Terrorism Act, as part of a major probe into the New IRA. Officers investigating the dissident republican group are combing through a home in the Blackhall area of the city.

Police are searching for witnesses after two vehicles were deliberately set on fire near Helensburgh. Cops received reports of the blaze on Friday, August 21 around 2.30am.A Renault Kadjar and a black SAAB were discovered on fire on the roadway at Courthill, Rosneath.The fires were successfully extinguished without any casualties however both vehicles sustained significant damage.A police Scotland statement said: “No one was injured as a result of the incident.

rescue their stranded dog. Two lifeboats and a helicopter were involved in the dramatic rescue with the pair were airlifted to hospital after the drama on Aberdeen beach last night.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.The body of a man has been recovered from the River Clyde following a three-day marine search.Police Scotland confirmed that the body was recovered from an area of the river near Uddingston, around 2pm on Monday, August 17.The family of missing man Robert Kelly,  44, who was reported missing since Saturday, August 15, have been made aware of the discovery.The search followed reports that a 44-year-old

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A 26-year-old man has died following what police believe to be a targeted attack in Blantyre last night.Officers raced to the scene at Caithness Street, Blantyre, following reports of a firearm being discharged.A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “Around 5pm on Monday, August 17, 2020, police were called to a report of a disturbance outside an address in Caithness Street, Blantyre, in which it

Covid-19 in the NHS Grampian area continues to rise with another 25 cases detected. The latest figures were revealed by the Scottish Government on Saturday afternoon after 51 more Scots were found to have caught the bug.