Police probe Scots fire after van and thousands of pounds worth of tools destroyed

Police have launched an attempted murder probe after the terrifying incident happened on Longbar Avenue in Beith at around 4.15am on Monday, May 24. A 33-year-old man was asleep inside at the time of the blaze and he had to jump from the upstairs window to avoid the flames.

the Sun of the moment wife Nicola opened the bedroom door and shouted ‘fire’.He said: “I ran out and the whole hall was orange. I managed to run out with my wife then went back in for my son who, of course, never heard anything.

Police Scotland have faced a social media backlash after launching a hate crime probe into lamp post stickers from a women’s rights group. Officers in Kirkcaldy tweeted an appeal after receiving a report over the “controversial” signs in the Viewforth Avenue area of the town on May 17.

set on fire. The blaze started at around 3.10am at the house in Renfrew's Western Park Gate.

Glasgow street. Emergency service s were called to the scene on Bellfield Street at around 4.45pm on Friday, May 21.

businessman whose home was one of five targeted by fireraisers in seven days has warned the culprits: “We will catch you.” Alan Macrae had recently seen work completed on a plush summer house with a fully fitted bar at his home in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, when it was torched on May 11. It was one of three houses targeted in the upmarket village of Bothwell.

school girl. The 11-year-old was targeted in Caberston Road, Walkerburn, at around 8.55am on Wednesday, May 19.

pensioner who died in a horror crash in Aberdeenshire has been named by police. Stanley Morrison from Macduff sadly passed away following the smash on the A950 Mintlaw to New Pitsligo Road on Friday afternoon.

illegal deer culling. Residents on Skye have been left sickened by the devastating photographs after out of season culls on the island.

cannabis farm inside. Police were alerted the blaze on Monday at the Manse on the Square in Lumsden- a small village in rural Aberdeenshire.

Falkirk investigating a robbery which left a man injured are understood to have discovered a discovered a cannabis cultivation within the property. Officers were called to a flat in Bowhouse Road in Grangemouth at around 12:15am on Monday May, 10, after reports it had been robbed.

Fife house. Police were called to the scene on Cullen Drive in Glenrothes at around 6.15pm on Saturday, May 8, with reports of an assault.

Glasgow blaze left a building 'significantly damaged' sparking a police probe.

Saltcoats. The alleged incident was witnessed by a husband and wife who had been enjoying a trip to the Lido, near Winton Circus, at around 6.30pm on Sunday.

Scots munro after a smart watch was used to raise the alarm - via America. A member of the group used the hi-tech gadget's emergency SOS setting which triggered an alarm in Houston, Texas, before authorities were notified in Scotland.

fiancee of a young Scots dad has hailed him as her 'best friend and love of her life' after his tragic sudden death. Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Glasgow man Michael McManus has been called a 'beloved son, father, fiance, uncle, cousin, brother and friend' by devastated pals and family.

Fife this morning. Emergency services raced to the scene after the Stagecoach vehicle went on fire on Carnegie Drive, near the Tesco Superstore in Dunfermline.

Argyll and Bute after backpack filled with clothes and food and was discovered on a Munro. A Police Scotland mountain rescue team is scouring the area around Stob a’ Choire Odhair, near Bridge of Orchy, after the worrying find was made near the summit on Saturday, April 24.