Police probe ‘suspicious’ blaze after firebugs target Scots house in late-night attack

North Lanarkshire.Officers have been in talks with Hope United Church in Motherwell after reports by a local MSP.BBC Scotland reported that the church held broadcast services with members gathering with little social distancing, with parishioners filmed with no face coverings during the communal events.Communal services are currently banned across mainland Scotland, although restrictions are due to be relaxed later this month.Clare Adamson, who said she reported the church to police, said:

Police are calling for witnesses after a car was set on fire at a Scots high school.Emergency services in Fort William were called to the scene of the blaze at Lochaber High School in the Camaghael area around 6am this morning, March 15.Around 7am officers received reports of a break-in at the school.Scottish Fire and Rescue managed to extinguish the blaze and police have confirmed the fire is being treated as deliberate.Thankfully no one was injured in the incident.Officers are looking for

policeman accused of a six-year campaign of domestic abuse was "very composed" when colleagues investigating him found his girlfriend distraught and injured, a court has heard.Police Constable Fraser Ross, 41, is alleged to have assaulted and abused former partner Anne-Marie Hirdman, 41, on a number of occasions between 2013 and 2019.Ross - whose address is given on court papers as care of Police Scotland Professional Standards department - denies assaulting Miss Hirdman on three separate

Paisley sparking a desperate police probe.Officers have launched an investigation after finding William McGillivray dead at home in the Renfrewshire and Inverclyde area.Cops are now searching for the 73-year-old's family after making the tragic find yesterday.There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.Detectives are now appealing to the public for information.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Police are appealing for the assistance of the public in tracing relatives of 73

Cops have launched a probe after a property was set on fire in Aberdeen.Fire fighters tackled the blaze on Golf Road in the city last night around 11.50pm.Police have now launched an investigation and are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.No one was injured in the incident.Sergeant Terence Brady said: “Fortunately no one was injured but damage was caused to the property and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.“Anyone with information about what happened

Midlothian street on Sunday after an alleged assault.Police rushed to the scene after alarm was raised at around 4.30pm yesterday.Cops probed the area between Newbattle and Mayfield following reports of an incident.The extent of injuries are unknown at this time.Officers have now launched an investigation into the alleged assault.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 4.30pm on Sunday, 7 March, officers were called to an area between Newbattle and Mayfield following a report of an alleged

murder probe may have been dead for more than week, it is feared. The deaths of Bennylyn Burke, 25, and Jellica have been linked to a house in Dundee where police were yesterday searching for their bodies.

Ibrox yesterday as Rangers fans defied lockdown rules and flocked to the grounds.Thousands of supporters gathered outside the stadium on Saturday after Steven Gerrard's team beat St Mirren 3-0.Footage of rowdy fans was widely circulated on social media as they celebrated the win.One man appeared to be performing a sex act on himself as Ibrox could be seen in the background of one video.Cops are aware of the footage and have launched a probe.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We are aware of

arrested in connection with the disappearance of a missing mother following a raid on a plush Scots pad.

Police are still carrying out enquiries at a plush Scots pad after a "contained incident." The probe in Dundee began yesterday afternoon and led to one man being arrested.Four police vehicles and several officers were still at the five bedroom detached home in question this morning. The exact circumstances have yet to be confirmed by police, but the force says the incident is isolated and that there is 'no threat' to the wider public.

crashing into each other on a Scots road.Emergency services raced to the scene after the cars crashed on the A70 in Ayrshire, between Coylton and Coalhall.Fire crews battled the blaze and footage from the scene shows the huge fireball as stunned onlookers watched in awe.The inferno can be seen ahead as emergency workers and pedestrian vehicles are forced to stop further down the street.Huge plumes of smoke can be seen billowing from the wreckage.Yesterday we told how a hero cop charged towards

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Police are investigating thefts from two farms in different parts of Perthshire over the last two weeks during which a number of tools, batteries, fuel cans and other items said to be “of great personal value” to their owners were taken from outbuildings.Officers would like to speak to anyone with information about a white van that was spotted near a farm off the A822 near Muthill in the

prison boss will face a disciplinary probe after this damning photograph showed him enjoying a lockdown-busting cup final party as he watched St Johnstone win the Betfred Cup. Forbes McKillop, deputy governor at tough Glenochil Prison, ignored social distancing rules despite the Scottish Prison Service estate being ravaged by Covid and hundreds of staff hours being lost to self isolating.

cannabis stash.Police raided a Fife property in Leven yesterday at around 12.15pm and seized the alleged drug haul.Now three men aged 25, 28 and 33 were arrested and charged in connection with the incident.They were due to appear before Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on Tuesday 2 March and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.Sergeant Stuart Hay from Levenmouth Police Station said: “This was a significant recovery and sends a clear message that drugs have no place in our

Snapchat pictures of a 12-year-old girl in school uniform has been jailed.James Stephen, 23, also sent sexual messages and explicit images to the girl, and asked her to send him naked pictures and sexual videos, a court heard.Fiscal depute Colin Neilson told Aberdeen Sheriff Court police officers from the offender management unit carried out a visit at Stephen's address at 7.15pm on January 6, 2020, and inspected his mobile phone.The Daily Record and Sunday Mail have always been at the forefront

road traffic accident on the busy A9.Emergency services were called to the scene between Luncarty and Stanley in Perthshire at around 5.50am on Wednesday.It is understood that more than one vehicle was involved and that at least one motorist has been injured.Police confirmed that a man has been taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee for treatment.Motorists were warned to expect delays in the area after the road was temporarily closed.Traffic Scotland tweeted: “New: 6.15am A9 is closed both ways

disturbance at a Fife house has been remembered as ‘one in a million’ by heartbroken pals.The man, named locally as Tom Adams, was pronounced dead at the scene after police and paramedics were called to the Uist Road, Glenrothes, on Saturday night.Tragically, the 65-year-old could not be saved with detectives treating his death as ‘suspicious’.Police Scotland have confirmed that a 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.He is due to appear at Kirkcaldy

Fife home.Officers from Police Scotland raced to an address in Pitcoudie, Glenrothes, to deal with reports of a disturbance at around 7.10pm last night.It has emerged that a 65-year-old man was pronounced dead shortly after emergency services arrived.Police say a post mortem is still to be carried out but his death is being treated as suspicious.A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Around 7.10pm on Saturday, 20 February,

knife told cops he had been helping his mate fit a carpet.John Fletcher, 60, was spotted staggering around with his pal in the town’s Ferguslie Park area at around 5.15pm.Paisley Sheriff Court heard officers on patrol swooped on the pair and found the weapon in Fletcher’s inside pocket.Procurator fiscal depute Kara Watt told the court: “Police officers were on mobile patrol and they observed the accused and another male.“They appeared to be under the influence of something and police officers

tried to sell a baby for £1million. Evil Claire Boyle, 34, was convicted of child neglect after the horrific incident at her Ayrshire home where a little boy was trapped in the modified cot.