Prison officer hospitalised after being attacked by inmate at Scots jail

heatwave came to an end. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across most of Scotland from midday on Tuesday, with twice the normal amount of rain for the month of expected to lash down.

Police and fire crews scrambled to Alexander Hamilton Memorial Park in Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, after the alarm was raised at around 4.30pm on Saturday, July 24.

Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” starring Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington will have its world premiere on opening night of the New York Film Festival, organizers said Thursday. The 59th edition of the festival kicks off Sept.

tycoon who lived a lavish lifestyle and painted himself as a charity hero has been caged over a £300,000 fraud. Joseph Quinn touted himself as a philanthropist who climbed Kilimanjaro for charity.

Erskine Bridge following the incident.Traffic heading towards Dumbarton will be impacted by the closure, following the crash - with a diversion now in place.On their Twitter page Amey, the maintenance company responsible for the A82, said that the incident involved a single vehicle.In their latest update, posted at 12.35pm, Traffic Scotland said: "The A82 remains closed northbound after the Erskine Bridge due to a road traffic collision."Traffic is queueing back onto the bridge and onto the M8

police officer feared she was being pursued for miles by a drone – but the bright light in the sky was actually a planet. It was only after a drawn-out “pursuit” that she sought help from senior officers, who told her it was Jupiter – some 365 million miles away.

Police after being convicted of the murder, rape and kidnap of Sarah Everard, the force said. Scotland Yard said that a misconduct hearing on Friday found that the actions of 48-year-old Couzens breached the standards of professional behaviour in respect of discreditable conduct.The hearing, chaired by Assistant Commissioner Helen Ball, dismissed Couzens without notice, the force added.

a rise of 85 since Wednesday when the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) confirmed 12 cases. As a precautionary measure all of the inmates at the jail are currently isolating while mass testing is carried out.

crash has occurred on a busy Scots bridge as emergency services rush to the scene. It happened on the A9 at the Queensferry Crossing around 4.20pm on Thursday July 15.

human trafficking laws. Police were tipped off that someone was being allegedly forced to sell drugs in East Lothian.

M8 with a child in the car has died in HMP Shotts. James Garscadden was handed a 27 month prison sentence after he admitted being behind the wheel during the dangerous incident in July 2019.

blade-like weapons that he strapped to his hands. Safe cracker Ovidiu Dinu, 32, serving a two-year-and-eight-month term at HMP Grampian, had "struggled to adjust" to life behind bars, a court heard.

Covid-19 at a Scots prison has left families “gravely concerned” as they claim the virus is “out of control.” It comes a week after a nurse described the situation at HMP Low Moss in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire as pure hell. The prison, which houses around 760, currently has 104 prisoners isolating, with 20 confirmed cases of the virus.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionThe injured pedestrians were rushed to Wishaw General Hospital for treatment.The nature of their injuries and current medical condition is not yet known.Police confirmed the incident last night as their investigation got underway.Muirhouse Road was closed to traffic.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers in Motherwell attended Muirhouse Road around 11.10am on Friday,

firebugs who torched a house on a Scots street leaving a man hospitalised. Police are treating the blaze at around 2.55am this morning at Baxters Gate in Tranent, East Lothian as wilful fire-raising.

Peru Two ', Michaella McCollum. Appearing on High: Confessions Of An Ibiza Drug Mule, Michaella, from Dungannon in Northern Ireland, speaks publicly about her time in prison with accomplice Melissa Reid from Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire.

ex RAF officer convicted of abusing his wife after accusing her of cheating is facing being struck off as a solicitor after vowing to fight “injustice” for veterans. Former wing commander Allan Steele launched a crowdfunder earlier this year in a bid to help him overturn his conviction for shouting and swearing at ex partner Linzi – claiming he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

police officer partner in a bid to help others speak out. Anne-Marie Hirdman, who is known as Annie, still suffers physically and ­emotionally from heartless former Police ­Scotland constable Fraser Ross’s domestic abuse, nearly two years after they split.

Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning. Large parts of the country could be affected by flooding amid torrential downpours throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday.

gas explosion at a property in Fife. Emergency services were called to the scene on Dewar Street in Dunfermline at around 1.45pm on Saturday, July 3.