Scots boy, 15, who raped young woman at knifepoint on wasteland in Fife is jailed

dogs ploughed into her at a Scots beach.Maggie Munro was rushed to hospital after fracturing her femur at the Silver Sands beach in Aberdour, Fife, where she had been enjoying a day out with her family at the weekend.The youngster will be in a hip-to-toe cast for six to eight weeks after being “skittled” by the playing pooches, who were off their leads at the iconic beauty spot.Despite her horrendous ordeal, the brave Edinburgh girl still wants a pet dog and is recovering well at home.Her

The finalists will attend the online ceremony on August 13.The winners will be announced during the live streamed event hosted by Radio 1 DJ Gemma Cairney streamed on Young Scot’s YouTube channel.Now in its 14th year, the awards highlight the amazing achievements of young people across Scotland.Winners will join a prestigious rollcall including actors such as Karen Gillan and Martin Compston, alongside world class athletes including Sir Andy Murray and Olympian Laura Muir.Louise Macdonald OBE,

stabbed a Scots housing association worker who was trying to help him has been jailed for life. Peter Cannon launched the unprovoked attack on Lynne Robertson as she sat behind her desk at River Clyde Homes, Greenock, on September 30 last year.

reversing over her has escaped being jailed. Francis Creedican, from Edinburgh, was instead ordered to carry out 225 hours of unpaid work and banned from driving for three years and nine months.

social media app.A sexual predator messaged them directly, asking to see them naked, and sent pictures of himself on an app called Wink.It allows users to make new online friends by swiping either right or left, an identical system to adult dating app Tinder.

police officer in Canada has died after being attacked with a weapon while trying to intervene in a disturbance. Police Constable Allan Young, originally from Dumbarton, was off-duty when he was set upon by a man in the city of Nelson, British Columbia, last Thursday.

raped and assaulted a 15-year-old girl has been detained for more than three years. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday having earlier admitted his brutal crimes.

He slipped while trying to hold onto the bike he was pushing along the narrow coastal path near Buchan Ness Lighthouse, Boddam, Aberdeenshire, last Wednesday on 15 July. Grateful parents Ashleigh and Steven have thanked the coastguard team and helicopter crew who rescued him.

charity as the country eases out of lockdown. Jayden Easdale suffers from Tay Sachs Disease, a rare, incurable genetic disorder that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.

raped a teenage girl before threatening to “ruin her” has been jailed for four years. William Hailes ignored the 16-year-old’s frantic pleas for him to stop during the horrendous attack at a house in Livingston, West Lothian, on November 8 last year.

Fife. Officers from Police Scotland were called to a property on Methil Brae, Leven, at around 5.15pm on Monday, July 13.

Glenrothes, on Friday June 5 after concerns were raised for the youngster.The tot - who was just 11-weeks-old at the time - was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children where they were found to be in a ‘critical’ condition.It is understood that the youngster will suffer long-term effects from the injuries sustained as they continue to be treated in hospital.Specialist forensic officers remained at the address in Macedonia for around seven days while a police guard was also put in

missing Scots mum who vanished in Clackmannanshire. Joanne Walker was last seen leaving her home in Stalker Avenue, Tillicoultry, at around 10pm on Friday.

household skills.Half don’t know how to use a washing machine and can’t iron a shirt, a new survey reveals.Less than half can wire a plug, falling to one in five for 16-24 year-olds, while just two in five younger folk can change a lightbulb.Seven in 10 of all ages don’t know how to change a tyre but six in 10 know how to create a social media account and set up a smart phone.The survey, from financial giant Aviva found the gulf between tech tasks and practical chores is widening, especially for

rape victims 'a drama queen' was today jailed for 13 and a half years.

coronavirus.Norma and John Wiggins, from Hamilton, escaped the deluge of storm Dennis in February for an extended break in Tenerife but were left confined to their room when sand from the Sahara desert engulfed the Canary Islands, grounding hundreds of flights.And just four weeks later they found themselves stranded in their Tenerife apartment once again by the coronavirus lockdown.Their trip was originally supposed to last six weeks, but the retired couple only made it back to Scotland

Livingston last year and turned it into a garden area for their four children.They didn’t think they would need planning ­permission as similar plots had been bought by other homeowners. The couple erected a fence and landscaped the garden and began enjoying extra sunshine at the rear of the property.

crash on a Scots road left a woman with 'life threatening' injuries. Three cars and two motorcycles were caught up in the pile-up at around 4.30pm on Monday on the A7066 at the junction with the B792 outside of Bathgate, West Lothian.

hospital project manager today admitted killing a 92-year-old pensioner as she walked to get her morning paper. Francis Creedican, 58, from Edinburgh, failed to keep a proper lookout as he reversed out of his driveway and collided with Christina Young, who was walking with a frame.

police investigation has been launched after the body of a man was found in a stream in a Fife town earlier today. Officers from Police Scotland have sealed off part of Pittencrieff Park in Dunfermline to allow the probe to take place.