Scots career criminal jailed again last month dies behind bars at HMP Perth

A Scots mum and her young son had a lucky escape after their car went up in flames just off the M8.

A debt-ridden dad claimed he was forced by London gangsters to look after a £93,000 cannabis cultivation. Police found 228 plants and bags of herbal cannabis when they raided a house in Larkhall, Lanarkshire.

Two youths have been charged after a blaze at a derelict hotel in Fife.

Armed police descended on a Scots property amid reports of a 'disturbance' on Monday afternoon.

A man has been charged in connection with attempted murder after a pensioner was rushed to hospital with serious injuries on Sunday evening.

A Scots restaurant forced out of business after a series of alleged fire attacks will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.

A Scots 14-year-old has been missing for days as police launch an urgent appeal to trace his whereabouts.

Police are appealing for help to find a teenager reported missing from Ayrshire overnight. Charlie Crichton was last seen at around 11.30pm on Saturday, August 27, in Kilwinning but has failed to make contact since.

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Talks aimed at ending a council worker strike that has seen rubbish pile up in Scottish streets are continuing amid warnings over the impact on public health. Bosses at Public Health Scotland have told local authorities the “decontamination of public areas where bins have overflowed may be required”.

A frantic search has been launched for a missing Scots schoolgirl.

A Scots care home worker has been hailed a ‘star’ after taking an elderly resident on her ‘dream date’ complete with a posh dinner and bouquet of roses. Wellbeing team leader Ross Gavin set about fulfilling the wish of 87-year-old Violet Devaney, who lives at Benore Care Centre, near Lochgelly, Fife.

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Police are asking the public to help them trace a Scottish teenager who was last seen at his school.

Scotland's largest teachers' union has said a revised 3.5% pay offer is "profoundly disappointing", adding it is likely to ballot members on their willingness to take industrial action.

Two men have appeared in court charged with murder following the disappearance of a retired Fettes College teacher. Paul Black, 63, also known as Joseph Hillary, and Paul McNaughton, 27, have been charged with the murder of Dr Peter Coshan, 75, following his disappearance in the Seafield Road area of Edinburgh last week.

A man has appeared in court charged with firearms and serious organised crime offences after being extradited from Brazil to Scotland.

Horrified pupils and teachers watched as two armed thugs tried to rob a dad of his car outside a Scots primary school.

A pensioner who was reported missing from Edinburgh last week is 'believed to be dead' and have launched a murder investigation, Police Scotland have said.

A drink driver was clocked at 116mph on the M8 during a police ­ crackdown.