Scots carer who stole from 87-year-old widow on day of her husband's funeral dodges jail

Police probing a ‘targeted’ Christmas Day attack on a woman say the getaway car used by the suspect was found on fire just hours later. An investigation has been launched after a 32-year-old was assaulted in the Graysknowe area of Edinburgh at around 6pm on Sunday.

With the Northern Lights expected to peak on Boxing Day, Scots could enjoy a festive light show. The Met Office space weather centre said despite the aurora borealis being less visible recently, this could be set to change on December 26.

Scots music acts including Amy MacDonald, The Fratellis, Mogwai and Franz Ferdinand are set to star in a new BBC documentary celebrating the heritage of Glasgow's beloved Barrowland Ballroom.

MSPs have called on the UK Government to provide a support fund for vulnerable Scots left out of pocket after funeral planning company Safe Hands collapsed.

A five-year-old girl has tragically died in Glasgow. Parents at St Ninian's Primary School in Knightswood received a letter from the headteacher on Wednesday, December 21, to notify them of the sudden death of a primary one student, who had only recently joined the school.

With Christmas just around the corner, the boss of supermarket chain Aldi has issued shoppers with an urgent warning ahead of the holidays.

A female driver who ran down a nine-year-old girl with her car told the youngster 'she'll be alright' before driving away from the scene. Officers arrived at Tile House lane in junction with The Causeway in Colchester shortly after 10am following the shocking incident on December 17, Essex Live reports.

Police have found a body in the search for a 96-year-old man who disappeared from his home in the early hours of Tuesday wearing only his pyjamas.

A horror crash on a Scots road has left one person dead and another in hospital after two cars careered into the River Dee on Monday morning. Emergency services are currently at the scene on the A93 at Aboyne.

Christmas shoppers will be treated to special performances from the TRNSMT choir in Glasgow and Edinburgh this weekend as they made their official debut on the busy streets.

A brave six-year-old boy undergoing rigorous treatment for an aggressive brain tumour was the guest of honour at a major Santa Dash this weekend.

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A teenager has been charged in connection with an alleged assault on a pupil at the trouble-hit Bannerman High School in Glasgow.

A Scottish charity has once again launched its annual Christmas campaign to help buy gifts and meals for homeless people this festive period.

Strep A has been confirmed at a number of Scottish schools yesterday. The NHS issued warnings after clusters were found at schools across Ayrshire, as Humza Yousaf said the number of infections in Scotland had increased.

An advert by Scots brewery giant BrewDog that claimed a can of their fruit beer counted as one of your five-a-day has been banned by the UK's advertising watchdog. The brewery was ordered to remove the line from its promotional campaign after the Advertising Standards Authority deemed it to be misleading.

A '100-year-old angry-message in a bottle' was unexpectedly found underneath a toppled Queen Victoria statue. The furious message inside the bottle blasted controversial drinking laws in 1921.

Tributes are pouring in for an award-winning search and rescue dog that has sadly passed away. Thirteen-year-old springer spaniel Diesel, who works for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, has spent time rescuing people after earthquakes in New Zealand and Nepal.

A van was found engulfed in flames in a residential street near Dalkeith. Fire crews were called to McKinnon Drivein Midlothian after the burning Ford Transit was reported at 9.35pm on Saturday, December 3.