Scots climber who fell 50ft off mountain saved in daring helicopter rescue in Glencoe

David Linden has called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to make the Universal Credit uplift permanent as part of a wider post-covid recovery programme.The Glasgow East MP said axing the uplift - worth £1040 a year to claimants - at a time of rising unemployment would be "unconscionable".Linden, the Nationalists' spokesman on work and pensions, spoke out as the Tory Chancellor prepares to deliver a Budget like no other in recent history.The UK Government says it will set out "the next phase of the plan

domestic abuse survivor has told how her violent ex-partner 'hid all her left shoes' in a bizarre bid to keep her stuck in the house.Lauren MacDonald first met John McMillan on a dating app in February 2017 and was immediately won over by his charm which she has likened to serial killer ‘Ted Bundy’.The 36-year-old, from Glenrothes, Fife, was blissfully happy until the brute began verbally abusing her within weeks and telling her what she could wear.In a bizarre bid to stop her leaving the house,

begged women to give him "dirty pants - the dirtier the better" has been spared jail over the sordid sexual abuse. Creepy Gerald Murray, 66, scrunched pants up in his hands and smelled them in front of a woman who was doing work in his home.

plunged into a freezing canal.Gregor Angus was out walking in Linlithgow, West Lothian, with his young son when they came across a lone dog without its owner on January 31.The dad approached the pooch but soon spotted 81-year-old Brian Watson floating in the bitterly cold waterway.The 39-year-old jumped in and managed to drag the stricken pensioner to safety while shouting for help.His young son Lucas held onto the dog, named Hugo, while several passersby stopped to hand over their jackets while

Catholic mother after a burst pipe flooded their family plot.Elizabeth Briggs repeatedly told her loved ones that she wanted to be buried with her late husband Charles and four-month-old son William at Cockpen Cemetery in Bonnyrigg.The mum-of-five had purchased the plot after losing her baby to cot death in 1970 and buried her 61-year-old husband in 2000.But after passing away on February 5, daughter Tracey Gillan discovered that her father’s casket had only been buried 3ft down - leaving no

dog scrambled to safety on some rocks, but was was left trapped below.His frantic owners then called 999 and Coastguard Rescue Teams from Banff, Portsoy and Buckie responded.A Rope Rescue Technician was deployed and Mutley was lifted to safety.Miraculously, the little white dog escaped with no injuries.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A street attack victim who had a large chunk of his tongue bitten off by a female thug was left horrified when a seagull swooped down and ate it.James McKenzie spat out a piece of his tongue onto the street after yob Bethaney Ryan, 27, had savagely ripped it off with her teeth during a street battle in Edinburgh.The large gull then flew down and grabbed the fleshy muscle in its beak and then made

cops have been urged to back the rollout of an overdose prevention drug after two lives were saved in Wales.Arfon Jones, the police commissioner for North Wales, has slammed the Scottish Police Federation for opposing plans to issue all officers with Naloxone.Jones has hailed the use of the opiate reversal drug after two officers used nasal spray to revive two overdose victims in Flintshire.He claims the SPF – which argues that Naloxone provision is a stealthy way of lumping extra jobs on

mountain rescuers has warned of the danger of quick changing conditions after a volunteer was paralysed rescuing covid rule breakers in Cumbria earlier this month.Chris Lewis, from the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team in the Lake District, suffered life-changing injuries during a rescue on February 6.The 60-year-old fell 150m rescuing two campers - damaging his spinal cord and suffering multiple face fractures.Kev Mitchell, vice chair of Scottish Mountain Rescue sent his thoughts to Chris and his

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.

BBC and Sky.She was also news editor for Kingdom FM in Fife and interviewed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.She now has her sights set on Holyrood and is the Lib Dem candidate for Edinburgh Northern and Leith.In an emotional article for the Daily Record, Rebecca wrote about her mental health problems after her baby Daphne was born.

psychic has told of snapping the ghostly figure of a young girl during a trip to an abandoned castle turned asylum near Glasgow.Bethany McPherson's skin-crawling experience at Lennox Castle with her ex and his sister is enough to send shivers down anyone's spine.From smelling rotting meat and burning to having an object thrown at her, the 23-year-old is adamant the site -  near Celtic's training complex - is a hot bed of paranormal activity.But it was when she looked back at the pictures from

hospital.Iain Morrell, 66, was airlifted to Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary following the horrific accident at the curling pond at Kinneil House, Bo’ness.Emergency services rushed to the scene at 12.36pm on February 12 following calls from worried locals.It is understood family dog Simba had become stuck in the water and Iain had gotten into difficulty in the water while trying to rescue him.The dad tragically passed away hours after the accident.His heartbroken daughter described him as 'a one in a

dog who fell through a frozen Scots river was saved in a dramatic rescue mission.The small dog fell through cracked ice at Water of Leith in Edinburgh on Friday in front of horrified on lookers.Specialists raced to the scene at Shore Place around 1:30pm as well as two fire engines to help the struggling animal.Anxious crowds watched firefighters and several water rescue team members dive into the water in a desperate bid to save the pet, reports Edinburgh Live.It was then wrapped in a blanket

Cumbernauld earlier today.The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Scottish SPCA managed to remove the animal just after midday.However, the roe deer sadly passed away a short time later.Eye-witness Frank Urban caught the moment the animal was pulled into the boat on film.The clip shows the fire service carefully manoeuvring towards the creature in a rubber dinghy type boat.They throw a blanket over the deer and managed to bundle it aboard before being pulled back to safety.Despite their

pensioner lying frozen on her doorstep after falling because he was 'too knackered' to help her.The moment was captured in a shocking video which has 'disgusted' the family of Falkirk pensioner Patricia Stewart.In the footage, which was captured on her neighbour's camera doorbell, the 72-year-old can be seen lying on the ground after taking a bad fall.The pensioner, who suffers from bone disease, is heard groaning in pain when she asks the postman for help before he says: "I can't help pal, I'm

cat stranded in freezing conditions when the fire service and SSPCA were unable to help.An Aberdeen woman found the cat in a tree but was devastated when no one could help and had to leave the pet stranded around 1am this morning.But when Lisa Burnett woke up she was delighted to find that three men had come to the cats rescue and safely taken it down.The animal lover said she was in tears when she had to leave the cat outside in -7 degrees after trying to entice it down for five hours.She told

Scottish Fire and Rescue and Kirkcudbright Coastal Rescue then raced to the scene to attempt a rescue. Thankfully, the sheep known as Larry, was carried to safety and is currently resting up.Photos of the response were shared online by a member of the rescue team.