Scots coastguard and RNLI teams called to Fife coast after reports of 'screams' and 'flashing lights'

refugees arriving in Glasgow from Afghanistan.Refuweegee, who help support refugees with their transition into life living in Glasgow, have called for help creating welcome gifts along with letters and messages of kindness for Afghans arriving throughout the month.The packs should include toiletries, school supplies, Scottish treats and a letter of welcome to the country.

East Lothian home, Thomson told cops: “Come on, you know how it is? I’ve just being arguing with the missus.”Thomson, 22, appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday and admitted a charge of threatening and abusive behaviour.Fiscal depute Christine Brownlie said Thomson had been at his partner’s house on May 21.Ms Brownlie said Thomson went through the woman’s phone while she was out of the living room.When she returned, the court heard Thomson accused her of “cheating on him” as he’d seen

small fishing boat capsized off the North East coast near Stonehaven. The stricken vessel was discovered upturned by a passing boat who raised the alarm with HM Coastguard at around 3.30pm on Saturday.

swimmers were dragged out to sea after getting caught in a rip current at a Scots beach this afternoon. Emergency services raced to Hopeman East Beach in Elgin just after 1pm on Saturday to reports of several persons in difficulty in the water.

mum has shared a heartbreaking back-to-school message after losing her five-year-old son to a deadly virus. Arlene Smith's son Jack passed away in December 2012 after falling ill with a adenovirus infection - a common virus which in most cases sees patients suffer from upper respiratory symptoms.

puppy was hit by a car when she slipped out of her harness and bolted into the road. Moira Nimmo feared springer spaniel pup Bella might not survive after she sustained serious injuries in the horror incident.

h it by a car. A shocking video posted online shows a biker cycling along the A92 between Bankhead going to Kirkcaldy with a car close behind.

grave of her late daughter twice in just two days. Police were called after the grieving parent discovered damage to a cherub ornament at the plot in Newhills Cemetery, Aberdeen, on Wednesday, August 4.

compensation payment to combat the problems with the safety of certain products.They have a huge number and variety of products on their site, some of which have sparked safety concerns with consumers.Some of these products include toys that may pose a risk to children and some faulty or hazardous electrical items that are listed on the platform.While Amazon says that damage or injury caused by items they sell is an 'unlikely event' they are now willing to compensate those who have been hurt

A rollercoaster has come off its track at a Scots adventure park, sparking an emergency service response.Pictures and video from Landmark Adventure Park in Aviemore show what appears to be a carriage hanging off the side of the track after coming loose today, Thursday August 12.A witness told the Daily Record that ambulance teams are in attendance.Video from the scene shows a fire engine also in attendance.It is not yet known if there have been any injuries.This is a breaking incident and we'll

hospital.Police, paramedics and fire crews were called to the scene on the A95 near Boat of Garten, Inverness-shire, at around 5.30pm on Tuesday. The stricken lorry had come to a rest partially down a slope at the side of the Keith to Aviemore road.

kids were taken into foster care for three months after he struck their bedroom wall with a leather belt has been ordered to be of good behaviour. The three youngsters were removed from their family home by social workers after one of them reported the incident to a teacher.The children, who were all under 11, have since been returned to their father who can’t be named for legal reasons.

indecent pictures of kids, with watchdogs warning he poses a 'high risk' of re-offending. Gavin Dunlop, who worked with Fife Council, was convicted of taking or making the pictures of children and also having possession of the images.

Edinburgh at around 4.10pm on Thursday August 5. Beach revellers were escorted away from the area by Police Scotland officers for their own safety.

Firefighters rescued a young Scots girl who ‘snapped her ankle’ during a horror fall on the roof of a Fife high school. A relative of the 12-year-old told how the youngster had scaled the building at Glenwood High School in Glenrothes on Wednesday night.

Scots school boy has been praised for his quick actions by calling an ambulance after his mum suddenly collapsed at home. Shaun Ramsay had been getting ready for school at the family’s home in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, in December last year when Anne suffered a seizure.

inflatable dinghy.Laura Gallagher had been looking forward to an afternoon at the beach when she arrived at Thorntonloch beach, in East Lothian, at 3pm on Saturday, July 17. The 31-year-old was joined by her husband Kern, 34, their sons Nathan, seven, Jamie, four, and their friends Sarah and Robert Keenan and their son Findlay, also seven.The group had been splashing aboutin the water alongside the light craft which initially had the three boys sitting in it.

High Court in Edinburgh on Monday. The crook was given ten years by judge Lady Stacey at the High Court in Glasgow in February 2021 alongside his accomplice 56-year-old David Murdoch.

Emergency services have been called to a Scots railway station after a passenger ‘took unwell’ on board a train. The alarm was raised at Bishopton Station in Renfrewshire shortly before 10.30pm on Friday.