Scots dad with terminal cancer 'running out of time' to raise funds and marry soulmate of 22 years

Schools could stay shut after the summer holidays and rubbish could pile high after council staff voted for strike action amid a pay dispute. Workers in the Unison trade union voted to reject a “measly” two per cent pay offer by local authority bosses.

A dry spring and early summer have already withered rivers and reservoirs and pushed parts of eastern Scotland to Alert level. If the situation worsens, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) National Water Scarcity Plan may have to be put into action.

The body of a man has been found at a Scots B&B, sparking a police investigation. The alarm was raised around 8.45am on Saturday, July 23 when officers received reports of a man having taken unwell within Queensferry Guest House in Rosyth.

A treasure hunter struck lucky by discovering a pot of gold worth hundreds of pounds.

A Scots man was left physically sick after tucking into his beef dish from a local Chinese takeaway, only to find a used plaster in his food.

Guests at a Scots holiday park have slammed the “disgusting” state of the “luxury” apartment they paid a £126-a-night to stay in.

A couple have been reunited with their missing dog after it spent four days on the run – thanks to pet detectives using a hi-tech drone. June and David Hamilton had picked up the 18-month-old Spanish rescue Jack Russell terrier less than two hours before it escaped from the garden of their home in Bothwell, Lanarkshire.

A mum who spent £250,000 on a derelict baronial castle is to star in a TV show on its transformation into a top wedding venue. Nicole Rudder bought her dream project – dilapidated Garrion Tower, in Lanarkshire – in secret and is now working on £5million plans to restore the relic.

A huband diagnosed with a rare, aggressive and incurable cancer after only one year of marriage has issued a vital message to others.

A woman has been arrested following a three-car crash on a busy road in Edinburgh. The incident took place on West Granton Road in the north of the city at around 8.25pm yesterday.

This is the moment a reckless driver almost caused a head-on collision by trying to overtake a taxi on a blind corner. Terrifying footage shows the motorist, driving a red Toyota Yaris, attempt the wild manoeuvre on a country road near North Berwick, East Lothian, on Sunday, July 17.

Police are continuing to attempt to trace a teenager missing from Fife. Emma Goddard, also known as Aster, disappeared from Glenrothes around 10pm on Saturday, July 16.

A Scots woman has been slapped with a lengthy supervision order and banned from owning animals after her horse died of malnutrition and another was found to be severely emaciated.

A killer once jailed over the slaying of a drug dealer has been caught with a stash of heroin after a raid by cops.

A Scots mum who hit out after a house was built so close to hers she could chap her neighbour's door from her window is now being sued for £75,000.

Tributes have been paid to Scots man who will be "dearly missed" after he died when his kayak capsized on a Scots river.

A brave young mum who was abused by her stepdad has launched a charity to help other sex abuse survivors overcome their trauma.

Thousands of Scots on Universal Credit could miss out on a cost-of-living payment due eligibility rules, an SNP MP has warned.

A frantic search is underway to trace a missing teenager who vanished this morning.

The body of a man has been discovered at a Scots beach.