Scots family 'devastated' after callous Christmas Day thieves ransack house

sex is today exposed after a Daily Record probe into lowlife landlords.Divorced Steven Anderson told our female reporter, “I won’t treat you like a piece of meat,” after she responded to an online advert for his flat.He was just one of several men we found touting for female “rent-free” flatmates despite a pledged crackdown.We went undercover to lay bare the depraved tactics used by would-be landlords targeting vulnerable Scots during the pandemic.Anderson, 45, responded to our message through

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.An appeal by the family of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi to clear his name over the 1988 atrocity has been refused by judges.The Court of Criminal Appeal in Scotland announced on Friday it has upheld the verdict of the original trial court and rejected both grounds of the family’s appeal.The bombing of Pan Am flight 103, travelling from London to New York on December 21, 1988, killed 270

missing Scots teenager who was last seen in his pyjamas.Robbie Innes went missing at around 10.30am in Wallyford, East Lothian.The 16-year-old had not been seen since and cops now mounted a search for the missing boy.Police Scotland have issued a description of the youth where they say people should look out for a boy in 'onesie or pyjama style clothing'.A statement from East Lothian police read: "Police Officers in East Lothian are appealing for information to help trace a boy reported missing

prisoner slashed in the throat during an attack inside has died.Dean Ramsay was targeted at Glenochil prison on Saturday morning after an altercation with another prisoner.Ramsay, from Maryhill, Glasgow, was rushed to hospital in a critical condition but it's understood he lost his fight for life last night.Prison sources said Dean, known as Deano, was slashed then stabbed in the neck.The source said: "There was some sort of argument then Deano went to his cell and he was attacked there."A

Covid-19 travel restrictions after being forced to rescue a stranded family with young children. The Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team, who cover the Scottish Borders and Lothians area, were tasked to help the stricken travellers on Saturday night.

Lanarkshire grandad Pat Dolan a card that would extend his life by six weeks, his loving family backed him all the way when he decided to turn it down.They wanted him to live with terminal pancreatic cancer – not die trying to spend an extra few weeks with them.Pat was aged 64 when he was diagnosed with the deadliest common form of cancer in Scotland, with tragically low survival rates.

Edinburgh, learned of his tragic death on Christmas morning at around 2am.

Arbroath harbour on Christmas Eve. The alarm was raised after the vehicle was seen entering the water at around 7.20pm on Thursday.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A baby girl from Paisley was the first born in Scotland on Christmas Day.Aurelia Musialak came into the world at 12.04am within the maternity unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.And mum Agata,36,  said: “I could not believe it  and we are all very proud.“It makes it all the more special and I am really happy.”She had to be induced after Auerlia was reluctant to emerge.Aurelia beat a baby boy born at 12.27am

Christmas Day. The 30-year-old was cycling on the A6105 between Chirnside and Duns in the Scottish Borders when a blue Ford Focus collided with him.

hospital after a horror Christmas Day crash on the M8. The accident happened at around 7.25am on the eastbound carriageway near junction 18 in the Charing Cross area of Glasgow city centre.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Paisley baby was the first in Scotland to enter the world on Christmas Day.First-time mum Kerry Docherty had been in the Royal Alexandra Hospital maternity unit for two days.But she hung on until Christmas Day itself - and 14 minutes after midnight wee Leavi was born.The second born in the country is thought to have been a boy at the Ayrshire Maternity in Kilmarnock at 12.27am.Leavi was one of just two

coronavirus rules after the country was plunged back into lockdown. Mainland Scotland was placed into tier four at midnight after cases of a new strain of the virus - which public health officials believe could be 70% more transmissible than previous strains - began to climb last week.

traditional turkey dinner, pigs in blankets, roast potatoes and gravy. Lags have also been given vegetarian and halal options, while a range of puddings are on offer such as Black Forest gateau and coconut snowballs.

Christmas Eve bell ring on doorsteps in a bid to combat loneliness around the festive period. The movement follows the same idea as Clap For Carers, which saw people pay tribute to key workers at windows and in doorways every Thursday during the first lockdown.

white Christmas after a weather warning for snow and ice was announced. Wintry showers are expected in the north of the country after the Met Office issued the yellow warning for snow and ice overnight and into Christmas Eve.

police to fight him.Lewis Wilson, 28, turned the air blue with insults when police arrived at the property in the Paisley’s Seedhill Road, following complaints from his worried mum.The town’s sheriff court heard Wilson dared officers to fight him and showered them with insults as he was being lifted in the early hours of June 28.He shouted at cops to “f****** bring it” and that he was going to “go to town”, as well as warning them, “I’m no f****** scared of you”.Procurator fiscal depute Dana