Scots family forced to start own demolition work after insurance lapse following horror blaze

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionThe drivers of each vehicle, along with a passenger from the Mercedes, were arrested while officers conducted searches of the vehicles.These recovered herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of £106,000.One man, aged 46-year-old, has been charged in connection with drugs offences and is due to appear in court at a later date.Detective Chief Inspector John Morrison, said:

hospital after being viciously attacked by a gang of youths in Ayrshire. A large-scale disturbance broke out within a lane behind a house on Ladyford Avenue in Kilwinning at around 2.30am today.

police after he was involved in a violent run-in with his father. Marion Smart used an extension cable to bind her cocaine addict son Kevin's legs together after he kicked off when they asked him to go to bed.

missing since Monday. Cops in Newton Stewart, in Dumfries and Galloway, have urged anyone with information on Ryan Cairns to come forward.

beach. A frantic three-hour long search was carried out after a panicked local thought his board was found ‘washed up’ on Whitesands beach in Dunbar yesterday.

panto star Dean Park praised NHS staff on International Nurses Day after a near-death fight with cancer. The theatre acting legend fought for his life after a devastating skin cancer diagnosis in 2015.

family 'lifeline' as her disabled son's motability car was stolen. Bobbi Speirs, 30, was couldn't believe it after sick thieves stole the specially modified vehicle from 'right under her nose' on Friday night.

Janey Godley has claimed she was forced to call police after allegedly being bombarded by 'unionist death threats'. The Scots comic told how officers arrived at her home after trolls accused her of 'being a drug dealer in the IRA'.

beauty spot. The bird was spotted amongst empty bottles and smashed glass at Strathclyde Loch in Motherwell.

mum gave birth in her living room while her entire family were in the house and plumbers fitted her new washing machine next door.Amy Sheddon, 29, and husband Harry 32, welcomed baby son Angus at their Girvan home on April 26.The Girvan couple had planned to have a home delivery and had a birthing pool set up in their livingroom ready for the big day.However Angus made a very unexpected appearance when Amy's waters suddenly broke with no contractions, forcing her to give birth while their new

Mr Dalziel was rushed to the RAH but died a short time later. Officers from Police Scotland's Major Investigation Team have been at the scene in Whites Bridge Avenue today trying to establish the cause of the blaze.

goat's wild rampage has come to an end after going viral for its antics. The farm animal had been spotted bolting along a Fife streets in the Urquhart area last week, leaving locals stunned.

Iceland have been ordered to pay a Scots pensioner £11,250 in damages after she tripped over a ramp outside their store in Edinburgh. Yvonne Forrest suffered fractures to her right wrist and left knee after falling as she walked into the Portobello Road store in February 2019.

Martin Compston was interrogated by SNP MP Mhairi Black over clues for the Line of Duty final as the actor called on voters to turn out for the election. The Paisley and Renfrewshire South MP spoke to the Scots actor about the upcoming ballot during an online rally - and couldn't help but quiz the star about the BBC crime show's season finale.

raped a woman in Perth and carried out an indecent act in front of another has been jailed for more than four years.Craig Smart, 36, targeted the women between January 2017 and September 2017 at a property in the city centre.The High Court in Edinburgh heard how Smart attacked his first victim - who cannot be named for legal reasons - on January 17 that year.A jury was told he pinned his victim, who is now aged 31, on a bed before raping her.

Kilmarnock, suffers from life-long conditions Crohn's Disease and Phenylktonuria (PKU) both of which affect her chances of falling pregnant and her ability to carry a healthy baby to full term. The 27-year-old and her fiancé Ross Turnbull, 33, are now looking for a stranger who would be willing to carry their biological baby and help the couple start a family.

hilarious Scottish parrot that sounds like Mrs Doubtfire has gone viral after showing off its favourite phrases including 'Was ah guid to you the night?" and 'Am f*****n cold - go shut the windaes hen'.Onion, who was named after the Still Game dog by her Edinburgh owner Cody Stoddart has became an instant Tik Tok star after Cody shared some of her favourite moments. The African grey parrot turns four in July and has been with Cody since the bird was three months old.

restaurant has blasted a customer and branded them 'attention seeking' after a complaint over its food. Canadian diner Down the Hatch in South Queensferry hit out at one unhappy customer who complained on about a takeaway order on Sunday.

Highlands beauty spot. Staff at the Mar Lodge Estate, in the Cairngorms National Park, found the plastic food wrapping for the ham and cheese delight underneath a rock on Sunday.