Scots family slam filthy Craig Tara cabin after finding ripped sofa, greasy walls and broken cupboards

Scottish nurses are fighting for improved pay and conditions. It comes as NHS staff claim there are crippling nurse and facility shortages, and some staff have resorted to food banks.

The family of a missing Dundee woman have said they are facing the ‘hardest days of our lives’ as they desperately appeal for help to find her. Sharon Hutchison was last seen on Saturday, July 30, in the Provost Road area of the city, but has failed to make contact since.

The family of a vulnerable Scot with severe mental health issues have questioned how he was able to walk out of a ward at Hairmyres Hospital where he is currently sectioned. Craig Graeme Hannah, who has Bipolar Schizoaffective Disorder, sparked an urgent police search after 'absconding' from Ward 19 at midday on Tuesday, July 2.

A superfit Scots whose family had the 'fabric of their lives' ripped open after he was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease is aiming to be the first to cycle the 'UK's hardest ride'.

Two people have been rushed to hospital following a car crash on road in Fife which saw one vehicle completely crushed and another seriously damaged.

Soldiers guarding the Queen at her Scots retreat have been caught up in a row over playing their bagpipes too early in the day.

A woman who lost her 'irreplaceable' engagement ring on a Scottish beach was over the moon when a stranger tracked it down using a metal detector and returned it in a dog poo bag. Angie Shipp, 38, was heartbroken when her blue sapphire and diamond engagement ring - which belonged to her late mother-in-law - slipped off while she was enjoying a day out at Yellowcraig Beach, East Lothian.

Stacey Solomon looked happier than ever in her beautiful wedding photos, which captured the happy moment she tied the knot with now husband Joe Swash.Though Stacey's wedding was low key with lots of DIY touches, the guest list was seriously star studded with James 'Arg' Argent, 34, performing, Jess Wright's TOWIE ex Ricky Rayment, 31 in attendance and her Loose Women co-star Linda Robson all there to wish her well. Opening up about the wedding, Linda, 64, told OK! at the reality TV awards: "She organised everything down to every detail. "It was amazing, it was classic Stacey.

Stacey, 32, is a panel member on, were able to make it. Stacey married Joe Swash, 40, at their family home on Sunday 24 July. The 64-year-old Loose Woman revealed to OK! : "There was only me, Tom and Sally – the bosses from Loose Women that went," going on to explain that Nadia Sawalha, 57, was away and Kaye Adams, 59, was also unavailable.

Linda Robson has revealed she was the only Loose Women panellist to be able to attend Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash's wedding over the weekend. Stacey, 32, and her TV presenter other half Joe, 40, said their vows in an intimate ceremony held at their Essex home, dubbed Pickle Cottage. Many of their nearest and dearest were invited and attended, including The Only Way Is Essex stars Ricky Rayment, 31, and James 'Arg' Argent, 34.

A young West Lothian dancer has scooped a medal haul from the Dance World Cup.

A Scots man attempted to lighten the mood after a sad day spreading his sister's ashes by playing a boat prank on his mum in which he swung the boat they hired round in a dizzying display.

A dad who had travelled to Scotland for a family wedding was found dead by his partner at a B&B in Rosyth.

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.

Australian attacker Daniel Arzani has signed for A-League side Macarthur FC after enduring a disappointing four-year spell as a Manchester City player.

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

Police say they are growing concerned for the welfare of a woman in pyjama bottoms who vanished from a Dundee hospital. Bridget Diven was last seen at around 1.15pm on Saturday, July 23, after leaving the city's Ninewells Hospital.