Scots florist shares shock as hammer wielding thug smashes up shop in horrifying attack

Police have welcomed the conviction of a relative of the Queen who admitted sexually assaulting a woman at his ancestral home. Simon Bowes-Lyon, 34, the Earl of Strathmore, attacked the woman at Glamis Castle, Angus, in February last year.Bowes-Lyon, who is the son of a cousin of the Queen, will be sentenced at a later date and is being placed on the sex offenders register.Dundee Sheriff Court heard on Tuesday that the incident happened in a bedroom at the castle.

ongoing incident. Witnesses have reported seeing around five police vehicles near Rouken Glen park in E ast Renfrewshire.

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

killer has 'left another prisoner fighting for his life after a brutal attack inside' according to prison sources. Murderer James O'Rourke is alleged to have targeted Dean Ramsey at Glenochil Prison near Alloa at the weekend.

student nurse sex beast has broken her silence to help other survivors speak out. Simon Cash, 24, preyed on Abbie Lawther, outside a nightclub, then in the back of a taxi, in 2018.

Tesco store. Ann Weir’s heartbroken family confirmed she passed away last week while a second staff member at the Greenock Extra branch in Inverclyde also lost his life.

cosmetic treatment at a hair salon.But instead of enjoying a new lease of life, the 46-year-old says she was left looking like “the Elephant Man” and feared she would die.Sara ended up in A&E after suffering a horrific allergic reaction following a £400 procedure performed by beautician Neisha Inglis.She claims Inglis injected her face with a product which manufacturers confirmed should only be used by qualified dermatologists – before attempting to reverse its side effects with a potentially

SNP’s Westminster group have called for Scotland to be given “compensation” for the economic effects of Brexit.Ian Blackford MP, the party’s Westminster leader, has described leaving the European Union, which was finalised on December 31, as an "act of economic vandalism".The Scottish Government has said changes to customs and exports could cost the UK £7 billion annually, while Constitution Secretary Mike Russell has said Scotland's GDP could drop by 6% in the next decade.It is not clear how

chimpanzee thrown into your hair.But a producer of one of Scotland’s best-loved animal shows has told how she counts getting showered in dirt by cheeky chimps as part of the privilege of her job.Pat Macleod has spent the last 12 years working on BBC Alba shows, including Vets and The Animal Keepers.Her programme-making talents have seen her regularly visit animal attractions ranging from Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling to the Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore.And she says having

flat. The body of the 24-year-old was found in a flat on Union Street in Montrose, Angus at around 6.20pm on Friday January 8.

HMP Glenochil. The alarm was raised at around 11.30am on Saturday, January 9, after the male convict was discovered with serious injuries at the Clackmannanshire prison.

Glasgow’s first baby of the year, at 1.58am.But shortly after delivery the tot was whisked away to neonatal intensive care after being born with pneumonia.And instead of being able to take him home to meet his big brother Logan at the family’s Drumchapel home little Finn spent the next three days on CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure).Little Finn was born in the Queen Elizabeth Maternity Unit weighing 8lb 3oz - the exact same birth weight as Logan, 21 months.Lauren said: “We knew straight

mum 'the blue lines just appeared'.Mischievous Enrico Graham was put to bed with his big sister Eva at around 7.30pm last night and mum Tasha Allan allowed the pair to watch some TV before the went to sleep.But when the Cumnock mum-of-three went back up stairs a few hours later to check on them, she found her middle child sleeping soundly with her face covered in blue scribbles.Knowing it was the handiwork of the her cheeky youngest child, she asked him if he was the culprit, but he denied

Emily Shak has shared a ten year throwback picture of her early modelling days and she looks unrecognisable. The 31-year-old stunner is one of Scotland's most famous influencers and this week, for the first time ever, Emily decided to do a Q&A on her Instagram account, answering all her fan's questions.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Scots pet owner was left horrified after his dog found a sex toy in the snow.Cameron Grant was walking his dog Kaiser, a German short-haired pointer, in New Cumnock Ayrshire with a friend and his dog.The 27-year-old was left shocked when Kaiser pulled a large pink sex toy from the snow.Cameron was stunned by the bizarre find on Farden Avenue and shared images with local residents.He said: "I was out with a

lockdown and gyms remaining closed, it's getting harder and harder to stick to our fitness resolutions. But not to worry because we've made a list of our five favourite Scottish fitness gurus who can still help you achieve your goals all from the comfort of your own home.

skidding off a Scots road and colliding with electricity wires. The female driver had a lucky escape after the silver Vauxhall left the B9097 road near Loch Leven on Monday morning as icy conditions blighted the region.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A dad who died after being ambushed at a house in Clydebank was due to stand trial accused of taking part in an alleged gun attack.William “Billy” McGuire was charged with assaulting multiple occupants of a house in the Knightswood area of Glasgow during an early morning incident on October 3 last year.The 25-year-old was said to have covered his face with a mask before throwing bricks and glass bottles

Health chiefs have launched a new blitz to combat so-called ‘ Long Covid ’ in Scotland.