Scots heroin addict is unrecognisable after ditching drugs for good

Emergency services have been called to an ‘ongoing incident’ on a busy railway line in East Lothian. Police were called to the scene between Musselburgh and Wallyford at around 10pm on Tuesday after the alarm was raised.

thieves smashed their way into a Scots high-end clothes shop and cleared it out of £80,000 worth of designer gear. Photos of the aftermath of last night’s raid at Overhype in Aberdeen show the front door prised open and empty clothes hangers strewn across the floor.

Fife businessman has been left heartbroken after his pizza van was completely destroyed in mysterious early morning blaze.Alastair Jack received a call at around 1:45am on Sunday telling him the converted horse box that housed Urban Flame had gone on fire.The 42-year-old launched the small family business just over a year ago and hoped it would be successful enough for him to give up his other offshore job.But the dad-of-two, who is the family breadwinner, has been left devastated after the

drugs from an evidence store has been jailed for more than three years. Katherine Vaughan, 34, of Aberdeen, worked as a production keeper for the Crown Office in the city when she embezzled more than £90,000 in cash and stole £147,000 of drugs - including kilos of heroin and cocaine - over nine years.

healthy schoolboy was diagnosed with life-threatening bone marrow failure after he bruised his knee in a fall from his bike. Doctors say Cory Prosser’s condition could have proved fatal if left untreated.

cancer. Little Isla McPhee was a fit and healthy two-year-old before she started appearing 'under the weather' and 'really tired' at the beginning of February 2018.

burlesque dancing.Kirsty Barr suffered years of violent attacks before summoning the courage to go to the police which ended in him being convicted.Now the mum from Alloa has reclaimed her life as one of Scotland’s most successful burlesque dancers.Kirsty dresses in silk basques, fishnet stockings and high heels to teach fellow abuse victims as well as performing live on stage.The former hair salon owner, who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after giving evidence against her abuser, is

gastric band burst through her stomach following a private operation.Christina Adamson, from Paisley, was left with sepsis when a severe infection set in weeks after undergoing the weight-loss procedure at Ross Hall Hospital in Glasgow.The 35-year-old told how she feared she would never see her sons again after she was taken in for emergency surgery when the £6000 procedure she had saved years for went horribly wrong.Now recovering at home, the mum said she feels lucky to be alive and wants to

puppy farms in East Ayrshire.A total of 80  animals  including dogs, puppies, cats and kittens were seized from the addresses during a major operation on Friday, November 27.The news comes as animal welfare charity the Scottish SPCA said it had launched 78 investigations into puppy farming in October alone.Now a spokesperson for the police has confirmed that one person has been arrested following the incident.The raids were part of Operation Delphin - a specialist task force set up to catch

base were scrambled to follow Russian military planes after they were found over the North Sea. The Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth, in Moray, left the tarmac at 8am this morning after the submarine hunting planes were discovered.

blind after a planned op was postponed is hoping to see her family at Christmas - as her daughter starts fundraising for private surgery.Terrified Kathryn Nicoll, 64, from Whitburn, West Lothian, woke up two weeks ago to find her sight gone after developing cataracts.Devoted daughter Laura Grant, 35, began fundraising for an operation which could cost £5,000 privately in hopes it could happen before Christmas - and nearly £1,000 has been raised.Bus driver Laura said: "If we can raise enough

oronavirus outbreak has been identified at a Scots extra care housing development in Peebles after 28 people caught the killer bug.  A total of 16 residents and 12 staff have now tested positive for Covid-19 at Dovecot Court.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A MUM-of-four caught pocketing £20,000 in benefits after failing to reveal she was living with a partner has been hit with a six-month curfew order.Kirsty Benn didn’t tell the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) she was living with Mark Campbell at her home in Wallyford, East Lothian.The 35-year-old benefits cheat appeared for sentencing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday after admitting the charge at

jailed for five years after a horrendous nine-year campaign of abuse against former partners. Gavin Cooper was sent down at the High Court in Edinburgh for the series of offences against three of his exes between 2010 and 2019.

Niall Horan has gifted him a hilarious life-size cardboard cut-out of himself. The Scottish singer sparked hilarity earlier this year when he performed a song from his parent's house with a cut-out of the One Direction star in the background.

court has heard.Lisa Marie Johnson, 45, told police her “best friend” Tracey Walker made the admission during a car ride in the early hours of July 30, 2019.The High Court in Edinburgh heard Johnson say Tracey was her “best friend” and that they lived next door to each other in Leslie Road, Lerwick,  Shetland.Yesterday, a jury heard how Johnson provided a statement to police officers investigating the circumstances surrounding Tracey’s death.Jurors heard how Johnson told officers that her friend

Wales. The men - aged in their 20s who can’t be named for legal reasons - were chased through the streets of Aberystwyth by police with one of them eventually found hiding in the toilets of a KFC branch in July last year.

police drug detection dogs has sadly passed away. Spaniel PD Buster worked tirelessly at Loch Ryan Port in Dumfries and Galloway in a bid to thwart organised crime and terrorism from blighting communities across the country.