Scots killer who murdered friend cleared of 9-year domestic abuse campaign through lack of evidence

online stalker is demanding social media companies do more to curb misogynistic abuse in politics. Carol Monaghan, SNP MP for Glasgow North West and a mother-of-three, told how her family needed protection after escalating threats against her.

attacker has pleaded guilty to abusing boys at a school in the Highlands. Denis Alexander attacked children in his care at Fort Augustus Abbey School 'over the course of many years'.

online trolls has launched a body positivity campaign for short, curvy women. Lizzie Murphy, from Airdrie, is calling on fashion retailers to cater for voluptuous ladies who are smaller in height after years of being forced to alter her clothing.

sex offender moved one step closer to a life sentence today after a judge called for a formal risk assessment on the danger he poses to the public. John Bermingham, 54, was found guilty of repeatedly subjecting under-age girls to horrific sexual abuse this year after being caged in 2002 for attempting to rape an 11-year-old girl and carrying out a sex attack on a teenage nursing assistant.

coronavirus vaccine has urged jag refusers to ignore social media and get proper scientific evidence before making up their minds. Paula McMahon, 49, who has helped NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde vaccinate more than a million people, has witnessed many tears of joy and relief since vaccination began six months ago today.

Star Wars mega-fan Mark Donald has spent four years and around £11,000 transforming his back garden into a Skywalker saga museum. Character models and homemade droids sit among ferns planted to resemble the world of the Ewoks, while a shipment of sand is on its way to help recreate the home of Luke Skywalker.

A week after my 26th birthday, I lost my great uncle. It wasn’t from Covid-19 and it wasn’t unexpected, but it hit me like nothing else.

double death tragedy in Ayrshire. Police are probing the sudden death of Lisa Milne, 38, and a 38-year-old man after the pair's bodies were discovered at South Vennel in Irvine at around 2.55pm on Friday, May 28.

restaurant after finding a rude note allegedly left by the waiting staff. Lisa Cooney from Edinburgh was dining at Ravelston House in Musselburgh with her family on Sunday (May 30) and politely asked which options were vegan friendly.

virus expert. Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University, said Holyrood leaders repeated the same devastating errors as Westminster.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Word on a Scots campaign urging punters to ‘be kind’ to hospitality staff has now spread south of the border as lockdown restrictions continue to ease.Radisson RED Glasgow launched the #BeKindtoHospitality initiative last month as Scotland’s beer gardens reopened for the first time this year.Scots have been able to enjoy drinks inside their favourite bars since last week, when the majority of the

High Court in Glasgow heard how the 37-year-old was stabbed nine times during a "vicious attack" in the city’s Springburn area. Currie was convicted of murder, with Lord Armstrong warning he’d be behind bars for at least 18 years before he’ll be eligible for parole.

murdered a vulnerable young man by attacking him and throwing him into a river has been handed a life sentence. Sebastian Smith, from Hawick, who was previously known as Luke Greenland, was found guilty of killing tragic Joe Pooley in August 2018 and must now serve a minimum of 21 years behind bars.

alcohol and cannabis as he failed to negotiate a bend in a park and crashed into a tree in the dark. Police who had been following his Ford Fiesta found his front seat passenger Andrew King, 26, unconscious and unresponsive in the wrecked vehicle.

sex beast teacher who preyed on female pupils was slammed after he was jailed again - for abusing a young girl at least 100 times.Pervert William Wright, 80, is already serving a four-year prison sentence for abusing two girls in the 1970s and 1980s.Last month Wright, of Elderslie, Renfrewshire, admitted repeatedly sexually assaulting another former pupil between 1985 and 1990.And at Paisley Sheriff Court on Friday, the retired music teacher was blasted by a judge as he was hit with a further

Ulrika Jonsson has candidly shared her regret over speaking out about her experience with domestic violence.The 53 year old model praised Mel B for her moving performance in a video campaign with Women’s Aid and discussed how it reminded her of her own experiences. Ulrika, who recently admitted she would love a toyboy, was assaulted by her boyfriend at the time, Stan Collymore, in Scottish pub in Paris on the eve of the 1998 World Cup.

domestic abuser who was banned from contacting his ex for 99 years was jailed yesterday for breaking a court order preventing them from being together. David Kerr was caged and hit with the lifelong ban on contacting Diane Sanderson in 2016, after being convicted of an attack which left her scarred for life.

funeral. Leanne McNamara, 37, was left scarred for life after brawling in the street during one of a number of confrontations between members of the funeral party.Miss McNamara told a trial she "knew straight away" that her jaw had been broken after being punched in the face with full force by Theresa Boyle, 53.The trial was told that Boyle had shown her stepdaughter "an act of kindness" at the graveside by handing her a rose to thrown on her grandfather's coffin.