Scots lawyers want new approach for offenders whose crimes are linked to childhood trauma

sex beast teacher who preyed on female pupils was slammed today as he was caged 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 today, the retired music teacher was blasted by a judge as he was hit with a further

schoolgirl who simply 'felt tired in class' was left stunned when doctors discovered her lethargy was a serious blood disorder. Sian Kirk was excited to finish high school and enjoy a summer of freedom with friends.

car finance firm Zuto found searches for motoring maintenance tutorial videos rose by 473 per cent across major social channels and search engines in the first few months of the year.

Outlander actress Lauren Lyle will star as Karen Pirie in ITV cold case murder drama, based on author Val McDermid’s novel The Distant Echo. The new series will be adapted by Emer Kenny and will be produced by World Productions, the makers of Line of Duty and Bodyguard.True to Val McDermid’s iconic character, DS Karen Pirie is a young and fearless Scottish investigator with a quick mouth and tenacious desire for the truth.

Proudlock changed his name to 'ProudScot' for a brilliant Scottish words challenge set by his model wife Emma Louise Connelly.

Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday. He admitted driving in Nivensknowe Road in Loanhead, Midlothian, with 106 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

children with cancer to scare parents into paying for private treatment has been raking in cash training other medics while a decision on his future has been delayed. Dr Mina Chowdhury was found to have frightened three sets of parents into paying for private scans and tests at his Glasgow firm Meras Healthcare at a tribunal 17 months ago.

charity worker has been released from prison in Albania – 13 years after being jailed for child sex abuse in a case which was claimed to be fabricated by police. David Brown smiled and thanked supporters as he walked free from a high-security prison in Tirana on Friday.

Edinburgh bus missed her baby’s head by an inch.

Jai McDowall says he had to stuff socks down his pants to play his saucy new panto role. Former Britain's Got Talent winner Jai took on the 'big' part of Robin Hood in new online adult panto Throbbin Hood and The Boobs in the Wood with ex Atomic Kitten Kerry Katona and RuPaul's Davina D'Campo.

TSB is launching more than 40 new ‘pop-up’ services, appearing in locations such as libraries, town halls and community centres across Scotland. The move follows previous announcements from the bank that 153 of its branches across the UK would be scheduled for closure in 2021.

Love Island winners Paige Turley and Finn Tapp have shared their advice to the new islanders heading into this year’s series. Scottish beauty Paige, 23,and former semi-pro footballer Finn, 21, won the last series of the show, filmed in South Africa before the pandemic locked the country down.

Calderbank Main Street, North Lanarkshire, by damaging the external metal shutters and the entrance door at around 2am on Friday, April 23. Damage was caused to an internal door with the intention of forcing entry to a cash machine but they weren't able to gain access.They then fled the scene in a blue Audi estate car in the direction of Chapelhall and the M8.

crazed thug caused his girlfriend's C-section stitches to burst open - by assaulting the new mum as she tried to tend to their newborn baby. Callous Adam Gallagher carried out numerous attacks on Charlene McGill during their two-and-a-half year relationship.

knife-point robbery of two teenage girls.Eric McCaffery, 42, was jailed after he joined Leighanne McDonald, 35, in targeting victims Emma Moore and Jodie Henderson as they waited for a taxi at the statue outside the University of the West of Scotland in Paisley.McCaffery, of Ferguslie Park, Paisley, pounced on the girls as they waited on the cab around 2.30am on July 24 last year.He ‘backed up’ McDonald as she pointed a knife at the victims and demanded they hand over all their money.The Daily

Tesco.Mum Carrie-Ann Forbes told how she had purchased the shelter for her four and five-year-old children to use in the back garden of the family’s Highland home.But the 41-year-old was horrified to discover the surprise object, which she believes was buried inside the tent, after it was delivered on April 17.The disabled mum, who lives near Aviemore, contacted the supermarket’s customer service team to get an explanation but was left fuming by their response.She is now calling for an

Five Sisters Zoo (FSZ) recently announced that it is set to welcome a new red panda to the fold.The sanctuary in West Calder, near Livingston, posted about the impending new arrival on social media, revealing some incredibly cute pics of the animal, who is named Rufio (after the Lost Boy of the same name in the film Hook) and will be arriving at the zoo in around 2-3 weeks time.The little male is being sourced from South Lakes safari zoo and is due to travel north when his new enclosure has been

Come Dine With Me is set to resume filming and producers are appealing for contestants from Scotland to apply for the new series. The hit Channel 4 show, which has aired for 16 years, was forced to stop filming last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it is now set to make a return to our screens.

Dumfries and it is thought the dog was stolen from a nearby garden. The pooch was returned to its owner but it is believed that two female witnesses may have seen the dog being thrown from a small green van.