Scots mountaineers rescued after wading through 'waist deep' snow in pitch black

Police probing a ‘targeted’ Christmas Day attack on a woman say the getaway car used by the suspect was found on fire just hours later. An investigation has been launched after a 32-year-old was assaulted in the Graysknowe area of Edinburgh at around 6pm on Sunday.

Roast turkey, BBQ pork rib steak, chicken balmoral, roast ham and chicken wrapped in bacon are among the treats being served up to Scotland's criminals on Christmas Day. Irn-Bru, mince pies, chocolate gateau, Christmas puddings and chocolate chip brownies and custard will also be given to lags spending the festive period behind bars.

Emergency services have raced to a house fire in Fife this evening.

Terrified holidaymakers filmed themselves on the "scariest drive ever" after discovering the twisting narrow road to their Scottish holiday cottage was on a cliff edge that hangs over the sea.

Scots Lotto winner Jane Park has left little to the imagination as she posed in a red bikini.

Jeremy Clarkson has issued an apology after facing intense backlash following a bizarre rant about Meghan Markle. The presenter, 62, said in a column for The Sun that he “hated” the Duchess of Sussex more than serial killer Rose West and Nicola Sturgeon.

Cuts to school budgets in West Dunbartonshire will result in increased disruption and a drop in attainment, it has been warned.

A man has been jailed for five years after intimidating youths at a children's skatepark.

Heartfelt tributes have flooded in for a 'truly lovely' missing Scots woman after a body was found in the search for her.

Jeremy Clarkson has come under fire over a rant about Meghan Markle in his column in which he said he hates her more than serial killer Rose West.

A hiker suffered a leg injury on a Scots mountain, sparking an emergency response.

A mum of two has hit out at her local council after a leak in the ceiling in her new-build flat went unrepaired, causing 'black and hairy' mould to appear in her home.

A walker fell into freezing water at a popular Scots tourist attraction and was saved by Mountain Rescue volunteers.

Aberdeen chief Dave Cormack has pledged the club will no longer be suckered into losing their top players for free or at a knockdown price.

A West Lothian man is fronting a new campaign from a national mental health programme to help more veterans open up about their mental health.

An avian flu outbreak has been confirmed at a historic Scots castle after a number of geese have died.

Thousands of Scottish postal workers are taking a further day of strike action today after talks between union representatives and Royal Mail reached a standstill. Around 11,000 members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) are embroiled in an increasingly bitter dispute over pay and working conditions with the postal service, with little sign of resolve.

Three senior members of hospital staff are being probed by a nursing watchdog over the death of an elderly patient. Eddie McCluskey, 88, died in agony at Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock after being given seven doses of a drug containing penicillin – to which he was allergic.

Tributes are pouring in for an award-winning search and rescue dog that has sadly passed away. Thirteen-year-old springer spaniel Diesel, who works for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, has spent time rescuing people after earthquakes in New Zealand and Nepal.

Two teachers at a former school for troubled Scots children have been found guilty of horrific abuse against a number of pupils.