Scots PIP claimant ‘asked how often they change their underwear’ during benefits assessment

shopkeeper has told how his only worry was breaking his glasses as he pounced on a robber who was holding a gun to his face. Keiran Pearson, 28, was today jailed for five years and four months after he fled empty-handed when Zaheer Babar disarmed him, before instructing him to put his hands up and leave.

poverty during the pandemic have been surviving on as little as £4 a day, according to a shocking report. In 2020, the average childless couple using a food bank was typically left with a monthly household income of only £248 after housing costs.

boozy all-night party. Shan Marshall, 27, left Chantelle Mitchell permanently disfigured following the attack which happened in Cardenden in Fife.

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

Twitter from pop icon Cher. Mickey Robertson, 24, asked for words of encouragement ahead of his first shift back at Siberia Hotel and Bar, Aberdeen, after lockdown, but never imagined she’d reply.

Scots pensioner who has been missing from home almost 24 hours. Robin Green, from the West End area of Aberdeen, was last seen at about 10am yesterday morning at Craigton Park in the city.

sex beast who targeted women and children over a 35-year reign of terror can be unmasked today. David Paterson, 53, abused three women, two girls and a boy between 1983 and 2018.

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

dogs. Police stormed an Ayrshire property yesterday at around 9.30am and discovered the animals along with a cannabis stash.

prison after being convicted of terrorising two girlfriends over a period of six years – subjecting them to relentless physical and sexual abuse. Lyndsay Kilpatrick was choked, abducted from her bed, raped and left covered in bruises during their harrowing two-year relationship.

Nicola Sturgeon has thanked the people of Scotland for their sacrifices over the last year of the coronavirus pandemic. The SNP leader wrote an open letter which has been published in a number of Sunday papers including the Sunday Mail.

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.

police sting. Dale Cleeton admitted being involved in supplying the illegal substance at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday, April 27.

Scottish Government has published a series of rules and guidance that Scots should adhere to when visiting the pub during the coronavirus pandemic. From Monday, Scots will be able to enjoy a pint at their local beer garden as part of a series of changes being made to the lockdown.

charities across the country as many enjoyed socially distanced events. The event kicked off on Friday and runs until today.

£14,000 payou t after she was fired for taking her jacket with her when a fire alarm went off. Natalia Dudenko 'singlehandedly' evacuated a 'packed' Costa store in six minutes - having to remove elderly, disabled, and unhappy customers - and grabbed her coat as it was cold and raining outside.

cyclist has been rushed to hospital after being knocked down on a busy Fife road. Police were called to the scene on Queensferry Road in Dunfermline at around 12.15pm on Thursday, April 22.

Bellsmyre. The couple and their child, aged six, had been visiting a friend on Rebekah’s birthday on April 10 when the thieves struck at the Merkins Avenue address.

overdose has been warned he faces a jail term. John Torrie, 31, subjected her to a horrific catalogue of abuse over a 13-month period, a court heard.

paedophiles changed his name by deed poll to pose as a respectable businessman.Depraved Steven Perrie, 56, has been jailed three times for child sex crimes, including possessing more than 400,000 images and 16,000 video clips.The collection was described as being of “unimaginable evil” and featured children as young as four.But the former bricklayer was able to spend just £45 to legally call himself Steven MacDonald for more than a year.He set up a company that put him in contact with children –