Scots politician 'alarmed' after Catfish uses his picture for fake Tinder profile

raped a woman in Perth and carried out an indecent act in front of another has been jailed for more than four years.Craig Smart, 36, targeted the women between January 2017 and September 2017 at a property in the city centre.The High Court in Edinburgh heard how Smart attacked his first victim - who cannot be named for legal reasons - on January 17 that year.A jury was told he pinned his victim, who is now aged 31, on a bed before raping her.

supermarket without paying for a quantity of alcohol.And in a separate incident, 31-year-old Gary Cummings stole three bottles of champagne from another local store.The accused was also caught with a £10 bag of heroin in a Perth street.Cummings, of St Catherine’s Square and formerly Newhouse Road in Perth, was jailed for a total of seven months after he appeared via video link at the sheriff court.He admitted stealing alcohol from the South Street branch of Tesco on September 11, 2019 - and then

Outlander star Lauren Lyle has warned of a 'creepy' Instagram profile pretending to be her to reach out to fans. The Scots actress, who plays Marsali Fraser in the hit show, urged her social media followers to report the fake profile after sharing images of messages a fan received.

puppy owner has spoken of her devastation after her beloved pooch has been left blind in one eye due to a 'freak accident'. Seven-month-old Springer Spaniel Teazal, was impaled in the eye by a branch while playing in the family garden last Friday leaving her with a horror injury.

has been jailed after he was caught in the street armed with a saw. Serial knife thug Anthony Mackin, 49, was found with the potentially deadly weapon in his home street shortly before Christmas.

Facebook to help her overcome the grief of losing her dad, Eric.Amanda-Jane Taylor was ­devastated when her dad, who would have been 65 last week, lost his battle with prostate cancer and Huntington’s disease in 2018.His death coincided with the break-up of Amanda’s marriage causing her mental health to hit rock bottom.Mum-of-two Amanda, 41, from Westhill, Aberdeen, said: “I have been suffering from mental health issues since my dad died of prostate cancer two years ago.“When my dad was dying my

fish and chip shop owner banned from shining a superhero-style light into the sky to attract customers is taking her fight to the Scottish government. Jaki Pickett applied for permission use her powerful spotlight to promote her takeaway in the village of Muir of Ord in the Highlands.

Patrick Harvie said the gap between the wealthiest in society and poorest had only grown wider during repeated lockdowns. He said it was "crucial" for the most well-off to pay an increased share of taxation to help pay for Scotland's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

AstraZeneca vaccine - leaving her looking like a chipmunk.Liz Matheson told how her face doubled in size within hours of receiving the first dose of the coronavirus inoculation last month.The 56-year-old soon developed a painful, burning rash on her wrists which has since spread to her elbows over the last three-and-a-half weeks.She was given several rounds of powerful steroids, antihistamines and antibiotics in a bid to help reduce the painful side-effects which left her unable to eat or

takeaway. Stacey Kiddie made the stomach-churning discovery in the macaroni cheese she'd ordered from Frankie and Benny's at Glasgow Fort last night.

Dumfries and Galloway yesterday. Helen Renton, 44, was killed after she collided with a van on the A710 near Southwick just after 1pm on Sunday, April 11.

Grangemouth branch on Sunday afternoon but had asked to have the onions, mustard and lettuce removed.The family placed the order on Uber Eats but were left baffled when her seven-year-old son opened the box and found what had been knocked together for lunch.

Edinburgh beer garden and trashed it during an illegal lockdown party. The Colinton Inn has been targeted multiple times during lockdown, leaving the owner venting their frustrations over the 'very sad' incident on Facebook.

police after brutally attacking two officers with a meat cleaver in North Lanarkshire. David Dowson was convicted at the High Court in Glasgow today after seriously assaulting PC’s Josh McCorry and Glenn Coletta in Wishaw in June last year.

puppy was left with an extremely swollen muzzle after being stung by a bee. The five-month-old Labrador was rushed to Tay Valley Veterinary Centre in Perth after her run in with the flying bug last week.

Glasgow street has been named locally as father-of-two Mark Falloon. Emergency services were called to the scene on Danes Drive in the Scotstoun area of the city at around 5.30am on Monday, April 5.

Glasgow.Officers were called to the Dalmarnock Road area of the city at around 6.35pm on Tuesday, March 30, after the alarm was raised. Investigators had received a report that a trio of men were said to have been taking images of youngsters.Police Scotland said their enquiries into the circumstances remain ongoing but three men have been arrested.

blocked after an HGV careered across the carriageways before coming to rest in a bed of daffodils.