Scots real-life mermaid swims on back through wild lochs with homemade tail

hospital after being viciously attacked by a gang of youths in Ayrshire. A large-scale disturbance broke out within a lane behind a house on Ladyford Avenue in Kilwinning at around 2.30am today.

Eilidh MacLeod on the fourth anniversary of the horror Manchester Arena bombing. The 13-year-old’s “zest for life” and “infectious laugh” have been remembered by all those who knew and loved the Isle of Barra youngster.

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.

reveller woke up after a night out to find he'd stolen a bar's thermometer. The punter attempted to patch things up by penning an apology letter to Huxley Bar and Restaurant in Edinburgh.

sex killer who murdered her mum and escaped justice for three decades could be freed after just 14 years. Brute Graham McGill, 59, was 22 when he strangled mother-of 11 Mary McLaughlin, 58, to death in her Glasgow flat.

dad in a year-long fight with council bosses to fix severe water damage is scared to have his young son in his house after a brick fell from his bathroom ceiling. William Cameron, who suffered a stroke just three weeks ago, has been fighting with Renfrewshire Council to fix dampness and a gaping hole in his bathroom ceiling for over a year.

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.

sea shanty hitmaker Nathan Evans performed his first live rendition of his chart-topping shanty on board a boat on the Thames. Former postie turned Tik Toker and music star Nathan rose to fame with his cover of Wellerman and was signed to Polydor before soaring to number one and achieving global success.

First Minister said that case numbers in North East region taking in Forres, Elgin, Lossiemouth and Buckie, are more than four times higher than in the rest of the country which is due to move to Level 2 on Monday.Sturgeon said :“It’s against that backdrop that, unless the situation was to materially improve over the next few days, it would simply not be safe or sensible to ease restrictions there from Monday.”Read the full story.The “huge success” of the vaccination programme along with

cancer battle. Laura Mcaloon, from Bathgate , died last month leaving behind her devastated fiancé Mark Smith, 37, and three children Tiegan, 20, and Demileigh, 13, and Connor, two.

Outlander star Graham McTavish has spoken about the possible return of one of his characters to the hit show for season six. The Scots actor, who has just signed up to join the cast for season two of Netflix's The Witcher, spoke about his role as Buck Mackenzie in an interview with a British magazine.

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

Read more. A Scots runner has told of the shocking moment he confronted two callous pensioners who were deliberately building obstacles for cyclists to crash in to. Alex Osborne spotted the pair carrying a large log on a path in Linn Park, Glasgow, on Monday afternoon but assumed there must be an innocent explanation.

NHS worker Lybi Halliday has been found following a frantic police search. The 21-year-old, from Hamilton, had vanished after a night out in Glasgow city centre on Friday, April 30 at around 11.30pm.

issing NHS worker Lybi Halliday, from Hamilton, did not come home after allegedly being "approached by a man" in Glasgow. Police are now frantically searching for Lybi after she was last spotted in the city centre at around 11.30pm on Friday, April 30.