Scots school teacher who threatened to ‘kill’ sick colleague and ‘kick her into the Clyde’ struck off

A stalker who threatened to pitch a tent outside his ex's mother's house, where she'd gone to stay after leaving him, was spared jail today.

Primary pupils are being warned to stay away from a vicious badger in the grounds of their school.

A thug who ambushed a man close to death following a Celtic and Rangers game has been jailed for five years and one month.

MSP Elena Whitham has told how her terminally ill mum starved herself to death rather than have her family endure weeks of torture as cancer claimed her life.

Free school meals will not be made available to all primary pupils next year despite a high-profile pledge by the Scottish Government.

A driver changing a tyre '400 metres from safety' is alleged to have caused a school bus to crash on a busy Scots road.

A Scottish primary school is closing until next week after Covid cases thought to be the new Omicron variant were identified among teaching staff.

A woman who searched Crown Office computers for details of a dangerous criminal over fears for her safety has walked free from court.

Three cars have been involved in a collision on a stretch of road in Fife - with one driver 'caught filming' the smash on a mobile phone.

People are being warned not to pick up sick or dead birds after a second case of avian flu was confirmed in Dumfries and Galloway.

Staff at a Scots Tesco distribution centre have backed strike action in the run up to Christmas, union chiefs have said.

Scots high school pupils are demanding their right to 'free the pee' after saying they have been banned from using the toilet.

A thieving Scots carer who repeatedly stole cash from a vulnerable service user before staging a cover up has been struck off.

An unemployed construction worker who Sellotaped a knife to his hand and threatened to "chop up" police in a mid-afternoon standoff, is facing jail.

John Swinney has joked he has "no social life" as he urged Scots to get tested regularly following the emergence of the Omicron variant in Scotland.

Cops have launched a probe after an air pistol was discovered.

Scots comic book tycoon Mark Millar has spoken out about rumours of a third Kick-Ass movie - amidst his work on Netflix series Jupiter's Legacy and SuperCrooks.

A teenage girl is fighting for life in hospital after being hit by a car in Renfrewshire.

One of Scotland’s poshest schools has been rocked by new abuse allegations.

A brave mum terrorised by her police officer boyfriend has said the authorities need to do more to tackle domestic abuse.