Scots 'tank' mum 'only popped out for Irn-Bru' before pushing stuck lorry up icy hill

pensioner was robbed in broad daylight by a 'man carrying crutches' in a terrifying incident in Dundee this afternoon.Police are appealing for information after the 79-year-old man was robbed on Glenmoy Avenue between 12.10pm and 12.30pm on Sunday.The thug made off with a two-figure sum of money before he was seen walking down Glenmoy Avenue and Glenprosen Terrace after the incident.The man is described as being around 5ft 10 inches tall and of slim build.He was wearing wearing a black beanie

“It’s very unfair that a man doing his job can end up in this situation.

Marilyn Monroe lookalike claims to have captured creepy footage of the 'ghost' of the Hollywood star in what was once her home.Jasmine Chiswell, from Carluke, Lanarkshire, is a dead-ringer for the late A-list actress and has taken social media by storm with her 1950s pin-up style after moving from Scotland to LA.She even lives in Marilyn Monroe's former £1.9million mansion in the Hollywood Hills, which the star shared with her husband Joe DiMaggio during their marriage in 1954.The Instagram

attacked a Scots delivery driver and tried to steal his van.The 29-year-old victim was out in the Wester Drylaw area of Edinburgh yesterday, when he was assaulted by two men who tried to take his keys.Luckily, a local resident stepped in and managed to scare the yobs off empty handed.Police have now released a description of both men in an attempt to track them down.The first is white, around 6ft 2in tall and was wearing a grey hooded top and black gloves at the time of the attack.His companion

thug who stabbed an ex-bodybuilder to death at a property in Ayr has been jailed for an extra nine months for various offences leading up to the killing.Marius Bauba flouted as many as eight different court orders including a community payback order and several bail orders when he knifed to death Morgan Dunn, 34, at a house in Ayr's Marigold Square on February 8 last year.The 27-year-old also faced a breach of the peace charge and an assault charge, among a host of offences which date from 2018,

chef at a top Scots resort was caught stalking the streets while armed with a US military issue combat knife.Michael Campbell, 27, was found to have the lethal Ka-Bar - often referred to as a 'Rambo knife' - in Paisley, near Glasgow.Campbell, who used to work at the five-star Mar Hall, in Bishopton, tried to stash the knife after officers approached him in the street.But they found the weapon hidden behind an electrical box and he is now facing jail after pleading guilty over the find.Campbell,

iOS and Android.But the move was greeted with anger among affected workers and branded the "the height of arrogance" by Scotland's former health secretary Alex Neil.MSP Mr Neil, who was alerted to the situation on a visit to his local Morrisons in Ayr this week, said: "Pharmacy staff should be entitled to claim this payment and will rightfully feel aggrieved."This is an offer from the Scottish Government and shouldn't be for individual companies to decide what happens next."It certainly isn't

Vamps star Connor Ball has asked fans to petition for more Irn Bru in English shops.

tried to sell a baby for £1million. Evil Claire Boyle, 34, was convicted of child neglect after the horrific incident at her Ayrshire home where a little boy was trapped in the modified cot.

Aberdeenshire.Officers from Police Scotland in a marked Peugeot Estate patrol car became stuck in the white stuff on the B9150 near Crossfields Farmhouse, in Turriff, on Saturday at around 2.30pm.The local farmer spotted the cops in trouble before jumping into his tractor to help free the car.Footage of the police being towed up the road was captured on camera - and the hero didn't stop there.He helped free several other cars before cops and locals thanked the big hearted man for his

psychic has told of snapping the ghostly figure of a young girl during a trip to an abandoned castle turned asylum near Glasgow.Bethany McPherson's skin-crawling experience at Lennox Castle with her ex and his sister is enough to send shivers down anyone's spine.From smelling rotting meat and burning to having an object thrown at her, the 23-year-old is adamant the site -  near Celtic's training complex - is a hot bed of paranormal activity.But it was when she looked back at the pictures from

Lawrence Chaney to star in a new advert for Irn Bru after she wowed in an orange outfit resembling our other National Drink on Ru Paul's Drag Race.And even Irn Bru bosses are watching Lawrence's progress with interest after they joked with the Scots talent that she forgot to give them name check in her new number one song.Lawrence looked the business as she paraded around in a magnificent orange lifesaver outfit for Drag Race theme 'Day at the Seaside'She told fans on Twitter: "Safety first

a massive milk lorry up an icy hill has been rewarded - with a year's free supply of dairy products.We told how Charlene Leslie had nipped out for a bottle of Irn Bru and some snacks when she saw the eight-wheel HGV struggling through the heavy snow in Cowdenbeath, Fife on Tuesday as Storm Darcy continued to rage.The mum-of-three said she couldn't leave the driver 'without help' and was videoed pushing the Graham's milk lorry up the slope from behind.An incredible 18-second clip of the feat went

St Andrews have been left stunned after a local stream turned bright orange.The Kinness Burn was left the unusual shade following days of heavy snowfall and rain in the area, although the exact cause of the discolouration is unknown.Environmental officers have now launched an investigation into the phenomenon, which may be the result of water from historic mine works.Some locals have since dubbed the water the 'Irn Bru Burn' due to its similarity in colour to the famous fizzy drink.

ice.The driver was pulled over on Maybury Road in Edinburgh by stunned police whilst they were out on another enquiry.The motorist was given a caution and charged with the offence following the stop this morning.A report has also been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal, after cops said the motorist posed a risk to cyclists and pedestrians.A snap shared on Twitter by Road Policing Scotland shows how the driver's view was almost completely obscured by frost.Writing about the incident, the force

Dundee mum was slide tackled in the snow by her own son after the two got into a blistering argument in the middle of the street.The duo were filmed screaming at each other on Harefield Road on Tuesday 9 February by a resident who heard the commotion.It’s unclear what exactly caused the spat, although the woman was heard shouting angrily about money she is owed.The exchange was filmed by a local man, who captured the explosive scene from his window.As the clip begins, the pair can be heard

Northern Ireland.Kerrie King, originally from Dundee, was pronounced dead by emergency crews after she was found at a home in Portadown.Officers were called to the address in County Armagh in the early hours of Tuesday 9 February.

Dundee, was pronounced dead by emergency crews at the scene. Cops had been called to the address in Portadown, Co.

icy slope'.The unknown woman was videoed 'pushing' the massive Grahams milk HGV on a snow covered street in Cowdenbeath, Fife earlier today as Storm Darcy continues to rage.In the 18-second clip, uploaded onto the popular Fife Jammers Facebook page, the huge eight-wheeled lorry can be seen moving forward as she pushes it from behind up the hill.The social media page captioned the video 'Just your average Cowdenbeath woman pushing a lorry up a hill.'It has since picked up hundreds of likes and

Fife and Tayside. Hundreds of pensioners were left standing for hours in the snow and ice, with lengthy queues reported at Caird Hall in Dundee, and community clinics in Kirkcaldy, Lochgelly, Anstruther, Buckhaven and Glenrothes.