Scots thug killed Chihuahua after battering tiny pet caused fatal brain injury

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buy has been offered the appliance by Currys PC World. We told how William Dennison, 30, was mortified when his girlfriend, Abby Trainor, brought the two drinks into Currys PC World in East Kilbride, North Lanarkshire on Wednesday.

died behind bars. Darrin Callander punched, kicked and stamped on a frail pal Brian Scott and left him to die at a property in Dumfries in April 2013.

mum was left in 'absolute stitches' when a Siri blunder gave her son an x-rated response when he asked for pictures of Tesco. Five-year-old Seany McEwan was asking the Apple virtual assistant for help in showing him some pictures of the supermarket ahead his trip with his dad, Andy, 38, to get a magazine with his pocket money.

Falkirk, around 7.30pm on Sunday following reports of a chemical gas leak.

fight on Saturday in a bid to damage their business. Society in Kirkcaldy today issued a public statement apologising to customers for the facilities but stated they fell victim to three "dangerous and cowardly" attacks.

allegedly threatened to sexually abuse children while claiming he had a gun in a Scots town. Brian Madhanga, of Glasgow, is said to have behaved in a threatening or abusive manner in Johnstone, Renfrewshire.

crash victims had previously been in prison for killing a schoolboy. We told how David Paton, 27, died alongside Manveer Benning, also 27, and 31-year-old Mark Downie following the smash on the M8 near Bishopton, Renfrewshire on Sunday morning.

viral after inadvertently joining the Orange Walk to get home. Kimberley Blythe, from Tradeston, was caught up in the marches yesterday in Glasgow.

World War I have fetched £2800 at auction – nearly five times the £600 ­estimate. The letters were written by brothers Eric and Ronald Travis Townsend, from Troon in Ayrshire, to their mother Lucy, who preserved their words lovingly along with photographs of her sons in leather-bound albums so they would not be forgotten.

Glasgow. Emergency services were called to Shandwick Street in Easterhouse in the early hours of Wednesday morning following reports of a car blaze.

Colourfest weekend. Tributes are pouring in for Kendall O'Neill whose sudden passing has left pals heartbroken.

Aberdeenshire on Sunday. Emergency services raced to the B9126, Kirkton of Skene, around 2.40pm yesterday after a cyclist came off his bike and onto the side of the road.

property three times in 16 days. Dale Smith had the back window of his car smashed by a thug last month, who returned just six days later to smash the vehicle to pieces with a baseball bat.Yesterday morning, a hooded yob attempted to burn the 31-year-old's van at his home in Bogindollo, Angus, where he lives with his parents.

crash has been named as Nicholas Wylie by police.