Scots thug who carved name into victim’s chest before slicing off his ear is jailed

A former engineer who held a gun to a pensioner’s head after a row over sheep on his land has been spared a fresh jail term. Brian Capstick, 52, from Ecclefechan, turned on William Hodgson, 68, ranting about a £200 debt.

A man who murdered a mum and daughter before burying their bodies under his kitchen floor has lost a bid to appeal against his conviction and sentence.

A Scot has been jailed after being convicted as part of an international drugs gang which imported £1 million worth of cocaine and cannabis into the country. Glaswegian William Brown, 31, Lee Moore, 48, Charles Dodkins, 29, Daniel Snowdon, 42, appeared at Teesside Crown Court near Stoke, charged with drugs and weapons offences.

A Scots soldier has avoided being thrown out of the Army after a brutal assault on a fellow squaddie on a military night-out.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has confirmed he is in regular contact with Sir Alex Ferguson who provides him with advice.

It's been a glorious bank holiday weekend with Greater Manchester basking in sunshine. The rest of the country has also enjoyed similar sunny scenes, with Sunday (May 28) being the UK's hottest day of the year so far.

DWP benefits claimants and motorists are among those affected by key changes being rolled out next month. The moves could impact you financially, so they're well worth being aware of.

A neighbour who set fire to a woman’s house has been jailed for 18 months. Ann Campbell, 54, targeted Michelle McDade over a year.

A romance which flourished in a Scots coffee shop, when barista Sophie wrote 'ur cute' on her crush's latte, is still going strong one year on.

the HBO drama “Succession” “too early.”The 76-year-old actor gave one of his first big interviews since the stunning death of media patriarch Logan Roy to BBC Two’s Amol Rajan Interviews for an episode airing Wednesday.Cox reportedly states the killing of his character last month during a plane ride in the third episode of Season 4 was “ultimately too early.”Instead, Cox thinks it would have been appropriate for Logan to die in the fifth or sixth episode of the 10-episode final season. “I was fine with it, ultimately, but I did feel a little bit rejected,” he said.

Police in Airdrie are appealing for help to trace a 34-year-old woman who was reported missing more than a week ago.

An urgent search is ongoing for a Scottish schoolboy who disappeared five days ago.

Thousands of families across Scotland with a disabled child or young person will receive a one-off payment later this year to help with energy bills later this year. Child Winter Heating Assistance is paid automatically once a year to those in receipt of disability benefits and will increase by 10.1 per cent to £235.70 for winter 2023-2024.

A mother with multiple sclerosis has been refused a £130,000 health insurance payout for failing to disclose her symptoms - a year before she claims she had any.

A respectable middle-class couple who sold cocaine to pals have both been jailed after a judge warned that having a good job does not make you 'special' in the eyes of the law.

A Scots mum who has endured countless miscarriages on her journey to have children says she has one last chance at giving her son a sibling after running low on embryos.

A Scots teenager who can't feel the top to her head after undergoing surgery says her 'constantly growing' brain tumour is 'getting in the way of her dream job'.

After three weeks of trials and elimination challenges, the first-ever I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here 'Legend' has been crowned. Viewers have been watching the action unfold every weeknight after the pre-recorded series hit screens last month.

A Scots Elvis die-hard has Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do after he and his family won more than £200,000 in the People's Postcode Lottery.

A search has been launched for a missing man who vanished from a Fife town.