Scots thug who torched lover's home forcing her and child to leap from window to safety jailed

A drunken farmer destroyed 80 metres of hedgerow before smashing into a tree and writing off his £30,000 car on the way home from the pub. Hugh Stewart was found lying unconscious across the passenger seat and failed a roadside breath test after being rescued from the vehicle by firefighters.

A Scots mum is desperately trying to find a new home for her beloved pet Iguana as rising energy costs have put a strain on her ability to look after the pet.

Two highland drug dealers have been jailed for over a decade after police discovered a high-value stash of Class A drugs.

Furious Scots gathered in a street last night and demanded a man they believed to be a sex offender was removed from their street. Rumours began to circulate on Facebook that a ' notorious sex offender ' had recently been rehoused near the Danderhall area in Midlothian.

A Scots family who were travelling abroad to secure life saving treatment for their ill son claim they were turned away from a flight at Edinburgh Airport.

A third underwater search for a young joiner who vanished more than 27 years ago was launched yesterday.

A lucky Scots community are celebrating after winning a combined jackpot of £3.2 million on the People's Postcode Lottery. More than 100 neighbours in Seaton, Aberdeen, shared the combined prize pot.

A Scots OAP has been left ‘traumatised’ after heartless thieves ransacked her home and stole thousands of pounds worth of property during a shocking raid. The 69-year-old was in her house on Glamis Avenue, Elderslie, when two men wearing balaclavas broke in at around 1.15pm on Friday September 30.

A pregnant Scots mum who is just eight weeks away from giving birth has been 'jailed for four months in Tenerife over two unpaid fines'. The UK Government is being urged to help secure the release of Jamielee Fielding, who was arrested on August 19 after travelling to the Canary Islands for a family holiday.

A Scots expat living in Florida has told how he was forced to flee from his home in the midst of Hurricane Ian as alligators and sharks swarmed residential streets.

The Edinburgh dog and cat home (EDCH) say the are having to provide for more foodbanks as the cost of living crisis worsens.

Police have launched a search for a Scots woman who hasn't been seen for two days - as her 'broken' mum pleads for good news.

An ‘exhausted’ Scots student has told how she was forced to sofa surf for three months while desperately trying to secure accommodation amid the housing crisis. Imogen Irvine was left without a flat after her lease ended in May but found other properties were being let out within just minutes of being advertised online.

A firebombing victim is so afraid her life is in danger she plans to quit her home. Campaigner Lesley Roberts is so traumatised by a fire attack on her car outside her house she is unable to sleep.

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A 41 year-old man has been arrested and charged after a flat was allegedly torched in Ayrshire. The alleged early-hours attempted murder bid took place on Russell Drive in Ayr at around 4.30am on Saturday, September 10.

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A man has been rushed to hospital with ‘life-threatening injuries’ after an incident at a house in Bo’ness. Emergency services raced to the scene in Barony Court at around 6.30pm on Wednesday, September 14, following reports of a ‘disturbance’.