Scots to bake in 26C heat as 'Mediterranean plume' descends next week

torched a back garden in West Lothian. The thug set two fires in the garden of a property in Shaw Avenue, Armadale in the early hours of Friday morning.

St Andrews ' West Sands, Scotland is renowned for its stunning beaches - however, there is one sandy shore that is completely off-limits to locals and tourists alike. According to Edinburgh Live, East Leith Sands was previously a part of one of the largest beaches near the capital, however only two strips of the once bustling coastline remain.

accident. The woman, whose name has not yet been released, is believed to have come off the quad bike on Gerranton Farm, near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway and was badly injured.

parents have spoken of their 'devastation' after a court ruled babies with Down's syndrome could be aborted right up until birth. Their heartache comes following the news that campaigner Heidi Crowter lost her battle at the High Court today, where she demanded a change in the outdated law which she says does not 'respect her life'.

Kirkcaldy, Fife. Police said the elderly women were swindled out of a “sum of money ” by a man who was alleged to have carried out inspection and repair work on rowing's and guttering at two properties in Maree Place.

cars in a text message he sent to former workers. Out-of-pocket staff claim they are owed thousands of pounds in wages after his building firm went bust with debts of almost £1million.

money for sex when she wanted to leave for a better paid job still poses a “risk” to girls, a court heard.Asim Akram told the teen: “If you’re that desperate, I’ll give you £30 to have sex with me.”Akram, 28, left her “horrified” after making the sick proposal over Snapchat.He had earlier made the girl “uncomfortable” by frequently talking about sex when his business was quiet.Akram also asked the schoolgirl, who can’t be identified for legal reasons, to be his girlfriend in another social media

Lawrence Chaney will be in Glasgow this weekend signing copies of her new book 'Drag Queen of Scots '. Back in March, Lawrence became the first Scottish Queen to scoop the crown on the show and now the popular queen has penned her own book.

Great British Bake Off have fumed after programme makers failed to find representation from Scotland in this year's line-up. Last year's series of the hit BBC series saw Peter Sawkins, an accounting and finance student from Edinburgh, take home the Bake off crown whilst Laura Adlington and Dave Friday finished as the runners up.

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.

Orkney beach is thought to have died after becoming entangled in rope.We told how the orca was discovered washed up on Papa Westray on Monday.It was recovered by the Scottish Marine Animals Stranding Scheme (SMASS), who performed a post-mortem to find out its apparent cause of death.They discovered the juvenile whale's most likely cause of death was drowning after becoming entangled in rope which could have came from fishing gear.The male was identified as one which regularly visits Shetland as

book lovers by revealing it's actually from New Zealand. For decades we have assumed the book was Scottish - a belief so widely held that it has been taught in schools and is even found in the Scottish section in bookstores and online.The book, which was published in 1983, tells the story of dog Hairy and his adventures with his animal pals.

cyclist was reunited with his stolen bike after it was listed for sale of eBay almost 180 miles away from his home. The Saracen Arial mountain bike, described as “extremely valuable”, was taken from the owner’s home on July 7.

Glasgow. Devastated family and friends of the popular teenager are fundraising to create to memorials in Paige's memory.

stroke on a bike ride at the start of lockdown led to the 'darkest times of his life' when he lost control of his hand on the cycle. Troy Johnson noticed something was wrong when he could not control his right hand while out on a cycle around East Lothian on May 14 last year.

Environmental Services boss Alison Pettigrew, wife of former co-director Garry ­Pettigrew, has been disqualified by ­Government agency the Insolvency Service (IS). It said Mrs Pettigrew, 52, breached her “fiduciary duty” by allowing HES to transfer assets valued at £2,979,383 to connected firms in the two months before the firm collapsed – sparking a national ­clinical waste crisis.Mr Pettigrew’s conduct is also being investigated by the watchdog, it’s ­understood.

car from Wind in the Willows back to life after bagging a bargain at auction. Gordon Grant, from Comrie in the Highlands, picked up the neglected motor used in the 1996 film for just £4,500 before transforming it during lockdown into a museum showpiece valued at up to £50,000.

social media “influencer” is behind a series of bogus sales firms that pestered people with more than half a million unwanted cold calls. Yvonne McCuaig portrays herself living a life of luxury and designer gear to her 87,000 ­followers on Instagram.

Scots motorway. The 60-year-old woman was driving on the M9 in West Lothian when a bicycle smashed through her windscreen.It is believed to have come free from a vehicle driving on the opposite carriageway.

Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletterLorraine Kelly has raved about the 'hilarious' new book by Scots Drag Race star Lawrence Chaney after getting a sneak preview this week.The Scots daytime telly queen and the winner of Ru Paul's Drag Race UK have become firm friends since he burst onto the scene earlier this year.They first met when Lorraine was a guest judge on the hit show and have stayed in touch.The unlikely pair even jokingly