Scots woman at 'breaking point' as ants invade council flat and ravage pet dog

holiday for two weeks.

Scotland with criminals targeting people who put up posters or online ads searching for missing pets. Scammers claim to be calling from a vet having found a missing dog or cat but they say the pet needs immediate treatment and in the life or death scenario, payment is required upfront.

recent heatwave is predicted to give way to thunder and rain. We told earlier today how The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across most of Scotland from midday on Tuesday, with twice the normal amount of rain for the month of expected to lash down.

heatwave came to an end. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across most of Scotland from midday on Tuesday, with twice the normal amount of rain for the month of expected to lash down.

cleared of claims she left the martial arts expert scarred for life during a rammy at their upmarket home. Claire Ingram was yesterday acquitted of attacking estranged husband Malcolm Ingram - the boss of multi-million pound Scottish car dealership The Ingram Motoring Group - by throwing plates and "similar missiles" at him.

Nicola Sturgeon ’s flagship social justice policy is the Scottish Child Payment, which gives families from low income households £10 a week.

West Lothian street. The 40-year-old female owner of the XL American Bulldog-type animal has also been reported to the Procurator Fiscal in connection with the incident.

pensioners including a 91-year-old woman, an 82-year-old man and care home workers after testing positive last December. Leadbetter, 59, also ferried desperately ill passengers to and from Edinburgh Royal Infirmary who were attending for dialysis treatment while failing to wear a protective mask.

murder bid at a flat in Renfrew. A 38-year-old was attacked by two men at a flat on Paisley Road around 2.30pm on Monday afternoon in a targeted attempt on his life.

East Lothian, on Sunday July 11 when he was mauled by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross American Bulldog. Dean had taken Kaitlin Millar's family dog on a morning stroll after leaving his friend's house on Lynn Lea Avenue when a dangerous dog attacked.The 30-year-old told the Record: "I was walking and the next thing I heard this guy shouting and I seen this dog running."The dog came running right round my leg and clamped onto the side of my partner's dog's neck.

oil development. Around 12 protestors from the Stop Cambo group sat in the entrance and held signs at the new UK Government hub in Edinburgh - Queen Elizabeth House.

care worker jobs with rates RL Wage despite making promises to pay at least that much. Figures obtained by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and the Daily Record show the frontline work is being advertised with salaries short of the UK’s Real Living Wage of £9.50 per hour.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. The all terrain vehicle from Elgin also assisted in the efforts and a high pressure lance was used to extinguish the fire.

Scots dog owner was left devastated after her pet pooch was mauled to death by a Staffie in front of her eyes, with the horrific attack also causing her to have an epileptic fit. Gail Grubb, 46, was walking her beloved seven-year-old Chihuahua Chicco in Edinburgh when a woman driving past asked if she knew the owner of a Staffordshire Bull Terrier which had jumped into her car.

Bathgate when the suspects entered a property. They demanded the keys to the residents' car and two of them got into the black Audi S1 with the registration plate SO65 NZJ and drove away in the stolen vehicle.

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Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Dog walkers and wild swimmers have been warned about toxic algae which has been discovered at a Scots beauty spot.A popular walking trail, people visiting the Balgray Reservoir near Barrhead are being urged to be careful after a high concentration of blue-green algae – also known as cyanobacteria - was found in the water.People are being warned not to swim or paddle in the water, while pet owners have

mum claims the Scottish Government has ignored her pleas to make lifesaving cannabis oil available on the NHS for her son. Lisa Quarrell's eight-year-old son Cole Thomson has drug-resistant focal epilepsy - a condition which means he suffers from severe seizures which cannot be stopped or controlled by conventional medication.