Scots woman in court on drugs and police attack charges

addict who didn't know if he'd make one day to the next as a teenager has just secured a Masters degree in social work. Aidan Martin's life was plagued by addiction as well as violence, sexual abuse, and suicidal thoughts growing up in Ladywell, West Lothian, before he turned his life around a number of years ago.

Aberdeen. Poor Ziggy the Cavapoochon passed away early on Sunday morning at a specialist vet hospital in Livingston after he sustained serious injuries one week ago.

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.

Lee Small. Officers have arrested and charged a 30-year-old in connection with his death.

restaurant worker has won an £11,000 pay out after a tribunal found he was racially abused and grabbed by the throat by a head chef. Kitchen porter Vasilis Kodra took La Vita - a family-run business which has five Italian eateries in and around Glasgow - to an employment tribunal, claiming he was attacked and told “Albanians are f**king trouble” during a rammy with ex colleague Robbie Syme at the city’s Byres Road branch.

reportedly raped in Fife. Officers were called to the scene near Oriel Woods in Kirkcaldy after the young woman was allegedly attacked at around 9.30pm on Monday, September 6.

appeared in court charged with murdering a Scots mum whose body was found in a parked car. Jane Fitzpatrick was discovered dead inside the vehicle on Cable Road in Glenrothes, Fife, at around 9am on August 9.

ending the uplift to the benefit next month despite pleas from several Tory MPs and numerous anti-poverty charities. A survey by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) found 74% of its users who claim Universal Credit said they would be unable to cope with the reduction in payment, while 26% said they would no longer be able to pay for essentials, and 14% said they would no longer be able to pay for food.

Dunfermline, on Saturday night, September 4. Police descended on the Hospital Hill venue after calls were made at 8:30pm.

shooting death of Scots gym boss Gary More for nearly three years ago. Police Scotland have confirmed the arrest of a 33-year-old man after the slaying of Gary outside his his home in Gartness Drive on the evening of Thursday, 6 September, 2018.

hit and run on a Scots road. The aincident involved two male pedestrians being struck by a Ford Fiesta on Milldam Road in Clydebank.

custody. Neil Meager, 38, was allowed to walk free from court despite being convicted of attacking the teenager just three years after he was caught beating up his wife.

driving when she was nearly four times over the limit was waiting to appear in court when she was caught again - nearly six times above the limit. Amanda Keiller, 58, was banned from driving for three years and fined £600 when she admitted both charges at Dundee Sheriff Court yesterday.

Thomas Hamilton condemned nine-year-old Francis McGowan to a desperate life of drug addiction, crime, jail and despair. Now 52, Francis has blasted the Scottish Government for shutting the door in his face when he’s been begging for help.

Aberdeen. The 18-year-old was reportedly assaulted around 12.55am last Tuesday on Bon Accord Street in the Granite City.

dog poo after a bag of excrement was thrown at him in Falkirk. The disgusting incident was reported to police after the worker was targeted inside the vehicle on Cumbrae Drive, in the Tamfourhill area of the town, earlier this month.