Scots woman terrified after chilling encounter with sex offender who confessed he wanted to ‘hurt’ her

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.

Scotch whisky giant has been fined £50,000 after an engineer was crushed by machinery in a "foreseeable accident". Chivas Brothers Ltd, which makes Chivas Regal, last month admitted breaching health and safety laws at its bottling plant in Kilmalid, Dumbarton, after the incident on February 22, 2017.

TikTok star Littlest Chicken opened up on social media about attending his first pride march as an out queer person. Mardi Gla, organised by Glasgow 's Pride, took place on September 4, as crowds gathered to march from Cessnock Festival Park to George Square.

rollercoaster after it had apparently broken down high above the ground. Pictures show a crowd of onlookers watching the dramatic moment at M&D's theme park near Motherwell yesterday as workers scaled the large Mad Mouse ride as a car lies motionless on the track.

university professor tasked with ensuring Afghan girls continue to go to school has demanded ­international aid is used to negotiate with the Taliban. Former prime minister ­ Gordon Brown last week called for £5.7billion of support for ­education in the ­country to be overseen by Edinburgh ­University’s Liz Grant.

sex. Scott Forrest, 53, forced the helpless pensioner into his home in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire before carrying out the degrading attack.

Scots woman was left devastated after being asked to leave a Greggs store because staff did not recognise her chihuahua as an assistance dog. Laila Hepburn was visiting her local store in Granton, Edinburgh to buy food on her way home and brought her assistance dog Marley.

newsreader John McKay is celebrating after a movie based on his book won a major award at the Edinburgh Film Festival. The well loved figure, who has become famous for his ties, even has a cameo in the film called The Road Dance which premiered at the celebrated film festival.

pervert who sent videos of himself carrying out a sex act over items of children’s clothing has been banned from playparks or anywhere designed for kids. Martin Lipscombe took photos of a 12-year-old girl and kids’ clothing on a washing line in Edinburgh which he sent to another male.

Michael Gove's dancing in a Scottish nightclub lacked "real urgency or inner rhythm", according to a judge on Strictly Come Dancing.Craig Revel Horwood rated the politician's moves to be a three out of 10, but gave Mr Gove the maximum score possible for "enjoying himself".The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 54, was spotted dancing in a dark suit with no tie at the Pipe club night in Aberdeen, with the venue posting a video on Facebook showing him throwing shapes on the dancefloor.On

sex offender who dragged a woman off of the street and assaulted her has been warned he could be jailed again for keeping secrets from the authorities. Callous David Bell, 32, pounced on the woman, then 21, in Irvine, Ayrshire, after emerging from the shadows as she walked home from a train station.

here."He then appeared to speed up, as you can hear in the video. He scared the living daylight out of me, and it was only my experience that kept me on the road."Likewise for my dad.

couple are expecting a baby just six months after meeting on Facebook Marketplace over a super king size bed listing.

Edinburgh, Fife and the Lothians - including the Edinburgh City Bypass and the M8 - has sparked travel concerns.Traffic Scotland told motorists: "We're noticing heavy fog in Edinburgh, Fife and the Lothians. Please take extra care if driving in the area this morning."Dramatic photos from live traffic cameras this morning show the extent of the heavy fog, which is still covering busy commuter routes.

Firefighters rushed to David's Loan in the Langlees area of Falkirk, just after 4am on Saturday August, 21, after reports of a vehicle ablaze.

killer known as the Muswell Hill Murderer whose despicable crime spree had appalled the nation. “My name is Dennis Nilsen.

fisherman was injured after his boat hit rocks before taking in water. Coastguard, RNLI, paramedics and fire crews were all called to the major emergency response was launched after the dramatic early morning incident at Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders.

a probe after an early morning robbery of a Scots shop. The thief entered the store on Ayr's Prestwick Road at around 8.20am yesterday and demanded cash.

missing at a scenic Scots beauty spot. A major search was sparked when the 82-year-old vanished at the Loch of Cliff in Unst, Shetland yesterday.