Scots woman who attacked boy, 1, in street as he was 'having a meltdown' dodges jail

A Scots grandad who was just six hours away from dying after developing sepsis has urged other sufferers to ‘never give up’. Mitch Stevenson began experiencing severe chest pains and was struggling to breathe at his home in East Lothian before being rushed to hospital by ambulance in March 2017.

A tenement museum that captures 20th-century lifestyle in Glasgow has been named among the top spots to experience 'true Scottish history'.

Police are urgently trying to trace a missing man last seen three days ago as concern grows for his welfare.

Scots TV darling Gail Porter has been attacked outside her home after trying to break up a fight between two women. The presenter flew into the street after hearing an argument on a street next to her London flat on Saturday night.

Scottish nurses are fighting for improved pay and conditions. It comes as NHS staff claim there are crippling nurse and facility shortages, and some staff have resorted to food banks.

Scots drivers have been feeling the crunch of the cost of living crisis at the petrol pumps as the cost of unleaded and diesel has steadily risen throughout the year. Prices at forecourts have reached astronomical heights due to a numerous factors, including the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, a ban on Russian imported oil and rising inflation rates.

A paddle boarder and their dog were rescued from a Scots bay yesterday after getting into trouble in the water.

This is the moment when rousing Rangers supporters wowed a Scots theatre show cast on the eve of the new Scottish Premiership season.

A vulnerable Scots woman was left lying bleeding in the street after being attacked by an out-of-control German Shepherd despite begging the animal’s owner for help. Stephanie McGeough, who suffers from Addison’s Disease, was walking to her Clydebank home when the vicious dog lunged at her arm before sinking its teeth into her limb on March 11, 2021.

A furious Edinburgh resident has called out a numpty driver by leaving a giant cardboard sign on the windscreen of their motor. The angry note was spotted sitting on the vehicle which was parked over a lane on Spey Terrace in the Leith area of the capital on Friday, July 29.

The rise in tourism in Scotland can often be a double-edged sword as people flock to the country in the summertime. Thousands of people enjoying staycations and others travelling to Scotland from around the globe can be a boom for local economies during the holiday season, however, the extra numbers can also bring with them problems.

A Scots mum has publicly shamed a party planner after claiming they splashed £250 on her daughter's 10th birthday - only to get six 'embarrassing' plates of nibbles to share between 28 kids. Ashley Black, from Falkirk, claims that she quizzed the event planner twice and was assured that there would 'definitely' be enough food for her daughter's 28 friends for the party last month.

A Scots man attempted to lighten the mood after a sad day spreading his sister's ashes by playing a boat prank on his mum in which he swung the boat they hired round in a dizzying display.

Coronation Street viewers are working out the real identity of Mad Dog, the person texting Hope Stape. The 11-year-old has been the target of texts by a person going by the peculiar username.

Police were called to a street in Johnstone after an angry mob gathered at a property in a protest against an alleged paedophile. The mob were heard chanting 'beast' outside a house in the Renfrewshire town, at around 5.30pm on Monday night before police intervened.

A couple have been reunited with their missing dog after it spent four days on the run – thanks to pet detectives using a hi-tech drone. June and David Hamilton had picked up the 18-month-old Spanish rescue Jack Russell terrier less than two hours before it escaped from the garden of their home in Bothwell, Lanarkshire.

Police say they are growing concerned for the welfare of a woman in pyjama bottoms who vanished from a Dundee hospital. Bridget Diven was last seen at around 1.15pm on Saturday, July 23, after leaving the city's Ninewells Hospital.

A Scots butcher was honoured by colleagues at a Morrisons following his sudden death as they downed tools and lined the store’s aisles to pay their respects. Peter Owens Gilbertson passed away aged 65 on June 23 2022 at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh.

A woman has been arrested following a three-car crash on a busy road in Edinburgh. The incident took place on West Granton Road in the north of the city at around 8.25pm yesterday.

In a bid to stop the spread of bird flu in Scotland, conservationists have banned visitors from 23 islands.