Scots zoo left without power after devastating blaze as fundraising page set up to save it

coronavirus. Gelatoburger in Oban revealed that the back of house worker had become unwell after contracting Covid-19.

police officer in Canada has died after being attacked with a weapon while trying to intervene in a disturbance. Police Constable Allan Young, originally from Dumbarton, was off-duty when he was set upon by a man in the city of Nelson, British Columbia, last Thursday.

drugs raid.A total of 70 plants were found at a three-bedroom home.

being threatened by a couple in a row over bad parking at a Tesco car park.

prison sentence after he caused the death of Hanno Garbe by dangerous driving on a Highland road.Lord Fairley told Johnstone at the High Court in Edinburgh: "You continued to drive a motor car when it was plainly dangerous for you to do so."The judge pointed out that he had been told by optometrists on two occasions that his eyesight did not meet the required standard for driving.Lord Fairley said that the unexpected death of Mr Garbe has had "a devastating effect" on his wife Dagmar.The judge

killer blood infection.Scott Dyer, from Bonnyrigg, came home from work feeling seriously unwell on February 7 but believed he was suffering from a stomach bug so went to bed.But just eight hours later, the 46-year-old was left fighting for his life and placed in a coma after being diagnosed with meningococcal septicaemia and pneumonia.The dad-of-two’s family were warned he was unlikely to survive the night before spending the next four weeks in intensive care.Doctors were forced to cut off both

Queen's Scots estate have discovered a whole campsite left dumped- just weeks after warning about people going to the toilet on the site.Camping chairs, a trolley, a campfire, rucksacks as well as five tents have been apparently abandoned on the Balmoral estate, near Braemar in Aberdeenshire.Fuming bosses have tweeted about the find - urging visitors to 'leave no trace'.Last month Balmoral chiefs said they had been discovering 'increasing quantities of human waste' left about the sprawling

missing Scots mum who vanished in Clackmannanshire. Joanne Walker was last seen leaving her home in Stalker Avenue, Tillicoultry, at around 10pm on Friday.

police officer fought for his life as a teen mixed martial artist pinned him down with a potentially lethal chokehold in Dundee.Mirko Novansky pinned the 16 stone officer to the ground by wrapping his legs around his neck and forcing him to gasp for air.Dundee Sheriff Court was told that PC Graeme Hunter - who is several inches taller and five stone heavier than his assailant - had been left traumatised by the near death experience.Fiscal depute Vicki Bell told the court that Novansky ran off

coronavirus.Norma and John Wiggins, from Hamilton, escaped the deluge of storm Dennis in February for an extended break in Tenerife but were left confined to their room when sand from the Sahara desert engulfed the Canary Islands, grounding hundreds of flights.And just four weeks later they found themselves stranded in their Tenerife apartment once again by the coronavirus lockdown.Their trip was originally supposed to last six weeks, but the retired couple only made it back to Scotland

jail today.Aleem Azam, 49,  thought he was in contact with a teenage girl, but in fact he was snared by a police decoy.Azam claimed he wanted to have sex with her and boasted that 'everything still worked' in his body.He was eventually snared with 18 indecent images of children.Azam pleaded guilty to sending sexual communications to the decoy as well as having the indecent images.Azam, of the city's Shawlands, was put on a community payback order with three years supervision by Sheriff Andrew

Green Flag also offered some common-sense tips for those looking to buy a used car.

Calvin Harris has been praised for donating £20,000 to Glasgow's Sub Club after they launched a campaign to stop permanent closure. The fund was just £5,000 away from reaching £150,000 when the DJ, who now stays in LA, made the generous donation, taking the fund to £165,000.

cop who has died after a short battle with cancer leaving behind two young children.Inspector Chris Mutter served in Fife Division before his death last Monday - having only been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer on October 31.He was promoted to the post of inspector in November - while he was receiving treatment for his illness.A special ceremony took place where he was promoted by the chief constable.Devastated wife Maxine is now left behind with children Ethan, three, and one-year-old

Instagram after posting a series of looks with fashion website Boohoo. The design company has been the subject of claims that staff at one of its Leicester factories were paid as little as £3.50 an hour, and were working without proper equipment to guard against coronavirus.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A rescued circus bear at a popular Scots zoo has died after battling a tumour.Suzy the bear was put to sleep at The Five Sisters Zoo after vets discovered a malignant tumour.The animal was used in performances at a French circus for 28 years before she was rescued alongside two other bears, Peggy and Carmen, and brought to the West Calder animal sanctuary in 2012.The trio had been kept in tiny cages no bigger than

park. Police have launched a probe after the wire snares were set up at Wallyford Park in Wallyford, East Lothian.

here“Operations control mobilised four appliances, a height appliance and specialist resources.“Crews are working to extinguish a fire within the roof space of a building.“One casualty suffering from smoke inhalation has been handed to the care of the ambulance service. Firefighters remain at the scene.”It is understood that all the animals at the zoo have escaped injury in the fire.

zoo today.The blaze has been seen at Fife Zoo in Ladybank, Cupar with stunned locals snapping terrifying pictures of the flames. It comes shortly after punters were again allowed to visit zoos and animal centres on June 29 following the easing of lockdown restrictions.In pictures posted online smoke can been seen billowing into the sky from the tourist attraction.Zoo bosses have since confirmed all humans and animals are safe.Locals have commented online about seeing the huge blaze.One wrote: