'Selfish' walkers fined after getting lost on Scots mountain 60 miles from home

Scottish Government has been called on to apologise after a letter was sent to almost 18,000 Scots shielding at home telling them the wrong date for when it would be safe to go outside.The blunder saw those most at risk from Covid-19 being told they could leave their homes as of today - when the actual date agreed by health experts is June 18.The letter was sent by the NHS in April but clarification was only posted last week after concerned Scots flagged the mistake.One posted on Twitter: "My

dog who died after being poisoned by toxic algae has issued a warning to other pets owners. Andrea Mclellan had let six-year-old Benjamin cool off in a burn near her home in Cupar, Fife, during the sizzling hot weather last week.

Black Lives Matter movement with a powerful video calling for everyone to speak up. Honey Joseph, 20, posted a video to her Facebook encouraging her white friends to engage with the movement and said "silence is so loud right now." The video, which has now racked up over 17,000 views, was in response to the tragic death of George Floyd, 46, who was killed after a police officer knelt on his neck for eight and a half minutes in Minneapolis on Monday.

A postmortem on a tragic dad who died a day after being released from hospital following an alleged blade attack has ruled the cause of death “unascertained”.

A gran developed a strong Edinburgh accent after being hit with a door at work and suffering a life-changing brain injury.

Vets are urgently warning Scottish animal lovers to thoroughly check their pets for ticks after a dog fell ill from Lyme disease.

A brave young boy who is battling an aggressive brain tumour has been given just months to live after after medics found his cancer has returned.

The pilot of a motorised paraglider has died after his aircraft crashed in a field in Inverclyde.

The pilot of a motorised paraglider has died after his aircraft crashed in a field in Inverclyde.

A tragic dad said to have been stabbed in the neck during a blade attack has died just a day after being released from hospital.

Desperate Scots queued for up to a mile as thousands of people rejoiced at the chance to finally get rid of the ugly waste from their homes and gardens.

A Scots health board has apologised after it sent coronavirus test results and other personal information on more than 50 patients to a private business by mistake.

A 91-year-old woman has died after falling and breaking her leg while shooing away nuisance seagulls.

Sick thugs threw racist jibes at a pair of women about 'eating bats' after the 'didn't give them their phone number'.

This is the moment loved ones of a Scots bride and groom-to-be surprised them with a massive convoy on what should have been their wedding day.

A man has been airlifted to hospital after plunging from a cliff at an iconic Scots beauty spot.

A Fife family had a lucky escape after a garden storage unit suddenly caught fire causing flames to leap up to the second floor of their house.

A woman who is dying of a cancer missed by medics got married yesterday in a touching ceremony.

Cops have launched a probe after a 13-year-old girl was seriously sexually assaulted in a Scots woodland.

Thirteen puppies were found in 'filthy conditions' after being smuggled over to Scotland from Ireland.