Serial Scots rapist who showed 'no remorse' over 15-year campaign of terror jailed

A search has been launched for a man who disappeared in the Highlands this afternoon.

A new sighting has been confirmed of a man who disappeared from Fife on New Year's Day. Scott McLaren left his home in the Dollar Crescent area of Kirkcaldy around midday on Sunday, January 1.

Police are searching for a missing man who disappeared from Fife on New Year's Day.

Scots have lost a massive £1.9billion in wages in just one year due to working unpaid overtime. Figures show workers completed an average of 8.1 hours of unpaid ­overtime every week. If each hour was paid at the average hourly pay rate, the staff would be entitled to almost £2billion extra.

Police say they are "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of a missing Scots man who drove off in his car in the early hours of New Year's Day.

As Nicole Brown gazes at daughter Miah, it’s impossible not to see the baby boy she held in her arms for the last time a year ago. Her son Micah was born with the rare genetic condition congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and, after a six-month battle, his little body could not take any more and he passed away on New Year’s Day.

Those who are planning to go out to see some New Year's fireworks might want to keep an umbrella to hand. This weekend will see in 2023, with Hogmanay taking place on Saturday, December 31, and New Year's Day taking place on Sunday, January 1.

Hero Scottish Ambulance Service workers have been verbally and physically attacked more than 300 times in the last year, according to latest figures. Data from November 2021 to November 2022 shows that there were 160 physical and 148 verbal attacks by members of the public on staff, including crews and those who work in control rooms.

The number of calls to a leading energy advice service has more than quadrupled over the last year as Scots struggle with the cost of living crisis.

Scots music acts including Amy MacDonald, The Fratellis, Mogwai and Franz Ferdinand are set to star in a new BBC documentary celebrating the heritage of Glasgow's beloved Barrowland Ballroom.

Two thugs who killed a man after a jibe was made about his height have been jailed for a total of more than 27 years. Billy McGuire was stabbed four times in the chest during the attack in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire on December 20 2020.

Scotland's Home of the Year is back on screens tonight for a Christmas treat for viewers.

A man has been jailed for five years after intimidating youths at a children's skatepark.

The heartbroken dad of tragic teen Grace Handling is ramping up his campaign for a law change targeting drug dealers. Stewart Handling will directly lobby law chiefs undertaking a review of homicide laws.

Plans for a massive new oil field off the Scottish coast have been thrown into doubt after a watchdog demanded answers on emissions targets.

Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing man who was last seen over a week ago. Robert Riddick, 31, was last seen in the Hillhouse area of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, at around 12pm on Saturday 3rd December.

A desperate search has been launched to find a man who vanished from a Scots nightclub at the weekend.

A teenager has been charged in connection with an alleged assault on a pupil at the trouble-hit Bannerman High School in Glasgow.

A carer who stole from elderly widow's bank account on the day of her husband's funeral has avoided a prison sentence. Margaret McPhail, 62, carried out £11,800 worth of cash withdrawals on 87-year-old Agnes Fowler's account from her home in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire.