Seven-year-old girl dies after being in the water at a Perthshire beauty spot

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.

raped and assaulted a 15-year-old girl has been detained for more than three years. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday having earlier admitted his brutal crimes.

musician is proving an internet hit - after a video of him jamming in the garden notched up thousands of views online. Footage shows the moment little Caiden Higgins grabs his guitar and joins performer Cutchy Cash in a rendition of Gerry Cinnamon 's Kampfire Vampire.

Covid-19.Rebecca Parker plans to play for 100 days and is now nearing the end of her emotional musical challenge.Every morning since April, the pensioner plays through her arthritis the Baby Grand piano of McClymont House in Lanark.Rebecca is one of the oldest residents of the Lanarkshire care home and is determined to keep spirits of staff and fellow residents high in the face of lockdown restrictions.Now she has touched the hearts of people around the world and is raking in donations on her

Scots woman has died after downing an entire bottle of sex stimulant XL Gold. The woman fell ill on May 6 and died the same day after buying the bottle from Party Time off licence in Arbroath, Angus, police reports confirm.

57-year-old man require hospital treatment after an alleged serious assault in the early hours of May 31.Gym at centre of planning row to close as search for new location continuesResidents said at the time they felt “under siege” as hundreds of visitors descended on the beauty spot near Blairgowrie.Since the incident, and similar concerns raised in other parts of Highland Perthshire, Police Scotland has increased patrols at a number of locations in a bid to clamp down on a spike in anti-social

Glasgow park after a man was seriously assaulted. Emergency services were called to the Elder Park area of the city around 3.30pm on Monday July 13 following reports of a 48-year-old being attacked.

council car park. Mark Ross passed away after being found near Motherwell Civic Centre at around 9.30am on Sunday.

missing Scots teenagers. There are 'increasing concerns' for 17-year-olds Cheryl Hutchison and Christina Lawson who have both been reported missing from Spittal Street, Stirling and are believed to be together.

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

freak accident by Ossian's Cave in Dunkeld on Monday night.
 The youngster was raced to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee but passed away a short time later.
Her devastated mum, Brooke Reid, 26, has now posted an emotional tribute on Facebook.
She told her friends in the public post:
 "As most of you are aware yesterday we had to say goodbye to our best friend, our life, our world, our everything."I stayed with Freya the whole night and most of today before she was taken away.
"Everyone tried their

coronavirus while being treated for other conditions is not yet known, Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has admitted. Figures published last week revealed more than 1,000 patients tested positive for Covid-19 after being admitted to hospital, but Freeman said the number of deaths linked to the cases is unknown.

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

The gran of a Scots tot who died from a brain tumour has received more than 100,000 signatures on her petition calling for more research into childhood cancer.Logan Maclean was just three years-old when he passed away from a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) - the deadliest of all childhood cancers.Little Logan, from Largs, North Ayrshire, was diagnosed with the incurable disease in November 2016 but tragically died a short 11 months later.Following his death, his heartbroken gran Fiona

Police are investigating the death of a toddler in Falkirk.

tot was left 'traumatised' after his beloved dog almost died in front of him at Loch Doon.Lauchlin Owens, 2, was enjoying a day out at the Ayrshire beauty spot with his parents and the family's Springer Spaniel Clyde.The three year old pooch started to violently jerk and had a seizure after suffering water Intoxication.Mum Joanne Owens, 31, and dad Lewis Owens, 28, from Kilmarnock sprang into action desperately trying to save the pet as Lauchlin watched in horror.Joanne said: “It was very

Glasgow street.The man was rushed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary hospital around 6.45am this morning but sadly died a short time later.Emergency services raced to Duke Street in the east end of the city after receiving reports of the injured man.He was found near to Hunter Street and the Tennent's Wellpark Brewery.Police say they are not treating the death as suspicious.Enquires into the circumstances are continuing but "are at a very early stage".A Police Scotland spokesperson added: "Around 6.45