Shocking pics show blaze devastation at 'national treasure' Scots woodland

Glasgow. Six engines raced to the early morning inferno on Elder Street at around 6.12am.

Nicola Sturgeon announced new, tougher restrictions to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic this week - but what do they mean for children? Under the new rules, no one is allowed to meet inside households after research showed a high proportion of new cases came from interactions inside homes. The news will come as a blow to families and friends who were just getting used to the new-found freedoms after four months of lockdown.

eye test for a new pair to reveal a giant deadly brain tumour. Beth McKendrick Rafferty, 14, who has worn glasses since she was a toddler, was blighted with 'stabbing' headaches and assumed it was a sign she needed her prescription upgrading.During a routine eye appointment at Specsavers, Beth, then 12, passed the reading tests with flying colours so was baffled by what was causing the crippling pain.

car crash caused by a show-off driver high on drink and drugs have described their "torment". Jack Frame's parents first thought the tragedy in Lanarkshire in February last year was an accident but said finding out that the driver acted illegally "just turned everything upside down".

allergic reaction after she was stung by a monster jellyfish. Libby Bligh, 50, struggled to breathe as she went into anaphylactic shock after coming into contact with the 3ft lion’s mane jellyfish on a Highland coast.

coronavirus cases continue to rise, according to a new poll. A study carried out by YouGov spoke to 2,690 people across the UK about a possible return to restrictions seen over March, April and May.

Nicola Sturgeon takes questions on coronavirus in parliament.The First Minister announced 290 new cases in the past 24 hours and hinted at new nationwide lockdown restrictions.Earlier, Sturgeon said she cannot rule out imposing a curfew for pubs and restaurants if the number of Scots testing positive for Covid continues to rise.

horror crash on a Scots road have said they are 'devastated' by his loss. John King was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on the A92 near the Cowdenbeath junction at around 10pm on Saturday.

Gordon Ramsay is on the hunt for young Scots to take part in his new travel show. The celeb chef issued out a casting call for people aged between 16 and 21 to participate in his latest programme.

cops have told how they saved three people from a devastating house fire - minutes after watching four of their colleagues being injured in a street rammy. Constables Jordan Loughrey and Claire Coleman, both based at Paisley Police Station, have now been praised for their bravery by a senior Police Scotland officer.They had just finished responding to an incident in Belmont Road, Paisley, on Saturday, July 25, during which four of their colleagues were injured.A 20-year-old man was arrested in

Lorraine Kelly has opened up on the pain of suffering a miscarriage in the past as she detailed her struggle.The popular TV presenter, 60, shared her own experience with the loss as she responded to a post by First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon on Twitter. Nicola Sturgeon praised the country's Justice Minister Humza Yousaf and his wife Nadia El-Nakla, who sadly suffered a miscarriage during lockdown.

couple who lost their dog in a horrendous house fire has raised over £12,000.Callum Martin, 30, and wife, Melissa, 29, from Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, were left devastated when a horrific fire took hold in their home and killed their beloved Luna on August 10.The couple were out having lunch when they received a phone call from a neighbour to say their house was up in smoke after an electrical fault in their kitchen took fire.Despite best efforts from firefighters, the couple's home could not be

mum claims she was trapped in her house for two days and forced to eat pizza through her window after Argos delivery drivers blocked her only exit with her new couches. Sarah Miller, from Tayport, in Fife, said staff told her they were unable to bring the two sofas up her stairs because that would breach new coronavirus restrictions.

Fife beach after bad weather saw the levels of bacteria skyrocket. Tests were carried out at the Silver Sands beach in Aberdour on August 17 and discovered a disturbingly high level of human and animal waste.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNorth Ayrshire Council is facing a significant gap in its funding following the Covid-19 pandemic.The net financial impact of the pandemic lockdown on the Council is currently expected to be approximately £15.475m for the financial year 2020/21.The pandemic has had a major impact on public services across the UK and further afield and the Council has been monitoring its financial position to help

brain tumour have paid heartfelt tributes to their 'kind and sweet boy' as he 'left for the stars'.Heartbroken Jonnie and Devon Peek, from Edinburgh, have announced that their two-year-old Dax died on Monday after battling acoustic neuroma/vestibular schwannoma.Little Dax had only been diagnosed with the disease in March after the youngster was vomiting and could no longer walk in a straight line.Now in tragic posts on Instagram, the pair said he had been freed from his fight with the

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPolice say a fire within an Ayr multi storey car park last night was started deliberately.Thick black smoke was seen billowing across the the town at around 7.40pm as the blaze tore through the facility owned by TK Maxx.Now cops have confirmed they are investigating.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 7.40pm on Monday, 31 August, police were called to the River Street area of Ayr following