Sick thugs hack cat's tail off and douse another in bleach in Irvine

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticWhat surely would have made a good reality-TV series — three juvenile delinquents from the big city, plus an awkward kid with no friends, are dropped in the Scottish Highlands and left to find their way back to civilization — works even better as a dark comedy goof when a couple of lunatics start shooting at them from afar.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/no-plans-impose-lanarkshire-lockdown-22398658Aberdeen residents woke up this morning to being back in lockdown as the first local crackdown is implemented in Scotland.Bars, cafes and restaurants in the city have shut for at least seven days and more than 228,000 residents were told they can't enter each other's homes or travel further than five miles.Following the outbreak at the Sitel call centre last month, where staff members were advised to

Rochdale origins after the chip was scanned by an animal charity.

Aberdeen have been ordered to close following a large spike in coronavirus cases.

Scotland tonight in a spectacular sight for skygazers. August's ' sturgeon moon' will shine its brightest on Monday night when it reaches its peak - and it's not an event to be missed.

school yesterday after two teens got trapped on the roof. Scottish Fire and Rescue sent two fire engines to the scene of Northfield Academy in Aberdeen after the pair were left stranded on the top of the building.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe public’s help is being sought to help choose the name of the new national facility for young people being built at Ayrshire Central Hospital in Irvine.It is hoped that work will start on the 12-bedded unit for children aged 12 to 17 years with complex difficulties later this year.It will be the first secure adolescent inpatient service for young people in Scotland, and means that children will

Borders. Emergency services were called to the scene at Scarlaw Hill near Watch Water Reservoir at around 3.30pm on Saturday, August 1.

Aberdeen at lunchtime on Saturday. The Ibrox side will wear the new white and navy strip when they visit Pittodrie to kick-off the new Scottish Premiership campaign.

BBC Scotland before now being promoted to Director.Miriam said of the new job change: ‘Very proud of my talented, creative and super kind husband – his Mum and Dad would be so proud too.

Police are appealing for information after two luxury cars were torched outside a property in Lanarkshire.The incident took place between 12.15am - 12.40am in the early hours of yesterday morning (Wednesday, July 29) in Lees Court, Coatbridge.Cops believe the white Mercedes and white Chrysler were deliberately set on fire.The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended and extinguished the blaze safely and there were no injuries.Detective Constable Jamie Routledge, of Lanarkshire CID, said:

Now pet owners are being urged to remain vigilant after the alarm was raised on June 18. Scottish SPCA chief inspector Laura McIntyre said, “This has been an incredibly upsetting and stressful time for the owners of the cats and we would like to get to the bottom of what has happened.

horrific knife attacks in Scotland for less than £800, a crime study has revealed.Researchers examined the motives and methods of the criminal underworld in an effort to establish how it operates.They discovered hired thugs fell into three categories – “amateurs, dilettantes and journeymen” who were prone to flawed planning, increasing their chances of being caught.One reformed gangster revealed he was paid £750 to ambush a target and slash his face as he returned home from work.The criminal,