Teenagers preyed on during 'terrifying' mugging in Glasgow as police appeal to trace suspects

Edinburgh flat during a terrifying bin chute blaze.Fire crews raced to the scene after a fire broke out at Castleview House in Craigour at around 5.30pm last night.It's believed the inferno broke out in the bin chute of the high-rise flats before smoke quickly began to engulf the tower block, reports Edinburgh Live.One resident, who lives on the 15th floor, told how she is still struggling to breathe after 'stale nasty smoke' filled her flat and landing."I was just sitting down watching the tv

missing teenager from London who is believed to be in Scotland.Alfie Whelan, 17, has been reported missing from the English capital but is believed to have been in the Falkirk area since Tuesday, February 23.Alfie has not been seen for several days and police say there are 'growing concerns' for his welfare. The youngster is described as being 6ft 3ins, medium build, brown eyes and has dark hair in dreadlocks which he sometime wears tied back.

Edinburgh more than five years ago, according to Police Scotland.Detectives say advances in the investigation have revealed a full DNA profile for the person responsible.In the first attack, a 19-year-old woman was assaulted after she got off a bus in Lanark Road West shortly after midnight on Thursday August 27 2015, when a man approached her in the Newmills Road area and claimed he had a knife.He then led her to a nearby field, where she was raped.Prior to this, on Wednesday August 5 2015, a

Paisley, stole her bank card, removed the SIM card from her mobile phone and even prevented her from socialising with her family.Paisley Sheriff Court heard Ms Elliot was so desperate to get away from him that she ducked into a pizza restaurant in Paisley and begged staff to contact police, when out walking with Little.It was only when she later worked up the courage to break free from his clutches at Paisley’s Gilmour Street Station and ran towards cops on patrol, that she was able to report

pensioner was robbed in broad daylight by a 'man carrying crutches' in a terrifying incident in Dundee this afternoon.Police are appealing for information after the 79-year-old man was robbed on Glenmoy Avenue between 12.10pm and 12.30pm on Sunday.The thug made off with a two-figure sum of money before he was seen walking down Glenmoy Avenue and Glenprosen Terrace after the incident.The man is described as being around 5ft 10 inches tall and of slim build.He was wearing wearing a black beanie

teenagers have been charged in connection with the attempted murder of a schoolboy.A 15-year-old is in critical conditions after being discovered seriously injured Around 11.10pm near Thornliebank Station in Glasgow on Friday.Police raced to the scene on Boydstone Road after the alarm was raised.The boy was then rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.Now two males, aged 15 and 16 have been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted

Glasgow.The 61-year-old was badly hurt after his white Honda CB650 collided with a grey Ford Kuga on Monday, February 22.Emergency services were called to the scene on Royston Road, near the entrance of the British Car Auctions site, at around 4.15pm.The biker was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital but tragically lost his fight for life two days later.The driver of the car was uninjured.Police Scotland confirmed the bike rider’s tragic death and are asking for any witnesses who

schoolgirl has been left injured and badly shaken after a man tried to rob her in a Monifieth street.The 14-year-old was walking near the Nisa store on Ferry Road at around 9pm on Wednesday, February 24, when she was struck from behind.The man attempted to steal her property but fled the scene empty-handed in the direction of the town centre.Police are appealing for help to find the suspect who is described as tall and who was wearing a black hooded jacket.The Daily Record and Sunday Mail have

bomb was blown up in a controlled explosion on a Scots beach after a terrified local raised the alarm.The casing of the explosive, understood to be from the Second World War, was found at Ballantrae Harbour in South Ayrshire.Local coastguard teams were alerted to the find and the police and disposal experts called to deal with the ordinance.A massive 330 foot cordon was put up around the area as the experts rigged the casing for destruction.Video footage posted by the coastguard team shows the

Glasgow.The alleged incident took place in the Festival Park area, near Pacific Quay, at around 1.30am on Friday, February 19.A major police probe was launched by officers who cordoned off the scene in the hours after the attack.Police Scotland have confirmed that a man has now been arrested and charged.He is due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday, February 23.The Daily Record and Sunday Mail have always been at the forefront when it comes to reporting crime in Scotland.But did you

attacking her.Twenty-six-year-old Aiden Palmer was seen on top of his partner, pinning her to a bed, with his hands around her throat.But he then turned on her sister and pushed her against a wall and a bannister before punching her several times on the face.She managed to escape and ran outside the flat in the Muirton area of the city to telephone the police.They responded “immediately,” depute fiscal Michael Sweeney told Perth Sheriff Court.“She was outside, visibly distressed and had facial

dog scrambled to safety on some rocks, but was was left trapped below.His frantic owners then called 999 and Coastguard Rescue Teams from Banff, Portsoy and Buckie responded.A Rope Rescue Technician was deployed and Mutley was lifted to safety.Miraculously, the little white dog escaped with no injuries.

Glasgow park sparking a huge police investigation. The 18-year-old woman was attacked in Festival Park, in the Pacific Quay area of the city.

CCTV appeal after two thugs robbed a female worker in a "terrifying" raid on a Scots petrol station last month.The crooks targeted the Spar store next to the Shell Garage in Glasgow at around 9pm on Friday, January 15.They made off with hundreds of pounds in cash and fled from the scene, in Edinburgh Road, in an unknown direction.Today, cops have released images of two men they wish to speak to as part of their ongoing enquiries into the incident.The first man is described as white, between

Arbroath in what is understood to have been an accidental overdose.The young man had moved to the Angus town just months earlier.Pals and well-wishers have come together to pay tributes to Adam.On Facebook, Jack Caird paid a touching tribute to the man 'who had time for anyone'.He wrote: "May you rest in peace up there Adam Jones.

weapons in a 'terrifying' robbery.The thugs escaped with at least £1,000 after the raid on the home in Grayston Manor, Chryston.Police say they men stormed the property in the North Lanarkshire village at around 7.50pm last night.They threatened those inside with weapons before making off with a 'four figure sum of cash', Police Scotland has confirmed.No one was hurt in the incident but the occupants are understood to be 'shaken'.The men are believed to have travelled in a burgundy Citroen

Livingston after reports that a teenager had been 'stabbed'.Emergency services scrambled to Ogilvie Way in the town after the incident happened at around 5.20pm.Cops say a 15-year-old boy was 'seriously assaulted' in the attack.The schoolboy was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh for treatment.His condition is not yet known but police enquiries into the incident are ongoing.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We were called to Ogilvie Way in Livingston at 5.20pm on

East Lothian.Officers swooped on the property in Letham Mains in Haddington yesterday morning.They executed a drugs warrant under what police have dubbed 'Operation Juneau'.A 50-year-old man was arrested in relation to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 offences.East Lothian Community Action Team cops along with local Community Officers attended at the address and seized a number of mature cannabis plants worth £3200.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A 50-year-old man will be charged and reported

teenage Scots girl who has been missing for two days.Officers are desperately looking for Lisa Ferguson after she was reported missing on Tuesday February 16 from the Balfron area near Glasgow.The 16-year-old has links to the central belt as she is known to travel to the city.Concerns are now growing for the schoolgirls safety, with police appealing for information from anyone who may be able to help them track her down.She is described as 5'5" tall, slim build, blue eyes and long brown