The number of sex offenders living in Ayrshire

justice system in England, which is set to bring far tougher sentences for young killers.Janet, who was regarded by her grandson as his “second mum”, said: “Doherty was known for her past behaviour. We want to know what was done to monitor her before Conner died, but we can’t get any answers.“Someone like that should be watched by the system until they’re an adult.

Glasgow has been met with a heavy police presence after a large crowd of locals gathered in a street. Video and pictures on social media show around 100 people crowded on the street near a property on Estate Road, Carmyle, with multiple officers and a riot van in attendance.Cops descended on the gathering on Wednesday evening and remain at the scene.

Six months on since the first national lockdown, coronavirus cases are back on the rise.

coronavirus 'rule of six' to gather in large crowds at a beach in Edinburgh.Pictures from Portobello beach in the east of the capital sparked fury online as large groups gathered yesterday despite restrictions.One image taken showing around 40 people enjoying themselves on the sand around 6pm on Saturday.The revellers didn't seem too worried about laws prohibiting more than six people from two households meeting indoors or outdoors.The 'rule of six' law came into force in Scotland on Monday.The

raped an 80 year-old woman in her own home has been locked up for eight years. John Laming struck last Christmas Eve just 12 days after he had been freed from jail.

lotto winner has been awarded a £57.8 million jackpot exactly six months after the draw. A single ticket-holder won £57,869,670 in the EuroMillions draw on March 17 and a claim for the prize has been going through the validation process since April.

A lucky EuroMillions jackpot winner has won more than £57.8m after scooping the top prize six months ago before the UK went into lockdown.Camelot, the operator of the National Lottery, said it paid out a whopping £57,869,670 EuroMillions prize on a ticket purchased in South Ayrshire, Scotland, for the draw on Tuesday March 17.Unfortunately, no further details of the lucky winner are known as the new multimillionaire has ticked the 'no publicity' box and is not keen to share the lucky win with

Ayrshire recorded its first coronavirus case back in March. Tragically, 294 deaths in the region have been linked to the virus since then.New data released today shows where all of those deaths occurred in the community.National Records of Scotland released fresh statistics giving a breakdown of where deaths involving COVID-19 have taken place across Ayrshire.South Ayrshire has the highest death toll in the region (112) with 483 cases up to today.

A singer-songwriter is setting up what is believed to be Scotland’s first record label for former prisoners.

their promise” to help homeless people. The charity’s assistant director for communications and advocacy, Gordon MacRae, said: “These figures show that Scotland’s homelessness system was failing people even before the pandemic hit.“We had rising homelessness and record numbers of people in temporary accommodation before the lockdown.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe number of households in Ayrshire who are assessed as homeless, or at risk, has shot up by 15.4 per cent, The Post can reveal.Latest Scottish Government figures for 2019/20 show that 2363 households were assessed as homeless, or “threatened” with homelessness.South Ayrshire figures show that 721 households were assessed as homeless, up on the 2018/19 figure of 636.And North Ayrshire saw their

Ayrshire residents during the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.Official Treasury figures show that diners in the region saved £2,203,000 throughout August as a result of the initiative.Diners got a state-backed 50 per cent discount on meals and soft drinks up to £10 each on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays during August.The Treasury said restaurants have so far made 130,000 claims worth £522 million, with figures likely to rise as outlets have until the end of September to claim.Across Scotland, more

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded 101 new confirmed cases of coronavirus amid concerns that the country's 'R' number has crept above one.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon revealed the figures in her daily briefing earlier today.The R number indicates the spread of Covid-19 between people and should ideally be below one.But the First Minister revealed: ""We think that the R number in Scotland increased last week,

coronavirus across Scotland in the last week.As of August 30, there have been a total of 4,228 deaths registered where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. The weekly figures, released by the National Records for Scotland (NRS), account for all deaths where coronavirus was mentioned on the death certificate and are separate to the hospital deaths announced daily by the Scottish Government every day.NRS figures also include all suspected and probable cases of the virus.In the week,

sex club has reopened after closing its doors during lockdown. Dundee's Club Kudos, which calls itself 'the only 7 day alternative lifestyle club for the Gay, Bi, BDSM and Swinger community in East Scotland', has thrown open its doors once again.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterCases of coronavirus in Ayrshire and Arran rose by 11 overnight.The pandemic total for the health board region now stands at 1,359.Across Scotland, 154 new cases were reported which accounts for 1.2 per cent of newly tested patients.No new deaths have been declared and the death toll remains at 2,494.A total of 20,632 people have tested positive for the disease since the outbreak.The symptoms of

horrific cruelty at a former remand home.His nightmare ordeal included a sick sex attack by a woman guard after being sent to Calder House in Blantyre aged 11 for a minor misdemeanor he denies to this day.Yet after reporting his horrors to the ongoing Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, he was left furious as the home forms no part of the hearing.Now 62, he said: “I’ve repeatedly asked the abuse inquiry why they’ve not got it on their list but they just fob me off.“They’re not investigating and we’re