The sheep farmer who laced jars of Tesco baby food with shards of metal in £1.4m bitcoin blackmail plot

coronavirus restrictions and extra strain on police are creating a "combustible" atmosphere in Scotland, a former deputy police chief has warned. Tom Wood said officers are coping "so far" but claimed more people are becoming resentful and "covidiots" are taking their toll.

farmer has vowed to dump a lorry load of buffalo dung into a shop that has been dumping piles of rubbish onto his land. Steve Mitchell discovered a fresh mountain of cardboard and plastic packaging had been tossed onto a track at the Buffalo Farm in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on Tuesday morning.

hero Scots dad who saved his entire family from a raging inferno has been left partially blind after shards of glass flew into his eyes. Colin Walker leapt from the window of the top floor flat as the fire took hold of the family home in McNeill Terrace, Loanhead, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A new pro-independence party has been launched ahead of next year's Scottish Parliament elections by a Renfrewshire councillor and a former SNP MSP.Councillor Andy Doig and Chic Brodie - who represented South Scotland in Holyrood from 2011 to 2016 - have joined forces to create Scotia Future, with the party aiming to fight for both constituency and list seats next May.Pipped as the party of "real

Motherwell and Hamilton both being postponed.The SPFL are now investigating the circumstances surrounding those call-offs, and the Saints have moved to strengthen their approach to dealing with the virus by bolstering their staff.Former Scottish Police Federation chairman and ex-St Mirren player Brian Docherty has been hired as the club's first safeguarding and quality manager, while risk management experts Dr Kevin Pollock has been brought in to review and enhance the club’s internal

'guising this year. Coronavirus has ruined the tradition of children dressed in creepy costumes offering a 'trick or treat' at stranger's doors.

Nicola Sturgeon to ban booze sales in shops in an effort to boost business in bars.Don Lawson, owner of popular Inverness hostelry Johnny Foxes, said such a move would protect jobs in Scotland's already struggling hospitality industry.He wants to see only pubs and restaurants being allowed to sell drinks instead of customers relying on massive supermarket chains.It comes as the First Minister confirmed yesterday that pubs across Scotland are still barred from serving drink indoors for at least

thug who raided a shop and terrified staff in East Dunbartonshire. The crook stormed the store on Monreith Avenue, in Bearden, at around 6.15pm on Tuesday, October 20.

quarantine list. The popular winter sun destination now features on the UK's travel corridor list, alongside the Maldives, Denmark and the Greek island, Mykonos.

link.With a mix of affordable and mid-market terraced housing, flats and retirement homes Law Place is a welcome addition to Link Group’s portfolio.The South Lanarkshire development helps address the growing demand for more high-quality homes across Scotland.The JR Group, one of Scotland’s leading building and construction firms, led the project on site from start to finish, taking over two years to complete with more than 100 people working on site at any one time.Phil McGinlay, managing

Cancer Research shop leaving behind a trail of destruction.Volunteers were devastated when they found that raiders had smashed their way into the shop before clearing the shelves.They have to wait until a full deep clean is carried out before they can properly count the cost and assess the damage.Between closing on Friday (16 Oct) and the following morning, thieves in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, broke down the shop’s back door before going through the till, store room and shop.One volunteer

raided a Scots butcher's shop before making off with a safe with thousands of pounds. Three men in dark clothing took part in the terrifying late night raid at the James Chapman store on Glasgow Road, Wishaw last night.

Scots street. We told how emergency services raced to the scene at Glenbervie Road in the Torry area of Aberdeen early this morning.

The sets are handmade in the soap company's Glasgow workshop and  all of the products organic and vegan - except for the lip balm which contains beeswax.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe Ayrshire Post have this week joined business owners in backing a campaign to encourage shoppers to think local first.Scotland loves Local, led by Scotland’s Towns Partnership, aims to encourage folk to shop in their high streets and help get our town centres back on their feet following the impact of Covid-19.And the Post is encouraging everyone to shop locally whether it’s for your fruit and

Thornliebank, Glasgow. The incident happened around 6.15pm on Sunday, October 11 in Carnwadric Road, according to Police Scotland.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Airlines and holiday firms have demanded blanket Covid testing at airports in Scotland to save their industry.Plans to reduce the 14-day quarantine by testing incoming travellers have so far failed to deliver.Travel agents and ­aviation businesses say that unless people can confidently book holidays, more jobs will go.Jonathan Hinkles, boss of Glasgow-based ­Loganair, urged the UK Government to introduce

received criticism for the way staff were treated after many casual staff were shown the door earlier in the year. Tycoon King was slammed for quickly announcing redundancies in March.

Dundee United player before the end of the night after agreeing a loan switch from Reading. The Scotland international has spent two loan spells in Scotland with Hibs after struggling to make an impact at the Royals following a move from Coventry.