Thieves use forklift to raid Scots garden centre to nick water features and pressure washer

pub since lockdown began more than three months ago.England is set for a Super Saturday on the US’s Independence Day as pubs open their doors again.And publicans on the English side of the border have revealed up to a third of their bookings are from Scots.Drinkers in Scotland will have to wait until Monday for beer gardens to reopen, or July 15 for pubs to get fully started again.But there are no rules against Scots heading to England for a drink other than the normal zero-tolerance crackdown

child abuse images has been struck off. Robert Reid pleaded guilty to possessing the sickening material at his home in Dumfries between November 2018 and August 2019.The 33-year-old pervert was caught after cops received information that he had been accessing the revolting images online and raided his home.The former Lockerbie Academy teacher was found to have a hidden safe which contained electronic discs, two hard drives and a laptop.Seedy Reid also admitted hiding secret cameras in a woman’s

drink-driving limit with a four year old boy in the back of her car in a child seat, a court has heard. Hairdresser Melissa Masson had drunk a whole bottle of prosecco before strapping the youngster into the rear of her soft top Mini and storming off from her parents' home in Strathblane, Stirlingshire.

wallaby while on a late night drive.Finn O'Hagan, 20, saw the creature, native to Australia, and initially thought it was a cat he had spotted near Striling.In incredible footage he filmed his encounter with the wallaby after getting out the car on on Tuesday morning.It is thought the wallaby is a local's pet.The video starts with Finn saying: “That’s a f****** wallaby oh my god!”He then jumps out of his car to further investigate.Using his best Aussie accent, he tries to coax the animal out

Covid-19 'home testing' text message to try and gain access to Scots homes. Trading Standards Scotland has issued a warning after the bogus message - appearing to be from the NHS - asks homeowners to go into a separate room while a testing team enter their house.

one-night stand at the Grand National is searching for the Scottish dad he's never known. In 2016 we told how Josie Coak, 71, tried to track down the father of her son, Michael Lee, with no success.

Cold case detectives in the US have launched a new investigation into the brutal murder of a Scottish nurse at a US religious college 30 years ago.Elizabeth Mackintosh, 50, was found beaten, strangled with a cord and stabbed in the neck in the toilet of a chapel at the Covenant Theological Seminary in Creve Coeur, Missouri, in March 1990.Elizabeth, the daughter of a former Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland, was originally from Edinburgh and was studying at the seminary for a degree in

Boli Bolingoli is gutted to not win a traditional Treble in his first year at Parkhead. But the Belgian aims to use the Hoops' unstoppable form in 2020 as a springboard to win 10 In A Row.

David Ross set up Stanelydrive Chauffeur Services four years ago and enjoys driving tourists – and the odd celebrity – around Scotland when they arrive at Glasgow Airport.Due to the coronavirus lockdown all his business dried up so he decided to volunteer his services Paisley’s Accord Hospice, which was delighted to accept.So for the past few months, he’s been collecting and driving patients to the Beatson Cancer Centre in Glasgow to help them continue their treatment.

recycling centre. Stuart Urquhart, from Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, had been dropping off rubbish at Stobhill Recycling Centre in Gorebridge on June 5 when the gold loop slipped off his finger.

travelling to the US for months under coronavirus restrictions. Donald Trump ordered a travel ban in March as part of a contingency plan to tackle the coronavirus crisis.

landmines ” and a “shotgun” to deal with lochside litter louts.

golf club opened by former US president George Bush Snr has burned to the ground after a devastating blaze. Emergency services raced to the scene at Charleton Golf Club near Leven, Fife, at around 1.48am on Monday.

Black Lives Matter movement. Police have praised activists for staying within social distancing rules, as just two arrests were made.

Bathgate break-in after thieves stole £7K worth of TV's. Thugs broke into a flat on Hopetoun Street between Wednesday and Friday and swiped thousands of pounds worth of valuables.

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Up-and-coming West Lothian band Mark Sharp and the Bicycle Thieves have released a charity single for NHS Scotland.

The death of George Floyd which has triggered protests across the US was “inexcusable”, Boris Johnson has said.