Thousands of families to receive invitation to apply for new Scottish benefits

BrewDog have teamed up with two dog charities to help pups across the UK find new homes. They are giving their most famous beer, Punk IPA, a limited edition makeover and sending 100% of the profits from the temporarily renamed Street Dog beer to two dog adoption charities, Dogs on the Streets and All Dogs Matter.

12 years of a life sentence.Jahche Broughton is making a bid for freedom after being locked up for battering Karen Aim to death with a baseball bat in January 2008 as she visited Taupo on a trip around New Zealand.After he was sentenced, Karen’s family vowed to fight to keep Broughton behind bars for his whole life.Two years ago, her dad Brian said he would campaign against any bid for freedom “for the safety of the public in New Zealand”.He added: “If he’s released, he’ll be 26 and that is just

Scots mum found dead in woods after vanishing from her home say her sons have been left devastated after going back to school without her there to see them off. Natasha Harrison's body was discovered on Saturday, August 8, two days after she went missing on Thursday the 6th.  This week her two boys went off to school as Kendrick, seven, returned for P3 and little Haiden, 5, faced his first day of primary one without their doting mum.

Scots pensioner has been left "distressed" after being robbed of thousands of pounds by bogus roofers. The 79-year-old handed over the four-figure sum of cash when the two men called at her Paisley home at around 4pm yesterday (Wednesday, August 12).

out of control dogs who chewed their way inside his hutch.Mum Steph Grandison has been left “traumatised” after witnessing the savage attack inside the garden of her Glenrothes home.The 24-year-old walked out the door and saw the two Spaniel-type dogs had got into her secure garden before chewing their way inside the fox-proof hutch.She frantically tried to get the attacking animals, who were not on leads, away from the one-year-old rabbit before rushing him off to the vet on Wednesday

Whisky, which launched earlier this year after making its debut on the  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, sold out quickly in the US.

internet in the aftermath of last night’s thunderstorms. BT has reported an ongoing issue with its telephone and broadband services amid the adverse weather conditions on Tuesday evening.

The Hartmanns are set to appear on a new ITV show and become Scotland’s first showbiz family.Taking a leaf out of the Kardashians’ book, the clan – led by fashion powerhouse Tessa - are reportedly going to be front and centre of new ITVBe series The Real Housewives of Jersey.And it’s going to be the biggest show set on the Channel Islands since 80s cop series Bergerac which starred John Nettles.Tessa, 50, will be joined by her German film-maker husband Sascha, 40, and their daughters Tallia

West Lothian have made an emotional appeal for help in finding him.William McDowell, known locally as Billy Irvine, was last seen on Friday, July 31 in the Loch Awe Way area of Whitburn sparking a police appeal.Now desperate friends and family have pleaded for locals to scour the town for any sight of Billy, who has medical issues.The 58-year-old is described as a white, 5ft 2in and has short grey hair.It is not known what he was wearing at the time of his disappearance however he is known to

fundraiser has been launched for the family of a 12-year-old girl who tragically died in a Scots river last night.Emergency services raced to the River Leven in Balloch at around 6.45pm on Sunday after reports of three youngsters in difficulty in the water near Balloch Bridge.The body of Ava Gray, from Alexandria, was recovered in the West Dunbartonshire town at round 9.45pm.The other two youths, a boy and a girl, managed to get themselves out of the water.Devastated friends and family have been

As Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip made the annual summer trip to Balmoral Castle in Scotland, it was already apparent things would look different this year because of COVID-19.

care home residents will be able to receive more visits from friends and family from Monday, it was confirmed today. Up to three outdoor visitors from no more than two households will be allowed - if the home meets infection control criteria.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A family have launched a desperate bid to find a missing Scots mum-of-two who suddenly vanished from her home.Natasha Harrison, 27, was last seen in Saltcoats yesterday at around 3pm and has been missing overnight.Loved ones told the Daily Record it is extremely ‘out of character’ for the ‘shy and quiet’ mother to go missing or not be in contact.One family member told the Daily Record: “She has never been missing before,

I'm A Celebrity's 2020 series will take place in the UK after being unable to "make it work" in Australia. This comes after The Mirror exclusively revealed that the show could be hosted in Scotland earlier this year.

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

prison cell after a brutal beating by inmates have described his treatment as “barbaric”.There was a five-hour delay in paramedics reaching Darren Brownlie, 47, by which time he was “unresponsive” in a pool of his own blood.Three prisoners who admitted killing him are due to be sentenced today at Glasgow High Court.But last night, Darren’s brother Robert said a perfect storm of failures by the prison, the NHS and ambulance services led to his death.Robert, 58, said: “My brother spent hours

wedding band stolen more than 30 years ago has been reunited with its Scots owner thanks to a team of internet supersleuths.The gold band was discovered in a large plant pot at the Edinburgh home of Debbie Davidson while she was gardening on August 2.The tour guide launched a social media appeal to try and find the ring’s rightful keeper after noticing an inscription that read: “Norman and Alice 5.8.61.”In a Facebook post, she wrote: “Looking for either Alice or Norman who got married

father of a tragic Scots student who died in a car crash has had it returned to him through the power of social media.Twitter user @MarkIs888 found the two-sided piece honouring Ross Sloan outside Screwfix in Pollokshaws and appealed online for anyone to come forward.Stirling University student Ross died in a horror crash on the M80 in August 2017 aged just 21.The death of the popular Newton Mearns man led to an outpouring of tributes.The pendant features a picture of Ross on one side with