Thug told pregnant Scots woman 'I’m gonna find you and cut that baby out of you'

BBC Scotland over its broadcasting of the briefings, head of news and current affairs Gary Smith defended them as he said they contained "important public health information”. Smith said audience numbers for the briefings, in which the First Minister is questioned by journalists on coronavirus issues, had “varied”.

Perth and Kinross as the area enters level zero of restrictions – but nearly 10 per cent of the adult population remain completely unvaccinated. Back on June 18 First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it was expected all Scottish adults would have had their first dose of the vaccine by July 18.But the latest figures show 9.1 per cent of over 18s in Perth and Kinross have still not had any dose.The largest proportion of unvaccinated adults are those aged 18 to 29.

Cannes Film Festival on Saturday afternoon. The Scottish actress had her strawberry blonde hair whipped into a statement quiff for the event, which took place on the closing evening of the star-studded festival.

Tilda Swinton is putting on a colorful display.

Tilda Swinton walks the red carpet at the premiere of her movie Memoria during the 2021 Cannes Film Festival on Thursday (July 15) in Cannes, France.

EXCLUSIVE: Indie distributor and SVOD service MUBI is continuing its remarkable buying spree at Cannes 2021. The growing player has now taken rights from The Match Factory to Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Cannes Competition drama Memoria for Germany, Italy, Latin America (excluding Mexico, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador) and India.

Glasgow sparking a police probe. Emergency services are understood to have attended at a property in Mossbank Drive in Glasgow after the alarm was raised at around 10.40am on Tuesday.

double rapist who terrorised them as schoolgirls hit out as their attacker was jailed for four years yesterday. Oliver Barrie, 22, was convicted last month of raping and abusing two of his exes, who were just 13 and 15 at the time, punching them both on the body when they feared they might be pregnant.

driver who clashed with cops in a Scots hospital had to be brought out handcuffed and in a wheelchair. Kelly Hunter was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary after her BMW X1 was involved in a crash.

Scots serial rapist who told a sobbing victim that she would "enjoy it eventually" has been jailed for at least six years. Steven Stalley, 32, raped three women and sent two of them abusive texts at various addresses in Paisley, Renfrewshire between March 2007 and March 2018.

vanishing from a mental health facility in Irvine has been traced by officers. Members of the public were warned not to approach Joseph Shields after he was seen leaving the grounds of Ayrshire Central Hospital on June 24.

Gallery: Sophie Wessex looks fabulous in a navy floral dress as she visits a Scottish golf club (Good Housekeeping UK) She wore a custom lily-white Italian silk crepe and hand-tumbled tulle strapless minidress with a fitted bodice and silk, crystal and sequin embroidered foliage trickling from the waist down the skirt. The embroidery also includes a pair of hand-sewn love birds which represented the newlyweds and three baby love birds which symbolised her children.

Scots coal mine has been solved. An animal rescue group has confirmed that the decaying remains discovered at the St Ninian’s opencast mine in Fife actually belong to a baby fox.

Cairngorms National Park over the weekend of June 26. Other campers witnessed the group kicking ducks, collecting deadwood from environmentally designated areas, using an axe on trees, and washing in a loch which is also designated for environmental protection.Complaints were also made about noise and litter from the men.Staff spoke to the group but were met with abuse.

drug raid. Police stormed a property in Aberdeenshire before uncovering the massive drug stock yesterday.

trial on charges of punching and kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach. Josh Laird, of Academy Street, Dumfries, has been accused of two offences of assaulting different women in the town.

Tilda Swinton is speaking out about the reupped controversy surrounded her role as The Ancient One in Doctor Strange.

Tilda Swinton is opening up about her career – including her missteps – in a lengthy cover story for Variety.