Thug tried to set fire to Scots house while family slept inside

Cops have launched a probe after "significant damage" was caused following a pair of blazes which happened on McGrigor Road in Rosyth, near Dunfermline.

stabbed and left for dead by her ex in Spain has spoken of her relief after he was jailed for almost 15 years. Mhairi Campbell was left fighting for her life when William McDonald plunged a blade into her three times as she tried to leave his Costa Blanca holiday home in July 2017.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.A new fund has opened to help support the Scottish Crannog Centre following the fire of June 11.Three weeks on from the loghouse burning down tourists are returning to tour the unaffected parts of the Iron Age history centre.Crannog director Mike Benson was delighted over £50,000 has been raised for the Loch Tay museum by Largo Leisure and also close to £15,000 generated through the Crannog’s own

attack two schoolgirls was jailed for three months on Wednesday. Martin Reeves incited the dog to chase the girls and they were forced to run across a road without looking as they tried to escape.

dog. The couple were woken by a ‘loud bang’ at their Edinburgh home in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Glasgow set to reach a peak of 23 degrees on Tuesday. The Met Office said of the Strathclyde region: "Mainly dry with some warm or very warm sunshine."However, overnight low cloud may extend westwards through the Central Belt before burning off by day."Edinburgh will be slightly cooler with a 19 degree start tomorrow but lowering temperatures throughout the week.

Laura Anderson joked she is trying hard for a baby with boyfriend Dane Bowers and told how she wants Dr Alex replacing Matt Hancock. The Scots reality star is living in Dubai after getting back together with her ex boyfriend popstar and DJ Dane Bowers and says she is 'starting a clothing line'.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A violent thug bragged he had Covid-19 and tried to spit on cops who had taken him to hospital in Paisley.William Cowan, 49, tried to bite and kick officers at the busy A&E department at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.Boozed-up Cowan who attempted to gob on the officers, bragged to medics “I have got all the symptoms.

Paisley after setting a deliberate blaze.Police in Paisley are appealing for information after an empty building in Forbes Place was set alight shortly before midnight last night.Emergency services raced to the scene, near to Causeyside Street in the town, after a member of the public noticed the building was on fire.Cops have now launched a probe into the blaze, which they say caused "significant damage", after it was deemed deliberate by firefighters from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Love Island 's only Scottish contestant, Shannon Singh, had to delete her raunchy Only Fans account after fans tried to get x-rated images of her leaked online. The stunner from Fife - who posed on the site with the name Alexa Campbell - called out some of her followers after coming across a thread on forum website Reddit where users pleaded with others on the forum to repost her paid for content, according to The Mirror.

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competing against his Scotland song in the charts. The GBX presenter and Clyde 1 DJ took to his Instagram wearing a saltire on his face and showing off clips of Braveheat ahead of the match.

school boy who died after being knocked off his bike by a bus has issued her heartfelt thanks to the community. Jay Gallacher’s family say they have been ‘overwhelmed’ by the generosity and kindness shown to them by everyone since losing their beloved son on June 5.

baby boy has been caged for 12 years. Brian Penn, 30, carried out the fatal attack on tiny Kaleb Penn at his home in Ayr on November 1, 2017.

Glasgow on the evening of Monday 14 June. They confirmed one female casualty but did not give details.

police car, showering the driver with broken glass, a court heard Gerald McFarlane approached PC David Crighton in the Deans area of Livingston, West Lothian, Livingston Sheriff Court was told. He shouted and swore at the officer before repeatedly battering the driver’s side window of the police car, causing it to smash.

sex offender moved one step closer to a life sentence today after a judge called for a formal risk assessment on the danger he poses to the public. John Bermingham, 54, was found guilty of repeatedly subjecting under-age girls to horrific sexual abuse this year after being caged in 2002 for attempting to rape an 11-year-old girl and carrying out a sex attack on a teenage nursing assistant.