Thursday's headlines: Scots dad's 'heart-wrenching' decision and teen's tragic death investigated

Schools could stay shut after the summer holidays and rubbish could pile high after council staff voted for strike action amid a pay dispute. Workers in the Unison trade union voted to reject a “measly” two per cent pay offer by local authority bosses.

A dry spring and early summer have already withered rivers and reservoirs and pushed parts of eastern Scotland to Alert level. If the situation worsens, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) National Water Scarcity Plan may have to be put into action.

The body of a man has been found at a Scots B&B, sparking a police investigation. The alarm was raised around 8.45am on Saturday, July 23 when officers received reports of a man having taken unwell within Queensferry Guest House in Rosyth.

Police were called to a street in Johnstone after an angry mob gathered at a property in a protest against an alleged paedophile. The mob were heard chanting 'beast' outside a house in the Renfrewshire town, at around 5.30pm on Monday night before police intervened.

A child has been rushed to hospital after being struck by a car on a Scots road.

A couple have been reunited with their missing dog after it spent four days on the run – thanks to pet detectives using a hi-tech drone. June and David Hamilton had picked up the 18-month-old Spanish rescue Jack Russell terrier less than two hours before it escaped from the garden of their home in Bothwell, Lanarkshire.

A mum who spent £250,000 on a derelict baronial castle is to star in a TV show on its transformation into a top wedding venue. Nicole Rudder bought her dream project – dilapidated Garrion Tower, in Lanarkshire – in secret and is now working on £5million plans to restore the relic.

A Scots butcher was honoured by colleagues at a Morrisons following his sudden death as they downed tools and lined the store’s aisles to pay their respects. Peter Owens Gilbertson passed away aged 65 on June 23 2022 at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh.

This is the moment a reckless driver almost caused a head-on collision by trying to overtake a taxi on a blind corner. Terrifying footage shows the motorist, driving a red Toyota Yaris, attempt the wild manoeuvre on a country road near North Berwick, East Lothian, on Sunday, July 17.

A woman who left her partner scarred for life after stabbing him several times has been allowed to walk free from the High Court in Dundee.

People living in Scotland may not be aware of a Scottish Government scheme which helps provide financial support worth an average of £1,810 towards the costs of a loved one's funeral. The Funeral Support Payment can be used to help pay for the burial or cremation of a baby, child or adult in Scotland, and also includes babies who were stillborn.

The body of a man has been found on a Scots beach, police have confirmed.

The Minister for Environment and Land Reform in the Scottish Government visited Linlithgow to learn more about community-based environmental work by a local trust.

Liz Truss has said she has the “toughness and grit” to lead the country while denying she is modelling herself on Margaret Thatcher.

A Scots woman has been slapped with a lengthy supervision order and banned from owning animals after her horse died of malnutrition and another was found to be severely emaciated.

A killer once jailed over the slaying of a drug dealer has been caught with a stash of heroin after a raid by cops.

A Scots mum who hit out after a house was built so close to hers she could chap her neighbour's door from her window is now being sued for £75,000.

Tributes have been paid to Scots man who will be "dearly missed" after he died when his kayak capsized on a Scots river.

A frantic search is underway to trace a missing teenager who vanished this morning.

The body of a man has been discovered at a Scots beach.