Tributes paid to Scottish cultural icon Jock Duncan after death at the age of 95

fiancee of a young Scots dad has hailed him as her 'best friend and love of her life' after his tragic sudden death. Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Glasgow man Michael McManus has been called a 'beloved son, father, fiance, uncle, cousin, brother and friend' by devastated pals and family.

missing Scot after police searching for her confirmed they found a body. We told how the body of a woman was discovered in the search for missing Christine Thomson.

cancer. Laura Mcaloon, from Bathgate, passed away in her sleep on Wednesday leaving behind her devastated fiancé Mark Smith, 37, and three children Tiegan, 20, and Demileigh, 13, and Connor, 2.

£14,000 payou t after she was fired for taking her jacket with her when a fire alarm went off. Natalia Dudenko 'singlehandedly' evacuated a 'packed' Costa store in six minutes - having to remove elderly, disabled, and unhappy customers - and grabbed her coat as it was cold and raining outside.

Ferguson Marine shipyard.Gloucester-based businessman Tim Hair was handed the ­astronomical £2565-a-day deal by shamed ex-finance secretary Derek Mackay two years ago.It is likely to make him the UK’s highest paid public sector fatcat, on almost six times First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s £151,000 salary.He was brought in after the Government nationalised the shipyard in the face of spiralling costs for two ferries.At the time, Mackay – who was forced to resign after sending inappropriate text

Scottish Cup quarter-final. The competition was suspended in January due to the coronavirus pandemic and has been forced into a congested schedule.

Celtic this season then perhaps the final, final derby a few weeks later might have had even more significance.That’s all ifs, buts and never will be’s though with the Hoops’ 10-in-a-row car crash barely even visible in the rearview mirror.What is certain is that tomorrow is the biggest clash with Rangers left in the decorated skipper’s 14-year Celtic career and is absolutely pivotal to any chance he has of bowing out with silverware.Brown has been on the winning side in 22 of his previous 42

In loving memory. Queen Elizabeth II shared a never-before-seen photo with her late husband, Prince Philip, one week after his death.

Glasgow mum died of bowel cancer. Carol Haley died aged 33 last week leaving behind her three-year-old daughter Kady and devastated partner Anton.

Dumfries and Galloway yesterday. Mum-of-three Helen Renton was killed after she collided with a van on the A710 near Southwick just after 1pm on Sunday, April 11.

Scottish Parliament reconvened for only the sixth time in its history. With political campaigning ahead of May's election briefly suspended due to the death of Prince Philip on Friday, MSPs returned to Edinburgh to pay tribute to the Queen's husband and his long record of public service.

ScotsBig Brother contestant Mikey Hughes says Nikki Graham ended up paying the ultimate price after being treated like a 'commodity'.

Holyrood chamber to pay their respects following the death of Prince Philip last week. MSPs will sit at around 11am today and gives speeches for about half an hour.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.The Scottish Parliament will sit later today after being recalled for only the sixth time in its history to show respect to Prince Philip.Holyrood's presiding officer, Ken Macintosh, announced that MSPs would be able to return to the Holyrood chamber to pay tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh with a motion of condolence from 11am on Monday.All of the parties at Holyrood have also temporarily suspended

million - to buy his own business. The TV entrepreneur said ' I'm out' when he was offered the vast sum for The Bannatyne Group, which includes his health and fitness clubs and hotels.

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cycle path. A shocked biker came across the bird of prey, which are protected by law, hanging from the tree on the cycle path from Tayport to Newport near the West Lighthouse on Monday.

@scotgov and the people of Scotland - to Her Majesty The Queen and her family." The Palace said in a statement: "It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh."His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle."Further announcements will made in due course."The Royal Family join with people around the world in mourning his loss."

police after brutally attacking two officers with a meat cleaver in North Lanarkshire. David Dowson was convicted at the High Court in Glasgow today after seriously assaulting PC’s Josh McCorry and Glenn Coletta in Wishaw in June last year.