Tributes to 'lovely guy' found dead after car pulled from Scots river

Police are calling for witnesses after a car was set on fire at a Scots high school.Emergency services in Fort William were called to the scene of the blaze at Lochaber High School in the Camaghael area around 6am this morning, March 15.Around 7am officers received reports of a break-in at the school.Scottish Fire and Rescue managed to extinguish the blaze and police have confirmed the fire is being treated as deliberate.Thankfully no one was injured in the incident.Officers are looking for

guilty of failing to keep a proper lookout.David Marr was in charge of the Vertrouwen trawler when it passed dangerously close to the James 2 in the early hours of August 6, 2017.The 54-year-old would have been able to see the lights on the small fishing vessel for six minutes before the accident if he had been paying attention, prosecutors said.Evidence also showed that Marr, from Peterhead, appeared to have been sending a Whatsapp message to a pal and using the ship’s laptop computer around

puppy farmers who dropped her off lifeless on the doorstep of a Scots family. Little Skye was advertised for sale in Glasgow on Gumtree for £1000 and was bought by a family in Rutherglen.Mum Carolann Thomas, said the seller dropped the puppy off at their house on February 27 and everything seemed fine until they took Skye inside.She noticed immediately that the puppy was extremely underweight and could barely walk. Carolann said her paws and tail were covered in dog poo and urine burns.She told

social media and branded it as "absolutely shocking" after she made the discovery in Larkhall on Thursday.In the picture, the needle can be seen lying on the pavement with the tip of the syringe uncovered.

crash on a major Scots road that put four youths in hospital.Two 14-year-old girls were seriously injured in the smash that followed a police pursuit, while two boys in the car - aged 14 and 16 - were also treated for minor injuries .They were said to be travelling in the Vauxhall Corsa which crashed on the A90 near St Madoes, Perthshire, after allegedly failing to stop for police on February 20.The four were rushed to Ninewells hospital in Dundee for treatment after the crash that caused chaos

Aberdeen home which she shared with her elderly husband may have died up to 12 years ago.The woman, named locally as Christina Malley, was discovered within the property at Allison Close, Cove, on February 25.The alarm was raised after nurses attended at the property looking for the pensioner who had failed to turn up for her Covid-19 vaccination.When asked where she was, the woman’s husband allegedly said she was abroad.The remains of Mrs Malley, who would have been in her 80s, were later

Facebook users to treat their mums to sex toys for Mother's Day.Stunned retired prison officer Andrew Whiting, from Fife, was scrolling through his news feed when he had to 'do a double-take' at the Boots ad, which featured four colourful vibrators of various shapes and sizes below the slogan 'for every kind of mum'.The 53-year-old says while he found the campaign extremely inappropriate, he couldn't help but laugh at the racy marketing fail.Boots apologised for any 'offence caused' and

hospital after taking unwell on a Scots estate.The man fell ill on Letham Grange estate, near Arbroath in Angus on Wednesday morning.The alarm was raised just before 10am.Scottish Ambulance Service and Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance crews attended to the man, believed to be in his fifties.He was soon airlifted to Ninewells Hospital Dundee for treatment.His current condition is yet to be confirmed.A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson told the Record: “We received a call today at 9.57am to

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Police are hunting a danger driver who ploughed a car into a fence then ran off leaving an injured passenger behind.The cowardly motorist legged it after smashing his VW Golf into a metal barrier at Stanley Road, Paisley, at around 9.20am this morning.Cops revealed the man made off despite his female pal needing urgent medical help.She was rushed to the Royal Alexandra Hospital, where

Perth and Dundee.

Paisley man.Officers from Police Scotland confirmed they discovered a body at around 2.40pm today in the woods near Bridge of Weir.Formal identification has yet to take place but the family of David Letham, reported missing earlier today, has been informed.The 31-year-old was last seen at around 3.30am this morning in Paisley as police launched an extensive search for him.Police confirmed to the Daily Record that his disappearance at the time was also linked to a major incident in Bridge of Weir

Midlothian last night.Officers from Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service were called out to Vogrie Road, Gorebridge, at around 4.20pm on Monday, February 22, following reports of a smash.The boy was taken by ambulance to The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, in Edinburgh, following the horror incident.Details of his injuries are not yet known.Enquires into the crash are currently ongoing.A Police Scotland spokesperson told the Daily Record: “Around 4.20pm on Monday, 22 February, we

disturbance at a Fife house has been remembered as ‘one in a million’ by heartbroken pals.The man, named locally as Tom Adams, was pronounced dead at the scene after police and paramedics were called to the Uist Road, Glenrothes, on Saturday night.Tragically, the 65-year-old could not be saved with detectives treating his death as ‘suspicious’.Police Scotland have confirmed that a 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.He is due to appear at Kirkcaldy

Aberdeenshire.Emergency services were called to the B977 at Echt at around 2pm on Sunday following reports that the two vehicles had collided.Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance confirmed that one of the people involved was a young girl who was flown to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with her mum by her side.Police, paramedics and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene.A second person was taken to hospital for treatment by road ambulance.The condition of the toddler and the

Crieff on Friday night, February 19, after the teenager had reportedly taken ill.He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene by cops.The Perthshire youth has been named locally as Matthew Taylor.Devastated mum Dee Taylor took to social media to thank well-wishers for the flood of messages of support she's received.She wrote on Facebook: "I would just like to thank everyone for the such kind words and to let anyone who doesn’t know already that my youngest son Matthew passed away last night."Sweet

police at a home.Michelle Lizanec, of Catmoor Avenue, Scone, was found by cops at a property on Orchard Way, Inchture, at around 11.40pm last Saturday, February 13.A 46-year-old man has been arrested and charged over the 44-year-old's death after a 12-hour long siege at a Dundee house.Tributes have poured in for Michelle who was hailed as a 'a lovely woman' by pals.Now friends of Michelle, Suzanne Cunningham and Robert Dow, have urged people to help her children out during 'this horrific

tragic accident in a Scots river.Margaret Wares' body was found in the Dighty Burn in the Monifieth area of Angus on Tuesday night.It's believed Margaret was trying to rescue her dog Dizee from the river which was flowing incredibly fast as snow was melting, when she is said to have fallen in.A search, including resources from HM Coastguard and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, took place at around 10.45pm with the tragic discovery made near the River Tay a short time later.Shocked friends

Isaac Corrie confirmed that a body discovered in woodland near Twynholm, Dumfries and Galloway at 4.05am on Friday morning was the missing 20-year-old. He had last been seen in Manse Road, Kirkcudbright around 4pm on Thursday, 18 February.There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.His family has been informed.