Two Scots nurseries shut amid E Coli outbreak as children taken to hospital

Avoiding confrontation? Royal expert Christopher Andersen believes Prince William and Duchess Kate will avoid Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their upcoming trip to the U.K. as the royal family prepares for the Duke of Sussex’s memoir to drop.

A debt-ridden dad claimed he was forced by London gangsters to look after a £93,000 cannabis cultivation. Police found 228 plants and bags of herbal cannabis when they raided a house in Larkhall, Lanarkshire.

Meghan Markle says she has made "an active effort" to forgive the Royal Family amid the rift in their relationship. In her first magazine interview since she and Prince Harry quit the family and moved to California, the Duchess of Sussex, 41, spoke about their life in Montecito, their two children and her time as a working royal.The former actress also revealed she's never signed anything that prevents her from speaking about her time in the royal family but has chosen not to as she is "still healing".

A teenager has been rushed to hospital after his luxury motor crashed into a field in Fife. A picture from the scene shows the light blue car, believed to be a Porsche, loaded onto the back of a recovery truck on the A911 between Leslie and Auchmuirbridge.

Her husband was a teacher all his life and Joyce Faulkner said even in death he wanted to be able to educate others.

Two further Scots nurseries have been shut due to an Ecoli outbreak - bringing the total number of premises being closed to four.

Prince Charles and William “see no way back” for disgraced Prince Andrew amid a royal rift in the family, a source reports.The Duke of York, 62, is reportedly in “intense talks” with the Queen about his future after spending several days alone with his mother on her summer break at ­Balmoral in the Scottish Highlands.This comes after Andrew allegedly refused to speak to his brother Charles and nephew William after the pair blocked his so-called ‘comeback’ plans. Andrew has been forced to take a backseat from public life since his multi-million-pound payout to sex abuse accuser ­Virginia Giuffre.

A Scots mum has shared hilarious before and after photos of her daughter's first day of school - which saw the youngster completely floored by all the excitement of starting her journey in primary education.

A member of the so-called Islamic State terror cell known as The Beatles has been jailed for life after being convicted for his role in the murder of American hostages in Syria.

Pop Idol star Darius Danesh died at the age of 41, his family announced on August 16, five days after the singer was found in his apartment in Rochester, Minnesota.

A man who insists he is not a wanted fugitive has complained about his care in prison and said he keeps being called the wrong name.

A body has been found in a Lanarkshire town amid the search for a missing 56-year-old man who vanished nearly two weeks ago.

Darius Campbell Danesh's shocking death has left fans all over the world in mourning, as some speculate whether the renowned hospital he was ­staying near holds the key to his death.

Darius Campbell Danesh's ex-wife Natasha Henstridge has shared a sweet tribute to the Pop Idol and West End theatre star after his shocking death at 41. The Canadian actress and model, who was married to Darius from 2011 to 2013, said she had 'no words' to express her heartache after learning about her ex-husband's tragic death.

Three people have been taken to hospital after a road crash in Renfrewshire this afternoon.

A Scots photographer has captured the epic moment lightning lit up the sky above the Wallace Monument in Stirling.

A major Scots road has been closed by police following a 'serious' multi-vehicle crash.

Wife-killer Neil Cumming is back in high security after he tried to stab a fellow patient with a cutlery knife just before he was due to be freed. Cumming, who stabbed his wife 36 times in a frenzied attack, was sent back to closed conditions last week from the low-security Royal Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen, where he has been staying since late last year.

A search has been launched to find a man from Paisley who has been missing for over a week.

Warning: the following contains spoilers for AMC’s “Better Call Saul” episode that aired Aug. 8Last week, “Better Call Saul” finally welcomed back Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul as Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, respectively, after nearly six seasons of anticipation. In Monday’s penultimate episode, fans were treated to more of the iconic “Breaking Bad” characters as the two timelines continue to merge.