Vulnerable Scots targeted by bogus cops in bank card scam

Renfrewshire are being urged to look out for vulnerable neighbours this winter as it was revealed the region recorded the third highest number of accidental fires in the country last year.

dog walker was shocked after finding a crisp packet dating back nearly 50 years on a beach.Tracey Radnall, 60, came across the plastic Golden Wonder ready salted crisps packet on Tyninghame Beach near Dunbar, East Lothian.She was walking her eight-year-old cocker spaniel Bertie on November 19 when she spotted the dated packaging on the sand near some rocks.The printing was quite weathered but Tracey, from Stenton, East Lothian, could make out “Golden Wonder Crisps” on the front and was shocked

First Minister said the largest immunisation programme ever seen was a welcome development but added it was still unclear how the world would look by the middle of next year.

Cops have uncovered a drug s stash worth up to £1million in an abandoned bingo hall in Inverclyde. A c annabis cultivation worth an estimated street value of £600K to £1million was seized from the scene.

Christmas parcels. Fraudsters have been sending out emails that look exactly like the delivery giants but urge them to reschedule payments.

healthy schoolboy was diagnosed with life-threatening bone marrow failure after he bruised his knee in a fall from his bike. Doctors say Cory Prosser’s condition could have proved fatal if left untreated.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Almost half of consumers are planning to cut back on Christmas spending this year, according to a poll.A survey by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has revealed that 45 per cent of people in Scotland are planning to splash out less this festive season than they did last year.But the research by YouGov also revealed that 16 per cent will take on debt to buy gifts, despite the coronavirus crisis squeezing

missing Scots mum have issued a desperate appeal for help to find her after she vanished from a mental health unit in Dundee. Sharon Hutchison was last seen in the Menzieshill area of the city at around 2pm on Wednesday, November 25.

torched outside a Scots home. Firefighters from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were spotted at around 6am this morning, November 27, on Duntocher Road in Clydebank.

job advert saying “retards not needed”.James MacLean came under fire after putting up a Facebook message hoping to recruit five new workers to Border Eggs.The 42-year-old wrote: “Right, going to try again, retards not needed, decent hard working individuals yes!”He added applicants should tell him “a bit about yourself, not your criminal career as one d******d sent me”.The post attracted condemnation online, with some even calling for a boycott of the business based in the Scottish Borders.It

sex-trafficking gang which lured vulnerable women to Scotland was busted yesterday following police raids. In the 10-month Operation Fasthold, police identified and closed a dozen brothels run by the ruthless traffickers.

young seal with a huge plastic fishing lure caught in its mouth was released back into the sea after a brave rescue. The animal was seen struggling in Oban, Argyll and Bute, with the big pink piece of equipment trapped around its mouth and whiskers.

Great British Bake Off is upon us and just a few nail-biting challenges stand between the final three and the winning trophy. Last week's semi-final saw Scottish contestant Peter Sawkins triumph as he was rewarded with a coveted Paul Hollywood handshake after his outstanding technical bake.

The Great British Bake Off. Producers are urging people north of the border to get involved in the next series after the show's youngest ever contestants proved to be one of its biggest hits.

First Minister spoke out in her daily briefing one day after an ambitions timetable raised hopes a million Scots could be vaccinated by January. Sturgeon was highlighting level 4 lockdown restrictions in Glasgow - where she lives - and 10 other neighbouring council areas today.

Bake Off star Peter Sawkins has sailed through to the final after an outstanding semi-final bake. The 20-year-old had such a fantastic week that he received a hand shake from Paul Hollywood who was totally impressed with his technical challenge.

farmhand was thrown from a speeding quad bike and suffered fatal injuries after crashing into a baby cow. Ian Pollock was using the vehicle to herd a mother and its newborn calf back to a dairy shed on Kilhenzie Farm, near Maybole, Ayrshire, in May 2018.

Bake Off he won’t quit uni.The 20-year-old still has two years to go of his accounting and finance degree but won’t give it up to become a showbiz baker.Peter said: “I have two years of study left and I certainly won’t be stopping before I’ve achieved my degree. I don’t know what will arise from all of this but I’m at an exciting time in my life.” Tonight he bakes for a place in next week’s final.