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crash on a busy Scots road. Emergency services rushed to the scene of the collision on the A82 at the junction for Luss around 3.20pm on Saturday August 28.

club in Wick, Caithness, around 2.00am on Sunday August 15. He was rushed to hospital for treatment to a serious wound above his eye.Police Scotland are now appealing for any members of the public who witnessed the assault to get in touch with them.

sexually assaulted in Dundee. The incident occurred in a vehicle in the Yeaman Shore area, opposite Dundee Railway Station in the early hours of Friday August 21.

teenage thug who branded his grandmother "a w****" and pulled out a knife at her home in a drunken rampage has been jailed. James Cumming also phoned police and falsely reported a murder - then laughed at the officers who raced to the scene.

Scots street has been locked down by police after a man was found seriously injured following a suspected shooting. A huge emergency services presence was reported on Westray Street in the Milton area of Glasgow.

SNP Government was agreed last week. The pact, which would give the SNP and Greens a clear majority at Holyrood, commits the parties to a shared agenda, but also flags up excluded policy areas.

Scots square. Police raced to the Square in Kelso in the Borders in the early hours of Sunday morning following reports of 20 people being gathered there.

Get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterSharon Graham has been elected the first woman leader of the trade union Unite, ballot results have confirmed.Left winger Graham secured 46,696 votes in the race for general secretary, ahead of favourite Steve Turner on 41,833 votes.Centrist candidate Gerard Coyne, who stood before against retiring leader Len McCluskey, came third with 35,334 votes.Graham, a left winger who backs self-determination for

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensAnd for the past 18 months a long section of it was sealed off by contractors working for Scottish Water on White Cart sewage upgrades.Now after a campaign by community activist Helen Dykes and Renfrewshire Councillor Jennifer Adam-McGregor, the children's play park is to be torn out and new equipment installed.Thousands of pounds will now be spent putting in new equipment, and the community will be asked for ideas.Helen, former chair of Paisley East

smashed into a tree. The 23-year-old was a passenger inside the blue Vauxhall Corsa which was driving eastbound on the A94 Coupar Angus to Forfar Road on Sunday.

SNP ploughed ahead with policy not backed by the Greens Harvie said: “Ultimately, if that’s the approach they take then this agreement wouldn’t work.

Perthshire politician has shared his support for a campaign to highlight the warning signs that a child or young person might be at risk when out at night in Scotland.

Glasgow at around 1.55pm on Thursday August 19. Emergency services rushed to the scene on Woodside Place and the man was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for treatment.

Shirley-Anne Somerville made the announcement today and insisted the decision was driven by "fairness for learners". It means pupils in S4, S5 and S6 can look forward to returning to assembly halls in April and May next year to sit National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher papers.They will be externally marked and kids won't find out their grades until August.

Scotland to save 20,000 VHS tapes from the dump.VideOdyssey owner Andy Johnson is travelling up from Liverpool to Dundee to collect the mammoth donation of tapes.The movie buff followed his dream to open a video rental store and it has proven so popular that he has had to expand the store.People across the country have donated their tapes to him, including George McInnes in Dundee.George's massive 20,000 haul of VHS tapes has been collected over decades from car boot sales, and he is happy to

MORE NEWS FROM THE PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESSThis marks the highest total since 2008.In Renfrewshire, the rolling five-year average remains at 43, meaning the latest is in line with the previous year's total.This NRS report presents mortality rates for deaths from causes known to be exclusively caused by alcohol consumption.Most alcohol-specific deaths were of people in their 50s and 60s.Deaths in the most deprived areas were four times more than those in the least deprived areas.Scottish Families

Sam Heughan has unveiled the brand new cover for his second book Clanlands Almanac. Back in June, the Outlander actor and his co-star Graham McTavish announced a follow-up to their incredibly popular Clandlands book and now he has revealed the front cover for the very first time.

pooch as its new Ambassadog for the year. The charity is bringing back Paw Walk for a second year and it is once again encouraging dog lovers to lead and raise funds for cancer research from September 20 to 26.

iOS - Android On average, each respondent experienced seven cases of sheep-worrying during the past year, resulting in five sheep injured and two sheep killed per attack.Police Scotland took to social media channels to warn Lanarkshire residents, posting: “Even the most obedient pet can worry livestock."Please keep your dogs on a lead in the countryside.“If a dog worries livestock on any agricultural land, the owner of the dog, and anyone who is in charge of the dog other than its owner, shall

traffic light system has been updated with new travel restrictions on popular summer hotspots. The latest rules, which apply to Scotland, come into effect at 4am on Sunday, August 8, with changes to the green, amber and red lists.