A SPANISH surge will see Scotland welcome the official start of spring tomorrow with some of the warmest temperatures of the year so far. At the same time, environment watchdogs are warning that parts of Scotland have seen just one tenth of the rainfall they would normally expect in March. Scotland to be hotter than … Read more
NICOLA Sturgeon has revealed the release date for her ‘tell-all’ memoir. The ex-First Minister, who recently announced she’s stepping down as an MSP, took to Instagram to unveil the title and cover of her upcoming book, Frankly. 1 The book is set to hit shelves on August 14 The memoir is set to… Nicola Sturgeon … Read more
TWO people were booted off a busy ScotRail train for having sex in front of shocked passengers. The randy duo were caught getting it on while travelling on a busy mainline service to Glasgow on Monday afternoon. 3 The pair were caught having sex on a ScotRail trainCredit: Alamy 3 The randy duo were… Pair … Read more
AN explosion in violence linked to an escalating Edinburgh turf war has sparked fears the feud could end in a gangland murder. Insiders say attacks on kingpin Mark Richardson’s empire have caught police off-guard and they are battling to defuse the powderkeg. 5 Hooded yob caught on camera… Explosive gangland turf war ‘could end in … Read more
FIREFIGHTERS are urging the public to be aware of the risk of wildfires – as scientists warn the danger is increasing in Scotland. New figures show almost 80 per cent of large outdoor fires since 2010 were recorded between March and May. 2 Wildfires can spread very quickly and become… Scotland on ‘extreme’ risk alert … Read more
A FUNERAL hearse carrying a coffin has been targeted in a shocking vandalism attack in Edinburgh. The vehicle was on its way to a service at the capital’s Warriston Crematorium when its back window was smashed after yobs launched stones at the city’s Longstone Road. 3 Porteous Family Funeral… Funeral hearse carrying coffin targeted in … Read more
A BODY has been found in the search for a missing woman who vanished from Edinburgh. Jordan Allan, 33, disappeared from the city yesterday, sparking a major search. 2 A body was found on Longniddry Beach this morning amid the search effort. The woman has yet to formally identified but Jordan’s… Body found in search … Read more
A DRIVER who inhaled laughing gas mowed down a pensioner before falling asleep in a police car after the fatal smash. Washe Manyatelo, 24, was driving a Mercedes C220 at excessive speed when he struck Annette Dixon, 70, after she got off a bus in Edinburgh. 1 Manyatelo was driving at excessive… Killer driver mowed … Read more
THE brother-in-law of former First Minister Humza Yousaf crashed into a cyclist and threw him over the bonnet while driving an uninsured car. Ramsay El-Nakla was doing the school run when he failed to stop at a red light and sent bike rider James Clunie, 59, flying through the air. 3 He was doing… Humza … Read more
THREE babies starved of oxygen died within hours of their births due to “defects in the system”, a top judge has found. Law chief Aisha Anwar told how the losses of tragic Leo Lamont, Ellie McCormick and Mira-Belle Bosch “might realistically have been avoided” if NHS maternity medics… Three babies who were starved of oxygen and died hours … Read more