Breaking: Home blaze death treated as murder

paedophile who tried to lure a 14-year-old girl to his home to have sex with him dodged jail today. Andrew Halliday exchanged more than 1000 messages on the WhatsApp application alone with his intended victim as he groomed her for more than six weeks - despite her repeatedly warning him of her age and discussing her days at school with him.

shock news that one in every 10 care home residents died of Covid in the first year of the pandemic. Care Inspectorate figures showed 3774 lost their lives to the virus up to March 31, 2021.

urgent search to trace Jamie Cannon, who was hasn't been seen since last week on Thursday (May 20) at around 10am in Kinnier Road, in the Saltcoats area.

Duke of Cambridge blush after she asked for a kiss on the cheek while the Royal visited her care home. William politely fended off the advances of the 96-year-old admirer but promised to return to the Scottish care home after the pandemic to fulfil her wish.

the Sun of the moment wife Nicola opened the bedroom door and shouted ‘fire’.He said: “I ran out and the whole hall was orange. I managed to run out with my wife then went back in for my son who, of course, never heard anything.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Three people escaped from a burning building after firebugs torched the front door of a Renfrew home.Detectives are investigating the incident which happened in Western Park Gate, Renfrew at around 3.10am this morning.The reckless yobs made off from the scene and now a manhunt is on to identify the suspects.It's understood no one was injured in the

Laura Anderson claims Dubai rental is half the price of what she was paying in London as she told of her happiness at her new permanent move there. The former air hostess from Scotland told fans in a Q and A about her new living arrangement in Dubai and teased fans about her new man (Dane Bowers) with whom she has set up home.

Love Island presenter Laura Whitmore and her Scots husband Iain Stirling got their bar stocked up ahead of a five hour Glastonbury gig as she reminisced about the festival. Laura, like many, will be livestreaming the event from Worthy Farm into her living room today.

Renfrewshire care home nurse was caught injecting himself in a toilet as he looked after vulnerable residents, it’s claimed. Craig Campbell, who worked at Cochrane Care Home, has been hauled before a Nursing and Midwifery Council disciplinary hearing to face serious misconduct allegations.

set to go on trial over claims he knifed a man in the neck and then set a fire in his alleged victim's home.John Thomas, 38, was fully committed for trial over the death of John Dalziel, 47, during a hearing at Paisley Sheriff Court on Tuesday.Prosecutors claim he murdered Mr Dalziel on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Mr Dalziel's home in Whitesbridge Avenue, Paisley, Renfrewshire.The single charge against Thomas states he "did inflict blunt force trauma to his head, did strike him on the neck with a

Livingston. The robber struck at properties in Foxknowe Place and Primrose Place in the Eliburn area between 3.25pm and 3.40pm on Wednesday, May 19.

firebugs after a partially built house was set alight in Dundee. The new build home on a building site in South Road went up in flames on the night of Saturday, May 15.

Gail Porter has said she is 'ready to come home to Scotland' after a traumatic year.The 49-year-old recently lost her dad and has made plans to come home this weekend.

CCTV appears to show him wearing clothing similar to employees of the DPD parcel delivery service – but in the wrong colour. DPD say their employees working in that area wear red uniforms and the suspect caught on CCTV wore a turquoise and dark blue top.

murdering a mum-of-two in her home claimed he was told about her death by another person. David Hose, 30, allegedly killed Kirsty Robertson, 29, at the house in Ayr, South Ayrshire, on October 20, 2019.

Cumbernauld without telling anyone where he was going. Robert Black was last seen leaving Avonhead Road at around 10.20am on Monday, May 17, and was driving his silver Kia Picanto car.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed it is accepting tax relief claims for Scots working from home due to coronavirus during 2021/22. More than 550,000 employed workers have already claimed and received tax relief worth between £65 and £127 for the current financial year.