Charlie Mulgrew scores bizarre Dundee United own goal as Sunderland howler leaves defender red faced

A man who bludgeoned a dog-walker with a dumb-bell while out on early release is due for a parole hearing that could see him set free from prison after serving just five years. Robbie McIntosh brutally attacked Linda McDonald as she walked in woods near her Dundee home in August 2017.

Erik ten Hag is searching for a new right-back this summer, and Denzel Dumfries is one names to have been frequently linked with a Manchester United move.

Police Scotland is seeking the help of the public to trace a 59-year-old man who has been reported missing from Perth.

A furious Edinburgh resident has called out a numpty driver by leaving a giant cardboard sign on the windscreen of their motor. The angry note was spotted sitting on the vehicle which was parked over a lane on Spey Terrace in the Leith area of the capital on Friday, July 29.

Erik ten Hag's assistant, Mitchell van der Gaag, has impressed during the open training sessions during Manchester United's pre-season tour and, for Darren Fletcher, Van der Gaag brought back memories of his childhood in Scotland.

The Queen was pictured leaving Windsor Castle as she headed to Balmoral in Scotland for her annual summer break on Thursday afternoon. Her Majesty, 96, was seen departing her Berkshire residence as biographer Tom Bower released his new book Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors, which drops bombshell claims about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.

A Scots who boarded a sleeper train in Glasgow expecting to travel to London was left stunned when he woke to find the train didn't leave the station. Jim Metcalfe said he woke up in the wrong city after he and other Caledonian Sleeper passengers were left to snooze without knowing the train had been cancelled.

Maximising annual leave is a serious endeavour indeed, and by using bank holidays to your advantage, workers can more than double their time off.

Naman Ramachandran Armağan Ballantyne’s gibberish comedy “Nude Tuesday” will be the central gala at the 75th Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). In the film, which has previously played at Tribeca and Sydney, 40-somethings Laura (Jackie van Beek) and Bruno (Damon Herriman) head to a three day couples’ retreat run by relationship and sexual healing guru Bjorg Rasmussen (Jemaine Clement) in an effort to rekindle the spark in their troubled marriage.

Gerry Cinnamon's sell-out Hampden Park show is being hailed by organisers as one of the biggest shows for a Scots artist in years - and they could be right, if the reaction of fans leaving the gig on Saturday night is anything to go by.

The parents of tragic Charlie Gard have moved a big step closer in their battle for a law change to prevent other families suffering their agony. Connie Yates and Chris Gard want a bill to give parents a bigger say in the treatment of their children.

A new dad has been reported missing from Dundee as his loved ones beg for his safe return amid an ongoing police probe.

Emergency services were phoned by a member of the public to report the bus they were waiting on had driven past them, in a bizarre 999 call. Police Scotland has said people should only dial 999 in the case of an emergency, following the bizarre incident with summer bringing a rise in calls to the police.

EXCLUSIVE: Ovation TV has voted in favor of Nordic noir spy thriller series Red Election.

Locals in the Angus town of Monikie have slammed thugs who are thought to have burned down play equipment and a birdwatching hut at a local park.

There’s no doubt that Erik ten Hag faces a huge task at Manchester United this summer, and he may even need to adopt a 'back to basics' approach.

Former Oldham and Manchester United goalkeeper Andy Goram has died aged 58 following a short battle with cancer.