MSP hits back at online troll who blamed his sexuality for Scots church fire

swimmers were dragged out to sea after getting caught in a rip current at a Scots beach this afternoon. Emergency services raced to Hopeman East Beach in Elgin just after 1pm on Saturday to reports of several persons in difficulty in the water.

fisherman was injured after his boat hit rocks before taking in water. Coastguard, RNLI, paramedics and fire crews were all called to the major emergency response was launched after the dramatic early morning incident at Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders.

bin lorry caught on fire on a Scots street before quick-thinking staff spotted the smoke to put it out. The dramatic incident on Monday morning happened while crews were collecting rubbish in the Tulloch area of Perth and Kinross.

climate crisis summit will be staged in Glasgow this year and Scotland’s own record on cutting greenhouse gas emissions is under the microscope. Given that fossil fuels are a major contributor to climate change, activists are furious the Cambo oil field plan is still on the table.

drug dealer connected to the deaths of two men had thousands of pounds of dirty cash seized yesterday. Police found crack cocaine, a Louis Vuitton handbag and more than £4,000 in Farrah Fadli's home.

murder him. Mark Craig was later spotted following his ex-partner's car after telling her he did not approve of the man she was in a new relationship with.

Hamilton after putting the "tongue-and-cheek" sign up nearly two weeks ago. Speaking to the Daily Record, the 46-year-old has spoken of a two-year-long saga that led to a planning feud amid anonymous complaints to the council.

Love Island security were sent into "meltdown" after they feared the boys on the 2020 winter series in South Africa had been kidnapped. Scottish winner Paige Turley, who won the series alongside Finley Tapp, has recalled the moment that the boys were seemingly lost while returning from a challenge.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensA Scottish Heart is Evelyn’s take on traditional Scottish songs from the 18th and 19th centuries and features two of Robert Tannahill’s songs as well as a poem set to music by the Tannahill contemporary, Ebenezer Picken.Evelyn found the poem by Picken by going through a website of old Scottish poems and songs.She said: “I’d got as far as W and the title was Woo Me Again which I loved, and I saw the name of the poet was Ebenezer Picken which was

Perth -based MSP is taking part in a classic car rally to raise money for a charity close to his heart.

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Strictly judges Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli donned kilts and admitted they thought Scotland was like the Italian lakes as they explored Loch Lomond for their new telly show. The two telly personalities went on a Scottish road trip from Glasgow to Loch Lomond before also heading to Glencoe and the snow capped Meall a’Bhuiridh for their ITV show Craig and Bruno’s Great British Road Trips.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how people travel across all of Scotland.

con artists who placed huge outside catering orders – and paid with fraudulent credit cards. Khadka Khadka thought he’d been thrown a lifeline after Covid threatened his restaurant - The Gurkha's, in Crieff, Perthshire.

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heatwave.From Wednesday, the average of 20C sunshine is set to melt away in favour of showers and gusty winds.The bad weather is predicted to be bad enough to become the the next named storm of the year in the UK - Storm Fleur.However, forecasters say it is too early to confirm this.Thursday sees a 400 mile-wide Atlantic torment bring blustery conditions across the country, with 60mph gusts on the cards in England's South-West.The weekend will see more rain bursts with the same following on next

crack cocaine in her home. Officers made the discovery in Farrah Fadli’s property in Ayr while they investigated the death of Morgan Dunn, 34.

High Court in Edinburgh on Friday, a judge told Alexander: "You have brought lasting shame on the Order of which you were a member." Lord Burns said: "You plead guilty to the sexual abuse of two young boys who were between 12 and 14 in 1973 until 1976.

iOS - Android The new plan is particularly important in Lanarkshire, which has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in Scotland.Around just half of mothers breastfeed at birth, but the figure drops from 50.3 per cent to 30.4 per cent after six to eight weeks.Ms Haughey hopes the BFS strategy will help remove any stigma about women breastfeeding in public.