Murder probe launched in Scots village after elderly woman found dead in house

Police packed up evidence from the home of Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell following a two-day search as the probe into finances at the Scottish National Party continues.

The murder of a pensioner who was raped and battered to death by a sex offender "could not have been predicted or prevented" a report has concluded.

A desperate search is underway to trace a missing man who vanished overnight.

Police have cordoned off Nicola Sturgeon's home after her husband Peter Murrell was arrested in connection with an investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party.

A major search and rescue operation involving a helicopter and specialist canoeists was launched after someone reported seeing a person in trouble in Loch Tay.

A hidden World War 2 bunker has resurfaced after a storm caused shifting sands on an Aberdeenshire beach.

People living in Winchburgh are being invited to help transform Main Street into a more vibrant, accessible and welcoming place for everyone to travel around and spend time in.

A man accused of murdering his pregnant wife by pushing her off Arthur’s Seat was eager to visit the Edinburgh landmark during his time in the Scottish capital, a court has heard.

The death of an elderly woman in a Scots village has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal.

Police have launched a murder probe following the death of a woman in Ayr.

Police have launched a murder investigation after a woman was found dead at a flat in Ayr.

A murder probe has been launched by police after a man was found dead following a horror fire at a flat in West Dunbartonshire.

A man has died after a flat fire in West Dunbartonshire this morning, with police treating the death as suspicious.

Police have said that they are looking into "an allegation of blackmail" and taking matters "very seriously" after reports claimed that Alison Hammond was forced to hand over thousands.

Fire crews have been tackling a huge blaze at a derelict building in Ayrshire.

A man whose body was found in the garden of a Fife house has been named locally as village resident Henry White.

Cold case detectives probing the brutal murder of a Scottish nurse at a religious college in the US 33 years ago have identified a suspect.

A police investigation has been launched after a man was found seriously injured in Edinburgh. The 30-year-old was found unconscious in Calder Road underpass at around 12.05am on Sunday.

A man has been found dead in a home in Fife.

The body of a young woman has been discovered at a Fife flat in the early hours of this morning.