Scots cops stand guard outside youth hostel amid ongoing incident

Emergency services are in attendance at a blaze in Aberdeenshire after a lorry went up in flames this evening.

A woman who lost both parents to cancer while dealing with her own diagnosis has decided to stop wearing a watch - so she can embrace life.

A teenage boy who died following an incident at his school has been pictured for the first time.

The bomb squad have been called to a Scots street following reports of suspected grenades being found within a property.

The family of a teenage boy who died after an incident at his school believe he was being bullied.

A rare 126-year-old painting by a Scots artist who tragically died in a train crash at 32 is expected to fetch as much as £150,000 at auction.

A Scots man has been caged for four years after being convicted of historic sexual abuse against young people in Edinburgh.

Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of a 59-year-old man, who passed away after being found injured near an Edinburgh school.

A 12-year-old boy is in hospital following a 'huge' explosion at a Scots industrial estate.

The killer of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson may have hidden in a nearby bandstand watching the police activity before making his getaway.

One of the UK’s top pathologists has backed calls to exhume a toddler’s body to prove she was murdered more than 60 years ago.

A Scottish Prison Service boss says there are “no plans” for more cell searches despite soaring numbers of inmates being caught with drugs.

A wealthy American family with millions of YouTube subscribers have ditched their mansion in the US for a fresh start in the Scottish countryside.

At least 500 disposable vapes were thrown away on a single Scots beach last week amid the scorching weather, causing a litter nightmare and threatening marine life.

A man has died following a 'stabbing' in a street in Fraserburgh. Emergency services rushed to Watermill Road in the Aberdeenshire fishing town at around 6pm on Sunday, June 4, following reports of a disturbance.

Officers have released images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an assault in Glasgow.

A Scottish zoo has announced the birth of a "beautiful" baby monkey.

A 24-year-old man was taken to hospital after an alleged stabbing outside a pub in a Midlothian mining village.

A man has been dragged off a plane at Manchester Airport by armed police after being caught smoking in the toilet. The incident happened on the Ryanair flight RK3442 from Palma to Manchester on Tuesday, May 30.

An urgent search has been launched for an elderly dementia sufferer who vanished from a West Lothian town.