Scots pensioner, 86, pelted with eggs by vile gang of youths in Wishaw

court despite a sheriff describing him as a danger to the public. Steven MacDonald changed his name to conceal his background as one of the worst paedophiles in Scotland and reinvent himself as a family man and businessman.

coronavirus. Leah Whyte took son Logan to hospital in Aberdeen after the tot started being violently sick and developed a rash.

sacked from his delivery driver job of 30 years for not wearing a mask while exempt.

Police are 'concerned' after school pupils were repeatedly spotted hanging around the M8. Officers are warning youths to stay away from the busy motorway 'before someone gets seriously injured.' It comes after they received a number of sightings between J4a Heartlands and junction 4 Whitburn this week.

attacked a man with a 'heavy object' leaving him with horror injuries in front of a child. The 24-year-old victim was walking along Lanrig Road when he was targeted by the yob who was with a young boy.

Proudlock changed his name to 'ProudScot' for a brilliant Scottish words challenge set by his model wife Emma Louise Connelly.

supermarket giant has hailed a Scot's cafe's inventive name as 'genius'. An Italian cafe located around the back of Airdrie's Aldi store is going viral- with the name Bacchialdi's.

cop who led the hunt for Scots rapist Kim Avis, who faked his own death to avoid capture, has described the case as “unique”. Avis, 57, was convicted on Friday 7 May of 14 charges of rape and sex assault after he fled to America and staged his own “death”.

Police have appealed to the public to help trace a pensioner who went missing from a Scots town more than 24 hours ago. Robert Reid disappeared from Port Seton, East Lothian, on Friday morning, and officers are hoping the public can help to track him down.

Scots pensioner who has been missing from home almost 24 hours. Robin Green, from the West End area of Aberdeen, was last seen at about 10am yesterday morning at Craigton Park in the city.

serial bogus caller who was set upon by a plucky pensioner as he raided her home was dealt another blow when he was jailed for the offence. "Despicable" Denis Smyth has made a criminal career out of preying on the elderly.

Edinburgh bus missed her baby’s head by an inch.

Read more. A Scots runner has told of the shocking moment he confronted two callous pensioners who were deliberately building obstacles for cyclists to crash in to. Alex Osborne spotted the pair carrying a large log on a path in Linn Park, Glasgow, on Monday afternoon but assumed there must be an innocent explanation.

Glasgow, on Monday afternoon but assumed there must be an innocent explanation.

golf clubs. They lobbed bricks through the windows of Noah's children's soft play centre in Perth after scaling the 40ft-high building.

mum has been left distraught after discovering sick trolls are using a picture of her dead son to make fake profiles on internet dating sites. Samantha Redding was horrified to learn that one of her most treasured snaps of her late son Scott Martin, was being used under a fake username on Tinder and Bumble this weekend - four months after his death.

Saltcoats. The alleged incident was witnessed by a husband and wife who had been enjoying a trip to the Lido, near Winton Circus, at around 6.30pm on Sunday.

Police have launched a probe after the youngster, 12, was battered at Beveridge Park in Kirkcaldy.

Hamilton man who confronted noisy youths with a knife has been jailed for more than two years. Sean Smith made threats to kill, held the knife against the face of a 16-year-old boy and brandished it at another male.A jury found Smith, 36, guilty of two assaults, possession of an offensive weapon and threatening or abusive behaviour.

Police said the young victims were pushed, jostled and punched as other bullies used their mobile phones to film the ordeal. The incident happened on a footpath near the Royal Mail depot in Underwood Road, Paisley, around 8.30pm.