Scots pensioner forced to lie in agony for 20 hours as she waited for ambulance to take her to hospital

Cops say the 87-year-old male OAP in Fife was left counting the cost after being targeted by the con artist.

fight on Saturday in a bid to damage their business. Society in Kirkcaldy today issued a public statement apologising to customers for the facilities but stated they fell victim to three "dangerous and cowardly" attacks.

changes to drug laws will lead to consumption rooms being introduced in Scotland. The Crown Office will quickly establish a legal framework that will accommodate people taking drugs in safe locations supervised by NHS staff, it’s understood.

Police have taped off the entrance to the McDonald Inchyra Hotel and Spa in Grangemouth as the hotel is understood to have been evacuated.The exact nature of the incident is not yet known but unconfirmed reports suggest there has been a significant chemical leak at the hotel's swimming pool.Three fire engines, a support unit and an ambulance Specialist Operations Response Team are also on the scene.It is understood the smell of chemicals quickly spread through the hotel's air conditioning unit

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, this morning, with some residents claiming it was caused by old coal mines the properties are built upon.

charged after a Scots schoolboy was allegedly attacked in Angus. Police confirmed the pensioner has now been charged in connection with an alleged assault on a 14-year-old boy i n Keptie Road, Arbroath, on Monday evening.

rural farmland in Fife in a bid to find a missing pensioner who vanished 11 days ago. Denis Findlay was last seen at around 5pm on Tuesday, September 14, at Waverley Train Station in Edinburgh.

coronavirus. A shock employment tribunal case has found the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) handed 'unfavourable treatment' towards the life-saving heroes when they made the disabled firefighters take their shielding time out of their annual leave.

flu jab after GPs stopped giving them. The 'shambolic' plans to relieve pressure on local medical centres has left vulnerable patients hit with hours of travel time to get their potentially live saving medicine.

Fife pensioner have issued an emotional public plea to find him a week on from his disappearance. Paul Johnson, 74, was last seen at about 10.45pm on Wednesday, September 15 in the Hepburn Gardens area of St Andrews.

drugs after cops spotted him “sweating profusely” in Edinburgh’s Waverley train station. Lee Brunton was approached by officers in the station who suspected he and a pal were “under the influence of something”.The 28-year-old was searched and 104 benzodiazepine tablets were recovered from his rucksack.Police also found four screwdrivers in the bag and Brunton, a painter and decorator, was arrested.

missing Scots pensioner last seen two weeks ago. Graham McCausland has been reported missing from his home address in Elgin and was last seen around 8pm on Tuesday September 7.

Kirkcaldy, Fife. Police said the elderly women were swindled out of a “sum of money ” by a man who was alleged to have carried out inspection and repair work on rowing's and guttering at two properties in Maree Place.

hospital on Wednesday as a result of injuries she sustained in a crash on the A87, between Balmacara and Kyle of Lochalsh, at around 1pm on August 22. Emergency services raced to the road after a smash involving a Honda Jazz car and a Skoda Rapid car.

disappearance of a Scots pensioner. Paul Johnson, 74, was last seen around 10pm on Wednesday at his home address in the Hay Fleming Avenue in St Andrews.

asthma attack is on the cusp of having her campaign to ensure kitchens are fitted with inhalers debated by MPs.

visually impaired in Spain – and ended up marrying his sight guide. Alan Irons, 79, from Glasgow, had always been an avid traveller but began losing his sight in 2013.

Lee Small. Officers have arrested and charged a 30-year-old in connection with his death.

married to her soulmate. Rio Anderson passed away on Monday after a battle with cervical cancer which spread to her lung, spleen, diaphragm, and stomach.