Scots Rebus author Ian Rankin banned from writing sex scenes involving detective

fiancee of a young Scots dad has hailed him as her 'best friend and love of her life' after his tragic sudden death. Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Glasgow man Michael McManus has been called a 'beloved son, father, fiance, uncle, cousin, brother and friend' by devastated pals and family.

cleaned sickening graffiti was daubed on a memorial for stillborn babies at a Scots cemetery. Police have launched a probe after the sick vandals wrote slogans like 'one less rat', 'covid hoax' and 'f**k yous' across various gravestones at Dunfermline Cemetery on the Fife town's Halbeath Road this morning.

Police have launched a probe after a rubbish chute in a block high rise flats was set on fire in Clydebank.The incident occurred in Park Court, Littleholm Place in the Dalmuir area around 6.30pm on Friday, April 30.Scottish Fire and Rescue Services were called to the scene and officers say there were no injuries from the incident.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines

Edinburgh has been caught on camera. Community group Saughton House have shared pictures of the silver Ford Focus that they claim was responsible for dumping the bag full of waste on Friday last week.

knife and stabbed another man outside a Perth shop in broad daylight has been jailed for 16 months.The black-handled weapon, used in the attack, had a 9.5-centimetre long blade, Perth Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday.Twenty-seven-year-old Nicol Gatt, from Kinross, had followed the victim because he “thought something was going on between him and his former partner”.Sheriff William Wood told the accused: “In all the circumstances, there is no alternative to a custodial sentence.”The blood-covered

raped a woman in Perth and carried out an indecent act in front of another has been jailed for more than four years.Craig Smart, 36, targeted the women between January 2017 and September 2017 at a property in the city centre.The High Court in Edinburgh heard how Smart attacked his first victim - who cannot be named for legal reasons - on January 17 that year.A jury was told he pinned his victim, who is now aged 31, on a bed before raping her.

sex beast who abused three women and three children over a 35-year period has been placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life.David Paterson, 53, was also given sentences totalling seven-and-half years for forcing himself on the women, two girls and a boy.The offences were committed at different addresses in Ayrshire between 1983 and 2018, and, after abusing one girl, he told her to keep it a secret.And the pervert was slammed for protesting his innocence - and forcing his victims to give

Airbnb after furious neighbours about rowdy guests. Kenneth and Margaret Kennedy used the popular site to allow visitors to use their six-bedroomed house for holidays, celebrations and stag parties.

dogs - and thousands of child abuse images - has been told he's made his final court appearance in connection with the case.Brian McCallion was sentenced to a Community Payback Order (CPO) after being found to have over 5,000 illegal images stashed on his computer and mobile phone.As part of the CPO, McCallion has regularly attended Community Payback Order Progress Review hearings at Paisley Sheriff Court.But this week a judge told him he no longer needed to attend the court for the hearings,

Highlands beauty spot. Staff at the Mar Lodge Estate, in the Cairngorms National Park, found the plastic food wrapping for the ham and cheese delight underneath a rock on Sunday.

pervert sent pictures of his private parts to a 12-year-old boy he was attempting to groom for sex. Scott Russell, 40, bombarded the youngster - who cannot be identified - with obscene photos, vile sexual messages and even forwarded an indecent video, in a bid to coax the schoolboy into contacting him.

cancer is desperate for lockdown restrictions to lift so she can ‘say goodbye’ to everyone.Rebecca Broughton has been given the devastating news she only has months to live after medics revealed that her stage 4 triple negative breast cancer had spread to her brain just before Christmas.Despite going through hours of treatment, Rebecca, 27, has ‘accepted’ she is never going to win over her illness.The doting mum to one-year-old Rory and three-year-old Joseph and wife to supportive husband, Barry

fish and chip shop owner banned from shining a superhero-style light into the sky to attract customers is taking her fight to the Scottish government. Jaki Pickett applied for permission use her powerful spotlight to promote her takeaway in the village of Muir of Ord in the Highlands.

gunpoint has hit out at a compensation scheme for crime victims.Alistair Rankin, 52, who was awarded £6100 in criminal injuries, claims the payout didn’t reflect the trauma he still suffers six years after the ordeal.The dad said he continues to take medication and goes to therapy to cope.The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) originally offered the taxi driver just £1000 before he challenged the decision.Alistair said: “My life has never been the same.

assaulting a vulnerable actress.The film star, 33, took advantage of the 29 year-old woman who had appeared unwell after a night out.The incident occurred at the flat of fellow actor Scott Reid - Methadone Mick in BBC's Still Game.Guthrie had insisted he had only "helped" the woman that night - but his DNA was found on the inside of her underwear.The predator wept and said 'why?' as the verdict was delivered at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Friday.He had denied a sexual assault charge during a four

AstraZeneca jab which has now been banned for their age group.The majority of them work in the NHS or care sectors but some have already received their vaccinations as part of the general roll-out programme.But last night health experts urged them: “Don’t obsess about it” as they pointed out there had only been 79 cases in the UK out of 20 million people who have been vaccinated.However, anyone of any age who has had the AstraZeneca Covid jab and is exhibiting symptoms like chest pain or

attack his estranged lover's new boyfriend. Ian Whiteford was angry the woman had left him and found herself another man.

sex beast teacher who preyed on female pupils is facing a second lengthy jail term - for abusing another young girl at least 100 times when she was in First Year.

sex attack on a young woman was jailed for five years today.Christopher Robertson, 39, began molesting the woman after she fell asleep and raped her after she awoke during the ordeal at his former home in Airdrie, in North Lanarkshire.The woman had been at a nightclub with friends before going on to a party, but decided to go home.Robertson had also been out a pub with friends and contacted her while she was trying to get a taxi and they went back to his then home.She said she was tired and

Glasgow Window Cleaner, to help “freshen up” up her home.But she ended up being on the receiving end of “extremely disturbing” messages including comments about sex acts with her husband.Barnard, 46, from Springburn, Glasgow, also asked the woman, if she would be wearing anything sexy when he came to clean her windows.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every