Scots student almost drowned after diving 40ft without oxygen to gather scallops for BBQ

A man contacted a woman on Gumtree and threatened to kill her with a chainsaw after refusing a date from him. Michael Curling, 48, hounded a total of six victims he met on the online selling site between July 2014 and 2017 from his then home in Thornliebank, East Renfrewshire.

A naughty Labrador who is 'mad for eggs' could have died after scoffing foam Easter decorations at a local park. Three-year-old Paco was rushed to the vets after eating the large ball which was made out of pipe cleaners and contained hard boiled eggs.

Drivers in Perthshire met an unusual hazard when they discovered pots and pans littering the road. Earlier this month, artist Stepharia Scott (43) was flummoxed by the debris strewn in her way, which was hard to spot because it was dark at the time she was passing through.

Scottish Tory MSPs have hit out after a Conservative lord said that devolution should be put '"into reverse".

A retired teacher polished off several glasses of wine in her car before driving so slowly she built a long queue of motorists behind her.

A female police officer claims she was left “in a constant state of worry and paranoia” after making a bullying claim against a fellow officer. Karen Harper, who served as an officer for 22 years, was probed by Police Scotland over a criminal complaint after making the bullying claims.

A Scots family's holiday to Tenerife turned into a living 'nightmare' after a grandmother fractured her shoulder and spine while unpacking.

A pensioner has died after being hit by a car on Saturday morning.

A Scots man says he was left 'shaken' after coming home to find a snake while sitting on the toilet pan.

Concerns are growing for a missing Scots pensioner after "extensive enquiries" by police to trace him.

A catalogue of failures led to the death of Jade McGrath, 19, when she was admitted to New Craigs Hospital in Inverness, which has now also formally apologised to her mother. Jade, who had threatened to take her own life, walked out of the hospital unchallenged.

A student has told of her shock after being diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer after mistaking the symptoms for anaemia. Laila Hudson, from Glasgow, first realised something was wrong when she began having stomach and bowel problems in the summer of 2017.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has blasted “Progressive Scotland 2023” after a rapist who attacked a 13-year-old girl in a park was spared jail.

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.

A Scots mum has booked a magical cruise for her family after selling an old Harry Potter book for £20k.

A man has died after he and two other pedestrians were struck by a van on Saturday.

A Scottish surgeon raced to Malawi to treat the wounded after the country was battered by Cyclone Freddy.

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

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