Scots teacher admits drinking 'excessive amounts of alcohol' on night she allegedly kissed and groped pupil

A Scots toddler has died after drowning in a swimming pool while on holiday with his family in Mauritius. Four-year-old Ozair Ali began having difficulty breathing while in the Lux Hotel's swimming pool in Belle Mare.

A Scots man has been arrested and charged in connection with large scale fraud offences spanning across four years.

A man's body has been found in a Scots country park days after a number of emergency services closed down the area. Multiple police vehicles and an ambulance were seen entering Monikie Country Park in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

A Scots dad with terminal cancer is "running out of time" to raise enough funds to marry his soulmate of 22 years.

TRNSMT 2022 is fast approaching, and with the bar prices now revealed its looking like it will be even more pricey than last year. One pint of Carlsberg will put a festival goer back a whopping £6.50, a 50p jump up from the already high price tag last year.

A man and woman are in a serious but stable condition after their car left the road in the early hours of yesterday. Authorities say the Ford Fiesta crashed on the B7076 between Ecclefechan and Kirkpatrick Fleming at around 5.35am on Monday July 4.

A nine-year-old schoolgirl was left with a huge bite mark on her leg after she was attacked by a Staffordshire Bull terrier.

A gunman who blasted a dad to death outside his home has appealed his conviction for murder.

Scots cops were left shocked when they stopped an alleged drunk driver and discovered he had false registration plates while towing a stolen vehicle.

The body of a man has been recovered near a Scots harbour this morning.

Police Scotland has issued an urgent warning to drivers this summer as the force launches its two-week crackdown on drink and drug driving.

A teenager has been charged after an 11-year-old boy was allegedly attacked outside a Scots primary school.

A man was airlifted to hospital after having a suspected heart attack while on a tall ship at sea near the Inner Hebrides.

A Scots dad has completely transformed a derelict pub into an incredible Airbnb - complete with a Love Island-style garden and hot tub. Philip Thompson renovated the 17th century property into a stylish holiday rental in under a year after buying the Midlothian site in early 2021.

An oil tycoon is to sue his former lawyers and business partners in a legal action worth almost £600million. If successful, it would be the largest payout awarded in Scotland.

A drunk driver who killed an island vet has been given thousands of pounds in legal aid to launch a bid to serve his prison sentence in France. Thomas Wainwright, 32, was jailed for 12 years after Theresa Wade, 29, died when the Maserati he was driving ploughed into her van on Mull in October 2015.

A man has been arrested after an alleged theft at a funeral parlour in Glasgow. Police were called to Dennistoun after receiving a report of a theft from McLeans Funeral Services on Alexandra Parade on Monday, June 27.

A woman has told how she was raped as a schoolgirl by a teacher at the tough Scottish school where Prince Charles was educated. The former pupil at Gordonstoun School told how she was attacked by the “cool” teacher during a camping expedition in the Highlands.

Scots actress Julie Graham has slammed the decision to roll back the rights of American women following the overturning of Roe v Wade. The landmark law - which guaranteed a right to abortion across the US - has been ripped up after 49 years.

Good evening and welcome to Saturday’s news briefing.