Scots wife-killer back in high security after hospital knife attack just before release

Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK, with around 48,600 people diagnosed with the condition each year.

A delivery driver who claims he was viciously kicked in the head after being ‘attacked by a road rage driver ’ has slammed police after they gave him with a recorded caution instead. James McGoldrick called officers for help after being followed by a man who had earlier cut him off on the road while he was on his way to drop off food in East Kilbride last November. The 59-year-old claims he was knocked to the ground and repeatedly punched and kicked by the man as he tried to defend himself. But James, who is also a carer for his partner, claims that Police Scotland officers did not arrive at his home to take a statement until two days after the incident - and that they failed to record any information about his injuries. After around two weeks without contact from cops, the dad-of-two says officers then turned up at his partner’s home and slapped him with a formal police caution while allegedly stating that he had just ‘been in a fight and lost’. James, who believes he is a victim of injustice, told the Record: “I ended up with a concussion but they’re trying to say it was a wee stramash.

Thousands of Scots pensioners face a freezing winter with no heat due to “sky high” charges for pre-payment meters, campaigners have warned.

Two brothers launched a hammer attack on new cars belonging to their Scots lottery winner father after he allegedly refused to share the £3.1m prize. Glasgow dad Alex Robertson was part of a 12-strong syndicate of bus drivers who shared a £38million cash pot back in 2012.

A teenager has been rushed to hospital after his luxury motor crashed into a field in Fife. A picture from the scene shows the light blue car, believed to be a Porsche, loaded onto the back of a recovery truck on the A911 between Leslie and Auchmuirbridge.

An “animal-loving” family in Glasgow had an unexpected visitor when an injured fox took refuge in their home.

A Scots girl has been invited to fly to New York to meet singer-songwriter Jax after a video of her singing Victoria's Secret went viral.

The widow of murdered Scots aid worker David Haines said there was 'no forgiveness' as a British member of an ISIS terror group who killed her husband was jailed for life in the US on Friday. El Shafee Elsheikh was sentenced for his role in the hostage-taking scheme after being convicted by a jury in April this year.

A driver was airlifted to hospital after a Porsche plunged off a road before a two-car smash on a diversion route in the highlands.

Police Scotland have released CCTV images of a man they are hunting in connection with an attack in Airdrie. A 41-year-old man was set upon at a taxi rank on Stirling Street in the Lanarkshire town at around 1.05am on Saturday, May 21.

A cash reward for information that leads to the identification of the infamous 'cheesewire killer' has been increased to £25,000 after a generous donation from an Aberdeen taxi firm. Driver George ‘Dod’ Murdoch was brutally murdered with the makeshift weapon after telling the control room he was going to pick up a fare in Culter at around 8.35pm on September 29, 1983.

A knife thug who stabbed his best friend to death has been jailed for eight years. Dale Gardiner attacked William Wardrop following a row shortly after they had been playing a PlayStation together at the 25 year-old's home in Larkhall, Lanarkshire.

Three people have been taken to hospital after a road crash in Renfrewshire this afternoon.

A killer who murdered his ex-lover's mother has been jailed for a minimum 19 years. Michael Dorey was today handed a life sentence at the High Court in Glasgow.

A search has been launched to find a man from Paisley who has been missing for over a week.

A violent killer who battered a woman with a dumb-bell and left her for dead in woods will not be released early on parole.

Scots TV darling Gail Porter has been attacked outside her home after trying to break up a fight between two women. The presenter flew into the street after hearing an argument on a street next to her London flat on Saturday night.

A man has died in hospital after being struck by a Mercedes A Class in Edinburgh last week.