Thousands left without water after ice causes blockages at Scots loch forcing specialist divers to be called in

Police have launched a frantic search for a missing Scots teenager after she vanished from home.Courtney Leigh Simpson, 14, was last seen in the Granby Avenue area of Livingston at around 10.45am yesterday morning.The youngster is described as being around 5ft 5in in height, of slim build with long brown hair.She was last seen wearing a long white puffer coat with a fur hood, black trousers and black ankle boots.Police in West Lothian are appealing for information to help trace the teenager and

husband put down a 'green carpet' instead of astro turf in their garden.Pauline Tremble, 54, 'didn't have the heart' to tell Andy, 61, to get rid it after he unveiled his hard work in the garden.The couple from Irvine forked out for the material after bargain lover Andy spotted it on eBay.But it wasn't until he rolled it out that Pauline noticed it was 'rough as sandpaper' and feared someone might 'lose half a leg' if they fell on it.Pauline said: "I don't have the heart to tell him to lift it,

mums have had to breast feed their babies while on work Zoom calls, new research claims.A nationwide survey from baby brand Tommee Tippee suggests as many as one in twenty stressed out, working Scottish mums have been forced to feed their baby in front of their boss or colleagues on a video call.Almost a third (31 %) of those surveyed claim they feel 'ashamed' feeding in front of others, while 15 %find it 'excruciating' getting their breast out in front of male colleagues or friends.In fact, the

hospital after taking unwell on a Scots estate.The man fell ill on Letham Grange estate, near Arbroath in Angus on Wednesday morning.The alarm was raised just before 10am.Scottish Ambulance Service and Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance crews attended to the man, believed to be in his fifties.He was soon airlifted to Ninewells Hospital Dundee for treatment.His current condition is yet to be confirmed.A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson told the Record: “We received a call today at 9.57am to

Child Benefit for their care.This number helps identify you on UK and Scottish Government systems, including HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Social Security Scotland.However, a worrying new scam involving National Insurance numbers has resulted in a surge of more than 1,000 calls to Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime.Victims have reported receiving an automated telephone call, during which they are told their

coronavirus pandemic has lost her fight for life.Karen Henderson put her health worries aside to wed her long-term partner Alistair during a moving ceremony in the couple’s Midlothian garden last July.The 48-year-old was initially diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer and the faulty BRCA1 gene in May 2016.The mum-of-one then developed secondary breast cancer in September 2018 but continued tirelessly raising funds to help others.She teamed up with charity founder Lisa Flemming of Make

Catholic mother after a burst pipe flooded their family plot.Elizabeth Briggs repeatedly told her loved ones that she wanted to be buried with her late husband Charles and four-month-old son William at Cockpen Cemetery in Bonnyrigg.The mum-of-five had purchased the plot after losing her baby to cot death in 1970 and buried her 61-year-old husband in 2000.But after passing away on February 5, daughter Tracey Gillan discovered that her father’s casket had only been buried 3ft down - leaving no

told how the body of a man was found at around 2.40pm today in the woods near Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Formal identification has yet to take place but the family of David Letham, reported missing earlier today, has been informed.Heartbroken loved ones took to social media in their droves to pay tribute to David on social media.

car was stolen and torched.Lisa Harrison, 23, and Daniel Thomson, 23, were woken by cops yesterday morning to be told that their brand new Jeep Compas had been found burnt out in a field two miles from their Dundee home.

mountain rescuers has warned of the danger of quick changing conditions after a volunteer was paralysed rescuing covid rule breakers in Cumbria earlier this month.Chris Lewis, from the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team in the Lake District, suffered life-changing injuries during a rescue on February 6.The 60-year-old fell 150m rescuing two campers - damaging his spinal cord and suffering multiple face fractures.Kev Mitchell, vice chair of Scottish Mountain Rescue sent his thoughts to Chris and his

Channel 5 bosses have been blasted for 'giving a platform' to convicted killer of Scots schoolgirl Jodi Jones as he launches a fresh bid to clear his name.Luke Mitchell has been in jail for 17 years after being convicted of the brutal slaying of Jodi near her home in Easthouses, Midlothian in 2003.The pair were both just 14 at the time of the incident.Now as part of a new two-part Channel Five documentary called Murder in a Small Town, Mitchell has spoken about how his gothic looks had made it

teenage Scots girl who has been missing for two days.Officers are desperately looking for Lisa Ferguson after she was reported missing on Tuesday February 16 from the Balfron area near Glasgow.The 16-year-old has links to the central belt as she is known to travel to the city.Concerns are now growing for the schoolgirls safety, with police appealing for information from anyone who may be able to help them track her down.She is described as 5'5" tall, slim build, blue eyes and long brown

Perthshire.Michelle Lizanec was discovered by officers after they broke down the door of a property on Orchard Way, Inchture, at around 11.40pm on Saturday.She was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.A police guard remained at the terraced house on Monday just hours before officers confirmed they had charged a man in connection with her death.John Lizanec appeared in private at Perth Sheriff Court on Tuesday afternoon.The 46-year-old made no plea during the short hearing where he faced one

long Covid while trying to live in a ‘damp and mouldy’ home from hell.Lisa Brown, 44, was housed in temporary accommodation with her two children after she found herself homeless last year.She said the flat was riddled with damp and also had problems with exposed wiring.Mum of two Lisa told Edinburgh Live: “It was in a poor condition when we first came here, but it has just got worse and worse.“The condensation and damp is a major issue, we wake up and the windows are soaking, it’s not

West Dunbartonshire on Saturday night.Detectives in Clydebank have launched a probe after the incident happened in Renton on Saturday, February 13.Police and ambulance crews raced to Main Street in the village after the report of the 39-year-old being assaulted by a man at around 9.45pm.Medics rushed the injured man by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he is being treated for a head injury.Hospital staff have described his condition as serious but stable.Cops are are now

Strathclyde Park in Motherwell and fell through.Fire fighters raced to the scene to help but by the time they got there the dog had sadly drowned.Onlookers said the tragic incident was heartbreaking to watch as their thoughts went out to the family affected.One woman posted: "My heart goes out to the family of Ted the dog who drowned today at Strathclyde Park."Honestly the saddest thing I’ve ever seen! If you have dogs and your near water please keep them on the lead as you never know what can

cat stranded in freezing conditions when the fire service and SSPCA were unable to help.An Aberdeen woman found the cat in a tree but was devastated when no one could help and had to leave the pet stranded around 1am this morning.But when Lisa Burnett woke up she was delighted to find that three men had come to the cats rescue and safely taken it down.The animal lover said she was in tears when she had to leave the cat outside in -7 degrees after trying to entice it down for five hours.She told

radio phone-in was caught nearly five times the drink-drive limit after smashing into a parked car.Lisa McMillan, 47, made the “stupid” decision to visit friends in Brechin, Angus, after drinking wine with her husband.She’d scooped £19,018.17 on the Radio Tay FM cash register competition the previous day, a court heardMcMillan, the boss of a plumbing firm got behind the wheel after midnight but was so inebriated she shunted a parked car yards down the road after crashing into it.It was her