Tributes paid to 'inspiring' Scots cyclist tragically killed in horror van crash

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.

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.

missing Scot after police searching for her confirmed they found a body. We told how the body of a woman was discovered in the search for missing Christine Thomson.

Blantyre yesterday morning. NHS worker Mark Richards was cycling on Glasgow Road around 11.30am on Saturday when he was hit by the vehicle, believed to be a dark coloured Vauxhall Insignia.

cancer. Laura Mcaloon, from Bathgate, passed away in her sleep on Wednesday leaving behind her devastated fiancé Mark Smith, 37, and three children Tiegan, 20, and Demileigh, 13, and Connor, 2.

crimes against children and young people. The group has also organised protests at the homes of people who have been convicted.

£14,000 payou t after she was fired for taking her jacket with her when a fire alarm went off. Natalia Dudenko 'singlehandedly' evacuated a 'packed' Costa store in six minutes - having to remove elderly, disabled, and unhappy customers - and grabbed her coat as it was cold and raining outside.

Bishopton, a 50-year-old male cyclist had to take evasive action when the driver of a Volkswagen Golf allegedly failed to see him turning into a junction. While trying to avoid a collision the cyclist struck a parked vehicle and sustained serious injuries.

cyclist.Harley Smith, 16, died after he was hit by a car while cycling through Lauireston in Falkirk on November, 3 last year.

poison dogs emerged online. A video of the incident, which is believed to have taken place on Tuesday, shows the moment a dog walker confronted Father Vincent Byrne at St Columba’s RC Church in Renfrew.

justice.Robert Fleeting's devastated mum Susan and the widow of tragic Dean Sprouting, Linda, have vowed to never give up their years long search into what happened to the men.The two women were separately fighting their cases but have now communicated with each other through the Justice4Troops campaign group.Robert from East Kilbride, was a firefighter in the RAF and engaged to be married when he died aged just 24 at RAF Benson, Oxfordshire, in 2011 in what has been ruled as a suicide.But his

Celtic this season then perhaps the final, final derby a few weeks later might have had even more significance.That’s all ifs, buts and never will be’s though with the Hoops’ 10-in-a-row car crash barely even visible in the rearview mirror.What is certain is that tomorrow is the biggest clash with Rangers left in the decorated skipper’s 14-year Celtic career and is absolutely pivotal to any chance he has of bowing out with silverware.Brown has been on the winning side in 22 of his previous 42

Glasgow mum died of bowel cancer. Carol Haley died aged 33 last week leaving behind her three-year-old daughter Kady and devastated partner Anton.

holidaymakers will be given a cash handout for taking a trip to Malta this summer. The Maltese government has announced that tourists heading into Malta could receive as much as €200 (which converts to around £173) for booking at a hotel from a minimum of three days in the country.

Dumfries and Galloway yesterday. Helen Renton, 44, was killed after she collided with a van on the A710 near Southwick just after 1pm on Sunday, April 11.

Police have launched a probe after the terrified man was robbed of his high-value mountain bike in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, at around 8pm on Saturday, April 10.

Pitlochry singer and Scottish cultural figure Jock Duncan. Jock died on March 25, aged 95, at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.

Scottish Parliament reconvened for only the sixth time in its history. With political campaigning ahead of May's election briefly suspended due to the death of Prince Philip on Friday, MSPs returned to Edinburgh to pay tribute to the Queen's husband and his long record of public service.

ScotsBig Brother contestant Mikey Hughes says Nikki Graham ended up paying the ultimate price after being treated like a 'commodity'.

Dumfries to Dalbeattie Road at the B793 junction, Southwick Bridge, in Southwick just after 1pm on Sunday April 11. The incident involved a van and a cyclist.