A DRIVER who inhaled laughing gas mowed down a pensioner before falling asleep in a police car after the fatal smash. Washe Manyatelo, 24, was driving a Mercedes C220 at excessive speed when he struck Annette Dixon, 70, after she got off a bus in Edinburgh. 1 Manyatelo was driving at excessive… Killer driver mowed … Read more
THREE babies starved of oxygen died within hours of their births due to “defects in the system”, a top judge has found. Law chief Aisha Anwar told how the losses of tragic Leo Lamont, Ellie McCormick and Mira-Belle Bosch “might realistically have been avoided” if NHS maternity medics… Three babies who were starved of oxygen and died hours … Read more
A MASSAGE therapist who groped women while carrying out treatments on them is facing jail. Alistair Bennie, 61, left 10 victims frozen in fear as he sexually assaulted them in their own homes and his own property. 1 Alistair Bennie left 10 victims frozen in fear as he sexually assaulted themCredit:… Predatory Scots massage therapist … Read more
A SECRET Cold War nuclear bunker considered the “first defence against the Russians” could be used by MoD amid current threats of war, its manager claims. The historic bunker in Barnton Quarry, near Edinburgh, was built in the 1940s and remained completely secret until it was declassified in… Secret nuclear bunker near major Scots city … Read more
A LOCAL living in a village on the NC500 has revealed the WORST things he’s encountered with motorhome tourists. Every year scores of visitors embark on the iconic 516-mile journey – often dubbed Scotland’s Route 66. 1 A Highlands resident revealed the WORST things he’s encounteredCredit: Alamy But… ‘It was disgusting’, blasts NC500 resident as … Read more
A GRAND 16th-century castle in Scotland has been named one of Vrbo’s Holiday Homes of the Year for 2025. Kilmartin Castle, buried deep in the Highlands, was originally built in 1550 during the reign of Mary Queen of Scots to house a former bishop. 4 Vrbo has revealed its best holiday homes of the… The … Read more
FEARS are growing more gang violence could erupt between rival Scots traveller families after a chilling video emerged of one side threatening to fight the other. The alarming clip was shared on TikTok and shows a baying mob of masked men, clad in hi-vis balaclavas yelling obscenities whilst… Chilling moment warring Scots traveller gang taunts rivals amid … Read more
COPS have confessed they can’t catch yobs terrorising an estate because they escape on speedy e-bikes. One officer told locals in Clydebank that he was “embarrassed” at not having dirt bikes to chase down the 40mph two-wheelers. 3 An e-bike rider zooms down the pavement in Clydebank 3 A… Our estate is plagued by e-bike … Read more
BOSSES of a much-loved chippy in a Scottish idyllic village have put it up for sale after 50 years in business. The Tuck Inn in Edzell, Angus, has been a staple in the community since it first opened five decades ago. 5 Owners of The Tuck Inn in Angus have put it up for saleCredit: … Read more
A STAINED mattress, bath and a toilet pan are among piles of rubbish illegally ditched in a pub beer garden. Bosses say they have been left footing the cleaning bill after mountains of black bags and furniture were fly-tipped behind the Kingsknowe bar in Edinburgh. 2 The pub has slammed… Scots pub owner slams ‘unacceptable’ … Read more