Scottish Coal has announced it is in liquidation with the loss of almost 600 jobs. The company operates six open-cast coal mines in Scotland - in E...

A man has admitted raping a woman and sexually assaulting another in the space of 15 minutes in a city centre street. Scott Kerr, 22, dragged his f...

An eight-year-old boy has died in a "tragic accident" after he was apparently hit by a reversing car thought to be driven by his father. Police sai...

A teenager convicted of murdering a "happy, loving and vibrant" schoolboy was handed a life sentence today and told he must serve a minimum of 18 year...

Police have launched a murder inquiry after a man's body was discovered. Officers found Graeme Melville, 25, dead when they were called to an addre...

The son of a pensioner who was killed trying to stop his car being stolen has said the tragedy devastated the family and left his mother feeling that ...