18+ min ago   (1204+ words) Recovering Edinburgh drug addicts are being bombarded with "special offer" deals on cocaine and other substances in unsolicited messages sent to their phones by dealers. Drug pushers have been routing their messages through ever changing Pakistani numbers on platforms like…...

33+ min ago   (308+ words) HOUSING associations in Glasgow have had to close offices temporarily amid disorder fuelled by false rumours, a councillor has warned. There are concerns a Possilpark tenement blaze last Sunday was started deliberately after misinformation was spread that the building owned…...

22+ min ago   (183+ words) Sex trafficker ‘Mucky’ Marty Heaney is back on his old south Belfast stomping ground after being freed from prison in Scotland. There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing, and his suspension is not believed to be connected to a safeguarding…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (237+ words) A MAN has died, and a woman is in hospital with a serious injury following a crash involving two cars and a transit van in the Scottish Borders. Police were called to the A68, near St. Boswells, on Saturday at around…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago   (944+ words) A £1m donation from the owners of the former McVitie’s factory in Tollcross will fund projects aimed at tackling poverty — but there are concerns that community wishes have been ignored. Pladis, the global snacks foods company, announced its plan to close…...

8+ hour, 45+ min ago   (482+ words) Born: May 26, 1930; Died: August 15, 2026 Peter Craig Paisley, who has died aged 96, was born in Helensburgh and made what he jokingly described as the “long journey” to Rhu upon his marriage, where he and his beloved wife, Maureen, made their home…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (487+ words) A BRAVE shopkeeper tackled an ammonia-wielding robber carrying out his third raid in a matter of weeks. Javid Akhdar repeatedly whacked John Dickson with a wooden stick despite being warned by the thug he would be blinded. Javid confronted the…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago   (98+ words) Sunday, September 13, 2026 - CCTV cameras captured notorious thugs suspected of being behind a spate of car break-ins in Mwea, Kirinyaga County. The suspects reportedly target cars parked outside business premises in the town. In the footage, the suspects are seen breaking…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (983+ words) A fresh plea to help make Glasgow city centre safer has been issued by local Labour councillors after witnessing first-hand the safety challenges people face at night. The LDR service joined Labour councillors and police officers on their regular Friday…...

4+ hour, 31+ min ago   (228+ words) A woman is fighting for her life after a serious crash on a major route. The 23-year-old was driving a blue Ford Mondeo when it crashed on the A736 Lochlibo Road in East Ayrshire, at its junction with the B778 Bloak Road,…...