THREE hillwalkers were rescued in “very challenging” conditions off Scotland’s highest mountain. The trio – one a teenager, the others in their early 20s – called for help from the summit of 4413ft high Ben Nevis. 2 The North Face of Ben Nevis from the Great Glen, near Fort WilliamCredit: Alamy 2 A teenager and … Read more
HEARTBREAKING tributes have been paid to a “hero” and “magnificent gentleman” who tragically died after a horrific boat accident. The 58-year-old man, named locally as Eoghann Maclachlan, passed away after falling overboard from a fishing vessel this week. 1 Eoghann MacLachlan tragically passed away on WednesdayCredit: FACEBOOK Emergency services raced to Belnahua, which is 20 … Read more
A SERIAL predator who preyed on young women has been caged for more than 12 years. Beast Steffan Cox, 25, was locked up after being found guilty of 21 offences including rape, sexual assault and stalking. 1 Sex fiend Steffan Cox has been jailed for more than 12 years His warped campaign spanned six years … Read more
A LOTTO winner who scooped £11million but lived like a hermit in Scotland has died at the age of 73. Paul Maddison and his former business partner Mark Gardiner won over £22million in the lottery in 1995. 2 Mark Gardiner (right) and Paul Maddison won over £22million in 1995Credit: Alamy 2 Paul Maddison and his … Read more
PLANNERS behind a controversial swingers club have launched a desperate bid to stay open. Cornucopia in Sighthill, Edinburgh has faced a year-long battle as the council has ordered it to close its doors. 1 The Cornucopia swingers club in Edinburgh is under pressure to closeCredit: Google Maps Earlier this year councillors rejected plans for the … Read more
A MAN has died after a fire ripped through a Glasgow flat. Emergency crews were called to the scene at Ardgay Street in the Shettleston area of Glasgow at around 5.33pm last night. 3 The fire service scrambled to the scene at around 6pm on Saturday 3 Cops and fire crew taped off the area … Read more
TWO people have been rushed to hospital after a three-car horror smash closed part of a major Scots motorway. Emergency services raced to the scene early this morning, near Shawhead. 1 Police confirmed two people were taken to hospital following the three-car crash Ambulances took two people to Wishaw General Hospital. Their current condition is … Read more
CLIMBING legend Sir Chris Bonington last night backed controversial plans to replace Jimmy Savile’s Glen Coe lair with a monument to hero mountaineer Hamish MacInnes. The veteran adventurer, 89, insisted flattening the sicko TV presenter’s Allt-na-Reigh bolthole was the “sensible thing to do” despite a string of complaints. 3 Beast Savile had Glencoe lair for 13 yearsCredit: … Read more
SNP ministers are poised to ditch their long-running battle for a gender self-ID system in Scotland after another “humiliating defeat” in the courts, it has emerged. Judge Lady Haldane ruled Tory Scottish Secretary Alister Jack’s historic first use of a legal veto to block a devolved Bill was justified – despite the Scottish Government claiming … Read more
A MOTHER and her daughter have been left “shaken” after a horror car jacking. The 38-year-old woman was waiting in her car with her 10-year-old daughter outside a building in Kilsyth on King Street. 1 The red Vauxhall Astra was spotted later in the evening driving south Around 9.10pm, last night, two thugs approached the … Read more
