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Official data for first week shows 7,152 reports received though nearly half of those were made on 1 April

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for tonight as drivers had to be rescued from cars amid flooding chaos.

First minister calls for end to vexatious reports after far-right agitators attempt to “overwhelm” official systems

The Scottish Conservative shadow justice secretary cautioned that soon the volume of complaints would surpass the number of actual crimes.

Schemes to replace EU subsidies will not plug gap left by loss of EU subsidies for most farmers

Rishi Sunak has offered financial advice to members of the public in a bizarre video posted on Twitter/X.

The prime minister has said people should not be criminalised "for stating simple facts on biology" in response to JK Rowling’s criticism of Scotland’s new hate crime law.

Germany will host 23 other nations - including England and Scotland during the month-long 51-game football showpiece

Frederick Burge, 89, was killed in Glastonbury when deranged James O’Connor travelled from Dundee in Scotland to carry out the attack on the man he didn’t know

Mum of three Isabella Skelton was last seen in the Crumpsall area of Manchester in June 1969 and investigating police have started a murder probe as the search continues

Joan Frances Boyle was barely able to move after injuring herself while insulating a cabin ceiling at her home in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, and was rushed to A&E

Charles Kelbie had a life insurance policy but his sister Mary Johnston gave the £5,000 from it to his grandchildren and applied for a dodgy benefit pay out to fund his funeral instead

Sammy Wilkinson wants a law brought in to stop dogs being killed by armed police and is campaigning for 'Kilo’s Law', saying the animal was 'murdered' byt

Weather maps show rain moving into Britain from Europe as most of the country is set to experience downpours and cloudy skies on Sunday. Temperatures will feel cold, forecasters say

Gerry Dragoonis, 65, won £400,000 on the People's Postcode Lottery and some of his plans include going out for a meal, heading to Spain for a holiday, and helping his family

Since Paul Macintosh, from Livingston, West Lothian, suffered two fits, his family have warned other young men to always get help with symptoms before it is too late

The hapless Willy Wonka Chocolate Experience in Glasgow last week angered parents and left children in tears but Kaledonia Pictures says a horror film will be based on the gig

Following the justice for Emma Caldwell, former detective Gerry Gallagher says the murders of the likes of Diane McInally, Karen McGregor, Leona McGovern and Jacqueline Gallagher could be investigated again

Scottish Ambulance Service chairman Tom Steele's wife Gillian died of a cardiac arrest in Lanarkshire after a student technician was sent as a first responder without a fully trained paramedic

"Perfect son" Thomas Wong, 11, was riding his bike on Friday when he was hit by a bin lorry in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday, leading to a sweet tribute from his family

After a study showed six million drivers in the UK are vulnerable to big errors when using roundabouts, one driver demonstrated the dangers we all face on the road

Police Scotland were called to a report of a crash on South Street in Glasgow involving a white Mercedes C43, a blue Vauxhall Corsa, a black Nissan Juke and several parked cars

The little boy was truck by a bin lorry while riding his bike in Braepark, Edinburgh, on Friday and, despite the best efforts of paramedics, he was declared dead at the scene

Kirsty Paterson has taken to TikTok to share her experience of the doomed Willy Wonka Chocolate Experience in Glasgow, which left parents fuming and kids in tears

Iain Packer was brought to justice this week some 19 years after murdering Emma Caldwell and, although Police Scotland apologised for their handling of the case, fury still remains