Officers have seized controlled drugs worth over £40,000 after a number of properties were raided in Lanarkshire.

Amber Heard has claimed social media spreads lies more quickly than it does the truth, in the wake of Blake Lively’s complaint against her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni.

Lava has begun bubbling through the crust of one of the world’s most active volcanoes – Kilauea, on Hawaii’s Big Island.

A fire has taken hold of a grade A listed historic mansion in the north-east of Edinburgh.

Matt Gaetz, one of Donald Trump's closest allies in Washington, has been accused of "regularly" paying women, including a 17-year-old girl, for sex and purchasing and using illicit drugs, all while serving in Congress.

A mother and father from Falkirk were given an early Christmas surprise after what was supposed to be a routine scan turned into the day their triplets were born.

A man is due to be reported after two people were allegedly attack in Dundee on Sunday.

Police in South Lanarkshire are appealing for information after three vehicles were set ablaze in quick succession.

An elderly woman who died after being hit by a car in Aberdeen has been remembered as the "kindest" mum and grandmother who loved to dance.

A resident has spoken of the moment a light aircraft "nosedived" into the side of a hill in Fife and killed the pilot onboard.

The family of missing Edinburgh woman Santra Saju say they are "worried sick" and have urged people to come forward with information about her whereabouts.

Dundee manager Tony Docherty hopes their partnership with Mexican club Monterrey can help them steal a march on their rivals after they brought in a 19-year-old midfielder on loan.

Two men from Scotland who tried to import cocaine with a street value of £42 million into the UK on a small boat have been jailed.

The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare has pleaded not guilty to murder and terror charges while his attorney complained that statements coming from New York’s mayor would make it tough to receive a fair trial.

A man has died after a light aircraft crashed into a hillside in Fife.

Concerns are growing after a man from London disappeared in the Highlands.

The iconic crocodile who starred in the hit film Crocodile Dundee has died in Australia, the zoo where he lived has announced.

First Minister John Swinney is encouraging more Scots to go online for medical help in a bid to ease pressure on the health service during the “traditionally very challenging” winter period.

A Royal Navy submariner who groped a colleague at Faslane while on bail for another sex attack has been convicted.

A man has been arrested following a disturbance involving a 'bladed weapon' inside a shop in North Lanarkshire.

A body has been found in the search for a pensioner reported missing from Arbroath.

Police are hunting for four men wearing balaclavas who assaulted and robbed a man in his home in Denny.

Simo Valakari challenged his St Johnstone players to show their mettle after they slipped to the foot of the William Hill Premiership for the first time this season.

Neil Critchley praised “infectious” Cammy Devlin for coming to the fore amid the pressure of Hearts’ ongoing battle to ease the threat of relegation.

Morrisons has apologised after a system glitch has seen loyalty prices not registering for some shoppers and Christmas deliveries delayed, on one of the busiest shopping days for supermarkets this year.

A 21-year-old man has been charged in connection with the death of a man in North Lanarkshire at the weekend.

Emergency services are on the scene of a light aircraft crash in Fife.

A technician who died after falling while working on the construction of a wind farm in Barrhill was "an amazing worker who was always very safe", an inquiry has heard.

A teenage boy is in hospital after being chased by a gang and stabbed in Edinburgh.

A train driver narrowly escaped injury after warnings about a fallen tree on a railway line failed to reach him before an 84mph crash in Dundee.

Seven members of a child sex abuse ring may finally be sentenced early in the New Year, a court heard on Monday.

Scotland's top lawyer has criticised the police investigation into a disgraced surgeon alleged to have harmed almost 200 patients.

Dunfermline have sacked manager James McPake following the side's 2-0 defeat to Morton on Saturday.

Residents in Glasgow face a six-week gap during the Christmas holidays when they wait for general waste bins to be collected.

Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell is banking on an appeal panel overturning Dan Casey’s red card after accusing referee Chris Graham of doubling down on the worst decision he has ever seen.

Cadbury has said it is “disappointed” after losing its royal warrant.

Scotland’s most senior prosecutor has urged women suffering from abuse and coercive control to seek help and not suffer in silence over the festive period.

Trevor Carson believes he has been involved in a “strange” situation in his battle with fellow Dundee goalkeeper Jon McCracken for the number one spot.

Travel across Scotland has been disrupted, with roads shut, ferry services cancelled, and train lines closed following a yellow weather warning.

A man has died, and two women have been injured following a four-car crash on the M74 in Glasgow.

Two-time winner Gary Anderson endured a 54th birthday to forget as he crashed out of the World Championship following a shock second-round defeat to Jeffrey de Graaf.

A man has been arrested in New York in connection with the death of a woman who was set on fire on a subway train in Brooklyn.

Two US Navy pilots were shot down on Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire incident", according to military officials.

A man has been charged over a double-decker bus crash that injured eight people, including schoolchildren, after a railway bridge tore off its roof.

Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie and a subsequent effort to “destroy” her reputation in a legal complaint.

Tributes have been paid to the nine-year-old boy who was killed in an attack at a Christmas market, as ITV News' Cari Davies reports The mother of a nine-year-old boy who was killed in an attack at a German Christmas market has paid tribute to her "little teddy bear".

Shop staff are facing a “Christmas crime wave”, an MP has warned as new figures revealed an average of more than 650 shoplifting offences a day went unsolved in the past year.

Doctors in the UK have issued a warning over water beads ahead of Christmas as they have reportedly been linked to "serious harm" and child deaths overseas.

The final trial flights have taken place in a “ground-breaking initiative” that uses drones to transport medical products.

The UK economy flatlined in the third quarter of the year, according to revised official figures, as firms warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves that the economy is “headed for the worst of all worlds”.

The family of a man who died following a crash in Annan have paid tribute to their “perfect son”.

A section of the M74 in Glasgow was closed overnight following a four-vehicle crash.

The most expensive street in Scotland is now outside Edinburgh, data shows.

The Scottish Government has been accused of failing to tackle the country’s housing crisis after figures revealed that more than 90,000 children are on a social housing waiting list.

A road has been closed due to an ongoing traffic incident.

It's the busiest time of the year for police in Aberdeen.

A proposal for a crematorium on farmland on the outskirts of Dundee could go to Scotland's highest civil court for a second time.