A six-year-old girl who was found dead in woodland near to an abandoned hotel this morning has been named locally as Alesha Macphail.
The girl, from Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, was reported missing at 6.25am, but was found by police less than three hours later.
Her body was discovered in some woodland on the grounds of the disused Cames Hydro Hotel.
Scotland reached its hottest temperature ever in June, Met Office figures suggests.
If you were in Motherwell last Thursday and thought ‘can it get any hotter than this?’ the answer is yes, but that has never happened in the UK’s northernmost country before.
On 28 June, 33.2C was recorded in the North Lanarkshire town.
A man has said being in his home has become ‘unbearable’ due to the smell left behind after his neighbour lay dead and undiscovered for 10 days.
Archie McDonald has now put tape around the front door and windows of the flat where Genevieve Cheng was found dead.
It is believed the body of the 82-year-old died in the flat in Glasgow a week and a half before she was discovered on June 18.
The Queen took part in an ancient ceremony to formally welcome her to Edinburgh at the start of Holyrood week, three days after she pulled out of another event because she was unwell.
Her Majesty had been due to go to St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday but was said to be suffering from a ‘summer cold’ and did not attend.
The annual Ceremony of the Keys saw the monarch handed the keys of the city and welcomed by Edinburgh Lord Provost Frank Ross.
The mum of a six-year-old girl who was found dead on a Scottish Island only found about the tragedy on Facebook.
Alesha MacPhail was staying with her paternal grandparents on the Isle of Bute, but disappeared shortly after 6am yesterday morning.
Her grandmother, Angela King, posted a desperate appeal on her Facebook page, saying: ‘Alesha has gone missing from our house please help look for her.’
A seven-year-old boy suffered horrific burns to his hands after picking up hot coals from the beach thinking they were rocks.
Carly Lawlor was teaching her son Callum McSwiggan and his four-year-old brother how to skim stones at Luss Beach in Scotland when he suddenly started screamed in pain, last Thursday.
The child was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow, where he was given morphine while they cut the damaged skin off his hands.
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Police investigating the murder of a six-year-old girl are urging parents on the Isle of Bute to ‘lock your doors’.
Alesha MacPhail was reported missing from her grandmother’s home in Rothesay at 6.25am on Monday.
She had only been in the area for a few days, as she was visiting for a three-week holiday.
A 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the death of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail on the Isle of Bute, Police Scotland said.
Alesha had been staying with relatives when she was reported missing at 6.25am on Monday.
Her body was found in woodland near her grandparents’ home by Rothesay hours later.
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A farmer has described how his two sheepdogs saved his life as he lay unconscious following a horror quad bike accident.
George Mair broke two bones in his neck and was left stricken in a remote field for five hours after the crash.
One of his collies, Gem, ran for miles to raise the alarm while the older dog, Roy, lay with George to keep him warm.
Two people have died in less than a week after getting into difficulty while swimming in Loch Lomond.
Owais Malik became the second person to die in a matter of days after he was pulled from the water around 7.20pm last night.
The Loch Lomond rescue boat raced to the scene north of Luss in Argyll and Bute following reports a 17-year-old boy was missing from the water.
CPR was performed by the crew while he was transported to the Scottish Ambulance Service.
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The devastated mother of the little girl found dead on the Isle of Bute has thanked people living there for their support since her daughter’s murder.
Georgina Lochrane, who also goes by the name Genie, posted a message to a Facebook group for people living on the island in Scotland after they held a vigil for the tragic six-year-old.
She said Alesha would be ‘proud’ of what they had done for her and apologised for not being able to make the ceremony on Sunday night.
Donald Trump is not considered a popular man in Scotland.
After opening two golf courses (one of which affected plans for an offshore wind farm and wrecked protected sand dunes) he hoped to be accepted by the people from his mother’s homeland.
However, the exact opposite has happened, and there’s set to be a series of protests against his visit in Glasgow, Dundee, and Edinburgh over the weekend.
When will the POTUS be in Scotland, and what are his plans while he’s there?
This evening, Trump will fly up to Scotland for a private stopover after meeting with officials and dignitaries.
It’s expected he’ll arrive at Trump Turnberry on the west coast at around 8.30pm, stay overnight, and have a round of golf tomorrow morning.
It’s not known when he’ll be leaving.
Trump was stripped of his honorary degree from Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University in 2015 after he commented that Muslims should be banned from entering the US.
For the same comments, his Turnberry course (which is now owned by his sons as he had to relinquish business interests due to the presidency) was denied a chance at hosting the British Open, and he has his title of Scottish Business Ambassador removed.
Protests against Trump will be starting in Dundee and Glasgow this evening at around 5pm, with those in Edinburgh expected to take to the streets tomorrow.
Dissenters have already arrived at Turnberry with banners and signs, although requests to fly the ‘baby Trump’ blimp over the Ayrshire location were denied.
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Thousands of people took to the streets to protest against Donald Trump’s visit to Scotland after the president landed in Glasgow earlier today.
Air Force One touched down at Prestwick Airport around 8.30pm this evening, following a meeting with the Queen earlier today as part of his four-day visit to the UK.
It is expected Trump will spend the weekend at his private Turnberry golf resort, while aides say he will be preparing for a summit on Monday with Vladimir Putin.
But shortly after the plane landed, thousands of Scots gathered in Glasgow’s George Square, waving signs with messages such as ‘Give the weans Irn Bru not iron cages’.
Another protester told the tycoon turned politician: ‘Bolt ya rocket and make Scotland great again.’
SNP depute leader Keith Brown said: ‘Let’s show what Scotland thinks of his immigration policies, of his anti-Muslim policies, of the way that he treats women.
‘And let’s show the world what Scotland thinks of Donald Trump.
‘People are saying to me why is he not meeting Nicola Sturgeon? The reason is she would tell him what she thinks, unlike Theresa May.’
Scottish Green co-convener Patrick Harvie added: ‘He’s entirely made of ego.’
Trump owns two championship-level golf courses in Scotland, including the seaside Trump Turnberry on Scotland’s west coast.
He last visited Scotland in 2016, where he held a press conference commending the Brexit vote and took reporters on a tour by golf cart.
Trump is the first modern U.S. leader to maintain ownership and control over his private enterprises while in office, sparking concerns from ethics watchdogs.
Trump has already twice referenced the club publicly during his visit to Europe.
The US President had earlier met the Queen for tea at Windsor Castle, accompanied by his wife, first lady Melania Trump.
It was his first time meeting the monarch and they reportedly spent 47 minutes getting acquainted – 17 minutes longer than scheduled.
Other protests are planned for Scotland this weekend, as Mr Trump makes what has been described as a ‘private visit’ to his Turnberry golf resort in Ayrshire.
A national demonstration is to take place at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Saturday along with a Carnival of Resistance in the Meadows area of the capital.
Campaigners will also gather outside the Trump International Golf Links in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, on Saturday and it is predicted there could be further demonstrations at Trump Turnberry where the president is expected to play golf.
Trump will meet the Russian President in Finland on Monday, at the presidential palace in Helsinki.
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Security has been ramped up at Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf course in anticipation of a series of protests by the luxury resort.
Snipers could be seen monitoring the situation while police patrolled the grounds and nearby beach as the US leader and his wife began a two-day private stay at the Ayrshire retreat.
Tens of thousands of protestors are set to demonstrate in towns and cities across Scotland, although it is unlikely Trump will care.
This morning he tweeted: ‘I have arrived in Scotland and will be at Trump Turnberry for two days of meetings, calls and hopefully, some golf – my primary form of exercise!
‘The weather is beautiful, and this place is incredible! ‘Tomorrow I go to Helsinki for a Monday meeting with Vladimir Putin.’
The Donald Trump baby blimp has been transported from England to Scotland and will be flown at a protest this afternoon in Edinburgh.
It prompted Mr Trump to say it made him ‘feel unwelcome’ in London on his second day of a four-day UK visit.
Campaigners confirmed the blimp will fly in the Meadows, where a protest march against the US presidents ends.
Protester Leo Murray, one of the blimp’s ‘babysitters’, said: ‘We were inundated with messages from friends and allies in Scotland asking us to bring Trump baby up, so we really wanted to make sure that he could be a part of the amazing spread of protests taking place over the weekend.’
The city park is the latest location chosen for the giant balloon, after parliamentary officials rejected a request for it to fly at Holyrood.
Earlier, plans to fly it above the Trump Turnberry golf course as the president visits there this weekend were blocked due to airspace restrictions.
Greenpeace, however, managed an airborne protest in front of the golf resort as they flew a paraglider with the message saying ‘Trump Well Below Par’.
Ben Stewart, from the campaign group, said: ‘Theresa May should not have dignified Trump with a visit to the UK.
‘The vast majority of British people are appalled by his words and deeds. He is, simply, the worst president ever.
‘That’s why we flew over him with a message branding him well below par.’
Various protests are planned to coincide with the US leader’s visit to Scotland, including a national demonstration and ‘carnival of resistance’ in Edinburgh.
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard pledged there would be ‘peaceful, but passionate’ protests against Mr Trump.
The Labour politician hit out at Mr Trump for his ‘misogyny, his racism, his bigotry’ as well as his ‘denunciation of climate change and his anti-trade union actions’.
Thousands more campaigners are also set to gather outside the Trump International Golf Links in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire
Meanwhile in London, a pro-Trump demonstration is set to be held.
Trump started yesterday on a sour note after criticising Prime Minister Theresa May about her Brexit policies.
At their joint press conference he said a US trade deal with the UK was possible and he lavished praise on her.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, a fierce critic of Trump, has refused to meet him and he was instead met at Glasgow airport on Friday by the British government’s Scotland minister.
Trump also managed to break royal protocol numerous times during tea with the Queen at Windsor Castle.
As he was offending royalty, around 100,000 anti-Trump demonstrators took to the streets of London. It had followed an earlier raucous rally at a women’s march.
Last night as Trump landed in Scotland, thousands gathered in Glasgow’s George Square.
He last visited Scotland in 2016, where he held a press conference commending the Brexit vote and took reporters on a tour by golf cart.
Trump is the first modern U.S. leader to maintain ownership and control over his private enterprises while in office, sparking concerns from ethics watchdogs.
Trump has already twice referenced the club publicly during his visit to Europe.
Despite his approach to US immigration, Trump’s mother, the late Mary MacLeod Trump, was Scottish. She was born on the Isle of Lewis before emigrating to the US in the 1930s.
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Donald Trump got his wish and managed to make it for a relaxing game of golf.
The US leader was spotted in a golf buggy driving around the green after proclaiming that the sport was his only form of exercise.
Trump’s golf widow Melania was nowhere to be seen as he took the green at the Turnberry resort in South Ayrshire.
Security was tight at the resort and snipers could be seen monitoring the situation from high towers.
Police also patrolled the grounds and nearby beach as protestors with placards began another day of protest against his four-day UK visit.
Before the round, he tweeted: ‘I have arrived in Scotland and will be at Trump Turnberry for two days of meetings, calls and hopefully, some golf – my primary form of exercise!
‘The weather is beautiful, and this place is incredible!
Trump owns two golf resorts in Scotland and has repeatedly come under by locals and environmental campaigners.
He is the first modern U.S. leader to maintain ownership and control over his private enterprises while in office, sparking concerns from ethics watchdogs.
Trump has already twice referenced the club publicly during his visit to Europe.
Trump Turnberry is a golf resort in South Ayrshire, South West Scotland.
It is made up of three sites, a golf course, a golf academy and a five-star designer hotel.
The president was spotted playing with his son Eric on the Ailsa course.
Golf fans must submit an application to join either the Gentlemen’s or Ladies sections of the club.
Trump Turnberry offers a summer membership priced at £495 per person.
In 2014, the now president was controversially granted permission to build a golf course at Balmedie, Aberdeenshire by the Scottish Government.
He claims to have a close connection to the country as his mother, the late Mary MacLeod Trump was born on the Isle of Lewis before emigrating to the US in the 1930s.
Protesters gathered outside both sites, with one of those outside the Aberdeenshire course carrying a placard telling the president: ‘Stop saying you’re Scottish.’
There is also a mass rally planned in Edinburgh later today.
Apparently the Donald is actually a decent golfer.
A few years back Tiger Woods was said to have commented after a joint-round that he hits the ball a long-way for a man in his 70s.
A reporter from the New Yorker once joined him on a round alongside John Nieporte, the Head Golf Professional at Trump International Golf Club.
He said: ‘He’s also a good ball-striker and a terrific putter, despite employing a putting technique that, Nieporte told me, is so idiosyncratic that he wouldn’t dare either to change it or to teach it to anyone else.’
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Scotland has no intention of letting Donald Trump have a quiet day as thousands of protesters make their voice heard.
As Trump plays a round of golf within a ‘ring of steel’ police cordon at his treasured Turnberry resort, protests across Scotland are making sure he doesn’t feel at home.
They’re gathering right outside Turnberry and his other golf course, the Trump International Golf Links in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire.
While in Edinburgh, thousands of people are marching for a ‘Carnival of Resistance’.
In typical Scottish fashion, there’s a lot of creativity on show with some placards giving London a run for their money.
On Friday evening, a Greenpeace paraglider flew over Turnberry with a banner saying ‘Trump Well Below Par’.
It’s not entirely sure how this affected Trump’s golf swing today.
Ben Stewart, from Greenpeace, said: ‘Theresa May should not have dignified Trump with a visit to the UK. The vast majority of British people are appalled by his words and deeds. He is, simply, the worst president ever.
‘That’s why we flew over him with a message branding him well below par.’
The main focus of Mr Trump’s visit was his meeting with the Prime Minister on Friday, which took place in the wake of an explosive interview with The Sun where he slammed Theresa May’s Brexit plans and indicated it would kill off a trade deal with America.
At a press conference later in the grounds of the PM’s country residence, Mr Trump insisted he ‘didn’t criticise’ the Prime Minister and hit out at ‘fake news’.
The US president told Mrs May ‘whatever you do is OK with me’ on Brexit, but urged her to ‘make sure we can trade together’.
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Thousands of Scots are making sure Donald Trump knows he is ‘not welcome’ for a second day running.
As Trump practises his golf swing in Turnberry, those riled up about his Muslim travel ban and policies to discriminate against minorities and split families, to name a few, are marching across Scotland.
The protests were not short of humour however, with some of the signs rivalling those seen in London yesterday for creativity.
Here are some of the best from the protests today…
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Police have arrested a man in connection with a Donald Trump protest in Scotland.
The arrest relates to an incident where a paraglider flew over the US president’s Turnberry resort and unfurled a protest sign, Police Scotland said.
A 55-year-old man has been arrested, according to the force.
The protest banner unveiled above the golf course read: ‘Trump: Well below par.’
The stunt was orchestrated by Greenpeace shortly after the president’s arrival at the hotel in Ayrshire.
Greenpeace’s Ben Stewart said previously: ‘Theresa May should not have dignified Trump with a visit to the UK.
‘The vast majority of British people are appalled by his words and deeds. He is, simply, the worst president ever.
‘That’s why we flew over him with a message branding him well below par.’
Mr Trump and his wife Melania stayed at the resort over the weekend following his meetings with Theresa May and the Queen.
In a statement, Police Scotland said: ‘Police Scotland can confirm that a 55-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an incident when a powered parachute was flown in the vicinity of the Turnberry Hotel around 9.45 pm on Friday, 13 July 2018.’
The president and his wife Melania are staying at the Turnberry resort this weekend during a private leg of their visit to the UK, after Mr Trump had meetings with Theresa May and the Queen.
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One of Donald Trump’s Secret Service agents has died after suffering a stroke while protecting him during his recent visit to Scotland.
The agent, who had 19 years’ experience, collapsed while he was working in Scotland during the US president’s diplomatic mission to Europe.
He fell ill at Turnberry on Sunday, Trump’s golf resort in Ayrshire where he spent the weekend.
He had been receiving ‘critical care’ from medics in Scotland but died on Tuesday morning, surrounded by members of his immediate family.
The US Secret Service confirmed the death ‘with great sadness and regret’ in a statement and described the man as a ‘dedicated professional of the highest order’.
It added: ‘The secret service thanks the medical personnel in Scotland, in addition to the members of the White House Medical Unit and Police Scotland who provided exceptional care and support for a member of our family.’
The service has not released the man’s name to give his family privacy and time to inform others.
Meanwhile, thousands of protesters have been thanked by police for their ‘good behaviour’ during Donald Trump’s stay in Scotland.
Police Scotland organised a major security operation involving thousands of officers for the US president’s stay at his Turnberry golf resort and a series of large-scale protests across the country.
The unprecedented operation is believed to have cost £5 million, with the UK government footing the bill.
Officers were also thanked for their work as it was confirmed there were two arrests over the weekend.
A 55-year-old man was charged in connection with an incident where a paraglider with a protest sign flew over Turnberry on Friday, while a 64-year-old man was arrested in relation to alleged threatening and abusive behaviour on the beach at Turnberry on Sunday and was issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice.
No arrests were made at protests in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee over the weekend, which an estimated 11,000 people took part in.
Assistant Chief Constable Mark Williams said: ‘This was a major and complex policing operation involving thousands of officers that impacted right across Scotland.
‘Our priority throughout was to protect the president, maintain public safety and facilitate thousands of people across Scotland to exercise their right to protest peacefully.
‘I would like to thank all of the officers and staff from Police Scotland and elsewhere that worked together in helping us achieve this and in particular those who took part in the protests in Glasgow, Dundee and Edinburgh for their good behaviour.’
Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon added her thanks to officers.
She tweeted: ‘This weekend has been a busy shift for @policescotland – they have done a great job. My thanks to all.’
The biggest ever gathering of golden retrievers celebrated their ancestors by meeting where the first four puppies were bred 150 years ago.
Owners brought 361 dogs to the Highlands of Scotland to celebrate the 150th anniversary of their favourite dog breed.
Chairman of the Scottish Golden Retriever Club, Doreen McGuan said: ‘The 150th has been a roaring success.
We’ve gone up from 188 golden retrievers ten years at the 2006 gathering to 222 in 2016 and now today we got 361.
‘It’s appropriate we’ve beaten our record on the big anniversary.’
The breed was born at Tomich near Glen Affric in 1868 by landowner Dudley Majoribanks, known as Lord Tweedmouth.
On his Guisachen Estate, he crossed a wavy-coated retriever called Nous with Belle, a Tweet water spaniel on his Gusiachan Estate.
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