Ellie Wilson: Last News

A sex attack victim who was the first in Scotland to sue over her treatment in the witness box has blasted the justice system for failing to stop others going through the same ordeal.

A brave rape survivor who snared her attacker in a secret recording has branded him "pathetic" after his latest bid for freedom.Ellie Wilson, 25, was raped by Daniel McFarlane while attending the University of Glasgow between December 2017 and February 2018.He was convicted after Ellie gathered a catalogue of evidence against him, including sickening messages and a disturbing taped conversation where he admitted his guilt.

Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for most of the UK.According to the Met Office, some areas in the country will see up to 80mm of rain in just three hours.READ MORE: Tornado fears for South West as UK braces for storms after 36,000 lightning strikesThe yellow weather warning was in place until 2am on Tuesday and comes after a staggering 36,000 lightning strikes were recorded across the UK in just 12 hours on Sunday.With more thunderstorms expected to hit during the day on Tuesday, forecasters are predicting that the violent weather conditions could disrupt new prime minister Liz Truss’s first speech to the nation, a day after beating Rishi Sunak in the race for the top seat at 10 Downing Street.Ellie Wilson, meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “It’s going to be a showery day as it has been today, with a risk of thunderstorms particularly through the afternoon from midday onwards.“That’s continuing all the way until late afternoon, early evening.